Formula One News — January 2015

The Nurburgring has lost its round of the 2015 world championship, Germany's Bild newspaper reported on Thursday.

Mercedes is paying the highest ever fee to enter the 2015 world championship.

Porsche chief Matthias Muller has rubbished speculation parent group Volkswagen could soon be on the F1 grid.

It remains possible the FIA will do a u-turn after excluding Honda from the new engine development 'unfreeze'.

Sergio Marchionne has warned Ferrari fans yet again that 2015 will be a difficult season for the fabled Scuderia.

Valtteri Bottas thinks the odd look of formula one cars is about to end.

Bahrain is blocking Qatar's plans to join the F1 calendar.

Pat Symonds has admitted Williams' next step will be more difficult than the giant leap of 2014.

Mercedes is positioning to keep world champion Lewis Hamilton well beyond the 2015 season.

Ferrari is spending a whopping EUR 40 million as it steps up its off-track technology at Maranello.

Valtteri Bottas has played down reports linking his future outside of Williams.

McLaren has denied reports it will run its Honda-powered 2015 car a few days before its launch and official test debut.

Daniel Ricciardo has expressed confidence Red Bull can close the gap on dominant 2014 title winners Mercedes this year.

Former McLaren tester Gary Paffett is unsure of the British team's potential as its new works Honda era begins.

Max Verstappen has cleared the first hurdle as he seeks a normal road car driving licence.

Renault has reportedly hit back at the FIA's controversial new system for issuing F1 super licences.

F1 legend Mario Andretti has called on Franck Montagny to be banned for life for doping.

Race organisers are reluctant to shift the start time for the 2015 Australian grand prix.

Indian authorities have moved to restrict international travel for embattled Force India supremo Vijay Mallya.

Will Stevens has turned his eye to Le Mans in the event his F1 career stumbles at the first hurdle.

Jean-Eric Vergne has admitted he has set his sights on Kimi Raikkonen's 2016 race seat at Ferrari.

Ferrari has announced it will reveal its 2015 car on 30 January.

McLaren has confirmed reports it will launch the Honda-powered 2015 car on 29 January.

McLaren looks set to launch its Honda-powered 2015 car with an event at the British team's Woking headquarters on January 29.

Fernando Alonso's former teammate doubts the Spaniard's high-profile switch from Ferrari to McLaren will result in instant success.