Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time during the opening practice session for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. Hamilton's time of 1:25.814 was 0.183s quicker than Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, with both drivers on the Prime tyres. The duo circulated alone for the opening part of the session and gradually lowered their pace as track conditions improved. Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso ended in third and fourth for Ferrari, with the Finn six tenths down on leader Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel was fifth quickest for Red Bull […]

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Fernando Alonso says he is concerned that Ferrari is slipping back as Formula 1 enters the second half of the 2014 season. Ferrari has struggled with its recalcitrant F14 T this season and dropped to fourth place in the Constructors' championship after the German Grand Prix, in which Alonso finished fifth. "At the moment we are not super happy with the performance, either him [Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen] or me, and we try to keep improving to score more points because, especially with the Constructors' […]

Kamui Kobayashi says that Caterham was unlikely to finish the 2014 season, had the squad not been taken over. Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes, who started the operation at the end of 2009, sold the team to a group of Swiss and Middle Eastern investors prior to the British Grand Prix at the start of this month. Kobayashi believes that while Caterham still faces an uphill task, the sale of the team was the right move. "I was quite [surprised] having these changes during the season […]

Alexander Rossi has joined Marussia as the team's official reserve driver. Rossi has undertaken the role for Caterham for the past couple of years but departed the team following its takeover by a group of Swiss and Middle Eastern investors. Rossi, 22, will deputise for either Jules Bianchi or Max Chilton in the event that they are unable to compete. "Today is a good day and next step in my Formula 1 career," said Rossi. "Since my initial discussions with the Marussia management, I’ve felt […]

Felipe Massa remains adamant that Kevin Magnussen is to blame for their clash at the start of the German Grand Prix. Magnussen and Massa made contact into the first corner, with Massa being tipped into a roll, and the Brazilian immediately laid the blame at Magnussen's door. The stewards investigated the incident but deemed that no driver was solely responsible, although it later emerged that only Massa was investigated for his action. Massa, speaking ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, believes he was not […]

Adrian Sutil says he has been encouraged by the improvements made by Sauber at last weekend's German Grand Prix. Sutil spun out of the race during the closing laps but he was upbeat, having raced with rivals which had previously been too quick for Sauber. Sutil has yet to score a point in 2014 but believes Sauber's progress is reason for optimism, ahead of this weekend's race in Hungary. "It was quite encouraging to have the last race at Hockenheim; we were much closer and […]

Lewis Hamilton has vowed to get on level terms with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in the fight for this year's world title and insists that he cannot work harder than he is at the moment. Hamilton trails Rosberg by 14 points in the championship after last weekend's German Grand Prix, in which Rosberg drove from pole to the win while Hamilton battled back from 20th on the grid to finish in third place. "I'm doing absolutely everything I can to get back on level terms […]

Pastor Maldonado is sure that he can enjoy a successful relationship with Lotus, despite a troubled first half of 2014. Maldonado joined Lotus from Williams at the start of the year but has yet to score a point. Lotus confirmed during the German Grand Prix weekend that Maldonado will stay on with the team in 2015 and the Venezuelan is confident that matters will improve. "I joined Lotus on a multi-year deal, but there is always talk and gossip in Formula 1 about drivers and […]