Former world champion John Surtees expresses his sadness at the 'pay-driver' element in F1 - and his desire for more support to be offered to talented but underfunded... read more »

Williams technical director Sam Michael has heaped praise on rookie driver Pastor Maldonado after his first few weeks of testing for the team, but made clear Rubens Barrichello... read more »

New Williams signing Pastor Maldonado is as talented as either of his two predecessors at the team, Nico Hlkenberg and Nico Rosberg, and deserves his F1 seat on merit, insists... read more »

Jarno Trulli believes the route to Formula One is becoming too expensive for many of motorsport's most talented drivers read more »

As he endeavours to snare one of the two available Force India cockpits, new DTM Champion Paul di Resta has been described as 'better' than F1 2010 World Champion... read more »

Felipe Massa's manager Nicolas Todt fears that talented drivers will increasingly be edged out of F1 race seats in the future by less capable but better-heeled rivals... read more »

Jenson Button says that while Mark Webber he may be talented, he may not be able to cope with the pressure of leading the title race... read more »