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Perez tips Haas to challenge Force India in 2016
Sergio Perez has backed Force India to rise to the "huge task" of continuing to raise its game in formula one. Teammate Nico Hulkenberg may have been the high-profile ...

08 Dec 2015 12:46
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Briatore rules out Alonso move to Renault team
Flavio Briatore has dismissed suggestions Fernando Alonso might be considering a sensational return to lead Renault's latest works effort in F1. The Enstone based team Lotus...

08 Dec 2015 12:12
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Valtteri Bottas 'not very happy' with 2015 season
Valtteri Bottas admits he is "not very happy" with his 2015 season. In the end, the Finn out-scored his Williams teammate Felipe Massa for the second year running, but...

08 Dec 2015 11:37
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'Hamilton's lifestyle no problem if as long as he performs'
Toto Wolff has rubbished reports it could be Lewis Hamilton's off-track lifestyle that costs the triple world champion his seat at Mercedes. The team boss warned after the A...

08 Dec 2015 10:51
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Mercedes and Ferrari have too much power - Jordan
Eddie Jordan has backed Bernie Ecclestone's view that formula one should usher an independent engine supplier onto the grid. Even though the F1 Commission derailed the supre...

08 Dec 2015 10:05
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Sabbatical not a good move for Alonso - Hakkinen
Lowering his guard and taking a sabbatical amid McLaren-Honda's troubles would not be the right move for Fernando Alonso. That is the advice of fellow former double world ch...

08 Dec 2015 09:16
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'No one is irreplaceable, that includes Hamilton'
An unnamed team boss thinks Mercedes could seriously consider dropping Lewis Hamilton. The German team's chief, Toto Wolff, warned dramatically after Hamilton won the 2015 t...

08 Dec 2015 08:23
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Red Bull Racing reunited with Puma for 2016
Red Bull Racing is excited to announce that it has agreed a long-term partnership with Puma, as Team Partner and Supplier of Race and Teamwear as well as Licensed Partner for th...

07 Dec 2015 14:29
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Rosberg welcomes 'interesting' new tyre rules
Nico Rosberg has welcomed the tyre-usage rule changes in formula one for 2016. The governing FIA and Pirelli announced last week that teams and drivers will get more freedom nex...

07 Dec 2015 13:56
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On average, I'm satisfied with my achievements - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel has declined to hit back with fury at Lewis Hamilton's recent jibe about his talent. The new triple world champion recently said that because Vettel's t...

07 Dec 2015 13:12
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Renault to have 200 to 250 million budget per year
Renault will power back to the front in formula one with a Mercedes-like annual budget. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, following the announcement late ...

07 Dec 2015 12:45
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Organiser denies 2016 Russia GP is at risk
The future of the Russian grand prix is secure, race organiser Sergei Vorobyov insists. "The F1 round at Sochi is (secure) for many years to come and we know this for sure,...

07 Dec 2015 12:09
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Alonso keeps answering questions about his future
Fernando Alonso says he will be on the grid in 2016. McLaren supremo Ron Dennis caused a stir at the Abu Dhabi season finale recently when he hinted Spaniard Alonso, arguably th...

07 Dec 2015 11:37
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Hamilton and his extravagance a 'godsend' for F1
Two F1 pundits believe Lewis Hamilton - warts and all - is good for formula one. "For formula one, I think he's a godsend," said former F1 driver and now German mo...

07 Dec 2015 11:23
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Talks about new engine for 2018 in full swing - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone says the idea of an alternative engine in formula one is not dead yet. Before the recent F1 Commission meeting, the sport's supremo and FIA president Jean ...

07 Dec 2015 10:52
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Nico Rosberg donates EUR 100,000 to charity
Nico Rosberg has donated EUR 100,000 to charity. Recently, the Mercedes driver sold the first family photographs of himself, his wife Vivian and his new baby daughter Alaia to t...

07 Dec 2015 10:10
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Verstappen raises the bar and aims for a podium

Toro Rosso has confirmed officially that Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz are staying at the Faenza based team in 2015. Along with Manor, the two Red Bull-owned teams were the la...

07 Dec 2015 09:46
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Toro Rosso seals deal with 2015 spec Ferrari units
Scuderia Toro Rosso has officially confirmed that they will use 2015 spec Ferrari power units in 2016. Rumors about the less than well kept secret has been out for a while, not ...

06 Dec 2015 07:20
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F1 veterans warn newcomer Haas
Three F1 veterans have warned that Haas is facing a "rude awakening" in formula one. The new American team has linked up as almost a Ferrari 'B team', but form...

05 Dec 2015 09:40
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Ghosn suggests Maldonado, Palmer contracts in doubt
Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn has cast doubt upon the driver contracts agreed between Lotus and Pastor Maldonado and 2016 rookie Jolyon Palmer. After months of delays, the French car...

05 Dec 2015 08:41
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Red Bull will be ready for first test despite delays
The wait for an end to the engine supply crisis was long, but Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull will be ready for the first winter tests of 2016. Renault finally announced on Thursd...

04 Dec 2015 14:28
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Worst part for us was the uncertainty - Permane
Lotus track chief Alan Permane thinks the Enstone team's difficult 2015 will now be "quickly forgotten" after the Renault buyout. He told Auto Motor und Sport on F...

04 Dec 2015 13:46
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Decision to sell F1 before 2016 season - Ecclestone
F1 could still be sold within the next few months, according to Bernie Ecclestone. The sport's long-time supremo, who runs F1 on behalf of current owners CVC, caused a stir ...

04 Dec 2015 13:17
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'Still technically inferior' to Mercedes - Ferrari
Sergio Marchionne has hailed an "outstanding" season for Ferrari at the end of his first year as the fabled marque's president. After the turbulence and mediocrity...

04 Dec 2015 12:39
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Hamilton over last three races: "My job was done"
Nico Rosberg has joined Lewis Hamilton in responding to reports Mercedes may consider dropping them for the sake of team harmony. Boss Toto Wolff was quoted this week as suggest...

04 Dec 2015 12:03
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Manor owner: " I cannot talk about drivers yet"
Manor owner Stephen Fitzpatrick would not comment on reports the British backmarker is close to a decision about its drivers for 2016. With the team switching from Ferrari to Me...

04 Dec 2015 11:25
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Jaguar, Silverstone not denying takeover reports
Neither party has denied reports that Jaguar could buy the British grand prix venue Silverstone. With current owners the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) struggling to pa...

04 Dec 2015 10:50
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Red Bull Racing to use TAG Heuer engines in 2016
From the milliseconds that separate victory from defeat to the finely balanced and perfectly measured rhythm of a racing engine, in motorsport timing is everything. As the curta...

04 Dec 2015 10:37
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Vettel to have 'almost no vacation' this winter
Sebastian Vettel has played down any perception that he will have a long vacation ahead of the start of the 2016 season. The long 19-race calendar for 2015 is over, but an unpre...

04 Dec 2015 10:11
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Malbuner Power Slice becomes partner of Sauber
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce Malbuner Power Slice as a Premium Partner for the 2016 FIA Formula One Championship. Alexander Ospelt, President of the Board of Direct...

04 Dec 2015 09:32
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New tyre rules trigger confusion under F1 drivers
F1's governing body and Pirelli had heads scratching this week as new rules for 2016 were rubber-stamped. It was already known that the sport had decided to spice up the act...

04 Dec 2015 08:48
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Official: Renault finalizes Lotus F1 buyout
Following the September announcement of the signing of a Letter of Intent with Lotus F1 Team, teams at Renault continued to evaluate the possibility of a return to Formula 1. Pa...

04 Dec 2015 08:06
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Grosjean to start work for Haas F1 at Maranello
Romain Grosjean is preparing to get to work on his future as soon as this month -- by travelling to Maranello. After a tough few months for the financially-ailing Lotus team, th...

03 Dec 2015 14:14
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Red Bull Racing set for Friday announcement
Red Bull looks set to lift the lid on its future on Friday. As the fireworks marked the end of the season in Abu Dhabi last Sunday, Christian Horner suggested his McLaren counte...

03 Dec 2015 13:39
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Coulthard urges Ecclestone to keep F1 free-to-air
F1 would not be wise to allow free-to-air television coverage to stop in Britain, David Coulthard has warned. Last weekend in Abu Dhabi, the BBC's formula one coverage team ...

03 Dec 2015 11:11
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Jaguar explores options to buy embattled Silverstone
Jaguar, the iconic British carmaker, is reportedly considering buying Silverstone. In September, reports emerged that the future of the historic British grand prix is in doubt o...

03 Dec 2015 10:48
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Mercedes could thrive without Hamilton, Rosberg - Hakkinen
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are not the only drivers who could win at the wheel of their Mercedes. That is the claim of former double world champion Mika Hakkinen, as Merced...

03 Dec 2015 10:24
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WMSC gives Ecclestone and Todt 'mandate' to fix F1
F1's governing body on Wednesday empowered Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt to take charge of "a number of pressing issues in formula one". The news comes amid the ...

03 Dec 2015 09:56
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Manor F1 looks set to retain Stevens and Rossi
Manor looks set to stick with its current driver lineup for the 2016 season. Although Roberto Merhi returned to the car for the 2015 finale in Abu Dhabi, he was only filling in ...

02 Dec 2015 14:05
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Raikkonen no longer at the peak of his career - Webber
Mark Webber thinks Kimi Raikkonen might be nearing the end of his useful career in formula one. 2007 world champion Raikkonen, although impressive when he returned to F1 with Lo...

02 Dec 2015 13:21
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Hakkinen most impressed by Verstappen and Kvyat
Max Verstappen and Daniil Kvyat have been singled out as two of the most impressive youngsters in F1 this year. "Definitely the biggest surprise was Max Verstappen," f...

02 Dec 2015 12:52
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Red Bull Racing engine could be called Tag-Heuer
McLaren has fired the opening salvo of its effort to fight back in 2016 by topping the 12-hour post-season tyre test in Abu Dhabi. It was new reserve and reigning GP2 champion S...

02 Dec 2015 12:14
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Zetsche backs Mercedes' F1 chiefs to stick together
Dieter Zetsche has backed Mercedes' F1 chiefs Niki Lauda and Toto Wolff, amid mischievous reports of discord between the pair. Reports in Abu Dhabi had suggested the rift le...

02 Dec 2015 11:40
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Booth, Lowdon set for LMP2 project at Le Mans
Departed Manor chiefs John Booth and Graeme Lowdon are tipped to re-fire their racing instincts in the world of endurance sports cars. Reportedly amid a split with new owner Ste...

02 Dec 2015 11:09
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Williams has to improve in order to win - Bottas
Valtteri Bottas has called on Williams to up its game in 2016. Just like last year, the British team finished this season's world championship third overall, with Finn Botta...

02 Dec 2015 10:33
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Renault announcement on Lotus now imminent
Renault's decision to return to full works status in 2016 by buying Lotus is now imminent. That is the claim of the well-connected French source RMC Sport, reporting that th...

02 Dec 2015 09:56
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History: Renault in Formula 1
French carmanufacturer Renault has been in Formula 1 for a long time, and they have entered the sport as full works team just as often as they have supplied other teams. Renault...

01 Dec 2015 15:00
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Honda vows to work throughout holidays - Arai
Honda has vowed to work throughout the forthcoming holiday season to get back up to speed in formula one. With McLaren, the Anglo-Japanese collaboration faltered badly in 2015 a...

01 Dec 2015 13:30
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Stroll hopes to be one of the next Williams drivers
Lance Stroll admits he hopes a new role at Williams could be his road to the formula one grid. Last week, the British team said its new development driver for 2016 will be 17-ye...

01 Dec 2015 12:47
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2016 the 'year of truth' for Ferrari - Italian press
When Ferrari puts its 2016 challenger on track in February, the entire world of F1 will wonder if it can be a Mercedes-beater. And arguably the keenest observers of all will be ...

01 Dec 2015 12:05
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Mercedes to analyse what happened to Hamilton
Whether Nico Rosberg can turn his newly-found top form into a title challenge in 2016 has become a hot topic for the forthcoming winter period. "Three wins and six poles in...

01 Dec 2015 11:24
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Renault set to announce F1 decision this week
Tuesday or Wednesday have been tipped as the most likely days for Renault to announce its decision to stay in formula one next year and beyond. That is the claim of Austria'...

01 Dec 2015 10:56
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Our engine 'will be fixed' for Melbourne - Honda
Yasuhisa Arai insists Honda has no regrets about making its return to F1 in 2015, despite its obvious unpreparedness for the 'power unit' era. McLaren-Honda staff and fa...

01 Dec 2015 10:19
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F1 popularity in Germany continues to decline
The popularity of formula one within Germany has continued to steadily decline. It emerges that the coverage by the German broadcaster ARD of Sunday's skiing-and-shooting bi...

01 Dec 2015 09:46
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Smaller teams must be able to afford engines - Lauda
F1 drew its 2015 season to a close amid the spectacular Abu Dhabi night skyline and the distinct smell of political controversy. "There is a lot of self-interest and a lot ...

30 Nov 2015 13:23
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Toro Rosso 'even more Italian' in 2016 - Sainz
Carlos Sainz says he is looking forward to a better season in 2016. Although overshadowed by his meteoric teammate Max Verstappen, the Spanish rookie has also shone at Toro Ross...

30 Nov 2015 12:51
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Frustrated Alonso steers away from sabbatical in 2016
Fernando Alonso and Ron Dennis have steered away from speculation the Spaniard might be taking a sabbatical in 2016. Dennis, the McLaren supremo, lit the fuse on Saturday at Abu...

30 Nov 2015 12:12
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Daniil Kvyat will stay at Red Bull for 2016 - Horner
Daniil Kvyat does not have to worry about his future at Red Bull. That is the claim of team boss Christian Horner, despite the fact that he said just recently that if Red Bull s...

30 Nov 2015 11:48
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Ferrari 'fine' with FIA's ruling on Haas partnership
Maurizio Arrivabene says Ferrari is "fine" with the FIA's ruling about technical alliances in formula one. While Mercedes never mentioned Ferrari or Haas by name, ...

30 Nov 2015 11:07
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'Dennis won't be happy with Red Bull engine plans'
Uncertainty has morphed back into mystery as Red Bull's engine crisis races beyond the chequered flag in 2015. Amid the Abu Dhabi floodlights, F1 legend Niki Lauda confirmed...

30 Nov 2015 10:31
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'Good time' for VW to consider F1 - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone thinks the time could be right for the Volkswagen Group to enter formula one. Reportedly, Audi was close to showing the green light to a F1 project when the Vo...

30 Nov 2015 09:43
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FIA backs Ferrari-Haas, F1 waits on Renault
Abu Dhabi fireworks signalled the end of the 2015 season on Sunday, but that doesn't mean the action will now go quiet. Even before the race began at Yas Marina, the steward...

30 Nov 2015 08:20
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2015 Formula 1 Drivers Championship Results
The following is the final positions for the 2015 F1 season subject to post race confirmation from FIA. 1st Lewis Hamilton Mercedes &nb...

29 Nov 2015 18:03
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2015 Abu Dhabi Race Review
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg wins the Abu Dhabi grand Prix with a hat trick of pole position to race win conversions. Nico dominated his teammate Lewis Hamilton throughout the G...

29 Nov 2015 18:01
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Starting grid Abu Dhabi 2015

29 Nov 2015 13:10
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Lauda backs Rosberg in Hamilton duel
Niki Lauda has sided with Nico Rosberg, after Lewis Hamilton suggested a technical change at Mercedes has favoured his German teammate. After dominantly winning his second conse...

28 Nov 2015 09:42
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Gutierrez started work at Haas 'weeks ago'
Esteban Gutierrez has revealed he started work at Haas "several weeks ago". The Mexican was unveiled as Romain Grosjean's teammate for the new American team at the...

28 Nov 2015 09:31
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Rosberg could leave Mercedes after 2016 - Salo
2016 could be Nico Rosberg's final season in silver, former F1 driver Mika Salo has predicted. Finn Salo, who drove for several F1 teams including Ferrari and Toyota, told b...

28 Nov 2015 09:11
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Ferrari denies Arrivabene death threat reports
Ferrari has denied speculation its F1 team boss threatened to kill a cameraman in the Abu Dhabi pitlane on Friday. Darren Heath, a well-known and veteran F1 photographer, tweet...

28 Nov 2015 08:56
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Mercedes' F1 team signs up Esteban Ocon
French teenager Esteban Ocon has been signed up by Mercedes' F1 team, it emerged in Abu Dhabi late on Friday. Early this week, we reported that the front-running GP3 driver ...

28 Nov 2015 08:47
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