Formula One News — April 2016

Claire Williams has tipped the F1 paddock to host a fascinating driver 'silly season' this year.

Toro Rosso technical chief James Key says there is no longer much 'synergy' between the Faenza based team and the senior Red Bull outfit.

Fernando Alonso is already in Shanghai as he bids to return to F1 action this weekend.

Two former F1 drivers do not think Ferrari is ready to beat Mercedes to the world championship.

Claire Williams thinks F1 has learned from the 'musical chairs' qualifying debacle.

Rio Haryanto's former boss has hit back at suggestions the Indonesian is a straightforward F1 'pay driver'.

It is still not clear if historic Monza will continue to host the endangered Italian grand prix beyond September's 2016 race.

Quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel insists he has no desire to behave like a "hero".

Honda is ready to push ahead with finding more performance from its 2016 power unit.

F1's radical rules changes for 2017 may stumble at the last hurdle, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports.

McLaren is "confident" Fernando Alonso will be shown the green light for his return to racing action this weekend in China.

Apr.11 (GMM) The early success of the new F1 team Haas is splitting opinion in the paddock.

F1 veteran Stefan Johansson has blasted today's drivers for their recent open letter.

With the third round of the season now looming, F1 is heaving a collective sigh of relief that the hated 'musical chairs' qualifying is now gone.

Mick Schumacher is pressing the throttle on the next stage in his quest for future F1 glory.

F1 teams have promised to revisit the possibility of spicing up the qualifying hour ahead of the 2017 season.

Ferrari has been cleared of wrongdoing in the wake of reports Sebastian Vettel was shown an illegal 'coded' message on his pit board in Australia.

Valtteri Bottas has refused to rule out playing a starring role in this year's 'silly season'.

Amid intense and faltering negotiations with Bernie Ecclestone, former F1 driver Ivan Capelli has resigned as a chief of Monza's circuit operator Sias.

Sauber is working hard to find "a lasting solution" to its obvious financial problems, boss and co-owner Monisha Kaltenborn has revealed.

Red Bull is facing a "dilemma" as it ponders the future of its young F1 stars Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz.

F1's qualifying debacle of 2016 continues, as team bosses on Thursday pleaded with authorities to revert to last year's successful format.

Speculation the touted rules revolution for 2017 could be called off at the eleventh hour are being played down on all sides.

Amid a poisonously political climate in F1, the sport's stakeholders will get together on Thursday in yet another bid to fix the 2016 qualifying format debacle.

Max Verstappen's father and manager has ramped up his bid for a top seat in formula one for 2017.