Formula One News — December 2016

Felipe Massa has ruled out going it alone to put Brazil back on track for a healthy future in F1.

Bernie Ecclestone and new F1 director Chase Carey are in contact with Toto Wolff about the identity of Nico Rosberg's Mercedes successor.

Force India has acknowledged it will be difficult to defend fourth place in the constructors' world championship next year.

Pirelli sounds determined to keep clamping down on how F1 teams are using their tyres.

Giacomo Agostini, arguably the greatest motorcycle racing legend of all time, says he cannot understand new F1 champion Nico Rosberg's decision to quit.

Felipe Nasr says Nico Rosberg's shock decision to retire improves his chances of staying in F1 next year.

Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff are looking to put the controversy of the Abu Dhabi finale firmly in the past.

Williams is not commenting on reports it rejected an initial offer from Mercedes to buy out Valtteri Bottas' 2017 contract.

Paddy Lowe looks set to leave Mercedes and return to Williams.

Sergey Sirotkin has admitted he is pushing to become Renault's race driver by 2018.

Kevin Magnussen has rejected the advice of Le Mans legend and Danish countryman Tom Kristensen.

McLaren has rubbished reports Mercedes' technical boss Paddy Lowe is set to leave the reigning world champions and return to Woking.

It is becoming clearer and clearer that Pascal Wehrlein will join Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton's new teammate in 2017.

F1's acquisition by Liberty Media will speed ahead early next year.

Mercedes' engineering chief Aldo Costa has named in-house junior Pascal Wehrlein as a good candidate to replace retiring world champion Nico Rosberg.

Nico Rosberg has hit back at his former boss Niki Lauda, following criticism of his sudden decision to quit Mercedes and formula one.

New world champion Nico Rosberg has backed countryman Pascal Wehrlein's suitability to replace him at Mercedes.

Nico Rosberg has hit back at claims he might return to formula one after a few years of retirement.

Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he is "surprised" a deal to revive the French grand prix is finally done.

Monisha Kaltenborn says it would be better if Ferrari rather than Mercedes was dominating formula one.

Austrian grand prix venue, the Red Bull Ring, has recorded an alarming financial loss for 2016.

The newly retired Nico Rosberg could decide to return to formula one in the future.

Mercedes is yet to close the chapter on Lewis Hamilton's controversial driving in the closing stages of the Abu Dhabi title finale.

Felipe Nasr has indicated he has the patience to wait for clarity regarding his future in F1.

Toto Wolff says it would be better if Pascal Wehrlein got another "year or two" to develop at a midfield team before stepping up at Mercedes.