Toto Wolff admits Haas may be 'best of the rest' in Melbourne. It is clear that Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari will lead the way as the 2018 season begins. But many thin...
Esteban Ocon says that he is arriving in Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix with the aim of scoring points. In 2017, the Frenchman finished inside the top ten on all b...
Ferrari could be closer to Mercedes this season than has been suggested in recent days and weeks. That is the view of Alex Wurz, who admitted that whether Ferrari can take on th...
Toro Rosso has confirmed rumours Honda made a big step forward over the winter after the Japanese engine manufacturer got more 'freedom'. One analysis of the big improve...
Toto Wolff is still confident Lewis Hamilton will sign up with Mercedes beyond 2018. Earlier, amid claims a contract announcement was imminent, Hamilton suggested that the proce...
Mark Webber says he would be "flabbergasted" if Ferrari quits formula one. Mercedes is also unhappy about Liberty Media's plans for a budget cap and new engine reg...
How much a team spends throughout a Formula 1 season can have drastic effects come the conclusion of the year. Car development has proven to be a key aspect throughout the calen...
McLaren's executive director Eric Boullier says that the team has sorted the reliability issues that hit them at pre-season testing. The Woking-based team had a se...
F1 can speed up now that the controversial 'Halo' safety feature is attached to the cars. That is the view of Alex Wurz, the president of the Grand Prix Drivers' Ass...
Esteban Ocon admits he is quietly eyeing a future at Mercedes. The young Frenchman is currently at Force India, but he is backed by Mercedes. According to RMC, Mercedes boss Tot...
Sky Sports has revealed that Nico Rosberg will join their pundit line-up at certain races throughout the 2018 season, starting this weekend in Melbourne. The 2016 Formula 1...
Nico Hulkenberg says that he is feeling positive heading into his second year in Formula 1 with Renault. The German will compete in his eighth season in overall, having joined t...
Ross Brawn has acknowledged that formula one cars must lose weight. While laptimes are currently impressive, F1 figures including Robert Kubica and Paddy Lowe have said the way ...
Toro Rosso's team principal Franz Tost has admitted that the team is relishing in the freedom it has with Honda. While previously the Red Bull junior team was told how ...
Max Verstappen has admitted he is boss Dr Helmut Marko's "new project". With the future of his Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo in the air, Dutchman Verstappen s...
Charles Leclerc says it's too early to dream about a future at Ferrari. The reigning Formula 2 champion is backed by Ferrari, and has been placed at the newly Alfa Romeo-spo...
Pascal Wehrlein admits it's a "weird feeling" to be left on the sidelines as the 2018 season begins. The Mercedes-backed German drove for Manor and Sauber in 2016 ...
Daniel Ricciardo will walk a contract "tightrope" in 2018. That is the view of the Australian's countryman Mark Webber, referring to the fact that Ricciardo is on ...
A top Copenhagen official has played down hopes the Danish capital could soon join the F1 calendar. Ninna Hedeager Olsen, the deputy mayor for Copenhagen's technical and env...
A new deal between Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes could be delayed.Earlier, team boss Toto Wolff said he hoped a contract to keep the quadruple wor ld champion at Mercedes beyond 2...
McLaren has teamed up with adventurous British lifestyle brand Gandys for next week’s Australian Grand Prix. Gandys was founded by brothers Rob and Paul Forkan, who were i...
Formula 1 will open the 2018 season with the Rolex Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 23-25. With 21 weekends scheduled within a nine-month period, this season’s ...
Red Bull has Carlos Sainz waiting in the wings if talks with Daniel Ricciardo break down. That is the warning made by team boss Christian Horner, amid reports Red Bull has set A...
Paddy Lowe has hit back at claims Robert Kubica is a faster driver than both of Williams' 2018 race drivers. After a seven year absence due to permanent injury, Kubica is ba...
Gerhard Berger thinks Honda is on track to improve in formula one. The McLaren collaboration in 2015-2017 was so bad that the British team dumped Honda, leaving the Japanese man...
Toto Wolff thinks 2018 is a year of truth for F1's new owner Liberty Media. The Mercedes boss said the sport's new American regime had a "grace period" last ye...
Ferrari is free to quit formula one after 2020, FIA president Jean Todt says. At the Geneva motor show, Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne doubled down on his threat to quit th...
F1's governing body will not ask Renault to change the layout of its 2018 exhaust. The yellow and black car turned heads during Barcelona testing because it appeared the exh...
Lewis Hamilton remains confident he will be staying with Mercedes beyond 2018. Both sides are openly discussing the details of a new deal for 2019 and beyond. Hamilton is quote...
Zandvoort owner Bernhard van Oranje has admitted that a Dutch grand prix at the circuit is unlikely. In recent months, reports have suggested The Netherlands could be vying to r...
Kevin Magnussen is continuing to rail against the mandatory 'Halo' device featured on all F1 cars in 2018. While some drivers support the safety innovation, others like ...
Cyril Abiteboul thinks formula one needs to change. The Frenchman is at charge at the Renault works team, who are targeting fourth place in the constructors' championship th...
Sebastian Vettel says he has faith in Ferrari ahead of the 2018 season. After winter testing, the general consensus is that Ferrari may not only be trailing Mercedes, but also R...
Alain Prost says Renault is not setting goals for 2018, but he will not rule out a podium for the French team. After winter testing, the general consensus is that Renault and Ha...
Fernando Alonso insists he is "not pessimistic" after a fourth consecutive troubled winter for McLaren. After three bad years with Honda, the British team has finally ...
Haas F1 Team says the door to Antonio Giovinazzi will remain basically closed in 2018. Since last July, the Ferrari junior driver replaced Kevin Magnussen on Friday morning at s...
Alex Wurz says he detects "tension" between Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen. Comparing Red Bull's lineup with those of the other two top teams, the former driv...
Christian Horner has chided Ferrari for holding F1 "to ransom". The Red Bull boss is taking a hard position in reaction not only to Ferrari's quit threat, but pres...
Christian Horner has hit back at Renault's imposition of a May deadline to decide its engine supplier for 2019. It is no secret that Red Bull installed Honda as Toro Rosso...
Haas has emerged as a dark horse favourite to finish 'best of the rest' behind the top three teams in 2018. Until recently, it appeared that Renault was clearly the stro...
Adrian Newey is staying at Red Bull, even though the former title-winning team has appointed a new technical director. France's L'Equipe reported that Frenchman Pierre W...
McLaren has defended the 'aggressive' design of its 2018 car. Even after dumping Honda, the British team is still the team that endured the most troubled 2018 winter. Ma...
Robert Kubica looks set to add Le Mans to his race programme in 2018. The Pole was scheduled to test the Williams in Barcelona on Friday, but he gave up his running for race dri...
Valtteri Bottas has denied that Mercedes is a full second per lap ahead of Formula 1's other top teams heading into this month's Australian Grand Prix. One analysis sho...
Sauber team principal Frederic Vasseur says that Charles Leclerc needs time to learn the ropes in Formula 1. The 2017 Formula 2 champion will compete in his first season of F1 t...
Renault has defended the legality of its 2018 car's exhaust layout. At the rear of the yellow and black car, the engine exhaust is pointed upwards towards the rear wing, whi...
Carlos Sainz has backed Renault's deliberations over taking a strategic approach to the long-life engine rules of 2018. Over the winter, the rules have changed so that each ...
Ferrari is still dictating pace at the winter test at Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona. Kimi Raikkonen was the fastest this morning, with a 1:17.221 on the hypersoft compound...
Nine out of ten teams will round up their preseason today at Circuit de Catalunya. Not Red Bull Racing: the Austrians will stay at Barcelona for a filming day, sources with...
Lewis Hamilton on Thursday said he is not worried about the laptime put in by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel at the final Barcelona test. Vettel smashed the circuit record, but ...
A female F1 test driver says physical strength does not prevent women from racing at the pinnacle of motor sport. This week, Spanish driver and FIA 'women in motor sport com...
Honda is feeling more "calm" after leaving McLaren. That is the claim of sources close to the Japanese manufacturer, as Honda appears to thrive at Toro Rosso and McLar...
Carlos Sainz says he is "not surprised at all" with recent comments made by Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul. Days ago, Abiteboul said in Barcelona that after Jolyon Palme...
Leading McLaren figures are denying the British team is still in crisis even after dumping Honda. Between 2015 and 2017, Honda got the blame for McLaren's struggles. But the...
Sebastian Vettel was back on top of the time sheets for Ferrari on the third day of the second set of testing days in Barcelona. Vettel smashed the unofficial lap record of cata...
Robert Kubica thinks modern F1 cars need to trim some fat. The Pole is uniquely positioned to comment on today's cars, having sat out the period between 2011 and 2017 with h...
Fernando Alonso says he is not worried about a new race start procedure for 2018. At the Barcelona test, drivers simulated a new procedure where a race is re-started from the gr...
Zak Brown has played down suggestions McLaren could become a formula one engine supplier in 2021. Early this year, F1 talks will intensify about what the post-2021 engine regula...
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has smashed the unofficial track record at Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona this morning. The German posted a 1:17.182 on the hypersoft compou...
Marcus Ericsson thinks his new teammate could boost his reputation in F1. Since debuting in 2014, Swede Ericsson has established a reputation among the bottom half of the driver...
Red Bull is emerging as a potential favourite for the 2018 world championship. After Mercedes' Toto Wolff said on Tuesday that Red Bull is leading the testing pack, Daniel R...
The new Renault car is better in every way, according to driver Nico Hulkenberg. One analysis from the Barcelona testing is that the French works team is ready to step up to bec...
Daniel Ricciardo set the unofficial lap record of the circuit de catalunya on the second day of testing in Barcelona. The Australians lap broke the previous record held by Felip...
Sergio Marchionne has told Liberty Media to back off and let Ferrari get on with the business of making F1 cars. Recently, the Ferrari president said he disagreed with Liberty...
Stoffel Vandoorne has expressed some concern as a difficult winter for McLaren continues. After a troubled opening test, the British team's new Renault-powered car struck mo...
Red Bull Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo has set the best time of winter testing in 2018 so far. His 1:18.047 on the hypersoft compound is even an unofficial track record at the ...
Renault-powered teams are considering using four engines per driver instead of just three in 2018. The rules have changed over the winter, meaning drivers will be penalised if t...
Jean Todt has counted himself out of the debate about 'grid girls'. F1 owner Liberty Media has banned them, replacing the women with children for 2018. FIA president To...
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