Formula One News — December 2016

Toto Wolff has excused his fellow Mercedes team chief Niki Lauda for initially reacting angrily to Nico Rosberg's shock decision to retire.

Pascal Wehrlein appears to be in pole position to step up and become Lewis Hamilton's new teammate at Mercedes for 2017.

Mick Schumacher could now be on the cusp of becoming Mercedes' next official F1 junior driver.

Maurizio Arrivabene has counted Ferrari out of Mercedes' last minute scramble to replace the newly-retired world champion Nico Rosberg.

Sports minister Thierry Braillard says he learned about the return of the French grand prix via the media.

New GP2 champion Pierre Gasly has set his sights on being in F1 in time for France's calendar return in 2018.

Sergio Marchionne says Ferrari's biggest problem in 2016 was falling behind the development curve.

Sergio Marchionne has admitted Ferrari is at risk of losing its champion drivers after 2017.

Red Bull and its drivers have distanced themselves from Nico Rosberg's seismic decision to leave Mercedes and F1.

Sebastian Vettel has responded to the seismic Nico Rosberg retirement story simply by referring to his Ferrari contract.

Niki Lauda has hit out at Nico Rosberg's decision to quit Mercedes just days after winning the world championship.

Pascal Wehrlein has declared himself "ready" to step up and become Lewis Hamilton's new Mercedes teammate.

Fernando Alonso and Mercedes have played down rumours linking the Spanish driver with Nico Rosberg's newly-vacant 2017 seat.

Even newly retired drivers are being linked with Nico Rosberg's surprisingly vacant Mercedes seat for 2017.

Nico Rosberg says he wants to remain connected to F1 following his shock decision to quit Mercedes and retire.

The rumours linking potential names with Nico Rosberg's newly vacant 2017 seat are getting wilder by the moment.

In a shock announcement by Nico Rosberg today, the newly crowned world champion has decided that he is retiring from the sport, with immediate effect.

Sauber looks set to be first out of the blocks with its 2017 car.

F1 stewards are looking to speed up their deliberating and be more consistent in their decisions.

After a decade's absence, France will return to the F1 calendar in 2018.

As the long 2016 season finally ends, Max Verstappen continues to divide opinion.

F1 should consider shaking up the race weekend format.

Niki Lauda says the Abu Dhabi grand prix was proof in itself that Nico Rosberg deserves the 2016 world championship.

Jenson Button will continue to contribute to McLaren-Honda in 2017.

Niki Lauda has linked the demise of the German grand prix with how the public interacts with the country's champion drivers Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg.