Formula One News — May 2015

Gerard Lopez says it is unreasonable to expect Lotus to return to the top step of the podium.

Every top team has its eye on Valtteri Bottas.

Flavio Briatore has backed Fernando Alonso's Ferrari exit as the "right" thing to do.

Mercedes has hit back at claims the 'power units' featured in formula one today will never carry over to normal road cars.

Honda has denied that one of its engineers admitted the Japanese manufacturer is unlikely to power McLaren to race wins either this year or in 2016.

Carlos Sainz lost his lucky grey cap at the recent Spanish grand prix.

One of Sergio Perez's former team chiefs has slammed the Mexican driver.

Audi has taken a step back from speculation it is contemplating a foray in formula one.

An official of November's Mexican grand prix has confirmed reports the 2015 race is already sold out.

Bernie Ecclestone is continuing to rail against F1's modern-day engine formula.

Fernando Alonso has renewed his claim that McLaren-Honda is now on the cusp of scoring its first points of 2015.

Ferrari will try again with its new bodywork package in Monaco this weekend, former double world champion Mika Hakkinen believes.

Five races into his F1 career, Carlos Sainz has made an impression.

When it comes to the last couple of years in formula one, Gerard Lopez admits to a couple of regrets.

There is "not much difference" between Nico Hulkenberg's two cars, according to the German.

India is not poised to return to the F1 calendar any time soon, according to a source.

Manor is heading into the Monaco grand prix with an unchanged driver lineup.

Toto Wolff has continued to narrow his focus on formula one with Mercedes.

Niki Lauda says he always knew 2015 would be a tougher challenge for Mercedes.

Max Verstappen is heading to Monaco with a bruise on his backside.

Red Bull is struggling to sell tickets for next month's Austrian grand prix, official Dr Helmut Marko admits.

One Honda engineer has broken ranks and admitted the Japanese marque will not power a McLaren driver to victory in 2015.

Valtteri Bottas has played down talk of an impending switch to Ferrari, by insisting driving for other teams in F1 is also attractive.

According to one of the longest-serving and most influential F1 journalists of all time, the great Gilles Villeneuve would have "hated" the sport today.

After a low-profile period for F1's official supplier, suddenly "tyres" and "Pirelli" are being talked about again.