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.