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McLaren driver Jenson Button does not believe 2016's new tyre regulations, which allow more freedom with compound selection, will make a difference to Formula 1. Next season F1's sole tyre supplier Pirelli will select t...

Renault's F1 chief has joined 2016 driver Jolyon Palmer in playing down the newly re-established works team's hopes for next season. After acting only as an engine supplier in recent years, the French carmaker has bought...

Michael Schumacher's former manager says he no longer watches motor sport and admits he is not sure of the real extent of the F1 legend's recovery. 'It hurts,' said Willi Weber, referring to the plight of his former char...

Italian Grand Prix officials are now confident Formula 1 is staying at Monza. 'The Monza grand prix is saved,' proclaimed Italian automobile club (ACI) chief Angelo Sticchi Damiani. His confidence follows progress in the...

The CEO of Aston Martin has confirmed speculation that the British luxury car manufacturer is in fact not entering F1 next year. Negotiations about a naming sponsorship deal had obviously taken place with Force India, bu...

Toto Wolff says there is no guarantee Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton will be paired together beyond 2016. Rosberg, for a start, has a contract only until the end of next year. 'We will talk about an extension in the sum...

At a time of year for reflection, all at F1i want to wish our readers a very Merry Christmas for you and your loved ones. And a big thank you to you all for your support, comments and criticisms over the past 11 months s...

It may seem a long way away at this stage, but in 12 weeks he F1 paddock will again be reconvening in Albert Park for the start of the 2016 season. In 2008, Father Christmas/Santa Claus (or a version of) was even in atte...

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Renault needed to move on from the constraints of its Red Bull relationship and return to works team status if it was going to win championships under the current rules, claims its F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul. T...

Force India Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez will partner with the TRG team to enter a group of Mexican racers in an Aston Martin in the 2016 Daytona 24 Hours

– Manor Marussia is the only team on the 2016 grid yet to reveal which drivers will form its line-up. As the year draws to a close, GPUpdate.net looks at the four probable contenders for the two vacant race seats.Will ...

 XPB Images Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes boss Toto Wolff's threats to him and Nico Rosberg are "not really" necessary, and has backed his team-mate. Wolff warned Mercedes could change its driver line-up in the future i...

Visitors to Autosport International this January will get the chance to see a significant part of motorsport history with an appearance from the Williams FWO8C in the Live Action Arena. The car raced in the 1983 Formula ...

Groupe Renault and Gravity Motorsport S.a.rl, an affiliate of Genii Capital SA, formally and successfully completed the acquisition by Groupe Renault of a controlling shareholding of Lotus F1 Team Limited. The new team n...

Channel 4 will be the terrestrial home of the FIA Formula One World Championship from 2016-2018 in a new deal agreed today with Formula One World Championship Limited. Channel 4 will broadcast 10 live Formula 1® races, ...

Reports have emerged in the last 24 hours that David Coulthard is set to join the soon to to be relaunched Top Gear on the BBC in the UK. Following the BBC's announcement that it will drop F1 coverage from its schedules ...

Deputy team principal for Williams Martini Racing, Claire Williams feels it would be difficult to make a manufacturer partnership work even with the financial benefits it will bring. Since securing a long-term engine dea...

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 XPB Images Bernie Ecclestone has voiced his doubts over whether the United States Grand Prix will take place in 2016. The race at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin is under threat after the State of Texas r...

Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen, Marc Gene and Esteban Gutierrez wish a Merry Christmas to their fans. Warning: It's a cringeworthy performance. More »