Formula One News — May 2016

MAY 14, 2016

Magnussen quiet over Renault's young drivers

Kevin Magnussen says he is not sure what Renault has in mind with its growing list of young test drivers.

Hockenheim chief in Spain for Ecclestone talks

Hockenheim chief Georg Seiler has admitted he is in talks with Bernie Ecclestone about the future of the German grand prix.

MAY 13, 2016

Friday Photos

Spanish GP - Friday Photos

Verstappen gives himself 7 out of 10

How did Max Verstappen rate his first day in his new office? After driving the Red Bull in the two free practice sessions on Friday and completing 60 laps he talked to the media. He was asked to grade himself on a scale of 1 to 10.

Friday Press Conference

Spanish GP - Friday Press Conference

Friday Team Quotes

Spanish GP - Friday Team Quotes

Practice 2 Report - Barcelona R&R

Spanish GP - Practice 2 Report

F1 serious about engine convergence

F1's governing body on Friday said it is serious about 'performance convergence' when it comes to the engines in F1.

Red Bull poised for new Renault deal

Red Bull looks poised to agree a new customer engine deal with Renault.

Verstappen admits father taking step back

Max Verstappen has admitted his father Jos may need to take a step back now that he races for Red Bull's senior team.

Arrivabene jokes about Ferrari axe rumours

Maurizio Arrivabene on Friday dismissed speculation he might soon be ousted as Ferrari team boss.

Practice 2 Results

Spanish GP - Practice 2 Results

Bottas waiting for 2017 silly season

Valtteri Bottas is not ruling out playing a role in the 2017 'silly season'.

Marchionne's pressure not negative says Vettel

Sebastian Vettel says the pressure put on Ferrari by its president Sergio Marchionne is positive.

Practice 1 Report - Ferrari goes soft

Spanish GP - Practice 1 Report

Practice 1 Results

Spanish GP - Practice 1 Results

Spa not hurt by Shell's sponsor axe

The promoter of the Belgian grand prix has played down reports the Spa-Francorchamps race has lost its naming sponsor.

Wehrlein plays down Haas rumour

Pascal Wehrlein has played down an early 'silly season' rumour about a potential switch to Haas for 2017.

Ferrari engine only Sauber update in Spain says Nasr

Sauber's only update for the Spanish grand prix is a new Ferrari engine specification.

Massa opposed to visor tear-off ban

Felipe Massa says he does not support the FIA's forthcoming ban on discarding helmet visor tear-offs on the track.

Palmer dismisses Renault axe rumours

Jolyon Palmer on Thursday said he is not worried about rumours Renault might oust him before the end of the 2016 season.

Hearsay replaces real information about Schumacher

A lack of information about Michael Schumacher's condition means "hearsay" is instead being reported by the media about the F1 legend.

Hulkenberg happy with Force India upgrade

Nico Hulkenberg on Thursday sounded upbeat about a major upgrade package introduced by Force India for the Spanish grand prix.

Dennis says no Honda customers before title

Ron Dennis has indicated he will not give the green light for Honda to begin supplying engines to customer teams.