Pierre Gasly was not overly surprised to have been outqualified by an Alpine for the first time this season at the Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Lando Norris says McLaren is unconvinced that it can qualify in the top half of the grid in Portugal and conveyed surprise at the speed displayed by Alpine. Norris holds third... read more »

Charles Leclerc says he is, and he isn't, surprised by Ferrari's upturn in form with the Scuderia in the points in Bahrain and Imola. read more »

Charles Leclerc admits he's not entirely surprised by Ferrari's improved form in the first two races of the 2021 Formula 1 season. read more »

George Russell says he "wouldn't be surprised" if his former karting and Formula 2 rival Nyck de Vries gained a Formula 1 seat in the coming years. read more »

Alpine Racing Director Davide Brivio says he has been surprised by the level of radio communication possible in Formula 1 while also recognising similarities between the... read more »

Andreas Seidl says it is not surprising that the drivers, including McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo, who swapped teams in the off season are finding life difficult. McLaren was one... read more »

Nikita Mazepin says he is surprised by the "standard of behaviour" in F1 following his Imola disagreement with Antonio Giovinazzi. read more »

The Russian has endured a baptism of fire after joining the grand prix grid, as a number of spins, crashes and criticisms from rivals have put him under the spotlight.But after... read more »

At the beginning of the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix in particular, Verstappen and then team-mate Alex Albon made shocking starts and dropped several places.But at the start of last... read more »

Lewis Hamilton was surprised to finish above both Red Bulls during Imola qualifying, as he took the 99th pole position of his F1 career. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was surprised to have taken pole position, but he did indeed manage to hold off a fierce challenge from Red Bull. Both Perez and Verstappen qualified less than a... read more »

Carlos Sainz said he was surprised and pleased by how quickly he was able to compete with Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in qualifying. read more »

Yuki Tsunoda says he received more acclaim from Europe-based fans compared to those in his native Japan off the back of his Formula 1 debut in Bahrain. Tsunoda lost places on... read more »

Yuki Tsunoda says he was surprised by the scale of the positive reaction he got from F1 fans in Europe after making a strong first impression on his debut. read more »

Helmut Marko has admitted that he was surprised by how far ahead Max Verstappen was of Mercedes in qualifying in Bahrain. read more »

Williams' Nicholas Latifi says that, although his evening was cut short due to boost issues, he was surprised with the driveability of his 2021 machinery during the... read more »

Charles Leclerc said he was "surprised" by how competitive McLaren turned out to be in the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Charles Leclerc surprised even himself by setting the fourth fastest time in Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday. read more »

Carlos Sainz has said that he's surprised by how even the 10 teams looked on short runs in the second session of the season. read more »

Carlos Sainz admits he's "surprised" by how close it is in terms of qualifying performance following Friday practice for the Formula 1 season-opening Bahrain... read more »

Fernando Alonso says he did not expect there to be so much attention on his age as he makes a Formula 1 return after two years away. read more »

Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski has conceded he is "surprised by the amount of bodywork shaming" the team has received over the distinctive airbox on the A521. read more »

Guenther Steiner is "very confident" that he has made the right call putting two rookies in the Haas this season. read more »

McLaren technical director James Key has expressed surprise that no other team has yet replicated their unique diffuser design. read more »