Daniel Ricciardo says that Red Bull is down on power compared to title rivals Mercedes. Ricciardo's Red Bull team is powered by Renault and the French manufacturer has encountered several issues in 2014, although Ricciardo believes matters should improve very soon. "We know that we are still a bit down on power, and the Mercedes seem to be pretty strong on the straights," he said. "Also managing the fuel was a bit unique, especially looking at the beginning of the last stint, where I was […]

Lewis Hamilton has said that Mercedes must make its advantage count during the opening stint of 2014. Hamilton retired from the Australian Grand Prix but team-mate Nico Rosberg won the race for Mercedes. Hamilton insists that the team must not squander its opportunity before rivals catch-up. "Everyone else is pushing massively hard to catch us up and we definitely cannot sit back and relax," he told ESPN. "We have to keep pushing and keep trying to develop the car as we do every year, and […]

Kevin Magnussen has revealed that he has not taken any joy in Daniel Ricciardo's exclusion from the Australian Grand Prix. Magnussen finished his debut race in third place but was promoted to second place following Ricciardo's disqualification for exceeding the fuel flow limit rate in his RB10. But the Dane, who admits he never expected to finish on the podium, says he is not happy unless he wins. "It has obviously been quite a crazy few months with everything that's been going on since getting […]

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean says he is confident the team will make progress with their E22 at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix. Lotus endured a disastrous time in Australia as neither Grosjean nor Pastor Maldonado finished and the French racer conceded that he found the situation tough to deal with. "I think we've made quite a lot of changes and a lot of areas where we've seen we can improve from the race data we learnt on Sunday," said Grosjean. "So hopefully we did our […]

Kimi Raikkonen has denied that he is having problems with the brake-by-wire system in his Ferrari F14T. A Ferrari press release distributed prior to the Malaysian Grand Prix quoted the Finn as saying he was encountering problems with the new braking system in his car, but Raikkonen denied such feelings. "I don't know where that came from, it's not the issue and there is nothing wrong with the system," said Raikkonen. "Somebody asked me about it after the race and I said it's no issue, […]

Formula 1 frontrunners have offered differing views with regards to the sound produced by the new V6 power units. Formula 1 faced criticism from some quarters following the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and as the sport reconvened in Malaysia, a few drivers were asked for their opinion. "It's shit," said reigning champion Sebastian Vettel. "That's my opinion and I think for the fans as well. I think Formula 1 has to be spectacular and the sound is one of the most important things. "When I […]

After the first round of the season in Australia, Formula 1 moves to Malaysia this weekend for one of the hottest races of the season where the teams will face a new challenge courtesy of high temperatures, high humidity and the threat of rain. The championship’s new era started in a positive note from an entertaining point of view with a Grand Prix which brought us quite a lot: accidents, punctures, technical failures, Safety Car deployment to even post-race penalties. It was a race which […]

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas says that Formula 1 teams face a steep learning curve due to anticipated high temperatures at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix. Widespread fears over a high rate of attrition in Australia failed to materialise as 13 drivers reached the finished line, including Bottas, who came home in fifth. But the Finn anticipates that the new power units will face a tougher task at Sepang this week. "Cooling will be a major factor as the temperatures are so high, there is also […]

Ferrari's 2014 contender, the F14T, has 'good scope for development', according to the team's deputy chief designer Simone Resta. Ferrari is currently in third place in the constructors championship after fourth for Fernando Alonso and seventh for Kimi Raikkonen in Australia. But Resta has insisted that Ferrari can make gains, starting at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix. "Our car reliability was good, as was that of the power train, not just for the Scuderia but also for our customer teams," he said. "Another positive aspect […]

Jules Bianchi says he is hoping to exploit the potential of the Marussia MR03 at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix. Bianchi achieved his best result of 2013 at Sepang courtesy of a 13th place finish, which eventually secured Marussia 10th place in the championship. Bianchi stalled on the grid in Melbourne but ultimately rejoined the action and made the finish, albeit eight laps down and unclassified. The French racer believes that there are positive signs for the team. "There were some good signs for us […]

Renault believes that the majority of problems that affected its customer teams at the Australian Grand Prix have been fixed. Renault suffered a difficult time in Australia as Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel retired due to a power problem, while both Lotus and Caterham drivers retired due to mechanical issues. But head of track operations Remi Taffin insists that Renault has made progress ahead of this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, although he remains wary that Sepang presents a challenge to the power units. "After a difficult […]

Jenson Button has urged his McLaren team to keep up the rate of development with the MP4-29 after admitting that they 'turned a corner' in Australia. McLaren failed to score a podium throughout 2013 but both Kevin Magnussen and Button claimed a top three result in Australia to give the team an early lead in the constructors' championship. "Australia was a really motivational race for the entire team – even though we still have work to do, it feels like we’ve turned a corner, and […]