Lotus aren't expecting an easy start to the 2014 season according to chairman and team principal Gerard Lopez. The outfit missed the opening test of the season in Jerez... read more »

Lotus is preparing for a tough opening part to the 2014 season, according to technical director Nick Chester. Lotus's E22 has endured a difficult pre-season campaign as it... read more »

Lotus has admitted that it is expecting to experience a "difficult" start to the 2014 Formula 1 campaign. read more »

Whilst many drivers are taking a cautious approach to the season, Lewis Hamilton fully believes this could be his year to secure a second title. The Briton insists Mercedes... read more »

Following the conclusion of testing, Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley tells Crash.net he feels his team has tough competition from Mercedes and... read more »

Romain Grosjean fears Lotus could be in for a tough time at the start of this season as they are "not quite yet ready"... read more »

Saturday was Kimi Raikkonen's final testing appearance in the F14 T ahead of the Australian GP, and the Finn had been hoping for slightly... read more »

Pastor Maldonado admits that things could be tough for Lotus when the F1 season starts in Australia after troubled day of running in Bahrain     read more »

Pastor Maldonado described his final day of pre-season running in the Lotus E22 as 'tough' after the car caught fire early in the afternoon session at Sakhir. read more »

Renault insists that it has made progress with its engines despite another tough week in Bahrain as F1 pre-season testing continues     read more »

Lotus technical director Nick Chester says there is a lot of improvement to come from the E22 but that the five second gap to Mercedes could be too big to close by... read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted that Mercedes are currently the favourites to win in Australia or to possibly take the title. The Briton's outfit is... read more »

Red Bull has suspended its running on Friday in order to try and prepare its car for the final day of the second test after finding another problem with the... read more »

Ferrari say the returning Kimi Raikkonen realises he faces a tough challenge as Fernando Alonso's team-mate this season. read more »

Caterham team owner Tony Fernandes has admitted that Heikki Kovalainen's performance at Lotus, when he stood in for Kimi Raikkonen at the final two races of the 2013... read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes he and Daniel Ricciardo can learn from each other but is expecting a tough challenge from his new team-mate     read more »

World champion Sebastian Vettel has a tough times in testing, completing just 11 laps over two days in his new Red Bull. read more »

Williams may have had a tough time last season but Claire Williams is confident those trials have helped secure the team's "long-term future"... read more »

McLaren test driver Gary Paffett expects the first test of the season to be a difficult period of learning for all the teams read more »

Lotus may have grabbed the headlines by announcing it was skipping the first Formula 1 test, but it is not alone in expecting a tough build-up to 2014 read more »

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has said he fears the sport could be tough to follow next season and that as result fans could be put off. read more »

Caterham team owner Tony Fernandes has warned that Formula 1 risks being plunged into a crisis in which just a small handful of teams might survive. The Malaysian businessman... read more »

The organisers of the inaugural Russian Grand Prix, which is set to take place in 2014, have hired Yas Marina circuit chief executive Richard Cregan to oversee their... read more »

Jenson Button is predicting a "hilarious" first test in Jerez in late-January as the drivers get to grips with the 2014 cars for the first time. The regulation... read more »

Jenson Button expects drivers to be severely tested by next year's regulation overhaul, which will see turbocharged 1.6-litre V6 engines and a host of aerodynamic... read more »