Formula One News — February 2016

F1's new 'musical chairs' qualifying format may not happen at all in 2016.

Renault is likely to start work almost immediately on its car for 2017.

Ahead of the final week of pre-season testing, it seems Mercedes and Ferrari are still ahead of the pack in 2016.

Daniel Ricciardo is still refusing to rule himself out of the running for a future switch to Ferrari.

Renault is a "happier" team than McLaren-Honda, even though they may be fighting over the same piece of track in 2016.

Vijay Mallya has hit back at speculation his involvement in the F1 team Force India is coming to an end.

The premier Australian motor racing series is threatening to quit the country's annual grand prix weekend.

F1's new 'musical chairs' qualifying format has hit a roadblock.

Sergio Marchionne remains determined to see Ferrari win its first world championship in nearly a decade.

After a full winter, and with a field full of new cars, it appears little has changed about the pecking order in F1.

The departure from Honda's F1 project of Yasuhisa Arai had tongues wagging in the Barcelona paddock this week.

James Key on Thursday clarified reports that Toro Rosso did not take its 2016 car to the first Barcelona test.

Renault is not ruling out launching a new car later this year, team boss Frederic Vasseur has admitted.

Lewis Hamilton has launched another attack on the latest rule changes in formula one.

Vijay Mallya, the Force India boss and co-owner, will receive $75 million to walk away from a company.

Paddock opinion at the Barcelona test has been divided in two, after the FIA confirmed that the F1 Commission in Geneva "unanimously" approved a new qualifying format.

Renault team boss Frederic Vasseur has slammed suggestions he is not fully behind 2016 recruit Kevin Magnussen.

Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has slammed F1's proposed car 'revolution' for 2017.

A Mexican race official hopes his colleagues north of the border can end the uncertainty surrounding the 2016 US grand prix.

Felipe Massa is not sure F1 fans should expect Mercedes to be toppled from its back-to-back title-winning perch in 2016.

McLaren-Honda is right to be keeping its expectations for 2016 in check, according to the British team's former long-time test driver Pedro de la Rosa.

The car being tested by Toro Rosso this week is a cross between the 2015 and 2016 machines, driver Carlos Sainz has revealed.

The mood at Red Bull is upbeat, even though part-time designer Adrian Newey admits the RB12 will not be a Mercedes-beater in 2016.

Volkswagen has renewed its objection to approving a formula one project.

Niki Lauda has shown the thumbs-up to F1's impending change to the qualifying format for 2016.