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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

McLaren's Kevin Magnussen says he is expecting a tougher challenge at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix. The Danish rookie finished on the podium in Australia and was elevated to second place following Daniel Ricciardo's exclusion from the race, giving Magnussen the best result for a Formula 1 debutant in 18 years. But Magnussen, who has never raced in Malaysia, is expecting Sepang to provide a sterner test than Albert Park. "I think it’ll be a tougher test than Australia – the ambient temperatures will make […]

Swamps, peculiar pit buildings and some smog. It's on to Round 3 of the championship at the Shanghai International Circuit

Not long ago, McLaren's 2013 campaign was in tatters, as the famous British team refused to rule out scrapping its new car and putting the 2012 machine back into action. But after Malaysia, and the long three-week gap that preceded this weekend's Chinese grand prix, the rhetoric from the Woking based camp is now infinitely more positive. Jenson Button is refusing even to rule out a title challenge. "The championship is still on as far as I am concerned and I am aiming for that. […]

Force India driver Paul di Resta believes that staying ahead of McLaren should be their target during this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. Force India scored 10 points in the Australian Grand Prix but suffered from a wheel nut issue in Malaysia which forced both cars out of the race. "We were unlucky not to get any points in Malaysia, but we can take some positives from the performance we showed on the track," said di Resta. "We looked to be one of the fastest cars […]

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn says that there is no number one at his team after Nico Rosberg was told not to challenge Lewis Hamilton during the closing stages of the Malaysian Grand Prix. Hamilton was running in third place at Sepang, with Rosberg pleading with his team to allow him through to challenge the leading Red Bull drivers. Brawn informed Rosberg that he was not permitted to pass his team mate. But Brawn insists that there is no preferential treatment given to either driver […]

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean admits that he has yet to show his full potential so far in 2013. Grosjean finished in tenth place in Australia and followed that up with sixth in Malaysia. He sits in eighth place in the championship. "It’s been a little frustrating as I don’t think I’ve shown my full potential yet," he said. "The first two races were quite difficult for me and I would really like a weekend where I can show what myself and the team can do […]

Kimi Raikkonen believes that optimising tyre wear will be crucial in next weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. Raikkonen failed to score a point in last year's Chinese Grand Prix - his sole pointless finish since his Formula 1 return - after he tumbled down the order when his tyres wore out. "There was some good racing and it looked like a strong result could have been possible, but we ran out of rubber during the final stint and didn’t score any points," Raikkonen says when reflecting […]