Formula One News — March 2017

Sergio Perez's sponsor says he is happy to be supporting the Mexican at Force India.

Eric Boullier has admitted he is not sure Fernando Alonso will stay with McLaren-Honda beyond the end of 2017.

Kevin Magnussen says he will not go out of his way to become "best friends" with his new F1 teammate.

Ferrari has bought into formula one, according to reports in the Italian and Spanish media.

Antonio Giovinazzi insists his priority for 2017 is his role as Ferrari's reserve driver.

Felipe Massa is leaving the door open to staying in formula one even beyond the end of 2017.

Nico Hulkenberg says he has no regrets about being a works Renault driver in 2017 instead of moving right to the front of the grid with Mercedes.

Sergio Marchionne will remain Ferrari's president until at least 2021.

Dr Helmut Marko thinks Mercedes continues to lead the pack in 2017.

Toto Wolff says it is too soon to say Mercedes is still ahead of the field in 2017.

Red Bull could be set to expand its involvement in F1 beyond being a team owner and race promoter.

Liberty Media has selected the location of F1's new official headquarters.

Honda is having a troubled start to its 2017 season, but the McLaren chassis is also far from perfect.

Pirelli has vowed to keep working on the effectiveness of its wet-weather tyres.

Kevin Magnussen has declined to comment directly on reports 2017 is his 'last chance' in F1.

Force India's livery could soon turn pink, according to a German source.

Pirelli is not ready to think about staying in formula one beyond 2019.

Valtteri Bottas has played down the significance of ending the week as the 'champion' of Barcelona testing.

McLaren and Honda have both denied wild rumours their troubled works collaboration in F1 could be set to end.

Ross Brawn says he would like to introduce an annual 'non-championship' race so F1 can experiment with new weekend format ideas.

A minor tweak has put a smile on Max Verstappen's face in Barcelona.

Manor's dwindling hopes of survival have now faded completely, as the FIA confirmed the collapsed backmarker will not race in 2017.

The FIA is poised to start checking the legality of controversial suspension systems fitted to some 2017 cars.

On the basis of testing so far, 2017 is shaping up as a close battle between Mercedes and Ferrari.

Stoffel Vandoorne says he has not been told if McLaren will modify its test programme in light of the problems struck so far.