Damon Hill believes that Mercedes must give Lewis Hamilton freedom to do as he pleases, or they will risk losing him to a rival. Hamilton has enjoyed a vibrant lifestyle in the...
Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull is not alarmed to be starting the season apparently off the pace of Ferrari and Mercedes. In fact, the Australian says he hopes Ferrari's lead...
Red Bull Racing is delighted to announce that in 2017 it is partnering with audio experts Earin who will supply the team race drivers, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen, with ...
New reports are revealing that McLaren has contacted former engine partner Mercedes with a view to a potential reconciliation, as its Honda power unit continues to cause the tea...
Niki Lauda says he has been impressed with how Valtteri Bottas is getting up to speed at Mercedes. Recently, comments attributed to the Mercedes team chairman indicated the Finn...
McLaren is delighted to announce that double world champion Mika Hakkinen will take up the position of Partner Ambassador with immediate effect, in a multi-year deal. The Flyin...
Ross Brawn has admitted that tweaks to the commercial arrangements inside F1 could be a key to a strong future for the sport. Currently, one assessment of the situation in pitla...
Sebastian Vettel has admitted he stands a chance of winning the world championship in a red suit. "Yes!" the German declared to Sport Bild magazine. "If not, I wo...
Max Verstappen is a much better teammate for Daniel Ricciardo than was his Red Bull predecessor. That is the claim of Dr Helmut Marko, having last year made the controversial de...
The promoter of Azerbaijan's grand prix has hit back hard at the chief executive of F1's new owner Liberty Media. Forbes this week quoted Liberty CEO Greg Maffei as stro...
Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC (Ticker: WGF1) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paddy Lowe as Chief Technical Officer for the Williams Group. Paddy Lowe will join Wil...
Toto Wolff has applauded the tweaks already made in F1's post-Bernie Ecclestone era. Since Liberty Media's buyout was completed and F1 supremo Ecclestone was ousted, for...
Nico Rosberg has admitted he could return to formula one as a team boss some day. The new reigning world champion shocked the world by retiring just days after winning the 2016 ...
Adelaide will work with the South Australian State Government to establish whether the return of the Australian Grand Prix could be viable for the city, according to new reports...
Eric Boullier has admitted Fernando Alonso's future could depend on the competitiveness of the McLaren-Honda package in 2017. On the face of it, the Anglo-Japanese collabor...
Carlos Sainz says that he is very much looking for a drivers world title in the future, but states he will need to be given the right car and be with the right team. The Spania...
New Sauber recruit Pascal Wehrlein believes the year-old Ferrari engines being used by the Swiss team this year could leave it at a disadvantage as F1 prepares to get 2017 under...
Nico Rosberg says that he understands the feeling of pressure on the shoulders of Mick Schumacher, who will this year be racing in the European Formula 3 championship. Sc...
Dr Helmut Marko is worried that drivers will still be forced to save fuel in 2017, despite the 100kg of fuel usage being raised to 105kg for this season. Red Bull's top off...
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is not worried about Renault's reliability woes ahead of the 2017 season. The power unit seems to produce more power than it's p...
Daniil Kvyat remains focused on claiming a world title in Formula 1 despite a disappointing 2016 season. Kvyat was dropped by Red Bull after the 2016 Russian Grand Prix, and was...
Valtteri Bottas says he "will not panic" if Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton is faster than him early in 2017. Based on Barcelona testing, Red Bull's Dr Helmut Mar...
Sergio Perez says he was surprised when he sampled F1's much faster cars for the first time in Barcelona testing recently. The 2017 rules were penned to make the cars much f...
Mercedes has defended its decision to remove the 'KeepFightingMichael' hashtag branding from the livery of its F1 car. Ever since former team driver Michael Schumacher&#...
Sebastian Vettel's "provocative" behaviour shows Ferrari is entering the 2017 season as a favourite. That is the view of Dr Helmut Marko, who as Red Bull's dri...
Force India's new pink livery has cost an incoming sponsor up to $20 million for the 2017 season. That is the claim of the Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung, following news ...
Mercedes ran through the recent Barcelona tests with a secret reliability problem. That is the claim of Leo Turrini, a well-known Italian media insider who is famously close to ...
A dark cloud has moved above the future of Azerbaijan's grand prix. Under ousted F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone's leadership, a street circuit in the historic capital Baku...
Watch this tribute from Mobil 1 The Grid to motorsport legend John Surtees, who very sadly past away last week. Surtees was the only man to win world championships on two wheels...
Sahara Force India takes on a brand new look this year following the signing of a partnership agreement with Europe’s No. 1 water technology specialists, BWT. The V...
Ferrari has rejected the "favourite" tag ahead of next weekend's season-opening Australian grand prix. Although Mercedes has won the past three titles, Lewis Hamil...
Adrian Newey could be shaping up to launch a "brilliant update" for its 2017 car. That is the claim of former F1 driver turned German-language pundit Marc Surer. The S...
Mercedes is looking ahead to a "tough year", according to team chairman and F1 legend Niki Lauda. Lewis Hamilton said in Barcelona last week that although Ferrari appe...
F1 looks set to ban the 'shark fin' appendages that will fill the Melbourne grid next weekend. The fins, extending from the rear of the engine cover, "calm the air ...
F1 legend Niki Lauda does not think Nico Rosberg will mount a return to formula one. When new world champion Rosberg shocked the world with his post-title retirement announcemen...
The pressure on Lance Stroll ahead of the 2017 season is "extremely high". That is not the view of an outspoken pundit but of Rob Smedley, the engineering chief at Wil...
Honda is adamant that the engine problems which have blighted partners McLaren throughout pre-season testing will be resolved in time for the opening race of 2017 in Australia, ...
1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has advised McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne to focus on one thing when his first full F1 season begins in Melbourne - beating his team-mat...
The Paul Ricard circuit, which will host the returning French Grand Prix next year, is being reported as a potential destination for pre-season testing in 2018, mainly due to it...
Renault thinks it is a solid bet to head the F1 midfield in 2017. The French works team had a bad 2016 in the wake of the Lotus takeover, but technical boss Alan Permane said at...
F1 is continuing to nudge up the volume of its controversial 'power units'. In 2011, in the midst of the screaming V8 era, a German newspaper clocked the leading Mercede...
Liberty Media boss Greg Maffei has hinted F1 needs to make changes to its current engine regulations. Last week, FIA president Jean Todt ruled out a return to screaming V8, V10 ...
A Portuguese circuit has put up its hand as a potential venue for a non-championship F1 race. Recently, new F1 sporting boss Ross Brawn said he would like a non-championship rac...
In the last full week until the F1 circus heads off to Melbourne, the 2017 pecking order remains unclear. On the basis of Barcelona testing, Ferrari and Mercedes are neck and ne...
While Lewis Hamilton's on-track happenings often grab headlines, in the last number of years, the Brit has been faced with a lot of criticism due to his interests outsi...
McLaren team boss Eric Boullier is hopeful that the team can improve by Australia, after their woes in winter testing in Barcelona. The engine in the MCL32 was changed at l...
With the introduction of radically more aerodynamics and downforce, the new tyres for this year are a little overshadowed. The tyres, which are 25% wider, will play a ...
Watch this clip of IndyCar driver Conor Daly around St. Petersburg with the wonderful visor cam which gives the viewer an insight to what the driver sees in the cockpit of ...
Most teams have vacated the paddock in Barcelona after the two weeks of pre-season testing, but that does not apply to Red Bull Racing. Today, the Austrian team are taking part ...
With the introduction of the new regulations, cars have been allowed to use 5kg of more fuel. However, teams are wondering whether or not this will be enough, as consumption fro...
Sauber has released a video of Marcus Ericsson taking a trip around the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, with a 360° camera attached to the car. We recently saw a si...
Valtteri Bottas says after two weeks of testing in Barcelona, he is left ready to turn up in Melbourne and race. The Finn had a successful test, racking up a lot of mileage. He...
The motorsport world is in mourning this weekend as the news of the passing of British motorcycle and car racer John Surtees filtered through on Friday afternoon. The...
In a season where Red Bull were mighty favourites to challenge the dominant Mercedes, Ferrari has emerged from winter testing looking as though they are the most likely to dethr...
Honda ha admitted that they are worried about the performance gap to the other teams ahead of the fast approaching 2017 Formula 1 season. McLaren suffered a poor winter te...
Team principal of Toro Rosso Franz Tost says that the team's reliability is a weak point, but hopes they can overcome the problems before the maiden race of the season in tw...
Reflecting on his final day of pre-season testing, Lance Stroll was happy to end the week on a high, as he managed to put in 132 laps throughout the day on Friday. Stroll gathe...
Team principal of Haas Guenther Steiner thinks that Ferrari has taken a huge step forward with their 2017 power unit from the spec that was used in 2016. Ferrari is the name on...
Nico Hulkenberg was pleased to finish of Renault's pre-season testing on a high note after there were some struggles with reliability throughout the two weeks. The Enstone ...
The second week of pre-season testing is over and now we impatiently ahead the opening round in Melbourne in two weeks. Here are some quick stats to delve into from this we...
Take a look at the pictures taken by our own Ronald Fleurbaaij at Barcelona for the final day of pre-season testing. Ronald once again managed to capture some beautiful ima...
Kimi Raikkonen wrapped up pre-season testing on top with a new fastest winter testing lap of 1:18.634. The Finn was over eight-tenths clear of Max Verstappen who finished s...
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes that frontrunners Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull are 1.5 seconds faster than the rest of the field as pre-season testing comes to a...
We are saddened to learn of the death of Sir John Surtees, the 1964 F1 world champion and only man to win world titles on both two wheels and four. The news was annou...
Nico Hulkenberg is confident that his new Renault team have made progress throughout the winter testing period, but he also doubts its ability to make progress into the midfield...
Charlie Whiting has reportedly not joined a swathe of other Bernie Ecclestone-linked F1 personalities who have left the sport. With Liberty Media sweeping into power, it is not...
Force India's technical boss Andrew Green has warned that the tyre selections Pirelli has made for 2017 could result in "dull races". The rubber created by the Ita...
F1 purist Jacques Villeneuve says he is happy with what he is seeing at the Barcelona test. The 1997 world champion was one of the fiercest critics of the former technical regu...
Force India has asked its drivers to lose weight before Melbourne. Up and down the pitlane, drivers have put on as much as 5-6 kilograms of muscle over the winter to prepare for...
Pascal Wehrlein has explained the black patch at the front of his helmet in Barcelona. Eagle-eyed observers have noticed that the German has blacked out the prominent Mercedes s...
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