Formula 1

F1’s new official supplier Pirelli has hit back at the criticism about its 2011 tyres. Drivers, including world champion Sebastian Vettel this week, have admitted concerns with the severe degradation ...

Nico Rosberg will be this year’s winner of the prestigious Bandini trophy. The Trofeo Lorenzo Bandini is an ongoing tribute to the leading Italian driver of his period, who was ...

A leading Spanish politician has rebuked Fernando Alonso after the Ferrari driver criticised a new road law. Alonso said earlier this week that it will be “difficult to stay awake” ...

Nelsinho Piquet has admitted he has closed the door on formula one. The Brazilian’s grand prix career ended in shame after one and a half seasons two years ago, after ...

Niki Lauda has given Sebastian Vettel an entertaining insight into the “wild” behaviour of F1’s past champions. In a joint interview, new reigning world champion Vettel asked triple title winner ...

Timo Glock has revealed he is expecting a “quick recovery” from a sudden bout of appendicitis. Virgin boss John Booth revealed on Tuesday that the team’s German driver was only ...

One area for technical collaboration between new F1 partners Red Bull and Infiniti in future is the energy-recovery technology KERS. In the announcement earlier this week about the 2011 and ...

Two more leading formula one drivers believe Toro Rosso is set for a strong season in 2011. The Swiss newspaper Blick recently christened the small Faenza based team’s new Ferrari-powered ...