Valtteri Bottas has downplayed the importance of his pace-setting lap time from Wednesday's running in Spain, adamant all that matters is where Mercedes are come Melbourne. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is adamant his fastest lap time of the week at the opening pre-season test doesn't count for much, after all, "it's only testing." read more »

BARCELONA, Spain -- Red Bull has downplayed the two issues it suffered either side of lunch on the opening day of winter testing, saying engine supplier Renault was simply... read more »

F1 champ dismisses claims an imminent Red Bull GRC switch is on the horizon read more »

Sebastian Vettel has played down suggestions he could leave Ferrari for Mercedes after Nico Rosberg's shock retirement. read more »

YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Sebastian Vettel downplayed the gearbox trouble he encountered at the end of FP2 and hinted that Ferrari can get in the mix with Mercedes in Abu Dhabi.... read more »

YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Nico Rosberg has downplayed the impact of Mercedes' decision to swap around some of his and Lewis Hamilton's mechanics at the start of the... read more »

Esteban Gutierrez has downplayed the incident which saw him being held back by Haas boss Guenther Steiner after retiring from the Brazilian Grand Prix. Gutierrez still has no... read more »

Vettel downplays Ferrari pace, says it 'doesn't mean anything on Friday' read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has told Lewis Hamilton that the changes to his pit crew are no excuse if he misses out on the F1 Championship this season. read more »

Although Jenson Button will remain a member of the McLaren team, Stoffel Vandoorne says that will not heap "extra pressure" on his shoulders in his debut campaign. read more »

Max Verstappen has downplayed talk of Red Bull being the favourites for the victory at this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix. read more »

Nico Rosberg has downplayed Lewis Hamilton's stockpile of engines, saying he doubts it will give the British racer the advantage in their title battle. read more »

McLaren reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne has played down talk that he could replace Rio Haryanto at Manor from the Belgian Grand Prix onwards as "just… read more »

Pascal Wehrlein has insisted that he is not thinking about a Mercedes seat in 2017, despite Nico Rosberg being out of contact at the end of the year. Rosberg… read more »

Although Nico Rosberg is "happy with Mercedes", he has refused to rubbish speculation that he could be off to Ferrari next season... read more »

Carlos Sainz has refuted claims that his rivalry with Max Verstappen played a role in Red Bull's decision to separate the drivers ahead of the Spanish GP... read more »

Jolyon Palmer has rubbished speculation that he could lose his Renault race-seat to test driver Esteban Ocon... read more »

Despite Championship leader Nico Rosberg dominating once again during the Russian Grand Prix as he stormed to victory at the Sochi Autdrom, he insisted that there is still 17... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he is not frustrated by Ferrari's reliability troubles despite a gearbox issue costing him a front row start at the Russian Grand Prix... read more »

Arrivabene downplays significance of Ferrari's Russia engine upgrade read more »

Nico Rosberg downplayed his advantage over the chasing pack during qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, pointing to mistakes made by Ferrari pair Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian... read more »

Sebastian Vettel is confident he will avoid a repeat of his Bahrain engine failure as he takes to the track for round three of the championship in Shanghai. read more »

Nico Rosberg insists he is "starting from scratch" this season - maintaining that his scintillating form at the end of 2015 will count for little. read more »

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen says that the 'halo' device makes very little difference when driving a Formula 1 car, after he debuted a prototype on Thursday.... read more »