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Formula 1's chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has sided with the drivers who declared the governance of the sport 'obsolete' and 'ill-structured'. In an extraordinary letter, signed off by Britain's Jenson Button and fou...

The controversial and unpopular ‘musical chairs' qualifying format will decide the grid for next weekend's Bahrain grand prix. That is despite the fact the new concept, featuring... More »

Nico Rosberg is first in the queue to race with Mercedes in 2017. That is the claim of team boss Toto Wolff, with media reports in Germany declaring that 30-year-old Australian grand prix winner... More »

Porsche lapped within three tenths of its 2015 pace in the third session of this year's World Endurance Championship test at Paul Ricard

Rumours Williams could be set to switch to customer Honda power for 2017 have been denied. After a woeful 2015, Honda has made a step forward with its exclusive works partner McLaren this year, new... More »

An investigation at Ferrari's base in Maranello has showed that Kimi Raikkonen will be able to reuse the power unit he ran with in Australian despite having encountered a fire that forced him to retire from the race earl...

F1 News New qualifying format will stay for Bahrain Fastest street circuit in F1? A tale of two letters, who's interests? Pump your brakes, new quali could stay for Bahrain COTA get major funding to the tune of $81 milli...

Michael Schumacher was 'absolutely right' to have urged Ferrari to sign up Sebastian Vettel for the future. Well-known F1 engineer Jock Clear has returned from a year of ‘gardening... More »

Renault will race a prototype front-wing it trialled on Kevin Magnussen's car during practice for the Australian Grand Prix at the next round in Bahrain in a weeks time. The Enstone outfit narrowly missed out on its firs...

Niki Lauda has hit back at claims Mercedes is still sandbagging, one race into its 2016 championship campaign. It was rumoured the dominant champions of 2014 and 2015 held fire on its full... More »

 XPB Images 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve says Formula One's current turmoil partly stems from its chiefs' willingness to constantly spice up the show. The sport has been struggling to get out of a rough patch...

Renault expects to run its first major front wing development on both of its cars in next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, after round one in Australia provided a solid return for the team. Although neither Jolyon Palmer or...

Formula 1's failure to change its under-fire elimination qualifying format was sealed when McLaren and Red Bull refused to accept anything other than ditching the shoot-out idea completely, Motorsport.com has learned. In...

The LMP2-based Daytona Prototype international machinery that will compete in IMSA next year could have a place in the P1 privateer class at the Le Mans 24 Hours

 XPB Images Mercedes has revealed that Australian Grand Prix winner Nico Rosberg managed to survive a potentially critical brake problem by adapting his driving style around Melbourne's Albert Park. The German picked u...

He may have left Melbourne empty-handed, but Jolyon Palmer created a positive impression on his F1 race debut and expects to be making a similar mark on the championship standings before too long. The Briton and new team...

Marc Marquez says Honda still has a lot of work to do on power delivery, despite his podium finish to start the MotoGP season in Qatar

Gene Haas believes his team has shown it can "compete with the big dogs" in Formula 1 after scoring points in its debut last weekend

Renault Sport Kevin Magnussen has described Renault as a 'top team' as it bids to return to the front of the Formula 1 grid across the next few years. Renault has returned to the sport as a full works team for the first ...

 XPB Images Fernando Alonso describes McLaren-Honda's Formula One project as the "winning one", with the Spaniard still confident that his team can break Mercedes' dominant streak. After a frustrating five-season spell...

The huge accident suffered by Fernando Alonso at the Australian Grand Prix has been used by some as an illustration of why increased cockpit head protection in Formula 1 is a bad idea. It was the exact opposite. The issu...

Head protection must remain the number one priority, says BBC F1 analyst Allan McNish, ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix.