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Renault's extends option date on Magnussen Renault has asked Kevin Magnussen for more time in deciding whether to renew or not the Danish driver's contract for 2017, a request the latter has accepted. The French manufact...

Malaysian Grand Prix – A race that looked to be a straightforward walk around the palm trees for Lewis Hamilton turned into a nightmare with all the hard work done. Lewis Hamilton's grasp on a third successive title we...

Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda is lobbying to have at least one Formula 1 winter test in Bahrain so that the teams can be assured of some dry running ahead of a season packed with rule changes, new tyres and significantly ...

 XPB Images Toro Rosso technical director James Key is in line to replace Pat Symonds when the Williams chief technical officer retires at the end of the 2017 Formula One season, German-language publication Auto Motor ...

Nine Australians, including a government adviser, have been arrested in Malaysia for stripping down to their briefs and drinking beer from shoes after Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo won the Malaysian Grand Prix, offi...

Winning iconic races often changes the career course of a young driver. Alexander Rossi is no exception. Rossi spent his entire childhood chasing a career in Formula One, then in one last-minute deal found himself with a...

Haas F1 boss Gunther Steiner is refusing to blame bad luck for the team's run of problems in recent races. Both Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez retired with car failures from the Malaysian Grand Prix, the Frenchman...

In the round-up: Fans arrested for stripping at Malaysian GP • 'No chance' for Raikkonen to take podium • Haas investigating brake failure

Nico Rosberg has revealed that Sebastian Vettel phoned him after the race to apologise for the first corner collision which dropped the Mercedes driver to the back of the grid. Vettel, starting fifth, came up the inside ...

Renault will change the design of its fuel system in time for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix following Kevin Magnussen's fire during practice at Sepang.

The Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo, which currently plays host to the Brazilian Grand Prix, will be privatised according to new city mayor Joao Doria Jr. The circuit, which first debuted on the Formula 1 calendar in 19...

Red Bull's Helmut Marko believes pressure from his drivers caused Lewis Hamilton's Sepang failure. Never mind a conspiracy at Brixworth, Brackley or even the intervention of the almighty, Red Bull motorsport advisor Helm...

 XPB Images Yusuke Hasegawa says Honda is looking to make its fans proud at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix by building on the strong performance it delivered in Malaysia last Sunday. Partner team McLaren placed its...

Daniel Ricciardo believes Red Bull has developed its Formula 1 car better in 2016 than in any season since he joined the team

 XPB Images Vijay Mallya says he is confident Force India can deliver another "competitive performance" at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, after securing a double points finish in Malaysia last Sunday. Team-mates S...

Carlos Sainz has criticised Formula 1's use of the Virtual Safety Car, complaining that it is a useless feature and not what the sport needs. The Toro Rosso driver reckons that it hinders the midfield excessively while g...

– Nico Rosberg has expressed sympathy towards Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton following the Briton's engine failure in Malaysia, but reckons his rival will bounce back from the misfortune.Hamilton was leading the rac...

Carlos Sainz has criticised Formula 1's use of the Virtual Safety Car, complaining that it is a useless feature and not what the sport needs. The post Sainz blasts VSC appeared first on PlanetF1.

Felipe Massa enjoyed a slow ride to the pit lane over the weekend, but it wasn't just a puncture that caused it…..     It seems Felipe's slow pace over the end of the weekend wasn't just due to the unexpected punctur...

Organisers of the Grand Prix of Europe in Baku are requesting a name change. Though Azerbaijan is physically and officially in Europe, the very fact that it is two hours ahead of central Paris gives some idea of just how...

McLaren team principal Eric Boullier insists there is no extra pressure for the Woking-based team to deliver a good performance at Honda's home race in Japan. After the embarrassment of Fernando Alonso's infamous "GP2 en...

Much has been said and written about Lewis Hamilton's misfortune during the Malayisan Grand Prix, blame was attributed to the team and then to some higher power. But the reality is that the reigning Formula 1 world champ...