Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari trailed Formula 1 rival Mercedes in both straightline speed and through fast corners in qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix read more »

Williams's push to give its Formula 1 car more downforce has eliminated its previous straightline advantage without gaining enough cornering speed, say its drivers read more »

McLaren-Honda's straightline speed deficit to rival Formula 1 teams in the Canadian Grand Prix was "dangerous", according to Fernando Alonso read more »

Renault's lack of straightline speed was highlighted in Spain when Carlos Sainz Jr found it impossible to pass Pascal Wehrlein despite the Sauber driver running with a... read more »

Max Verstappen believes Formula 1 rivals Mercedes and Ferrari have "pulled away" at Monza as Red Bull's straightline deficiencies have been exposed read more »

Jenson Button admits McLaren-Honda's straightline speed deficit is "scary" when being overtaken or lapped by Formula 1's frontrunners read more »

Jenson Button reckons his McLaren Formula 1 team did a "perfect" job in the Russian Grand Prix considering Honda deployment problems created 45km/h (28mph)... read more »

Although Jenson Button ended the McLaren team's 2015 points drought last time out in Monaco, ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix both McLaren drivers were cautious about... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull can no longer make up for straightline speed deficiencies with downforce advantages as its Formula 1 car is "not strong anywhere" read more »

Jenson Button and McLaren were left scratching their heads after a difficult Friday at Interlagos... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is confident Scuderia Toro Rosso's decision to set its cars up for strong straightline speed will pay dividends in tomorrow's race. read more »

Susie Wolff and Daniel Juncadella will join Williams regular Pastor Maldonado at the upcoming Silverstone Young Driver Test. Wolff, partner of Mercedes chairman Toto, has taken... read more »

Tio Ellinas will become the first Cypriot to drive a Formula 1 car when he carries out straightline testing with the Marussia team read more »

GP3 driver Tio Ellinas will have his first taste of F1 on Tuesday when he conducts a straightline test with Marussia... read more »

GP2 driver Sergio Canamasas will take part in straightline testing for Caterham in France on Thursday. Canamasas, 27, races for Caterham’s eponymous sister team in... read more »

In-season testing is returning in 2014, according to Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport. However, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reported recently that a... read more »

Maria de Villota has revealed the terrifying extent of the damage to her carbon fibre helmet that saved her life during an horror Marussia test crash last year. The 33-year-old... read more »

Ten months after her Marussia testing crash, Maria de Villota will return to a Formula One paddock this weekend in her native Spain. Last July, the 33-year-old was conducting a... read more »

Formula 1's most serious crash of 2012 was so nearly the championship's first fatality in 18 years. In the apparently innocuous situation of a straightline aero test... read more »

Maria de Villota has revealed she was “terrified” when she saw her facial injuries for the first time. Marussia’s female test driver was... read more »

Mercedes gave its new ‘triple DRS’ system a second outing at Magny Cours on Tuesday. During the recent Belgian grand prix weekend, we reported that the... read more »

Sergio Perez is expecting a tough race at Monza for Sauber as the team has struggled for speed on the straights read more »

Lotus will not race its highly-anticipated double DRS-inspired ‘device’ at least until Suzuka next month. The Enstone based team intended to use the... read more »

Forget double-DRS, Mercedes has reportedly upped the ante and debuted a 'triple-DRS' concept at Spa. The German squad pioneered the straightline speed-boosting idea... read more »

Forget double-DRS, Mercedes has reportedly upped the ante and debuted a ‘triple-DRS’ concept at Spa. The German squad pioneered the straightline... read more »