Williams driver Pastor Maldonado believes he may be able to mount a title challenge after scoring his maiden victory in Spain. read more »

Lewis Hamilton, 8th: “I’m proud of my performance today, and proud of the team too. They did a great job: a real improvement with the pitstops, following... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne, 12th: “I had a really good start, moving up as high as tenth in a couple of laps. We decided to pit early to try and get ahead of some more guys and... read more »

Paul Hembery: "Strategy was at the forefront of qualifying today, with a gap of around 0.8 seconds between the hard and the soft tyres, depending on the team.... read more »

Nico Rosberg, 7th: "That was a tricky Qualifying session this afternoon, and seventh position was about the most that we could have achieved. It was a challenge to find... read more »

Lewis Hamilton responded to the challenge of some unexpected rivals to claim top spot on the grid for the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

The Spanish Grand Prix weekend got underway today with Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg completing the two ninety-minute practice sessions in blazing sunshine at the Circuit... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says Lotus can challenge for victory in the Spanish Grand Prix but only if it has a smooth weekend read more »

Luca di Montezemolo says he is confident that Ferrari will make progress from the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend, with Fernando Alonso also keen to see the team challenge at... read more »

Another three-week break over and it is time for this sensational Formula 1 season to continue. Barcelona brings a mix of old and new, with something for everybody.... read more »

Getting the setup right is a challenge teams are grappling with in 2012. So far this season, four different cars have won the four grands prix, with Pirelli's difficult... read more »

Sauber chief designer Matt Morris believes the team is still very close to having the pace to challenge for the podium, but says the competitive nature of the field means it is... read more »

Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery is confident that a step in the compound allocation will keep the teams on their toes in Barcelona next weekend. The Italian... read more »

The Circuit de Catalunya was one of Barcelona’s many building projects during the build-up to the 1992 Olympic Games. It staged the start and finish of the time trial cycling... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is confident McLaren can challenge for the win in Spain, although concedes it is still difficult to know who is on top... read more »

Michael Schumacher: "After completing our testing programme in Mugello, we are now heading to the start of the European season in Barcelona next week. The positive thing... read more »

Alexander Rossi: "I am looking forward to getting back into the F1 car in Spain and I want to thank the team for the chance to run in FP1 in Barcelona. I have a clear goal... read more »

Ferrari ran almost no upgrades during the first two test days in Mugello, despite the need to make a major step forward in the coming races if they're to challenge for the... read more »

Vitaly Petrov questions the suitability of Mugello for modern F1 machinery despite admitting he enjoyed the challenge of driving the circuit read more »

Formula 1 drivers should be happy to accept the challenge posed by Pirelli's current generation of tyres because they are helping make the racing more exciting. read more »

Nico Rosberg believes that the challenges being thrown at drivers by the current Formula 1 tyre situation is good news for the sport read more »

Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug disagrees with comments made by Michael Schumacher in regards to the Pirelli tyres. Schumacher criticised Pirelli following the Bahrain... read more »

Lotus boss Eric Boullier is confident they will be there or thereabouts when it comes to challenging for race wins for the remainder of the season... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 1st: "It was an incredible race, extremely tough. A good start was crucial and I was able to pull away from the pack, which was a big advantage as we... read more »

Sebastian Vettel admitted that he wasn't expecting to be able to pull away from Kimi Raikkonen at the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix once the Lotus caught him read more »