Formula 1

Kimi Raikkonen didn’t make his formula one comeback with Williams because Lotus were offering him a more competitive car. That is the claim of Adam Parr, the former Williams chairman ...

Giorgio Ascanelli, the well-known F1 engineer who last year left his post as Toro Rosso’s technical director, is set to return to the sport. But Autosprint, the Italian magazine, played ...

Long-time McLaren test driver Gary Paffett says Lewis Hamilton’s decision to switch to Mercedes is puzzling. Throughout Briton Hamilton’s six-year racing tenure with McLaren, countryman Paffett, now 31, has split ...

Considerations about “money” played a role in McLaren choosing Sergio Perez. That is the claim of Paul di Resta, the Force India driver who admits to having talks with McLaren ...

Toto Wolff, a shareholder and director of the Williams team, doubts he will continue his role of driver manager. That is despite the Austrian’s latest charge, Valtteri Bottas, having successfully ...

Bernie Ecclestone thinks a forthcoming $100m trial will be “amusing”. The F1 chief executive and others, including convicted bribe recipient Gerhard Gribkowsky, are being sued by the sport’s former co-owners ...

Heikki Kovalainen harmed his chances of staying in formula one beyond 2012 by demonstrating a lack of “respect” to Caterham. That is the claim of Mike Gascoyne, the team’s former ...

Jenson Button has de-facto ‘number 1’ status at McLaren this year. That is the view of F1 experts and former drivers Martin Brundle and Sir Jackie Stewart, despite team boss ...