Formula One News — April 2017

APRIL 10, 2017

McLaren faster in corners than Williams says Vandoorne

Stoffel Vandoorne has isolated Honda amid McLaren's current performance crisis.

Wehrlein heading for Bahrain comeback

Pascal Wehrlein is shaping up to make his return to the Sauber cockpit in Bahrain.

Ferrari criticises Raikkonen after China

Ferrari has openly criticised Kimi Raikkonen after Sunday's Chinese grand prix.

Key figure in Ferrari surge is Binotto

Niki Lauda has credited Ferrari's technical boss for the boost in performance enjoyed by the Italian team in 2017.

APRIL 9, 2017

Race Notes - Hamilton wins Chinese Grand Prix

Chinese GP - Race Notes - By Mark Karp

Sunday Photos

Chinese GP - Sunday Photos

Sunday Press Conference

Chinese GP - Sunday Press Conference

Sunday Team Quotes

Chinese GP - Sunday Team Quotes

Race Results

Chinese GP - Race Results

Hamilton doesn't want Alonso as teammate

Lewis Hamilton has given a strong sign that he doesn't want to share a garage with Fernando Alonso.

Prost relishing Renault advisor role

Alain Prost says he is working hard to help the works Renault team make progress in F1.

Kaltenborn disputes Wehrlein injury reports

Monisha Kaltenborn has taken issue with fellow F1 boss Toto Wolff's description of Pascal Wehrlein's injury.

Prost doubts Rosberg will return

F1 legend Alain Prost doubts Nico Rosberg will ever return to formula one.

Title contenders admit Mercedes, Ferrari close

2017 title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have admitted the performance of their respective cars is genuinely close.

Red Bull gap not easy to close says Verstappen

Red Bull's drivers admit it will take time for the team to get close to the top two teams in 2017.

FIA moves to stop T-wing flexing

The FIA has targeted the unpopular engine cover 'T-wings' and fins, with a view to ridding F1 of them in the future.

No engine improvement date set says Honda

Honda is still not promising when it will be able to substantially fix its badly struggling 2017 engine.

APRIL 8, 2017

Saturday Photos

Chinese GP - Saturday Photos

Saturday Press Conference

Chinese GP - Saturday Press Conference

Saturday Team Quotes

Chinese GP - Saturday Team Quotes

Marko confirms meeting with Verstappen grandfather

Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed reports he met with Max Verstappen's grandfather.

No Alonso contract talks until summer says Brown

Fernando Alonso has agreed to hold off potential talks with other teams until the summer.

Ecclestone could attend next two races

Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone could attend the next two grands prix.

China GP almost rescheduled says steward

F1 steward Mika Salo has revealed the decision was almost taken to reschedule the Chinese grand prix.