Toto Wolff has said that Valtteri Bottas has "no excuses" this year as he pushes for a new Mercedes contract. Bottas had a mixed first year with Formula 1's top team, but he is aiming for a full title assault...

Carlos Sainz has said that he thinks Mercedes and Ferrari will continue to battle at the front in 2018. Some are predicting that Renault will make a big step forwards this year, and Sainz agrees that the new black and...

Formula 1 will use 'grid kids' in 2018 after the sport decided to stop using grid girls before races. The youngsters will be young karters and aspiring racing drivers selected by each grand prix's national sporting authority and 20 at...

Niki Lauda has slammed Liberty Media's decision to ban grid girls. The Formula 1 legend and Mercedes team chairman told Austria's Der Standard newspaper that the move is "completely incomprehensible". "How dumb can someone be? Women have emancipated themselves and do...

2018 F1 Race Calender March 25 - Australian GP (Melbourne) April 8 - Bahrain GP (Sakhir) April 15 - Chinese GP (Shanghai) April 29 - Azerbaijan GP (Baku) May 13 - Spanish GP (Barcelona) May 27 - Monaco GP (Monaco) June 10 - Canadian GP (Montreal) June...

Portuguese tactician Andre Villas-Boas has been hospitalised after he suffered a crash during the Dakar Rally. The 40-year old was taken to the hospital on Wednesday morning after his Toyota Hilux hit a dune during the fourth stage of the...

Sebastian Vettel has admitted that Baku was "the worst moment" in his failed 2017 championship challenge. While Ferrari's end of season unreliability was arguably more to blame, German Vettel takes full responsibility for having lost his cool and crashed deliberately...

Former Ferrari engine boss Lorenzo Sassi is heading to arch Formula 1 rival Mercedes. In July, Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne confirmed rumours that respected designer Sassi had been either ousted from the F1 team, demoted or promoted. "Sassi is continuing the...

Daniel Ricciardo has opened up on the contract dilemma ahead of the "most important" decision of his career, admitting "there's a lot at stake" as he ponders his Red Bull future. The Australian only has a year remaining on his...

Mercedes are a cut above Ferrari ran them close, and far closer than the final standings suggested, while Red Bull ended the year revitalised. But F1 2017 was ultimately and unequivocally Mercedes' year. Victors in the Constructors' Championship and Drivers' Championship,...