Formula One News — April 2016

APRIL 21, 2016

Monza Mayor certain Italian GP has future

The mayor of Monza says he is sure September's Italian grand prix will not be the last at the fabled Autodromo Nazionale.

Marko hints at Red Bull seat for Verstappen

Dr Helmut Marko has dropped the biggest hint yet that Max Verstappen will be promoted to Red Bull Racing for 2017.

Magnussen never received McLaren road car

Kevin Magnussen claims he never received his company car, after racing and testing for the McLaren team for more than two years.

Wolff afraid of 2017 rule changes says Marko

Dr Helmut Marko has slammed a "paranoid" Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff for trying to spoil F1's charge towards faster cars for 2017.

Manor racing with Sauber, Renault says Wehrlein

Pascal Wehrlein claims Manor is no longer alone at the bottom of the F1 pecking order.

Uncertain future for China GP

A cloud is hanging over the future of the Chinese grand prix.

APRIL 20, 2016

Vettel-Kvyat a normal racing incident

More pundits have sided with Daniil Kvyat, after Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel slammed the young Russian following the Chinese grand prix.

Massa admits three teams better than Williams

Felipe Massa has acknowledged that Williams has fallen behind the top three teams in 2016.

Kaltenborn not ruling out Alfa Romeo rumours

Monisha Kaltenborn has joined Sergio Marchionne in not dismissing speculation Sauber might be snapped up by Alfa Romeo.

Lifestyle not reason for Hamilton slump says Heidfeld

Nick Heidfeld has hit out at speculation Lewis Hamilton's full-speed celebrity lifestyle might be affecting his focus on formula one.

Monza contract talks still on

Talks over the future of the embattled Italian grand prix at Monza are still taking place.

Lack of motivation charge absurd says Alonso

Fernando Alonso insists he is still fully motivated for motor racing.

Too soon for contract talks says Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen says it is too early to get involved in the 2016 driver 'silly season'.

APRIL 19, 2016

2017 F1 tyre supply crisis averted

A tyre supply crisis in formula one has been averted at the eleventh hour.

Kvyat tips Red Bull to catch Mercedes

Daniil Kvyat is expecting Red Bull to challenge F1 pacesetter Mercedes later in 2016.

Hakkinen hopes Alonso has patience to win again

Mika Hakkinen hopes Fernando Alonso has the "patience" to wait for McLaren-Honda to succeed in formula one.

Rosberg not thinking about new contract says Lauda

Championship leader Nico Rosberg and Mercedes have played down rising speculation about the German driver's expiring contract.

Montagny wonders about Hamilton focus

Yet another expert is wondering if a loss of focus might explain Lewis Hamilton's poor start to the 2016 season.

Ericsson willing to swap cars with Nasr

Marcus Ericsson says he is willing to swap chassis with struggling teammate Felipe Nasr ahead of the forthcoming Russian grand prix.

Palmer performance questioned in China

Jolyon Palmer's performance in China last weekend was "embarrassing".

Grosjean blames adrenaline for Ericsson attack

Romain Grosjean has blamed "adrenaline" on his post-race rants about rival Marcus Ericsson following the Chinese grand prix.

Montagny thinks Ferrari fastest in China

Sebastian Vettel was furious after the Chinese grand prix, but he actually has reason to smile.

Haryanto raising F1 backing by text message

A novel campaign in Indonesia to keep Rio Haryanto on the 2016 grid has been launched.

APRIL 18, 2016

Race Report - Crash & Cruise

Chinese GP - Race Report

Hamilton not focused on title says Tambay

A lack of focus could have put Lewis Hamilton's bid for a third consecutive world championship off the rails in 2016.