Formula 1

Mercedes heads into next weekend’s season opening Australian grand prix as the overwhelming early 2014 favourite. “Mercedes and Williams look very strong,” agreed German driver Nico Hulkenberg, whose similarly Mercedes-powered ...

Red Bull’s early-season technical crisis is plumbing new depths, with news the reigning world champions are calling upon junior team Toro Rosso for help. Italy’s authoritative Autosprint reports that Red ...

Jenson Button has tipped usual F1 backmarker Marussia to take a big step forwards in 2014. Yet to score a single point in its Marussia or Virgin guises since 2010, ...

Gene Haas is waiting to know if he will be let onto the F1 grid next year. Actually, the FIA’s decision about potential twelfth or thirteenth teams for the 2015 ...

Fernando Alonso has tipped his departed Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa to be a “strong rival” in 2014. After eight years in red, Brazilian Massa’s move to the once-great British team ...

Valtteri Bottas has played down fears grands prix will become little more than fuel-saving affairs in F1’s new ‘green’ era. Each driver will be limited to just 100 kilograms of ...

Bernie Ecclestone has hinted for the first time that he may need to voluntarily step back from running formula one. Until now, the F1 chief executive has been resolute in ...

Dr Helmut Marko is not sure Red Bull will catch up its early-season deficit in 2014, after a disastrous start to its latest title defence. Speaking to Red Bull’s in-house ...