A formula one team boss has admitted he hopes the forthcoming Bahrain grand prix is called off. The Times newspaper is reporting that every team is devising contingency plans fo...
Despite the frustrations of the opening two races, Team Principal Eric Boullier focuses on the achievements of the team so far, and a positive outlook for the remainder of the s...
Charlie Whiting has admitted F1's governing body will likely have to change the exhaust rules yet again for 2013. Led by technical delegate Whiting, the FIA clamped down hard fo...
Tyre strategy will be at the forefront of one of the most technically demanding races of the year, as Pirelli returns to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix. Last year, the top ...
Amid France's push to return to the F1 calendar, it appears Magny Cours is not yet out of the game. Prime minister Francois Fillon, however, has earmarked Paul Ricard - the well...
Despite the relative luxury of a three-week break so early in the season, the Marussia F1 Team are ready to go racing again as the first members of the team begin the long journ...
Argentina looks set to replace Korea on the 2013 formula one calendar. That is the claim of Italy's Autosprint magazine, reporting that the Argentinean national government will ...
Jenson Button You called the Malaysian Grand Prix a 'bad day in the office' does that change your preparations for this weekends race in Shanghai? Button: "Not really, it...
Ross Brawn has confirmed reports that Mercedes' 2012 'F-duct' will not be easily copied by rival teams. We reported on Thursday that while Red Bull and now Ferrari worked quickl...
Lotus F1 Team announces that Naoki Tokunaga, Deputy Technical Director, will leave the team at the end of this week to become Renault Sport F1's Technical Director - New Generat...
Fired up by its own good performances from the first two rounds of the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship and refreshed after a little break, the Sauber F1 Team is heading ...
Kimi Raikkonen has a simple theory as to why his return to formula one was much smoother than fellow former champion Michael Schumacher's. After two less competitive seasons in ...
Michael Schumacher: "When I think about the Chinese Grand Prix, the fans are the first thing that comes to mind. For many years now, I've had a big and loyal fan base there, and...
Heikki Kovalainen: "Next up it's another couple of back to back races, this time China and Bahrain. We'll look at Bahrain next week so for now the focus is on China. I've been i...
Romain Grosjean has admitted he hopes France's touted return to the F1 calendar is shown the green light. Amid expectations he would announce a race at Paul Ricard will go ahead...
Just after backing his friend and countryman to bounce back, Rubens Barrichello has refused to rule out returning to formula one to replace the struggling Felipe Massa. After 19...
HRT Formula 1 Team announces the incorporation of Chinese driver Ma Qing Hua to the Spanish team's young driver development programme. The formation programme designed by HRT F...
Sauber is in a race for money after discovering its 2012 car is up to speed with F1's richest teams. As ever in formula one, world championships are won not on the basis of a cl...
Damon Hill has changed his mind yet again on the controversial issue of Bahrain's return to formula one later this month. Amid the debate about the island Kingdom's return to th...
The season has started with a great deal of promise, but ultimately not the results deserved for Romain. With another new track to learn in China, the Frenchman is looking for a...
World champion Sebastian Vettel was unapologetic this week, having shown his Indian rival Narain Karthikeyan the middle finger recently in Malaysia. The German also called the H...
Jenson Button has revealed he will "definitely" remain loyal to McLaren for the next few years. It was reported this week that the 2009 world champion received an "offer" from F...
Fan Fashion is the Formula 1 shop where you can see and order the new Formula 1 merchandise already. You will find here a wide range of caps, T-shirts, poloshirts, jackets and a...
Race organisers have released further news of their off-track line-up for the 2012 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix. Global superstar Katy Perry will headline the Padang s...
Helmut Marko has admitted Red Bull has work to do in order to return to the front in formula one. Having dominated F1's recent history, the energy drink owned team is now behind...
Rubens Barrichello has advised his friend and countryman Felipe Massa to remember to enjoy his job, amid rumours the Brazilian is speeding towards the exit at Ferrari. Speculati...
HRT's team boss has admitted installing KERS is an unlikely goal for the struggling Spanish team this year. Luis Perez Sala said the new F112 was designed to accommodate the ene...
Ferrari is planning to follow Sauber's lead when the first major development of the disappointing F2012 car is unveiled soon. "No doubt about it," Fernando Alonso said after win...
A three week gap between Malaysia and China comes as a welcome break for the drivers. We caught up with Kimi to hear what the 2007 World Champion has been up to, his thoughts on...
With the pecking-order still not entirely clear after two races, it could be set to change all over again in the near future. That is the view of Peter Sauber, the Hinwil based ...
Pirelli has revealed the tyre nominations for rounds four to six of this years FIA Formula One World Championship in Bahrain, Spain and Monaco. In Bahrain, the P Zero White me...
The A1 Grand Prix seems to get a second chance. The serie with nations as teams started in 2005, but after four years the organisers pulled the plug after they couldn't pay the ...
Martin Brundle has admitted he is surprised HRT is still struggling so much at the start of its third season in formula one. Better known then as 'Hispania', the Spanish team wa...
The FIA appears to have waded back into the 'F-duct' debate, indicating that the Mercedes-style solution is fully legal. We reported on Monday that the saga looked set to contin...
With Sergio Perezs sensational podium finish in Malaysia - and the subsequent rumours of his switching to Ferrari to replace Felipe Massa - Sauber have found themselves unusua...
Two former champions have admitted they are impressed with how Kimi Raikkonen has re-adjusted to formula one after two years off the grid. Niki Lauda, the plain-speaking triple ...
After a positive start to the 2012 Formula 1 season, with strong performances in the opening two races, the Marussia F1 Team is pleased to announce a new Official Partnership wi...
Engineer Toni Cuquerella assumes, as of today, the role of Technical Director of HRT Formula 1 Team. Cuquerella, besides being at the head of technical development, will continu...
Sergio Perez insists he is "100 per cent" committed to Sauber, but revealed he would like to be with a "big team" within two years. After his strong second place in Malaysia rec...
Jenson Button reportedly received an "offer" from Ferrari before re-committing last year to the McLaren team. The Brazilian news agency Agencia Estado said the Briton held talks...
Now less than three weeks before the island kingdom is scheduled to host its return to formula one, bitter protests and violence have once again erupted in Bahrain. Witnesses cl...
France's return to the 2013 formula one calendar is not quite at the finish-line. Many expected prime minister Francois Fillon's visit to the Paul Ricard circuit last Friday to ...
Sergio "Checo" Pérez introduces the team behind the driver. Starting with his Race Engineer, Checo presents the staff that works closest with him and that made his 2nd place po...
Adrian Sutil's dispute with Eric Lux is now formally over, after the former Force India driver withdrew the appeal against his assault conviction. In late January, the German wa...
Jaime Alguersuari from Spain, together with Brazilian Lucas di Grassi, will be Pirellis two test drivers during the 2012 season, as the Italian firm enters its second year of ...
Norbert Haug has dismissed reports linking Lewis Hamilton with a switch to Mercedes for 2013. With the 2008 world champion's McLaren contract expiring, speculation had linked Br...
Sauber has revealed it cannot afford to simply jump in and copy Mercedes' innovative F-duct solution. The small Swiss team had almost winning race pace in Malaysia last weekend ...
Felipe Massa: One day to be with the team, to analyse in detail every moment of these first two Grands Prix of 2012, to understand how and why things did not go the way we wan...
Teams are making preparations just in case the Bahrain grand prix is called off at the last minute. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, reporting that the teams...
The Marussia F1 Team is delighted to announce that it has agreed an extension to its current Official Supplier relationship with Nexa Autocolor, which supplies the team with the...
Adrian Sutil has admitted that discovering Lewis Hamilton was not a friend was one of life's "disappointments". Since their F3 days as teammates, Sutil and Hamilton have been ar...
The French PM Francois Fillon will announce tomorrow that France will be back on the F1 calendar in 2013, according to Le Parisien. The race will take place at Paul Ricard. A...
With nearly 120,000 fans in attendance, the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend was an unqualified success. Given the amount of Formula One publicity and attractions on offer in the ne...
Fan Fashion is the Formula 1 shop where you can see and order the new Formula 1 merchandise already. You will find here a wide range of caps, T-shirts, poloshirts, jackets and a...
Luca di Montezemolo has offered Felipe Massa some cautious backing. The struggling driver was summoned to Ferrari's Maranello headquarters this week rather than travel home to B...
Norbert Haug has the 'F-duct' debate around by admitting he questions the exhaust solution featured on this year's McLaren car. Some teams - notably Red Bull, Lotus and Ferrari ...
This year's young drivers' test could be called off. Currently, the event - giving inexperienced drivers the chance to drive current F1 cars amid the sport's strict testing limi...
F1 team bosses turned out in force as officials insisted next month's Bahrain grand prix is definitely on. The sport's chief executive Bernie Ecclestone joined Sir Frank William...
F1's governing body has played down claims Sebastian Vettel faces a penalty for his behaviour during the Malaysian grand prix. After the race, the reigning world champion dismis...
After a demoralising 2011, Mark Webber is back. Unfortunately for the Australian, however, the new Red Bull is not yet a McLaren-beater. Teammate Sebastian Vettel scored back to...
Williams F1 scored its first points of 2012 in the Malaysian Grand Prix. The wet-dry race required the team to think on its feet and react to the track conditions, which it mana...
A Brazilian correspondent has leapt to the defense of Felipe Massa. "Ferrari is making a huge mistake," wrote Livio Oricchio in his O Estado de S.Paulo blog. Massa is current...
Sheikh Abdullah bin Isa al-Khalifa, Bahrain's motor racing federation chief and also an FIA world council member, admitted he could not guarantee the safety of F1's travelling p...
Adrian Sutil has admitted he would relish the opportunity to return to formula one with Sauber. Strong rumours in recent days - particularly in the wake of his podium in Malaysi...
Ferrari's new deal for the 2013 Concorde Agreement reportedly involves a $50 million annual fee. It is believed the Italian team has now finalised its commercial agreement with ...
The FIA could sanction F1's reigning back-to-back world champion for his behaviour during the recent Malaysian grand prix. Before calling backmarker Narain Karthikeyan a "gherki...
Pirelli is reportedly considering signing a 2011 race driver to be the official tyre supplier's new test driver. AS newspaper in Spain said Jaime Alguersuari, formerly at Toro R...
Lewis Hamilton has vowed to push his McLaren engineers to improve the race pace of the British team's 2012 car. The 2008 world champion put the MP4-27 on pole position for both ...
Bruno Senna has admitted he feels a release of pressure following a strong showing in Malaysia last weekend. The Brazilian, whose uncle was the great triple world champion Ay...
Amid his performance slump and rumours Sergio Perez will soon replace him, Ferrari's struggling Felipe Massa has been summoned to Maranello. A report on the Italian team's of...
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