Formula-1 Racing News

That is the claim on Wednesday of the respected Auto Motor und Sport correspondent Michael Schmidt, as F1 braces for the first ever hearing of Jean Todt's new international tribunal.

Indian Grand Prix organisers on Wednesday dismissed media speculation that they may not host a Formula One race next year as "totally baseless and malicious".

Ron Dennis has played down expectations there could be a female driver on the formula one grid in the near future.

Mercedes principal Ross Brawn, a past master at finding Formula One loopholes, may need to pull another rabbit from his magician's hat on Thursday if his team are to escape potentially heavy sanctions.

Lewis Hamilton admits he worries about his Formula One legacy, and feels he should have been a multiple World Champion by now.

Jenson Button insists that McLaren are united in their support for Martin Whitmarsh, and is backing him to turn the Woking outfit's fortunes around.

Adrian Sutil reckons if Force India is able look after its tyres, there's no reason why other teams can't do the same.

A key group of Mercedes-Benz shareholders are said to be pushing for the brand's exit from Formula 1. The main factor in the negative sentiment appears to be growing tension surrounding the tyre test undertaken with the sport's sole supplier Pirelli, though a lack of signficant success is also a factor.

Chris Carrier explained his team's philosophy toward racing at Road America with a simple, common phrase that works in so many ways: Nelson Piquet Jr. made his first trip a memorable one with a victory in his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start of 2012, and he and his Turner Motorsports team have looked forward to getting back ever since.

Felipe Massa of Scuderia Ferrari believed that tracks like Silverstone and the Nurburgring would help Ferrari close in on leaders Red Bull in the constructors' championship.

We met Andreas Sigl , the global director of Infiniti's Formula One involvement , at the US Grand Prix in Austin last year, and our questions to him were aimed at understanding what Infiniti was doing and where it intended to go.

The 33-year-old Englishman - who, with 235 Grand Prix starts behind him, is the most experienced driver on the grid - could rightly have expected to challenge for the world title this season given McLaren’s form at the tail-end of 2012.

The Italian manufacturer has come under heavy criticism about its role in the controversial 1000km tyre test with Mercedes after the Spanish Grand Prix as well as their tyre selection for the next three races, with Lotus in particular unhappy about the 'hard' rubber that will be used in Britain, Germany and Hungary.

A news source in Australia has all but confirmed that Melbourne has lost its status as the opening race of the Formula One calendar, with the race in Bahrain provisionally scheduled to start the bumper 2014 season... The hugely controversial grand prix in Bahrain will be in early March, a couple of weeks earlier than the traditional season opener ... (more)

Jose Froilan Gonzalez, Ferrari's first driver to score a win in Formula One, passed away on June 15 aged 90. The Argentine racing driver passed away from respiratory failure at his home in Buenos Aires and was the oldest remaining F1 driver.

This time last year the organisers of the British Grand Prix were trumpeting the fact that less than 5,000 tickets were remaining to be sold.

At Spa, the brand started from the three best positions with the R18 e-tron quattro and after the six hours of racing mounted the podium with all three driver teams.

Brazilian driver Felipe Massa is looking forward to Formula One's upcoming return to traditional high-speed circuits as a boost for himself and Ferrari.

The Red Bull star accepts drivers have always had to cope with various aspects of F1 racing through the ages, such as refuelling or one-lap qualifying.

He was diagnosed with a mild form of lymphoma during tests in hospital after he suffered a fall last month The 89-year-old was diagnosed with a mild form of lymphoma during tests in hospital after he suffered a fall while on a German river cruise holiday last month.