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Nico Hulkenberg thrilled with fifth in qualifying
Nico Hulkenberg managed to equal his best qualifying performance of the year in Mexico. A stunning lap from the Froce India driver means that he will start fifth on the grid, b...

29 Oct 2016 23:11
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Daniel Ricciardo surprised with gap to front
Daniel Ricciardo has admitted Red Bull's qualifying pace has surprised him. The Australian will line up fourth for tomorrow's Australian Grand Prix, one spot behind tea...

29 Oct 2016 22:45
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Max Verstappen ruing missed front row opportunity

Max Verstappen feels that second place could have been possible in qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix. The Dutchman will start third after Nico Rosberg bumped him from the f...

29 Oct 2016 22:36
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Nico Rosberg: "Lewis’ lap was brilliant"
Nico Rosberg was pleased with his qualifying result in Mexico, despite missing out on pole position. The championship leader has been behind team mate and title rival Lewis Ham...

29 Oct 2016 22:30
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Lewis Hamilton: "It’s always a tough battle"
Lewis Hamilton has said that qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix was tough, despite taking pole position. A last ditch attempt from team mate Nico Rosberg was not enough to u...

29 Oct 2016 22:14
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Lewis Hamilton beats Nico Rosberg to pole in Mexico
Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix after a late lap from Nico Rosberg was only good enough for second. Hamilton lapped the Autódromo Herma...

29 Oct 2016 21:01
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Jolyon Palmer facing race against time to get ready for qualifying
Jolyon Palmer is facing a race against time to be ready for qualifying. Palmer cracked his chassis during final practice, meaning it was unable to be used for the rest of the w...

29 Oct 2016 19:25
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Max Verstappen heads final practice in Mexico
Max Verstappen topped final practice for the second week in a row, leading Lewis Hamilton in Mexico. Like second practice, the gap between first and second was less than a tent...

29 Oct 2016 18:00
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McLaren drivers refuse to elaborate on Ron Dennis speculation
McLaren drivers Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso are refusing to discuss the speculation of Ron Dennis' McLaren departure. Dennis is thought to be being forced out by the ...

29 Oct 2016 16:48
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Sir Frank Williams ill with pneumonia
Williams F1 team boss Sir Frank Williams is in hospital with pneumonia. The news emerged in Mexico City, when team CEO Mike O'Driscoll revealed the news in front of assembl...

29 Oct 2016 16:43
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Ross Brawn interested in F1 rule making role
Ross Brawn has again admitted that he would be interested in making a return to Formula One. However, a move to a team is not something that interests the former Ferrari, Honda...

29 Oct 2016 16:15
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Felipe Nasr weighs in on Sauber sabotage claims
Felipe Nasr has hit back at claims Sauber are trying to sabotage his campaign. Nasr is being linked with a move to Force India next year, and unusual paddock rumours have said ...

29 Oct 2016 16:04
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Former Lotus owner Gerard Lopez set to buy French Football club
Former Lotus owner Gerard Lopez is set to buy a football team. The Luxembourger, head of Genii Capital who sold Lotus back to Renault at the beginning of the year while retaini...

29 Oct 2016 15:32
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Fernando Alonso laughs off Vettel comment
Fernando Alonso smiled in Mexico as he said he forgives Sebastian Vettel for calling him an "idiot". Vettel, who replaced the Spaniard at Ferrari last year, fired the...

29 Oct 2016 13:01
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Jenson Button retaliates to magzine comment
Jenson Button has hit back at a magazine cover that suggested Ron Dennis pushed him into retirement. After 17 years in F1, the 36-year-old is taking a sabbatical next season wh...

29 Oct 2016 12:58
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Fantasy F1 Gran Premio de Mexico (RtAD): 1st prize of 2,500 Euro!
Why play Fantasy Formula 1? You can win 2,500 euro with only 2.50 euro in the Fantasy Race to Abu Dhabi! Click here for more details! Your engagement with the F1 will fu...

29 Oct 2016 12:30
Mercedes team member robbed at gunpoint
A Mercedes team member has reportedly been robbed at gunpoint as he was been driven from the airport to Mexico City. The thieves took the man's wallet and phone and was sai...

29 Oct 2016 12:15
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Rosberg defends silent tactic in title charge
Nico Rosberg has defended his decision to charge for the 2016 title whilst shutting himself off from the world. Bernie Ecclestone hit out at the German last week, suggesting he...

29 Oct 2016 12:12
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Kevin Magnussen doesn't like the halo
Kevin Magnussen is not a fan of the 'halo' system as he complained it hampered his vision during free practice one. The device is tipped to be introduced for 2018 to im...

29 Oct 2016 11:00
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Red Bull drivers pleased with Friday showing
Both Red Bull Racing drivers were pleased with their Friday performances in Mexico, despite finishing both practice sessions behind the two Ferraris. Practice one saw Daniel Ri...

28 Oct 2016 23:54
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Sebastian Vettel wary of Lewis Hamilton
Sebastian Vettel has played down his second free practice performance after he topped the times ahead of both Mercedes. The Ferrari driver was just 0.004 of a second faster tha...

28 Oct 2016 23:44
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Sebastian Vettel narrowly tops second practice in Mexico
Sebastian Vettel moved ahead of Lewis Hamilton in second practice for the Mexican Grand Prix, heading Lewis Hamilton by just four thousandths of a second. Vettel's time of ...

28 Oct 2016 22:37
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Bernie Ecclestone "very happy" Nico Rosberg winning the championship
Bernie Ecclestone has said he would be "very happy" if Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Formula One world championship, despite earlier hinting that he would prefer his team ...

28 Oct 2016 21:08
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Max Verstappen FP1 brake issues explained
Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has explain the issue that left Max Verstappen watching on from the sidelines for much of the first practice session for the Mexi...

28 Oct 2016 19:59
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Lewis Hamilton leads Ferraris in opening Mexico practice
Lewis Hamilton topped the opening practice session for this weekend's Mexico Grand Prix, leading the Ferrari duo of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. Hamilton's lap ...

28 Oct 2016 18:30
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Overview of Power Unit components: Mexico 2016
Here is an overview of the used components for the powertrain prior to the Grand Prix weekend in Mexico 2016. ICE stands for Internal Combustion Engine for TC Turbocharger, MGU...

28 Oct 2016 18:28
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Max Verstappen responds to criticism
Max Verstappen has responded to comments made by Dr. Helmut Marko in the wake of the United States Grand Prix. Red Bull's motorsport advisor called out the young Dutchman f...

28 Oct 2016 18:19
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Pascal Wehrlein would be "happy" to remain at Manor
Pascal Wehrlein has admitted that he would be happy to remain with Manor for 2017. The revelation comes despite reports linking the German with the much more competitive Force ...

28 Oct 2016 16:54
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Daniel Ricciardo looking to capitalise on "conservative" Mercedes
Daniel Ricciardo thinks that Mercedes have been holding back since Lewis Hamilton's engine failure at the Malaysia Grand Prix "The last few races, they've been run...

28 Oct 2016 16:30
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Jenson Button hoping ERS gains will help in Mexico
Jenson Button hopes that Honda's improvement since last year will mean they won't struggle in Mexico like they did last year. The 2009 World champion missed qualifying ...

28 Oct 2016 15:59
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FE: World's first all-electric rallycross series to begin in 2018
The world's first all-electric rallycross series will begin in 2018, Red Bull Global Rallycross has announced. Red Bull GRC, who ran the world's first truly internation...

28 Oct 2016 15:28
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Gene Haas knew 'almost nothing' about F1
Gene Haas says his biggest lesson in 2017 has been how "complicated" F1 is. The American entered the sport this year with a brand new team supported technically by Fe...

28 Oct 2016 15:08
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Malaysian minister: "Use Grand Prix money to help Malasyian drivers"
Malaysian sports minister Khairy Jamaluddin believes that the money used to host the Malaysian Grand Prix could instead be used to boost the career's of Malaysian ...

28 Oct 2016 14:30
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David Coulthard backs Daniil Kvyat
Former Formula One driver David Coulthard believes that Daniil Kvyat deserves his seat in F1, following the claims of other pundits like Jacques Villeneuve who think the young R...

28 Oct 2016 14:15
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Carlos Sainz: "Pirelli testing unfair"
Carlos Sainz says it's "unfair" that some teams and drivers are getting early experience of Pirelli's bigger tyres for 2017. Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull ha...

28 Oct 2016 14:00
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FE: Audi committing to Formula E
Audi have announced that they are committing to Formula E and plan to enter the sport as a full manufacturer in 2017. The company announced earlier this week that they would be ...

28 Oct 2016 13:26
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Jenson Button: "It should be one of our better circuits"
Jenson Button believes that the progress that Honda have made over the past 12 months will help them get a strong result at Mexico. McLaren had a miserable race last year at Me...

28 Oct 2016 13:16
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Nico Hulkenberg rues first lap incidents
Nico Hulkenberg has described his first lap retirements as "frustrating" and "painful" Hulkenberg has had a string of first lap retirements which have cost ...

28 Oct 2016 11:15
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Bernie Ecclestone calls for Arrivabene advisor
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has suggested that Ferrari should hire someone to advice Maurizio Arrivabene. Arrivabene targeting challenging for the constructors title ...

28 Oct 2016 10:43
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Felipe Massa: "Alonso has good friends among the stewards"
Felipe Massa says that he thinks Fernando Alonso's friendship with the stewards at the US Grand Prix helped him escape there collision without any punishment. In the f...

28 Oct 2016 10:27
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Thin air to cause problems in Mexico
Mercedes technical chief Paddy Lowe has revealed that aerodynamics will cause the biggest problems for the team this weekend in Mexico. With the high altitude of the Autó...

27 Oct 2016 18:02
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Inter-team battle at Renault hotting up
Jolyon Palmer has said that Nico Hulkenberg's impending arrival at Renault has intensified the battle between him and team mate Kevin Magnussen. Both drivers are fighting t...

27 Oct 2016 17:55
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Force India not after pay drivers
Force India will not search for a driver with substantial financial backing to replace the departing Nico Hulkenberg. That is the claim of deputy team principal Bob Fernley who...

27 Oct 2016 17:46
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James Allison not affecting 2017 plans - Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel has said that James Allison's departure from Ferrari has had little effect on the team's development of their 2017 car. The technical director left the...

27 Oct 2016 17:31
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Mark Webber discusses retirement and the 'shoey'
Mark Webber has shed some light on his decision to retire at the end of the season. The Australian, who raced in Formula One from 2002-2013 and the World Enduarance championshi...

27 Oct 2016 17:02
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Pierre Gasly to be Red Bull reserve, continue racing
Pierre Gasly will continue to be a part of the Red Bull driver fold next year, despite being overlooked for a promotion to Toro Rosso. The Frenchman was snubbed in favour of Da...

27 Oct 2016 16:45
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Haas not able to explain brake issues, also holding back on driver announcement
Haas team principal has admitted he is unable to explain the team's frequent brake failures. The American outfit have had a number of issues with their brakes this season, ...

27 Oct 2016 16:20
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Joloyon Palmer in Sauber frame
Jolyon Palmer is being linked with switch to Sauber for 2017. The Swiss team's current drivers Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr are both yet to confirm their futures beyond ...

27 Oct 2016 15:45
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Sergio Perez holding out for Ferrari move according to Nico Hulkenberg
Sergio Perez opted to remain at Force India for 2017 because he has his sights set on a move to Ferrari. That is the view of the Mexican's team mate Nico Hulkenberg, who wi...

27 Oct 2016 15:20
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Huge leaps predicted for 2017 by one team
Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, has claimed that one team is predicting a nine second drop in lap times next year. The report reveals that The FIA have requested that teams...

27 Oct 2016 14:50
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Bernie Ecclestone calls out team bosses, lack of drama
Bernie Ecclestone has hit out at the current crop of Formula One team bosses. He said that unlike him, who used to run Brabham, Ron Dennis and Sir Frank Williams, is that curre...

27 Oct 2016 13:54
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No Mercedes-style tension for Red Bull - Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen has said that the tension between both Mercedes team mates will not be replicated in the Red Bull camp. Speaking to Sport Bild, Verstappen called the titanic bat...

27 Oct 2016 13:06
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Fernando Alonso still the best in F1 - Journalists
Despite two tough years with McLaren, Fernando is still the best driver in Formula One, according to Manuel Franco, the correspondent for the Spanish sports daily AS. Franco co...

27 Oct 2016 12:18
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Honda expecting Mexico struggle
Honda F1 chief Yusuke Hasagawa has concedes that McLaren may find this weekend difficult. Although they're hopeful of adding to their double points haul from Austin last we...

27 Oct 2016 11:11
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Renault targeting points in Mexico
Renault are aiming to score point this weekend in Mexico. The Anglo-French team has only scored on three occasions this season, the last of which being Jolyon Palmer's 10th...

27 Oct 2016 10:37
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Sergio Perez rules out home podium
Sergio Perez has admitted that a podium finish in this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix is an unrealistic target. Racing in his second home Grand Prix of his career, Perez will...

27 Oct 2016 10:26
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Jolyon Palmer isn't thinking about future ahead of Mexican GP
Jolyon Palmer has insisted that he isn't focussing on his future, just on the remaining races this season, as he looks to secure his future in Formula One. The Brit is thou...

27 Oct 2016 09:52
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Toto Wolff aware of threat from rivals in final races
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff expects Mercedes to be challenged in the final three races of the season. Red Bull Racing have closed the gap to the champions since the summer break t...

26 Oct 2016 17:23
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Red Bull waiting to pounce on Mercedes
Christian Horner hopes that Red Bull will be able to capitalise on any mistakes made by Mercedes' championship-leading duo as the season draws to a close. Both Red Bull win...

26 Oct 2016 16:34
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Marcus Ericsson interested in Force India switch
Marcus Ericsson has put himself in the frame for the vacant seat at Force India. With Nico Hulkenberg opting to move to Renault for 2017, his place at the Silverstone-based tea...

26 Oct 2016 16:22
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Time off allowed Lewis Hamilton to recover
Toto Wolf has said the gap between the Japanese and United States Grands Prix allowed Lewis Hamilton to regroup and "let off steam". The Brit came under fire at the r...

26 Oct 2016 16:00
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IndyCar: IndyCar going for a Champ Car look with 2018 bodywork
IndyCar have announced that the existing Dallara DW12 chassis will continue to be used until 2020. The car could then be replaced in 2021, but for the time being it will be use...

26 Oct 2016 15:32
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Helmut Marko continues to criticise Max Verstappen
Dr Helmut Marko has continued to criticise Max Verstappen in the wake of the United States Grand Prix. Verstappen had a terrible race in Austin, pitting despite there being no ...

26 Oct 2016 14:52
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Sauber sabotage claims refuted
An outlandish rumour has emerged that Sauber are deliberately sabotaging Felipe Nasr's season in order to put an end to any attempts from rival teams to sign him. Nasr has ...

26 Oct 2016 14:40
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Max Verstappen still tipping Lewis Hamilton for the title
Max Verstappen still belives that Lewis Hamilton has a chance at winning this year's championship Many have written off the Brit, who sits 26 points behind team mate Nico R...

26 Oct 2016 14:02
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WEC: Audi quit WEC
Audi have announced they will end their successful LMP1 programme at the end of the current season. It brings a conclusion to 18 years competing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, whe...

26 Oct 2016 13:44
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Felipe Massa narrows down retirement options
Felipe Massa looks to have ruled out a move to the WEC once his Formula One career is over. Earlier, the retiring Williams driver had indicated that WEC, DTM, and Formula E wer...

26 Oct 2016 13:35
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Contracts prevent early Malaysia GP axe
Oganisers of the Malaysia Grand Prix have admitted that scrapping the event could have legal ramifications. The has been talk from race and government officials about scrapping...

26 Oct 2016 12:29
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Carlos Sainz admits Red Bull chances slim
Carlos Sainz has admitted that he will probably have to leave the Red Bull fold if he is to move further up the grid. The Spaniard has been retained by Toro Rosso for 2017 but ...

26 Oct 2016 11:25
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Eric Boullier thrilled with McLaren's US GP performance
McLaren Racing director Eric Boullier has commended his team's performance at the United States Grand Prix. The British team recorded only their fourth double-points finish...

26 Oct 2016 10:49
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