Formula One News — May 2016

MAY 13, 2016

F1 serious about engine convergence

F1's governing body on Friday said it is serious about 'performance convergence' when it comes to the engines in F1.

Red Bull poised for new Renault deal

Red Bull looks poised to agree a new customer engine deal with Renault.

Verstappen admits father taking step back

Max Verstappen has admitted his father Jos may need to take a step back now that he races for Red Bull's senior team.

Arrivabene jokes about Ferrari axe rumours

Maurizio Arrivabene on Friday dismissed speculation he might soon be ousted as Ferrari team boss.

Practice 2 Results

Spanish GP - Practice 2 Results

Bottas waiting for 2017 silly season

Valtteri Bottas is not ruling out playing a role in the 2017 'silly season'.

Marchionne's pressure not negative says Vettel

Sebastian Vettel says the pressure put on Ferrari by its president Sergio Marchionne is positive.

Practice 1 Report - Ferrari goes soft

Spanish GP - Practice 1 Report

Practice 1 Results

Spanish GP - Practice 1 Results

Spa not hurt by Shell's sponsor axe

The promoter of the Belgian grand prix has played down reports the Spa-Francorchamps race has lost its naming sponsor.

Wehrlein plays down Haas rumour

Pascal Wehrlein has played down an early 'silly season' rumour about a potential switch to Haas for 2017.

Ferrari engine only Sauber update in Spain says Nasr

Sauber's only update for the Spanish grand prix is a new Ferrari engine specification.

Massa opposed to visor tear-off ban

Felipe Massa says he does not support the FIA's forthcoming ban on discarding helmet visor tear-offs on the track.

Palmer dismisses Renault axe rumours

Jolyon Palmer on Thursday said he is not worried about rumours Renault might oust him before the end of the 2016 season.

Hearsay replaces real information about Schumacher

A lack of information about Michael Schumacher's condition means "hearsay" is instead being reported by the media about the F1 legend.

Hulkenberg happy with Force India upgrade

Nico Hulkenberg on Thursday sounded upbeat about a major upgrade package introduced by Force India for the Spanish grand prix.

Dennis says no Honda customers before title

Ron Dennis has indicated he will not give the green light for Honda to begin supplying engines to customer teams.

MAY 12, 2016

Thursday Press Conference

Spanish GP - Thursday Press Conference

Kvyat: I'll give my answers on the track!

Daniil Kvyat was a man in demand on Thursday, as he arrived in the Circuit de Catalunya to rekindle his relationship with Toro Rosso after being abruptly dropped by Red Bull Racing just a day after the Russian Grand Prix.

Ricciardo: I can beat Verstappen

Max Verstappen is one of the hottest properties in Formula 1, but his new Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo isn't worried.

Monaco tear-off ban surprises Grosjean

Romain Grosjean was surprised on Thursday amid reports the FIA would ban the discarding of helmet tear-offs on track from Monaco.

Teams using trick to reduce tyre pressures

Rumours some teams have found a loophole around Pirelli's minimum tyre pressure rules are doing the rounds in the Barcelona paddock.

Women in F1 about money, not gender says De Silvestro

The woman who arguably got closest to a race seat in recent years says physical ability is not the reason there are no female drivers in F1.

Red Bull wanted reason to oust Kvyat says Surer

Former F1 driver Marc Surer thinks Red Bull used Daniil Kvyat's tumultuous home race in Russia as justification to oust him.

Kvyat's career still on track?

Vitaly Petrov, who was Russia's first F1 racer, says his countryman Daniil Kvyat's career in the category is still on track.