Renault says it is not surprised by comments made recently by Dr Helmut Marko. After a long period of tension between Red Bull and its engine supplier, they will effectively be ...
Esteban Ocon may get some Friday practice outings in 2016. 'On loan' to Renault after re-signing with Mercedes' driver development scheme late last year, the 19-year...
Alain Prost thinks McLaren-Honda will have a better season in 2016. The quadruple world champion and F1 legend was in Paris earlier this week for the Renault launch. It had been...
Renault will walk a fine line between improving the 2016 car and preparing for the opportunity presented by next year's radically different rules. "2017 will be importa...
Kevin Magnussen has expressed his sympathy for the plight of Pastor Maldonado, who was ousted at the last minute by Renault for 2016. It is Magnussen who is replacing the contro...
Chris Dyer, a well-known former engineer for Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen, is returning to F1 after a five year hiatus. The Australian lost his job as chief track engin...
Former Ferrari-teamboss Luca di Montezemolo has been quoted by Sky Sports: "I have news about Schumacher and it is not good. Life is strange, he was a fantastic driver.&quo...
Kevin Magnussen was still letting the news sink in as he stepped onto the stage as a works Renault race driver on Wednesday. At the eleventh hour, the French team split with the...
Renault revealed neither its 2016 car nor the race livery as the wraps came off a mostly black single seater during Wednesday's Paris event. "Here is the Renault RS...
Renault is aiming to add 200 staff to its Enstone chassis factory by the end of next year. "A lot of positions are opening up," admitted chassis technical director Nic...
The sport's newest team boss, Frederic Vasseur, said 2016 is the right time for him to enter the world of formula one. For years, the Frenchman has been on the very edge of ...
Red Bull will enjoy the very same equipment as the Renault works team in 2016, the French carmaker has assured. Even though Red Bull has reverted to mere customer status for the...
F1 will press ahead with its plans to protect the drivers' cockpits in 2017, according to Alex Wurz. Earlier, the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) president said h...
Carlos Ghosn on Wednesday did not hide that enticing Fernando Alonso back to the new works Renault team is an objective. "Would I like to sign Alonso? For sure," he to...
A Danish businessman has hailed Kevin Magnussen's return to F1. In 2014, the Danish bank Saxo Bank entered F1 as a sponsor with Lotus. Now, Danish driver Kevin Magnussen has...
F1's complex and controversial engine development 'token' system will be scrapped for 2017. That was the claim on Wednesday of Cyril Abiteboul, the Renault managing ...
Alain Prost has played down Renault's hopes for 2016. The quadruple world champion is remaining an ambassador for the French carmaker, after Renault bought back its old work...
Toro Rosso remains "on schedule" to debut its 2016 car on the first day of Barcelona testing. Earlier, it was suggested the Red Bull junior team might be running late ...
A surprise face at the Renault launch on Wednesday belonged to Carmen Jorda. Last year, the Spaniard and former GP3 driver was the female development driver at Lotus, which has ...
By: Bas Naafs The new Formula One season will start in Australia on the 20th of march and signals not only the start of what will hopefully be an exciting year, but also the 40...
Renault on Wednesday revealed a black livery for its return as a works F1 team. The RS16 became the first car of the 2016 season to be unveiled, at an event held before the worl...
Renault has revealed their new car for the upcoming F1 season. The RS16, as the car is called, was pointed black, with a touch of yellow. Kevin Magnussen was confirmed as new te...
Fiat Chrysler president Sergio Marchionne wanted Toro Rosso to be powered by Alfa Romeo-branded engines in 2016. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Bild Motorsport, in the ...
Force India looks set to lose its major co-owner and title sponsor Sahara. The Indian conglomerate Sahara's chief, Subrata Roy, has been in a Delhi jail since 2014, and loca...
A landmark meeting starring the biggest names in formula one took place in Milan on Tuesday. Pirelli had sent out the invitation to the sport's leading authorities and figur...
Pastor Maldonado's manager has played down speculation the Venezuelan might rescue his tattered F1 career by joining Manor in 2016. Reportedly amid problems between his cris...
Williams is pleased to announce that Gary Paffett has been appointed as the team's simulator driver for 2016. Paffett has joined the team for the 2016 season to assist the v...
Force India should set its 2016 sights on F1's third force Williams. That is the view of Nico Hulkenberg, the Silverstone based team's German driver who was arguably out...
Despite two recent tragedies, former F1 driver Max Chilton is pressing ahead with his career in motor racing. Chilton was the late Jules Bianchi's teammate at Marussia when ...
Pastor Maldonado has confirmed rampant speculation that he has lost his race seat in formula one. Before the Renault buyout, Lotus re-signed the controversial 30-year-old for 20...
Toro Rosso's new car is up to a second per lap faster than its 2015 predecessor. That is the astonishing claim of meteoric F1 teenager Max Verstappen, ramping up expectation...
F1 has turned another corner on the long road to a street race in London. The idea has been doing the rounds for years, but it might now regain momentum after British grand prix...
A meeting last Friday broke with formula one no closer to determining the shape of its future. At London's Heathrow airport, the teams, FOM and the FIA got together to discu...
Honda's F1 chief Yasuhisa Arai has admitted the Japanese marque struggled with a 'lack of match sharpness' as it returned to the grid in 2015. Teaming up with McLare...
Sahara Force India Formula One Team is pleased to announce Nikita Mazepin as a development driver to mark the beginning of a long-term association with the team. The 16-year-old...
Toro Rosso plans to homologate its 2016 chassis this Friday, sources close to the Faenza based team told F1Today.net. That is despite the fact the team's schedule for the ne...
Sebastian Vettel admits a seasoned eye will quickly recognise the changes made to Ferrari's F1 car for 2016. After Mercedes easily won the first two championships of the new...
Speculation is mounting that McLaren will kick off its hopes for a much better 2016 season with a livery tweak. The British team has had famously few livery changes in its histo...
The long race for a seat at Manor is entering its final days, according to the Jakarta Post. The Indonesian newspaper is closely following the fortunes of Rio Haryanto, a local ...
Haas, the new American F1 team, has no plans to appoint a full-time reserve driver. With a Frenchman (Romain Grosjean) and Mexican (Esteban Gutierrez) set to race for the Ferrar...
Kevin Magnussen has now agreed a deal to race with the new Renault works team in 2016, according to sources. "It's not yet official," declared the Danish newspaper...
Daniil Kvyat is hoping Red Bull can improve in 2016. Although now taking a back seat at the former quadruple world champion team, designer Adrian Newey last week warned that Red...
F1's future continued to take shape on Friday. In a meeting room at London's Heathrow airport, representatives of the teams, FOM and the FIA got together to discuss - am...
F1 legend Gerhard Berger has backed Nico Rosberg to bounce back in 2016. German Rosberg beat his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton late in 2015, but only after the now triple wor...
Bernie Ecclestone sounds unconvinced after F1's engine manufacturers recently agreed a change of direction for the future. The F1 supremo had warned that unless significant ...
For McLaren-Honda, the rumours are running as thick and fast as the expectations of a much better campaign for the famous Anglo-Japanese collaboration. 2015 was a horror reunion...
Mercedes chiefs are heading into the 2016 season with their eyes fixed firmly on Ferrari. "Ferrari has found its old strength," declared Niki Lauda, a former Ferrari c...
A single season has transformed the images of two of F1's best drivers, according to legend Gerhard Berger. As he switched from Ferrari to McLaren-Honda, Spaniard Fernando A...
Kevin Magnussen's father as well as his manager are refusing to comment on widespread reports that the former McLaren reserve is now poised to return to the F1 grid. Special...
F1 seems on track for faster tyres in 2017, as Pirelli welcomes the opportunity to meet with disgruntled drivers next week. Although earlier a supporter of the controversial era...
Pirelli is looking to tackle the complexity of the new tyre rules for 2016 by divulging more live information to the public during races. With the sport looking to spice up the ...
The livery for Ferrari's 2016 car could include a novel dose of white, according to one Italian source. The authoritative La Gazzetta dello Sport said the car, currently cod...
Dr Helmut Marko, a leading Red Bull official, has bad news for F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. Whilst spectating at the Kitzbuhel skiing world cup last week, Ecclestone said anoth...
Carlos Sainz has revealed he is a new lightweight version for the 2016 season. It is believed some cars may be heavier this year, due to the tough new side-impact cockpit crash ...
F1's governing body is believed to have shortlisted a cockpit protection system nicknamed 'the halo' for introduction in 2017, according to the British newspaper The...
F1 could be set to take a sharp turn away from the era of Pirelli's heavily degrading tyres. A few days ago, GPDA director Alex Wurz revealed that formula one drivers are ca...
In the days before the news becomes official in Paris, sources report that Renault's F1 management team is shaping up. Following the Lotus takeover, sources say leading dire...
Toro Rosso is "on schedule" for the 2016 season, despite the late change of engine supplier. That is the claim of the Faenza team's technical boss James Key, after...
Pirelli issued a polite 'no' to reigning world champion team Mercedes ahead of the recent wet tyre test at Paul Ricard. "When you're driving, you're always ...
By: Bas Naafs Frank Williams goes to Saudi-Arabia By the end of the 70's, the Williams Formula One team was in financial trouble. The team was low on funding and lac...
Carlos Sainz insists he is not running away with the "dangerous" idea that Toro Rosso could be better than Red Bull Racing in 2016. When the music of the recent 'R...
Paul Ricard is not ruling out hosting a revived French grand prix at the circuit near Marseille. This week, the track has been hosting three top F1 teams for Pirelli's wet t...
Toro Rosso took on an 100 additional staff to cope with the challenge of preparing for the 2016 season. The Faenza based team's schedule was thrown into chaos late last year...
Sebastian Vettel has tested twice already in 2016, despite not even setting eyes on Ferrari's new car. Indeed, while most of his rivals remain in their winter slumber, Germa...
Pirelli has played down reports that Kimi Raikkonen is unhappy with F1's new generation of wet weather tyres. The Finnish driver was at the wheel of last year's Ferrari ...
Carlos Sainz says his goal is to impress his bosses and win a promotion to Red Bull's senior team. "I know what I need to do to impress them," he said on Tuesday i...
Bernie Ecclestone has not yet given up on the future of the US grand prix in Austin. Late last year, a dark cloud moved over the popular race when the governor of Texas dramatic...
Pastor Maldonado's cousin is set to begin his own adventure in single seater racing. In 2012, then 12-year-old Manuel Maldonado became famous in the paddock for riding on h...
Carlos Sainz has tipped his countryman and mentor Fernando Alonso to have a "better" season with McLaren-Honda. "I think that after 2015 it can only go better for...
Formula one needs Ferrari to give Mercedes a run for its money in 2016. That is the view of F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, when told by the Austrian newspaper Tiroler Tageszeitun...
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