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motogp.com picks some of the best of the season as the 2016 history-maker comes to a close

Renault's Cyril Abiteboul has revealed that the French manufacturer aims to continue its ascent in the engine department as the company is preparing a completely new platform, including novel technology that has not yet ...

Sergio Marcionne believes a collaboration between Scuderia Ferrari and Alfa Romeo in Formula 1 could help bring through Italian drivers in the future. Not since 2011 when both Jarno Trulli and Vitantonio Liuzzi graced th...

©RomainGrosjean/Instagram The gap between seasons results in a number of different activities for F1 drivers. Some are away with friends for the winter, others are on training camps and a few are even relaxing on a beac...

©WRi2 On this day in 1963, Jim Clark won the season-ending South African Grand Prix. It was the end of a record-breaking year for Clark, who had won seven of the ten rounds in a season, including the British Grand Prix ...

F1 News Ranking the 2016 F1 drivers…Bottas 18th? Ricciardo, Sainz through Verstappen lens And ‘we would have won races' too if it hadn't been for meddling…Honda Red Bull take jab at Mercedes, Ferrari with Holiday C...

XPBImages Nico Hulkenberg says it will be "very difficult" for Force India to progress beyond this season's fourth place in the constructors' championship. Force India secured the best result in its history in 2016, with...

Renault is not expecting to move out of the midfield Formula 1 fight in 2017, according to team principal Frederic Vasseur. Having taken over Lotus at the end of 2015, Renault suffered a difficult year of recovery in 201...

McLaren driver Fernando Alonso says he rates the 2012 Formula 1 season as his best yet, putting 2016 in third place. The Spaniard doesn’t place either of his title-winning seasons in 2005 and 2006 in the top three. Fol...

At number four in our countdown of the biggest motorsport stories of the year comes the bombshell that McLaren team chief Ron Dennis had been removed from power at the Woking-based squad in a boardroom coup. While it was...

Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost says the Italian outfit is in talks with a sponsor to rebrand its Renault power unit in 2017. It would be a similar deal to the one Red Bull currently has, after it tried to find a new power un...

XPBImages Fernando Alonso believes 2016 was the third-best season of his career despite the struggles faced by McLaren over the past 12 months. The Spaniard joined McLaren ahead of the 2015 season but endured a difficult...

– Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery says the manufacturer has been working hard to improve its Wet tyre compound, in the wake of public criticism from several drivers.Sebastian Vettel led renewed complaints over the...

XPBImages Red Bull's complaints regarding Renault's power unit performance led to the improvements seen in 2016, according to Christian Horner. Renault endured a dismal 2015, with Red Bull slipping to fourth in the const...

While the jury is still out on whether Williams recruitment of Lance Stroll is a positive move by the Grove outfit, its outgoing technical boss, Pat Symonds, admits to being impressed by the youngster's preparations. Ind...

XPBImages Sergio Perez says he will not assume a team leader role at Force India in 2017 despite new team-mate Esteban Ocon's lack of experience. Ocon will replace Nico Hulkenberg at Force India next season after the Ger...

Outgoing Williams technical chief Pat Symonds says the development of 2017 Formula 1 cars is "very immature" given the lack of wind tunnel time. Next year will mark the start of a new era for the sport, with big rule cha...

Toro Rosso is holding talks with a sponsor with regards rebranding its Renault Formula 1 engine for 2017.

According to Kevin Magnussen, Stoffel Vandoorne will have the ideal partner next year in Fernando Alonso at McLaren-Honda. The Dane said that McLaren-Honda are in a good space right now so Vandoorne is fortunate to enter...

According to Kevin Magnussen, Stoffel Vandoorne will have the ideal partner next year in Fernando Alonso at McLaren-Honda... The post Magnussen: Vandoorne must learn from Alonso appeared first on PlanetF1.

XPBImages Toro Rosso is set to follow Red Bull in re-badging its Renault power units in 2017 as part of a sponsorship agreement. Red Bull's relationship with Renault almost broke down completely after a winless 2015, but...

With 2016 almost behind us, now's the time to revisit a selection of the best and most popular articles from F1 Fanatic this year.