Kamui Kobayashi reckons Caterham can compete with a couple of teams ahead of them after he finished in 13th place in the Malaysian Grand Prix. While Kobayashi only beat team-mate Marcus Ericsson and Marussia's Max Chilton, the Japanese racer battled during the race with several rival teams, including Sauber and Lotus. "13th in our second race of the season is a very good result for the team, especially after such a bad weekend until the race! I had a great start, and no brake problems […]

Kimi Raikkonen says that his Ferrari F14 T sustained damage after he was hit by Kevin Magnussen early on in the Malaysian Grand Prix. Raikkonen had to pit after the contact left him with a flat tyre but the Finn revealed that the damage was more substantial than just a damaged Pirelli. "I am very disappointed with how this race turned out, because I got a good start, but then the collision with Magnussen damaged my right rear tyre, which meant I had to make […]

Marussia driver Jules Bianchi has stressed that he was unable to avoid making contact with Lotus's Pastor Maldonado at the start of the Malaysian Grand Prix. Bianchi was part of a group of cars racing towards the back of the field when he made contact with Maldonado under braking for turn four on the first lap. The French racer was slapped with a five second stop and go penalty, as well as having his racing license endorsed with two points. But Bianchi insists that his […]

Sergio Perez expressed his frustration after failing to complete a single racing lap at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Perez was set to start the race from 14th place but a technical problem left the Mexican stranded in the garage, unable to start the race. "I’m disappointed not to have a chance to race today," he said. "We are still investigating the cause of the problem but the car kept going into neutral when I was downshifting on the way to the grid. I made it […]

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel says it is a matter of when, not if, Red Bull will catch up with early leaders Mercedes. Vettel finished the Malaysian Grand Prix in third place to record his first points of the season and he believes his Red Bull team will catch the outfit which has won both races in 2014. "The package they [Mercedes] have is very, very strong, we know that but I think for us there’s mostly positives that remain," he said. "After Australia, Daniel […]

Kevin Magnussen and Jules Bianchi have each been given two penalty points for transgressions during the Malaysian Grand Prix. Magnussen made contact with Kimi Raikkonen early on in the race, giving the Finn a puncture and ending the Ferrari driver's hope of a top 10 finish. Magnussen pitted for a damaged front wing and was also given a five second stop and go penalty. He recovered to ninth place. Bianchi made contact on the opening lap with Lotus's Pastor Maldonado and was also handed a […]

Nico Hulkenberg says that he expected Force India to face a greater challenge from their rivals during the Malaysian Grand Prix. Hulkenberg was comfortably inside the top six throughout the race at Sepang and finished the race in fifth place. "I was expecting McLaren and Williams to be all over us but that wasn’t the case," he told BBC Sport. "We were pretty strong out there, which is encouraging. "[The race was] quite unspectacular, I was lonely for many parts of the race but I […]

Jenson Button says that sixth place at the Malaysian Grand Prix exceeded McLaren's expectations. Button started the race from tenth on the grid but made progress to collect a top six finish, just ahead of Williams's Felipe Massa. "It went better than expected, I think sixth is better than we’d have thought on Friday," Button told BBC Sport. "It was a good controlling race but the whole team and the guys did a great job with the strategy. "You have to control when to push […]

Daniel Ricciardo has been given a 10 place grid penalty for next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. Ricciardo was penalised with the grid drop alongside a stop and go penalty after Red Bull released him unsafely from his third stop at the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Australian retired from the race during the closing laps. "It was looking like a solid points finish, the start was really good and I made positions," he told BBC Sport. "I was starting to mix it up at the front […]

Lewis Hamilton claimed a dominant victory for Mercedes at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Hamilton controlled proceedings throughout and was only briefly headed during the pit stop phase. Nico Rosberg completed a Mercedes 1-2, while Sebastian Vettel finished in third place for Red Bull. Hamilton led away at the start while Rosberg took advantage to move up to second, ahead of Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo. Rosberg was slow through turn three and while Vettel attempted to move in front of his compatriot, Ricciardo took advantage to […]

Daniel Ricciardo says he must study where he is losing time to Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel. Ricciardo qualified in fifth place for the Malaysian Grand Prix, three positions behind reigning world champion Vettel. "Finding space on the track can be tough and the visibility is so bad, the spray comes from hundreds of metres away so just getting some clean road is something you really have to try and take care of," he said. "I was a bit off in Q3, so I’ve got […]

Jenson Button says he has no regrets over his tyre choice for the final segment of qualifying at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Button opted to complete Q3 on Intermediate tyres, while his rivals posted faster lap times on the full wet tyres. Button ended the session slowest of the runners and will start from 10th on the grid. "The decision to run on Intermediates in Q3 was my choice," he said. "I usually make those kinds of calls – and tend to get them right […]