Formula One News — December 2016

Halo looks set to be on the way into F1 for 2018.

Liberty Media is continuing to formalise its takeover of formula one.

Former team boss Jean Todt has tipped Ferrari to keep chipping away at the small gap to F1 frontrunners Mercedes and Red Bull.

Nico Rosberg says Mercedes should consider taking the "risk" of signing up German youngster Pascal Wehrlein to replace him for 2017.

Felipe Massa says he has been invited by his former boss to become an F1 steward.

Michael Schumacher's manager insists there will be no changes to the policy of radio silence when it comes to the health of the F1 legend.

Stoffel Vandoorne has admitted he is unlikely to be in a position to win races straight away in formula one.

Antonio Giovinazzi is tipped to step into a third driver role with Ferrari for 2017.

F1 will head into the Christmas and New Year's break without announcing the identity of Mercedes' second driver for 2017.

Valentino Rossi's father has admitted the MotoGP legend came "very, very close" to switching to formula one a decade ago.

A cloud is hanging over Manor's future ahead of the 2017 season.

Sebastian Vettel is emerging as a favourite to become Nico Rosberg's longer term replacement at Mercedes.

Former team boss Ross Brawn thinks Mercedes will still be a leading force in formula one next year.

Austria could lose its free to air television coverage of formula one from 2020.

Drivers will find it even harder to make the perfect race start in 2017.

Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he is worried Lewis Hamilton will utterly dominate in 2017.

Pat Symonds has refused to deny reports that Paddy Lowe will replace him as Williams' technical boss.

Ross Brawn has admitted F1 should consider taking a sharp turn with its engine regulations for 2020.

Ferrari must consider reorganising its structure in order to return to the top of F1.

He will not replace Nico Rosberg in 2017, but the door to a future at Mercedes is a possibility for Fernando Alonso the year after.

Nico Rosberg has admitted his return to F1 in the future could be in the form of driver management.

New world champion Nico Rosberg insists that Mercedes has been "understanding" about his late decision to quit the team and F1.

Mika Salo says it is very possible a golden opportunity for his fellow Finn Valtteri Bottas to step up to Mercedes might fall through.

It will be 2018 at least before McLaren can finally put the first title sponsor on its cars since 2013.

Pastor Maldonado says he is working on his return to formula one.