ESPNF1 Columnist

February 8, 2013: Pedro de la Rosa said he had a day of mixed emotions on his debut as a Ferrari test driver in Jerez, but came away with a positive feeling about the new F138

February 8, 2013: Sauber praised Esteban Gutierrez's performance in the first test of the new season as "excellent"

February 8, 2013: Pedro de la Rosa says McLaren's simulator is a "a few years ahead" of other teams with its simulator programme and that the project he is working on with Ferrari needs "a lot of work"

February 8, 2013: Jean-Eric Vergne said he is "much more confident" about the STR8 after the first pre-season test at Jerez

February 8, 2013: Jules Bianchi said the VJM06 is "clearly an improvement" over the 2012 Force India after driving for the team on Friday

February 8, 2013: Sebastian Vettel says Red Bull has only been focused on itself this week and does not really care what its rivals have been up to

February 8, 2013: Kimi Raikkonen said Lotus is "very happy" with how the E21 is handling after setting the fastest time of the final day of testing at Jerez

February 8, 2013: Team principal Ross Brawn says Mercedes has "an awful lot to do" to become competitive but believes the new car has the potential to achieve it

February 8, 2013: Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn says Lewis Hamilton has helped to drive his team forwards this week in testing and he is confident he will continue to do so over the course of the year

February 8, 2013: Lewis Hamilton believes he has a good foundation to start the season with the new Mercedes W04 but says the team needs to keep searching for downforce as it adds updates to the car

February 8, 2013: Sebastian Vettel set the pace on the final morning of testing at Jerez with one of the more impressive laps of the first week of testing

February 8, 2013: Damage to the outside of the kerb at turn five has brought a halt to testing at Jerez after a hole emerged in the concrete on the exit kerb

February 8, 2013: The abrasive track surface at Jerez could result in Formula One seeking an alternative pre-season test venue in the future as teams and Pirelli have struggled to gain any meaningful data on the 2013 tyres

February 8, 2013: Ferrari suffered a set-back on the final day of the Jerez test when Pedro de la Rosa pulled over to the side of the track with smoke billowing from the F138