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Ferrari has hinted 2018 is Kimi Raikkonen's final, final chance. The statistics suggest the pace is still somewhere within him - but can he turn around the trend of his recent seasons? At Ferrari's traditional pre-Christ...

Claire Williams has backed the decision by Formula 1 bosses to stop using 'grid girls' from this season. The 41-year-old, who is F1's only female team boss, told BBC Sport it was "a decision the sport needed to make". Wi...

Niki Lauda has called on Formula 1 to reverse its decision to ban grid girls, saying its a tradition that belongs in the sport. Formula 1 bosses decided this week that the tradition no longer fits with the new branding a...

Tom Kristensen, who is fondly known as Mr Le Mans thanks to his nine victories at the legendary 24 hours race, admires Fernando Alonso's plans to race in WEC as well as Formula 1 this year and believes the Spaniard has a...

Reigning Formula 1 World Champions Mercedes will launch its W09 at Silverstone on February 22, a few days prior to the start of pre-season testing. Mercedes has secured both titles in each year of the hybrid era, and las...

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has spoken about how eager he is to seize more opportunities in 2018 as he aims to perform better in his sophomore year with the Silver Arrows with one target in mind. Scoring three wins and fou...

Alfa Romeo is back in F1. Its deep red will bedeck some of the Sauber this season. Or rather Alfa’s sort of back. It’s not the long awaited fifth hybrid engine supplier; it’s a badging arrangement reflecting Alfa i...

Ferrari-backed Sauber rookie Charles Leclerc reckons the team’s return to using current-year power units should act as a boost this season, after recent struggles. Sauber finished 10th in the standings in 2014 and 2016...

Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren will all have young drivers competing in either Formula 2 or 3 in 2018 as part of their development programmes. Much-maligned engine supplier Honda also has a scheme of its own, wh...

Italian broadcaster Sky Italia has renewed its deal to show Formula 1 for the next three years, gaining exclusive rights in the process. As part of the deal, Sky Italia will be showing every Formula 1 race live on the Sk...

Drivers from the United States have criticised Haas team principal Guenther Steiner over comments he made where he said there were no US driversready for Formula 1. The Austrian recently told Motorsportconcerning US driv...

Max Verstappen insists his relationship with Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo will not be damaged, should the team find itself in a position to fight for the Formula 1 championship in 2018. Red Bull lacked pace during...

Formula 1 has confirmed that the start times of all Grands Prix in 2018 have been altered, with each race to start at 10 minutes past the hour. Reports surfaced last month that, under plans floated by Liberty Media, the ...

Williams technical chief Paddy Lowe expects Robert Kubica’s presence as reserve/development driver to bolster the squad’s resources through 2018. Kubica competed in Formula 1 between 2006 and 2010 but sustained serio...

Robert Kubica will not be on the Formula 1 grid in 2018, but the door remains open, through his new role with Williams, a signal that both driver and team are keen to continue evaluations, as Motorsport Week analyses. Th...

Formula 1 is unlikely to ever again feature a development battle between multiple tyre companies, believes Pirelli’s Mario Isola, due to the raised costs and performance disparity it would create. Formula 1 most recent...

The FIA has confirmed the entry list for the 2018 Formula 1 season. There are no major surprises on the published list compared its the most recent revision, issued in November last year, with rookies Charles Leclerc and...

Fernando Alonso says he is 'more prepared' for enduring racing after his first experience of long-distance racing with the United Autosports team at the Daytona 24 Hours. Alonso linked up with United Autosports, the team...

Robert Kubica can't expect to land a race seat because of his past form according to Williamschief technical officer Paddy Lowe, who says the Polish driver must earn a seat on the 2019 grid if he's to fulfil his comeback...

Almost five years after he was thrust into the Formula 1 limelight, Sergey Sirotkin will step up to a race seat with Williams in 2018; Motorsport Week reflects on his path to this stage… It was mid-2013 when a young, s...

Tom Kristensen, who is fondly known as Mr Le Mans thanks to his nine victories at the legendary 24 hours race, admires Fernando Alonso’s plans to race in WEC as well as Formula 1 this year and believes the Spaniard has...

Santiago E-Prix – Reigning Formula E champion Lucas di Grassi will go into the fourth round of the 2017/18 season with a 10-place grid penalty. The penalty is for Audi changing the inverter on one of his cars, having u...