Formula One News — May 2016

Niki Lauda has played down mounting speculation he is in pole position to succeed Bernie Ecclestone.

The organiser of Le Mans is confident next year's edition of the fabled 24 hour sports car race will not clash with formula one.

Sebastian Vettel's engine survived his clashes with Daniil Kvyat in Russia, according to the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Max Verstappen's mid-season promotion to Red Bull Racing is not necessarily a blow to his now former Toro Rosso teammate Carlos Sainz.

A respected F1 correspondent says Robert Kubica could get involved in Pirelli's preparations for the new tyre rules for 2017.

Toro Rosso could become the first customer of Honda's engines in F1.

Despite Mercedes and Ferrari's obvious interest, Jos Verstappen says his son Max has pledged his "long term" future to Red Bull.

The big talking point heading into the Spanish grand prix will be Red Bull's shock jump on the 2017 'silly season'.

Pascal Wehrlein says he always knew his 2016 Manor teammate Pascal Wehrlein was a good driver.

The former chief executive of a F1 team is accused of income tax fraud, according to reports in Spain.

International publications are repeating alarming news about the health of F1 legend Michael Schumacher.

Daniil Kvyat's demotion is not the end of the world for the young Russian.

McLaren has played down reports team supremo Ron Dennis is furious about a new engine rule in formula one.

Renault has dismissed speculation Jolyon Palmer is in danger of losing his race seat.

A Russian backer is more than happy with Daniil Kvyat's controversial return to Toro Rosso ahead of the Spanish grand prix.

Dr Helmut Marko says moving back to Toro Rosso will reduce pressure that Daniil Kvyat was struggling to cope with so far in 2016.

Max Verstappen insists he is not feeling the heat of his sudden promotion to Red Bull's senior F1 team.

Daniil Kvyat still has his supporters in formula one, despite being demoted by Red Bull after just four races in 2016.

Red Bull is waiting until Canada before turning its attention to the future of its deal with engine supplier Renault.

Eric Boullier has hit back at suggestions the 2017 regulations could actually hurt formula one.

Sergio Marchionne says Ferrari "deserves" to keep charging for the 2016 world championship.

Mercedes has admitted it is still working on fixing the engine problems that have thwarted Lewis Hamilton's championship campaign so far in 2016.

Max Verstappen's race engineer has also left Toro Rosso.

The motor racing world reacted with surprise to the news of Daniil Kvyat's demotion.

Red Bull Racing has ousted Daniil Kvyat and replaced him with Max Verstappen ahead of the Spanish grand prix next weekend.