Williams CEO and team principal Jost Capito has downplayed worries of the team becoming weaker without George Russell. read more »

Toto Wolff has downplayed concerns that Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are on a collision course at the Dutch GP. read more »

George Russell has downplayed any suggestions that his potential arrival at the Mercedes Formula 1 team could lead to a fractious relationship with Lewis Hamilton, stating that... read more »

Martin Brundle has downplayed concerns the drivers will take it easy in sprint qualy, adamant they'll want to "maximise the opportunity". read more »

Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff has downplayed the move which has seen Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas swap chassis this weekend. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has conceded Mercedes is fortunate to still be close to Red Bull in the F1 title fight despite "two terrible races" but has downplayed the overall role... read more »

Carlos Sainz has downplayed his chances of finishing on the Formula 1 podium for the first time with Ferrari despite enjoying his strongest qualifying performance of the season... read more »

In our latest Formula 1 gossip column, Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko has downplayed the impact of the FIA's rumoured introduction of new load tests on the rear wing... read more »

Closing in on Q3 at Imola, Dave Robson has downplayed suggestions it is "inevitable" that Williams will make it through this season. read more »

Max Verstappen has downplayed his shoulder bump against Lewis Hamilton at Imola, saying it was nothing more than an accident. read more »

Mercedes has downplayed its chances of winning this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix due to Red Bull F1's superiority in high-speed corners. read more »

The abuse of track limits has become an ongoing topic in Formula 1 in recent years, and on Sunday the subject took a little shine off what had otherwise been a fantastic race... read more »

Those limits were at the heart of the battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. The race winner downplayed any advantage he may have gained by consistently running wide... read more »

Verstappen ended pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit with the fastest lap time, recording a best effort of 1m28.960s.The lap saw him finish 0.093s clear of... read more »

Max Verstappen has downplayed Red Bull's early impressive form after topping the timesheets on the opening day of Formula 1 pre-season testing.  read more »

Fernando Alonso has downplayed the value of his controversial test with the Renault Formula 1 team in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday as he prepares for his return in 2021 read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has downplayed his dramatic-looking fire which caused second practice for F1's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to be red-flagged. read more »

George Russell has downplayed his sweep of Friday's Formula 1 practice sessions for the Sakhir Grand Prix, saying the lap times are "a little bit deceiving" read more »

Sergio Perez has downplayed his preferences of accepting a Formula 1 reserve drive in 2021 after he leaves Racing Point read more »

Lewis Hamilton has once again downplayed calls for him to receive a knighthood, saying he is not an "unsung hero, I've not saved anybody". read more »

Pierre Gasly has downplayed the value of AlphaTauri's pre-season test at Imola despite equalling his best Formula 1 qualifying performance with fourth place for the Emilia... read more »

Searching for a Formula 1 drive, Nico Hulkenberg has downplayed calls from pundits to put him in the Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen. read more »

Max Verstappen has downplayed a suggestion that Lewis Hamilton heads to Red Bull, asking why he'd want to do that if the goal is to win titles. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff has downplayed reports that INEOS is to become a full owner of the Brackley outfit read more »

Calling anyone a challenger to Mercedes in the 2020 season is a slight misnomer. Only at Silverstone, where the team tripped itself up over tyres, has it been beaten. Elsewhere... read more »