Formula One News — September 2016

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Hamilton respects Rosberg more now says Wolff

Toto Wolff thinks world champion Lewis Hamilton respects Nico Rosberg more than ever in 2016.

Portugal eyes F1 return

Portugal could bid to return to the F1 calendar.

Vettel not yet impressed with 2017 tyres

Sebastian Vettel has admitted he is not yet overly impressed with Pirelli's new tyres for 2017.

Bottas says future looks positive

Valtteri Bottas is still not ready to confirm that he is staying at Williams in 2017.

Massa, Nasr worried over Brazil GP future

F1's two Brazilian drivers are worried amid speculation Interlagos could fall off the race calendar.

Alonso recommends Sainz for McLaren future

Fernando Alonso says Carlos Sainz would be a good McLaren-Honda driver for the future.

Haas waiting for driver silly season

Romain Grosjean says he feels so good about his future in F1 that he bought a house last week.

Verstappen made Ricciardo better driver

Red Bull's race drivers have admitted they are each pushing the other on in 2017.

Sauber needs reserve driver in 2017

Sauber has acknowledged it may need to appoint an official reserve driver for 2017.

Renault drivers still in dark over future

Renault's two drivers are still in the dark over whether they will drive for the French works team in 2017.

Hockenheim says no 2017 contract yet

Track boss Georg Seiler says Hockenheim does not yet have a contract to host the German grand prix in 2017.

Practice 2 Report - Edged out

Malaysian GP - Practice 2 Report - By Dan Knutson in Sepang

Friday Photos

Malaysian GP - Friday Photos

Friday Team Quotes

Malaysian GP - Friday Team Quotes

Friday Press Conference

Malaysian GP - Friday Press Conference

Practice 2 Results

Malaysian GP - Practice 2 Results

Practice 1 Report - Fire!

Malaysian GP - Practice 1 Report - By Dan Knutson in Sepang

Practice 1 Results

Malaysian GP - Practice 1 Results

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Thursday Press Conference

Malaysian GP - Thursday Press Conference

Hulkenberg linked with Force India exit?

Nico Hulkenberg on Thursday reacted with surprise to rumours linking him with a surprise switch to Renault.

Mercedes can win team title in Malaysia

Mercedes could wrap up the constructors' world championship this weekend in Malaysia, with five clear races then to follow.

Ferrari disoriented after Allison exit says Stewart

Ferrari is "disoriented", F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart has surmised.

F1 pundits eye Hamilton vs Rosberg title battle

Although Mercedes is on the cusp of wrapping up the constructors' title, the battle for the drivers' crown is still wide open.

Ericsson fit to race after bicycle crash

Marcus Ericsson is bruised and battered but fit to race in Malaysia this weekend.

Three provisional races on 2017 calendar

Three of the 21 grands prix scheduled for 2017 have been given only provisional status on the newly-published race calendar.