We have suffered with poor grip especially on the hard tyres and this made controlling the car more difficult, but that was the case for most of the teams. read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne and Sergio Perez have criticised the performance of the tyres at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. Tyre supplier Pirelli has brought the two hardest... read more »

McLaren pair Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen were left frustrated by a lack of grip - and points - in round four of the 2014 F1 world championship. read more »

The Chinese Grand Prix in Shangahi ended for the Sauber F1 Team with a big disappointment : Adrian Sutil was forced to retire on lap six due to an engine problem. Esteban... read more »

Jenson Button says that McLaren lacked front end grip during the Chinese Grand Prix. McLaren struggled across the weekend in China and Button could only manage 11th place.... read more »

Jenson Button lamented McLaren's pace after he was eliminated during the second segment of qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. Button set the 12th fastest time in the... read more »

Renault has made progress with their power unit ahead of this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, according to head of track operations Remi Taffin. Renault has been on the back... read more »

Munich prosecutors believe F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone allegedly bribed a German banker because he was afraid of losing his grip on the racing series... read more »

Formula 1's tyre supplier Pirelli has announced its compound nominations for the start of the 'European' part of the season. The Medium and Hard tyre will be... read more »

Running the race at night for the first time should add interest. The drop in track temperatures at the end of the day during winter testing created large balance and grip... read more »

Adrian Sutil says that the Sauber C33 was too slow and lacking grip before he retired from the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. read more »

Felipe Massa qualified 13th and Valtteri Bottas 15th for tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix in a rain affected qualifying session. Both cars struggled for rear grip in... read more »

Mercedes' early season strength was again evident with Briton Lewis Hamilton going fastest in Friday's first practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix in a session where... read more »

Felipe Massa finished ninth and Valtteri Bottas 15th for tomorrow's Australian Grand Prix in a changeable qualifying session at Albert Park. Both cars looked... read more »

Nico Rosberg has played down his lightning pace on the final day of testing in Bahrain after he outpaced his nearest rival, Jenson Button, by over 1.6 seconds. Mercedes are... read more »

Whilst Renault's power unit enjoyed its best day yet, having completed just over 200 laps in the back of its customers cars, Kamui Kobayashi says it's unable to... read more »

Formula 1 fans can expect more rear-sliding and sideways action this year according to Williams driver Felipe Massa. With the introduction of a new V6 power unit and an ERS... read more »

Q. What are your realistic aims for the 2014 season? Jenson Button: Obviously, we want to get back to the front. We want to have a better season than we did in 2013, too. But... read more »

Pirelli are hoping they can reduce the amount of marbles that build-up off the racing line following complaints from the drivers. At present, the tyres shed small pieces of... read more »

Jenson Button expects the regulation changes next season will be a positive thing for the fans, but says the drivers will have a tougher time than at present. The Briton has... read more »

Felipe Massa cut a troubled figure at the end of USGP qualifying, unable to determine the cause of ongoing grip problems with his Ferrari.     read more »

Initial comments from the drivers were that the grip level was better than last year, but that they were still struggling to get the tyres to warm up. read more »

Mercedes is hoping to carry its performance from India into this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as it seeks to tighten its grip on second place in the F1... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone was accused of striking a "corrupt bargain" in a bid to maintain his grip on the sport, at the start of a hearing... read more »

With both drivers we tried to adapt the aerodynamic downforce to the amount of grip available from this track, as it gradually improved. read more »