Formula One News — April 2016

Valtteri Bottas has refused to rule out playing a starring role in this year's 'silly season'.

Amid intense and faltering negotiations with Bernie Ecclestone, former F1 driver Ivan Capelli has resigned as a chief of Monza's circuit operator Sias.

Sauber is working hard to find "a lasting solution" to its obvious financial problems, boss and co-owner Monisha Kaltenborn has revealed.

Red Bull is facing a "dilemma" as it ponders the future of its young F1 stars Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz.

F1's qualifying debacle of 2016 continues, as team bosses on Thursday pleaded with authorities to revert to last year's successful format.

Speculation the touted rules revolution for 2017 could be called off at the eleventh hour are being played down on all sides.

Amid a poisonously political climate in F1, the sport's stakeholders will get together on Thursday in yet another bid to fix the 2016 qualifying format debacle.

Max Verstappen's father and manager has ramped up his bid for a top seat in formula one for 2017.

Stoffel Vandoorne says he will remain race-ready ahead of next weekend's Chinese grand prix.

Sebastian Vettel is down to four power units for the remaining 19 races this year, following his smoky retirement on the parade lap in Bahrain.

Imola is ramping up its bid to keep Italy on the F1 calendar.

Sauber has fallen behind once again with its full salary payments to its 300 staff in Switzerland.

F1's governing body is looking into whether Ferrari stretched the new radio clampdown rules, according to a report in Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.

Bernie Ecclestone says "discussions" with the European Commission are currently taking place.

Ferrari is confident it will quickly solve the engine flaw that stopped Sebastian Vettel from even starting Sunday's Bahrain grand prix.

Fernando Alonso has resumed training as he fights to be fit to return to the cockpit of his McLaren-Honda in China.

Amid Sauber's obvious financial problems early in 2016, new media reports suggest the struggling Swiss team could soon be sold.

Nico Rosberg's lawyer has denied claims the Mercedes driver is evading tax.

Mick Schumacher is taking on a busy calendar in 2016 as he continues his push towards formula one.

Quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel is once again leading the fierce criticism amid the latest instalment of the 2016 qualifying format debacle.

After the criticism of Australia, Max Verstappen put his reputation back on track in Bahrain.

Lewis Hamilton is keeping calm, even though he is already 17 points behind at the start of his 2016 championship defence.

Christian Horner has moved to lift the pressure from the shoulders of Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat.

The real challenge for Haas will be keeping up with the lightening speed of F1's in-season development, Romain Grosjean has admitted.