Formula One News — August 2023

There will be a "before and after" for the impressive Aston Martin team, according to team ambassador Pedro de la Rosa.

Guanyu Zhou sounds confident about his looming contract negotiations with Sauber, the Swiss team currently called Alfa Romeo.

Pierre Gasly admits he is still getting up to speed at chaos-struck Alpine.

2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen admits he often used to race motorbikes - without his Formula 1 teams knowing.

Reports that Mercedes would finally announce a 2024 deal for Lewis Hamilton prior to this weekend's Dutch GP were wide of the mark.

Max Verstappen has been captured on video speeding on the A8 motorway in France.

Former F1 driver Sebastian Vettel says he is not in favour of banning petrol cars.

The next round of penalties for breaching Formula 1's budget cap should be "much more drastic".

Felipe Massa is preparing to "disgrace himself" by launching legal action against Formula 1.

Mercedes has followed hot on Ferrari's heels by admitting the focus has now shifted to 2024.

Fernando Alonso says he decided to return to Formula 1 because Indycars are too dangerous.

Felipe Massa has taken the first official step in suing Formula 1 authorities over the 2008 world championship outcome.

Max Verstappen admits he doesn't "like" Formula 1 as much as he once did.

Dr Helmut Marko has effectively ruled out making a bid to secure Lewis Hamilton's services for Red Bull.

Nico Hulkenberg is in the process of "ruining" Kevin Magnussen's Formula 1 career.

As uncertainty looms over Ferrari's driver lineup beyond 2024, team boss Frederic Vasseur admits both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz can "do better".

Gunther Steiner says interest from potential Formula 1 sponsors is currently "very high".

Ferrari is no longer working on its 2023 in the wind tunnel, team boss Frederic Vasseur has revealed.

Aston Martin has dropped behind Mercedes and Ferrari in pure pace since the upgrades battle has heated up and there's no hiding that.

Vasseur makes it clear Balance of Performance in not right for F1.

Selling the chassis side of its Formula 1 operation could be on the cards for Alpine, with Andretti Global being the most obvious candidate to take over the Enstone factory, personnel and race team, a few observers admitted during the recent Belgian Grand Prix.

"IT'S IMPORTANT TO TRY TO WIN EVERYWHERE!"

Sauber's Team Representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi has strongly denied rumors spread by the British specialized media that Audi's Power Unit program was running behind schedule and, also, that the departure of the company's CEO, Markus Duesmann, had derailed Audi's Formula 1 project.

"I HAVE TO BE PROUD OF MY TEAM!"