Formula One News — March 2017

James Allison has hailed Ferrari's return to winning form but vowed to hit back at his former employer.

Bernie Ecclestone will attend his first race of the 2017 season in Bahrain next month.

Jean Alesi thinks his former F1 team, the great Maranello marque Ferrari, is finally ready to challenge for the title.

Former F1 drivers will find it much easier to attend grands prix in future.

Ferrari has decided to make its official reserve driver available to Sauber for the forthcoming China-Bahrain double header.

Audi will not be the only manufacturer not already competing in F1 that will be present for a meeting in Paris on Friday.

Felipe Massa does not think his old Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso is poised to quit McLaren-Honda and F1.

Felipe Massa thinks F1's controversial drag reduction system (DRS) is the only thing providing a glimmer of hope about overtaking in 2017.

Felipe Massa thinks F1 drivers will be tested physically in 2017.

Felipe Massa has tipped his rookie teammate Lance Stroll to bounce back after a tough start to the teenager's F1 career.

Jacques Villeneuve has tipped a bright future for Mick Schumacher if the young German can "deal with the pressure".

Team boss Gunther Steiner has defended Haas' 2017 driver lineup.

As far as the F1 pecking order is concerned, Jean Todt says he likes what he has seen so far in 2017.

Toto Wolff says it was mainly a contractual issue that halted negotiations between Mercedes and Fernando Alonso ahead of the 2017 season.

Bridgestone is not looking to return to F1 any time soon.

Lance Stroll says he is sure he will have more difficult races as he gets up to speed in F1.

The chance Sebastian Vettel will stay with Ferrari beyond 2017 stepped up a notch in Melbourne.

Another win for Sebastian Vettel could set up a very difficult season for his Ferrari teammate.

Two F1 pundits have played down reports McLaren could be about to sensationally dump Honda.

The Volkswagen brand Audi will attend a forthcoming meeting about the future of F1's engine regulations.

Mick Schumacher has broken his long public silence about his father, admitting the F1 legend and former Ferrari and Mercedes driver is "my idol".

Lewis Hamilton says he is looking forward to battling Sebastian Vettel for the world championship in 2017.

Max Verstappen says he must be patient amid Red Bull's push to catch top two F1 teams Ferrari and Mercedes in 2017.

Valtteri Bottas is being praised from all sides after his solid Mercedes debut in Melbourne.

Niki Lauda has dodged speculation Mercedes could step in to help McLaren solve its performance crisis.