Rosenqvist comes into the weekend 14th in the points with best finishes of 12th at St. Petersburg and Phoenix, and said that besting the field in qualifying on Saturday – his second Long Beach pole in three years – is an important step toward arresting the slide.

Charles Leclerc admits he needs to keep his own expectations in check after scoring his first points of the season with sixth place in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.The Sauber driver arrived in Formula 1 with plenty of interest due to the nature with which he dominated last year’s Formula 2...

Fernando Alonso predicts that "big points are coming" for McLaren in the Australian Grand Prix despite missing out on a place in the final part of qualifying.McLaren had a disjointed pre-season as a result of a number of reliability issues, and even lost out on some track time in FP1...

Renault is working hard to try and unlock better race pace after failing to convert strong qualifying performances so far this season.Nico Hulkenberg has qualified seventh at each of the last two races but has only managed to finish in the top 10 once this season, coming home ninth at...

Renault Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer described Malaysian Grand Prix qualifying as "pretty depressing" after he failed to make Q2.The Briton was buoyant on the opening day of the weekend, describing it as "best Friday I have had all year" but he was at a loss to explain the lack...

The Mercedes Formula 1 team should let its drivers take more strategy risks reckons Lewis Hamilton, after being defeated by team-mate Nico Rosberg in the Brazilian Grand Prix.Hamilton pleaded for a chance to try a divergent strategy as he closed on Rosberg in the second stint, but was only offered...

Nico Rosberg believes his recent grand prix victories prove he has conquered the race-pace shortcomings that contributed to Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton beating him to the 2014 Formula 1 title.Although Rosberg had the superior qualifying record last year, with 11 poles to Hamilton's seven, in the races their form was...

Antonio Felix da Costa says the Formula E qualifying problems suffered by he and his Amlin Aguri team are shrouding the fact they are one of the strongest combinations on race pace.The Portuguese, who won the fourth race of the 2014-'15 season in Buenos Aires in January has qualified on...

Ferrari Formula 1 team-mates Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen both reckoned third place on the Australian Grand Prix grid was within reach.The German and Finn were edged out for best-of-the-rest behind Mercedes in the closing stages of the session by Williams driver Felipe Massa. Both Ferrari drivers reckoned that small...

Daniel Ricciardo - 11th: "It was a tough end to the day, really tough. It looked as though we were going to hang on to the flag to get the point for tenth place, but then in the last five laps, I lost pretty much all the grip I had...