Formula One News — May 2017

MAY 17, 2017

Raikkonen's daughter born

Kimi Raikkonen has become a father for the second time -- and Nico Rosberg appears to be hot on his heels.

Boss defends Force India after number breach

Sporting boss Otmar Szafnauer has defended Force India, after the team was pulled up for not complying with new rules in Barcelona.

Room for more quality races says Brawn

Ross Brawn thinks there is space on the F1 calendar for "one or two more" races.

MAY 16, 2017

Button not ruling out F1 return

Jenson Button is not ruling out a full-time return to formula one.

Press hails epic Hamilton-Vettel duel

F1's international press has hailed the return of a close battle for the world championship.

Alonso contract talks like chess says Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton says Fernando Alonso's forthcoming deliberations and negotiations about 2018 will be like "a game of chess".

Wolff not ruling out Alonso for Mercedes

Toto Wolff is not ruling out making a bid to sign Fernando Alonso for 2018.

Strong Ferrari good for F1 says Zetsche

Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche says Mercedes' close title fight with Ferrari this year is good for formula one.

Too early for contract talks says Bottas

Valtteri Bottas' hopes of hanging onto his plum seat at Mercedes appear to have taken a step forward.

Hamilton denies training less than rivals

Lewis Hamilton says he trains "just as much" as his F1 rivals.

MAY 15, 2017

Race Report - Nosing Ahead

Spanish GP - Race Report - By Dan Knutson in Barcelona

Alonso heads straight from F1 to Indy

Fernando Alonso saw the chequered flag and almost immediately jumped on a private jet after his home Spanish grand prix late on Sunday.

Monaco to be Stroll's toughest test says Massa

Felipe Massa his warned teammate Lance Stroll that the rookie's toughest F1 challenge is now looming.

Mateschitz patient amid Red Bull struggle

Team owner Dietrich Mateschitz says Red Bull is having to be "patient" as it tries to catch up with F1's top two teams.

Jos Verstappen set for Red Bull talent role?

Former F1 driver Jos Verstappen could be set to take on a role with Red Bull.

Sauber leaves McLaren dead last in 2017

Sauber has left crisis-ridden McLaren-Honda as the only F1 team yet to score a single point so far in 2017.

MAY 14, 2017

Race Notes - Hamilton wins in Spain

Spanish GP - Race Notes - By Mark Karp

Sunday Photos

Spanish GP - Sunday Photos

Sunday Press Conference

Spanish GP - Sunday Press Conference

Sunday Team Quotes

Spanish GP - Sunday Team Quotes

Race Results

Spanish GP - Race Results

FIA extends DRS zone in Barcelona

F1's governing body has extended the DRS zone in Barcelona in a bid to boost overtaking.

Vandoorne to tweak driving style says Boullier

Stoffel Vandoorne is working on tweaking his driving style to better adapt to formula one.

Drivers pushing for hard tyre axe

F1 drivers will reportedly lobby official tyre supplier Pirelli to drop the hardest tyres from its 2017 compound range.

Lauda denies Mercedes to bail out Honda

Niki Lauda has hit back at claims Mercedes is set to bail out its struggling F1 engine rival Honda.