Michael Schumacher says that his third place in practice for the Italian Grand Prix is encouraging, but that he won't know if it's genuine until qualifying. read more »

Toro Rosso technical director Giorgio Ascanelli said the team's qualifying performance at Spa was evidence of a genuine stride forward, as Jaime Alguersuari claimed the... read more »

Organisers of the Belgian Grand Prix are in talks with Formula 1 commercial rights holder Benie Ecclestone over a possible biennial deal, pondering the opportunity to alternate... read more »

Jenson Button reckons McLaren's recent run of success is proof that the Woking team is back at the front and ready to fight for all race wins... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has snatched the top spot in Saturday morning practice at the Nürburgring. Ahead of this afternoon’s qualifying, the championship leader is... read more »

Fernando Alonso has warned rivals that Ferrari will be a threat at this weekend's German GP as their Silverstone pace was real... read more »

Felipe Massa believes Ferrari has made a genuine step forward in form with its update package at the British Grand Prix - as it targets its first win of the season read more »

Fernando Alonso thinks Ferrari's gains in Silverstone qualifying were due to genuine progress with the team's development efforts, rather than other squads having... read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes he is Sebastian Vettel’s only genuine challenger for the title at present, with the Englishman lying 41 points in arrears of the German heading into... read more »

Pastor Maldonado believes his first Q3 appearance marks a genuine step forward in form for Williams, though he admits that the team still has a lot of work to do to get to... read more »

Norbert Haug believes Mercedes GP may have turned a corner in China, insisting that Nico Rosberg's pace was "genuine"... read more »

Mercedes' Norbert Haug says that the pace the team showed in China is genuine, but that whether it can reproduce it in the future is down to its ability to get the best... read more »

Mercedes GP can target a repeat of its strong Shanghai performance in next week's Turkish Grand Prix, providing it can once again make the most of the speed that it... read more »

Mike Gascoyne insists that Lotus have got the car to challenge the midfield, despite being well off the pace at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Sergio Pérez is aiming for a genuine points finish in next weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, having finished a stunning seventh on his debut before being disqualified in... read more »

Michael Schumacher believes that recent upgrades to his Mercedes have turned the Formula 1 team into genuine race contenders. read more »

Sauber have said that their pace in Barcelona was genuine, having brought a major update to the final pre-season test. read more »

Sauber's technical director James Key says his team has been "honest" about its pace during winter testing, not running with low fuel loads until the very end. read more »

Michael Schumacher said he thought it was "logical" for Fernando Alonso to recently nominate him as the major challenger for the 2011 title read more »

Although his ambition may have been somewhat similar 12 months ago, Nico Rosberg is confident that the Mercedes-Benz works team will be presented with a genuine chance of... read more »