ESPNF1 Columnist

March 1, 2013: Daniel Ricciardo says he has to prove himself in his second year in Formula One and will not be happy trailing around at the back of the midfield

March 1, 2013: Romain Grosjean says Lotus is "somewhere in the four or five best cars" after concluding his pre-season testing schedule

March 1, 2013: Jenson Button thinks the Mercedes has looked "consistently quick" in testing so far but feels there is a lot more to come from his McLaren over the final two days of testing

March 1, 2013: Nico Rosberg says the aim for Mercedes will be to develop its car throughout the season after admitting the team is in a similar position to last year

March 1, 2013: Jules Bianchi has been handed a race seat at Marussia after the team terminated Luiz Razia's contract

March 1, 2013: Force India's Adrian Sutil believes a year on the sidelines will not affect his performances ahead of the 2013 season

March 1, 2013: Fernando Alonso says this year's pre-season has left Ferrari in a position "200 times better" than it was at the start of 2012

March 1, 2013: Sebastian Vettel says Red Bull has "a lot more to do" to ensure it is competitive come the first race in Melbourne

March 1, 2013: Adrian Sutil says he has "no relationship" with Lewis Hamilton despite the Mercedes driver trying to contact the Force India man in recent weeks

March 1, 2013: Caterham team principal Cyril Abiteboul says the team is making an "investment" for the future with new reserve driver pairing Alexander Rossi and Ma Qing Hua

March 1, 2013: Caterham has named Alexander Rossi and Ma Qing Hua as its reserve drivers for the 2013 season