Formula One News — April 2017
APRIL 7, 2017
Practice 2 Report - Holding pattern
Chinese GP - Practice 2 Report - By Dan Knutson
Practice 1 Report - Soggy start stop
Chinese GP - Practice 1 Report - By Dan Knutson
Practice 1 Results
Chinese GP - Practice 1 Results
APRIL 6, 2017
Thursday Press Conference
Chinese GP - Thursday Press Conference
Mercedes still quicker than Ferrari says Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo thinks Mercedes continues to have the quickest car in F1.
Wolff plays down Melbourne defeat
Toto Wolff has calmed fears that Mercedes has finally been overtaken as F1's top team.
Prost wants tyre choice freedom in F1
F1 legend Alain Prost says more tyre freedom will spice up the sport's battles.
Force India among slowest in 2017 says Perez
Sergio Perez has admitted Force India's 2017 car is currently among the very slowest on the grid.
Ecclestone rejected Vietnam GP deal
Ousted F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he rejected plans to add a Vietnamese grand prix to the race calendar.
Perez would not give up F1 seat over fitness
Sergio Perez said he feels for fellow F1 driver Pascal Wehrlein.
APRIL 5, 2017
F1 eyes 1200hp twin-turbo V6 for 2021
The next details about F1's potential new engine formula for 2021 are now emerging.
Wolff could miss birth of child
Toto Wolff has admitted he could miss the birth of his child in the coming days.
Ferrari insiders tip Shanghai struggle
Two Ferrari-linked figures are concerned the Italian team could face a tougher test for victory this weekend in China.
Bottas would obey Mercedes team order
Valtteri Bottas says that while he would obey team orders, he does not see himself as the 'number 2' driver at Mercedes.
Alonso to launch fashion brand
The signs are growing by the day that Fernando Alonso intends to stay in F1 beyond 2017.
Audi plays down latest F1 rumours
Audi has ruled out racing in formula one, at least in the short term.
Berger thinks Mercedes still ahead
Gerhard Berger says it is too soon to declare Ferrari the favourite for the 2017 world championship.
Raikkonen wants to stay beyond 2017
Kimi Raikkonen has indicated he wants to stay in formula one beyond 2017.
Trulli hopes Giovinazzi gets full F1 season
Former F1 driver Jarno Trulli thinks Italian countryman Antonio Giovinazzi kicked off a "promising formula one career" in Australia.
APRIL 4, 2017
Doubts surround Wehrlein fitness story
Pascal Wehrlein could miss the entire China-Bahrain double header in the next two weeks, as a bizarre story about his physical fitness continues to unfold.
F1 return now more likely says Kubica
Robert Kubica says a return to F1 is now "more likely" than at any time since his serious rally crash in early 2011.
Grosjean not complaining a good sign says Haas
Owner Gene Haas says he is happy the American team is in among the action in a closely-fought midfield in 2017.
APRIL 3, 2017
Red Bull targets race wins by Austria
Red Bull is targeting race victories later in 2017, according to team official Dr Helmut Marko.
Barrichello's son starts car racing career
Rubens Barrichello's son is now beginning his own single seater adventure.