Formula One News — April 2017

Sochi will not be the only Friday practice outing in 2017 for Renault reserve driver Sergey Sirotkin.

Sebastian Vettel will begin using racing 'socks' rather than traditional boots this weekend in Russia.

Bernie Ecclestone says it is still possible F1 could be set to lose the popular and traditional Brazilian grand prix.

Bernie Ecclestone has lobbed an apparent threat in the direction of F1's new regime.

Toto Wolff has admitted the end of Mercedes' utter dominance is good for the sport.

F1 could be set to help Honda emerge from its three-year struggle for reliability and performance.

Cyril Abiteboul has played down reports linking Fernando Alonso with a return to Renault.

Daniil Kvyat has admitted he is not friends with his Toro Rosso teammate Carlos Sainz.

Haas appears unlikely to complete its brake manufacturer switch ahead of this weekend's Russian grand prix.

McLaren's simulator is good enough for Jenson Button to prepare for Monaco.

Fernando Alonso and McLaren are looking to return to the Indy 500 in the future.

Pirelli is not keen on a proposal to fully liberalise the way teams use tyres in formula one.

F1 could be set to scrap a scheduled tweak to the engine regulations for 2018.

Robert Kubica is no longer ruling out that he could return to formula one some day.

McLaren-Honda's performance crisis is "worse" for Fernando Alonso than it is for his rookie 2017 teammate Stoffel Vandoorne.

Bernie Ecclestone thinks Lewis Hamilton is still the clear favourite to win the 2017 world championship.

Valtteri Bottas needs to win races to secure his place at Mercedes.

F1 legend Gerhard Berger hopes Fernando Alonso's decision to do the Indy 500 next month is the start of a new trend.

Honda could finally be set to add a customer team to its beleaguered F1 engine supply programme.

The German grand prix could move away from its traditional venues at Hockenheim and the Nurburgring in the future.

Former F1 driver JJ Lehto has tipped his Finnish countryman Kimi Raikkonen to bounce back in 2017.

Sebastian Vettel thinks Ferrari will continue to impress next weekend in Russia.

Jacques Villeneuve has hit out at drivers critical of Fernando Alonso's decision to tackle the Indy 500 next month.

Ferrari has set off "alarm bells" at triple back-to-back world champions Mercedes.

Eric Boullier insists F1 rookie Stoffel Vandoorne is "not under pressure" amid McLaren-Honda's current performance crisis.