Formula One News — January 2016

Rob Smedley has promised Williams' drivers a vastly evolved car for the 2016 season.

McLaren staff worked throughout the Christmas break in order to keep its Honda-powered 2016 car on schedule.

Sauber has played down news that its 2016 car, the C35, will miss the opening test of the winter test period.

Plans to dramatically shake up the engine regulations appear to now be off the table, following a key meeting in Geneva on Monday.

Sauber has confirmed reports on Monday that it will not take its 2016 car to the first test of the official winter pre-season next month.

Renault looks set to field a yellow and black livery in 2016 as the French carmaker takes over and rebrands the team formerly known as Lotus.

With five weeks until the first official winter test, F1 teams' plans are starting to take shape.

Williams' 2016 car will be ready to run on the opening day of pre-season testing next month.

Jean Todt has moved to distance F1's governing body from the sort of scandals that have gripped the world of football.

The Williams team has revealed its strong opposition to Jean Todt's idea that formula one should consider reintroducing in-race refuelling.

Sergey Sirotkin has revealed he will now turn his attention to the possibility of a Friday role in formula one for this year.

Damon Hill has sided with Bernie Ecclestone amid a renewed debate about whether women are able to go head-to-head with men in formula one.

Former McLaren doctor Aki Hintsa says he has made some progress since being diagnosed with cancer mid last year.

A source at PDVSA, the Venezuelan state oil company, has played down speculation about Pastor Maldonado's immediate future.

Pirelli wants F1's top drivers to test its tyres later this year.

The volume of F1 will be turned up this year, Williams technical boss Pat Symonds says.

Max Verstappen is a world champion of the future, according to former Toro Rosso co-owner Gerhard Berger.

Nico Hulkenberg says he is content for now at Force India.

Jean Todt says he is confident F1 is moving towards a solution on the thorny topic of engines.

Former Ferrari designer Nikolas Tombazis is returning to formula one.

Renault would be wiser to direct the bulk of its effort into Red Bull.

Gerhard Berger thinks F1 is not the spectacle it once was.

Paul Hembery has played down claims that Pirelli was behind the reported watering-down of planned radical chassis changes for 2017.

Pope Francis has promised to pray for Michael Schumacher.

McLaren has signed up Volkswagen's motor racing chief Jost Capito.