Williams drivers Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas were keen to take the positives from Malaysia after finishing seventh and eighth respectively read more »

Kimi Raikkonen was encouraged by what he described as definitely a positive day of practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix     read more »

Despite still having a "lot of problems" that need solving, Sebastian Vettel was encouraged by Red Bull's improved pace in Malaysia... read more »

Encouraged by Marussia F1's Melbourne showing, Jules Bianchi is hoping for better fortune in Malaysia this weekend.     read more »

Sebastian Vettel was encouraged by the pace of the Red Bull RB10 in Australia but after retiring early on will have only one goal in Malaysia, namely to open his points account... read more »

Although Red Bull left Australia without a single World Championship point, Sebastian Vettel was buoyed by the RB10's much-improved pace... read more »

Felipe Massa believes Williams may have the second best car in the current F1 climate, but admits that there is much more to come from it after the Australian Grand... read more »

Lotus was encouraged by the amount of running it managed to achieve in the Australian Grand Prix despite neither driver finishing the race     read more »

Renault's Head of Track Operations Rémi Taffin says he is encouraged by the progress made by the four teams supplied by their power units, but concedes that... read more »

We've been encouraged by the performance of the car in both short and long runs, so it was a constructive day. read more »

Williams Team Principal Sir Frank Williams says he has been encouraged by the progress the FW36 has made throughout testing but is unwilling to make predictions about the... read more »

Felipe Massa has been encouraged by the performance Williams is able to show after setting the fastest time of the two Bahrain tests so far on the penultimate... read more »

Fernando Alonso says he is encouraged by Ferrari's progress but stressed that he is unsure where the team sits in relation to their rivals. Alonso completed 122 laps on... read more »

Jenson Button says his McLaren team can be very encouraged by its ability to complete a grand prix distance during Bahrain Formula 1 testing read more »

Felipe Massa says he is encouraged by Williams's reliability after the FW36 completed 116 laps on the third day of testing in Bahrain. Massa took over from team-mate... read more »

Putting in more laps on Thursday than Red Bull had covered over the previous five days of testing, Sebastian Vettel says he is encouraged... read more »

Fernando Alonso says Ferrari remain on a voyage of discovery with their 2014 car but is encouraged by the fact there are no "big issues" with the F14 T as the... read more »

Stefano Domenicali has been encouraged by Ferrari's start to 2014 so far but warns the team that the situation can change very quickly before... read more »

Monisha Kaltenborn says Sauber was encouraged by its early performance in Jerez but has a major aerodynamic update to introduce at the next... read more »

While many drivers play down the significance of lap times in testing, Felipe Massa admits it's a boost to be quick and reliable in... read more »

Kevin Magnussen says he is encouraged by the reliability McLaren has shown at this week's opening pre-season test at Jerez. read more »

Having not taken to the track at all on the first day, Jenson Button was encouraged by Wednesday's running for McLaren as he set the fastest time at... read more »

Jenson Button says that there was nothing unsettling about the performance of the McLaren MP4-29 on its first day of running at Jerez. Button missed the opening day of testing... read more »

Encouraged by early running for Mercedes despite crashing heavily and says problems are to be expected during pre-season testing     read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is "very encouraged" by the start his Mercedes team has made to the pre-season testing period. read more »