Formula One News — August 2015

Nico Rosberg is speeding into the Italian grand prix as F1's newest father.

Mark Webber has backed his former teammate Sebastian Vettel's expletive-filled rant about the quality of the tyres supplied in F1 by Pirelli.

Michelin has weighed into the Pirelli blowout saga, insisting it is committed to producing longer-life tyres in formula one.

Turkey's chances of returning to the F1 calendar any time soon now appear dead.

Red Bull is re-setting its sights on the future of formula one, having earlier threatened to pull out of the sport.

Kimi Raikkonen never realised his full potential in formula one, according to the Finn's former boss Martin Whitmarsh.

Lewis Hamilton is now cruising to the 2015 world championship, according to two F1 insiders.

Nico Hulkenberg is staying with Force India in 2016, the German newspaper Bild reports.

In the wake of Ferrari's re-signing of Kimi Raikkonen, the 2016 'silly season' appears set to calm down.

Honda insists it is not solely to blame for McLaren's woeful 2015 season.

With eight races still to run in 2015, Lewis Hamilton already has his hands on one prize.

Mika Hakkinen says he can understand Sebastian Vettel's outburst in the wake of the Belgian grand prix.

Charlie Whiting has admitted the new rule scrapping in-race penalties was exploited by McLaren-Honda last weekend in Belgium.

Charles Pic is not the only creditor at embattled Lotus, it has emerged.

Mercedes is working on changes to its clutch system, following a series of bad race starts.

Eddie Jordan has hit out at Sebastian Vettel for his fierce criticism of Pirelli in the wake of his Spa-Francorchamps tyre blowout.

Four days on, the high-speed blowouts suffered by Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel are still causing high consternation in the F1 world.

Four days after the Belgian grand prix, Lotus and its black and gold cars have finally left Spa-Francorchamps.

Danica Patrick, the world's most famous female racing driver, has finally ruled herself out of the running for a switch to formula one.

Max Chilton has counted himself among the drivers shortlisted to race for the new American outfit Haas in 2016.

The death of Justin Wilson, mere weeks after F1's first race fatality since 1994, has put the spotlight back on cockpit protection.

Ferrari will debut an upgraded engine at its forthcoming home race, boss Maurizio Arrivabene has announced.

Susie Wolff has admitted she might be nearing the end of her patience in the quest for a formula one seat.

Flavio Briatore has backed Pirelli in its spat with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.

Flavio Briatore has urged Mercedes to supply engines to Red Bull.