Formula One News — December 2014

Sebastian Vettel says he never lost respect for Daniel Ricciardo throughout the 2014 season.

Former F1 driver Patrick Tambay has hit out at the FIA for so squarely blaming Jules Bianchi for his life-threatening Suzuka crash.

F1 has added another race to the 2015 schedule, creating the prospect of an unprecedented trek to 21 grand prix destinations next year.

Max Verstappen could be the first and last 17-year-old to ever start a grand prix.

The Belgian grand prix in August was the turning point of Nico Rosberg's ill-fated 2014 championship campaign.

The next high-profile departure at Ferrari will be chief designer Nikolas Tombazis.

F1 could be set to lose one of its major free-to-air broadcasters in a key market, according to Germany's Sport Bild.

Red Bull has told departed team champion Sebastian Vettel it owes the German one of his title-winning cars -- but not yet.

F1's current engine regulations could push manufacturers out of the sport and convince others not to press ahead with projects in the future.

Daniil Kvyat insists he is relaxed as he steps into quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel's shoes at Red Bull.

Mika Hakkinen thinks Nico Rosberg can bounce back from title defeat in 2015.

Lotus has lost yet another sponsor to the resurgent Williams team.

F1 test driver Alexander Rossi is looking to switch to America's premier open wheeler series Indycar for 2015.

Max Mosley has not ruled out returning to F1 amid the risk that the sport's commercial contracts could be torn up.

Fernando Alonso could follow Nico Hulkenberg's lead in splitting his F1 duties with a sensational debut at the fabled Le Mans 24 hours next year.

Niki Lauda has recalled how one "important piece" of Mercedes' utter dominance this year was actually put in place in 2012.

McLaren's protracted driver deliberations will finally come to a head later this week.

Toto Wolff thinks there is little danger the F1 grid will fall below 18 cars for the 2015 season.

Romain Grosjean says he was in talks with teams including Ferrari until the 2015 driver market was "shaken up" by Sebastian Vettel.

2014 engine rivals Renault and Ferrari appear unlikely to close the gap to dominant Mercedes before the start of next season.

Just as Carlos Sainz settles in at Toro Rosso, it emerges that a major sponsor is staying with the Red Bull-owned team after all.

Sebastian Vettel has wasted no time in kicking off his Ferrari career in earnest.

McLaren will not announce its 2015 driver lineup on Monday.

F1 veteran Mark Webber is in hospital in Sao Paulo following a huge crash during a sports car race in Brazil.

Jean-Eric Vergne has revealed his next move could be to Indycar.