Formula One News — December 2016

Nico Hulkenberg thinks 2017 could be a second consecutive tough campaign for the Renault works team.

Stoffel Vandoorne's "worst enemy" in 2017 will be his highly rated teammate Fernando Alonso.

Niki Lauda has hit out at Ross Brawn's contribution to the recent success of the Mercedes team.

Mick Schumacher says he wants to follow in his famous father's footsteps by winning the world championship.

World champion Nico Rosberg has hit back at his former teammate's complaints about losing key members of his race crew in 2016.

Felipe Nasr has admitted it is possible he will be left without a F1 seat for 2017.

Felipe Massa is still refusing to comment on widespread speculation his F1 retirement will be very short lived.

Sir Jackie Stewart claims he earns more than most of the entire F1 grid.

F1 teams are being offered shares in the sport but not voting rights, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.

The shock retirement of world champion Nico Rosberg is a big boost to Daniel Ricciardo's title chances.

Toto Wolff has admitted for the first time that Valtteri Bottas is a "possibility" to replace Nico Rosberg at Mercedes.

New owners Liberty Media are considering scratching Fridays from the F1 race weekend.

New Ferrari reserve Antonio Giovinazzi could be set for some Friday practice outings with Sauber or Haas in 2017.

It is now almost certain that Mercedes will head into 2017 with Valtteri Bottas as Lewis Hamilton's new teammate.

F1's utter domination by Mercedes must end in 2017.

F1 could be about to find a spanner in the works of its plans for more aesthetically pleasing cars for 2017.

McLaren has clarified claims that another key member of the Honda-powered team is leaving.

Carlos Sainz says his Red Bull bosses didn't even contemplate letting him go to Mercedes for 2017.

Felipe Massa has played down reports that he is definitely cancelling his retirement plans in order to stay at Williams for 2017.

Monisha Kaltenborn thinks F1's new owners are sympathetic to the idea of a fairer distribution of power among the teams.

McLaren is not commenting on reports new boss Jost Capito is leaving the team, just four months after starting work.

Lewis Hamilton says he wants to keep his entire crew of mechanics and engineers for 2017.

Mercedes could be set to further delay its decision about the identity of world champion Nico Rosberg's successor.

Sergio Marchionne says he has learned his lesson and will no longer be making any bold predictions for 2017.

Carlos Sainz has ruled himself out of the running to replace Nico Rosberg at Mercedes.