Formula One News — May 2012

Monaco GP - Thurday Press Conference

Monaco GP - Thursday Team Quotes

Monaco GP - Practice 2 Results

Monaco GP - Practice 1 Report

Monaco GP - Practice 1 Results

Monaco GP - Thursday Press Conference

Michael Schumacher is still sounding like a driver who wants to race on beyond his current Mercedes contract, which expires at the end of the year.

Williams chief operating engineer Mark Gillan says that the team's pit fire after the Spanish GP has prompted a number of procedural changes and safety discussions with the FIA.

Ross Brawn is back at the helm of Mercedes GP after missing the Spanish GP on medical grounds.

Williams heads to the Monaco GP after a huge effort by the factory staff and team suppliers to restock after the damage caused to car parts and equipment by the pit fire in Barcelona.

Reuters is reporting from Asia that CVC Capital Partners has sold a $1.6 billion stake in Formula One to three investors, including BlackRock, one of the world's pre-eminent asset management firms.

Already the most successful F1 team at the Monaco GP, McLaren is looking to extend that record in Monte Carlo this weekend.

Following the dramatic on and off track events in Barcelona, Spanish GP winner Pastor Maldonado has been visiting the troops at Williams HQ in Grove and looking ahead:

In a season of surprises, F1 has witnessed wins for McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull and Williams. Lotus is knocking on the door, but could the next marque to win be Sauber?

Monisha Kaltenborn, tipped to be the first female F1 team principal, has been given a one-third stake in the Sauber Group.

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has paid tribute to Lewis Hamilton after the 2008 world champion drove a difficult two-stop race from the back of the grid.

After another disappointing performance in Spain, albeit affected by a drive through penalty, Felipe Massa's tenure of the second Ferrari could be in imminent danger.

Spanish GP - Race Report

Spanish GP - Sunday Photos

Pastor Maldonado's win in Spain comes seven and a half years after Juan Pablo Montoya scored the last Williams victory at Interlagos in 2004. We caught up with Frank Williams right after the race and asked if he ever dreamt it would end the way it did.

Spanish GP - Sunday Press Conference

After winning their first Grand Prix in eight seasons, Williams celebrations were interrupted by a garage fire that injured several crew members.

Spanish GP - Sunday Team Quotes

Michael Schumacher will start the Monaco GP with a five-place grid penalty after his Turn 1 coming-together with Bruno Senna on lap 13 of the Spanish GP. In the aftermath Schumacher blamed Senna for the incident.

Spanish GP - Race Notes