Renault's 2017 Formula 1 challenger will be based on last year's model, as opposed to its current RS16 chassis, Team Principal Frederic Vasseur has… read more »

Renault are using their 2015 car as the base for next year's challenger; that's according to team principal Frederic Vasseur. read more »

Christian Horner believes the gains Renault have made with their engine in 2016 has been a major factor in Red Bull becoming the closest challenger to Mercedes. read more »

Eric Boullier says McLaren declined the offer of taking part in the Pirelli tyre tests to focus its development efforts on its 2017 challenger read more »

Daniel Ricciardo expressed his delight as he finished on the podium at the Hungarian Grand Prix for a third successive season. Ricciardo leapt off the line from third and... read more »

Fernando Alonso finished more than 1.5s clear of his nearest challenger on an encouraging first day of in-season testing for McLaren at Silverstone. read more »

Max Verstappen believes Red Bull can emerge as Mercedes' closest challenger during the British Grand Prix, after the squad edged out Ferrari in Friday's second... read more »

Lewis Hamilton edged out Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by just 0.033s as the squad dominated the opening practice session for the British Grand Prix. Hamilton and Rosberg,... read more »

Nico Rosberg expects Mercedes to face a strong challenge from customer team Williams at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix. Ferrari has been Mercedes' closest... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen admits Ferrari is struggling to warm its tyres over one lap in Azerbaijan after finishing Friday practice a long way off the pace of Mercedes. Ferrari was... read more »

Marcus Ericsson is hopeful that he can make progress across the remainder of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend when Sauber fits a new power unit to his C35-Ferrari. Sauber has... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says nothing Ferrari tried improved the handling of his SF16-H as he struggled during practice for the Canadian Grand Prix. Raikkonen was eighth quickest during... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he hopes Red Bull will have the pace in Canada to apply the pressure on rivals Mercedes, as he chases his first win of the year. Red Bull has emerged as... read more »

Red Bull can be a 'big challenger' to Mercedes this year - Alain Prost read more »

Manor Racing believe they owe it to their drivers to continue to develop their 2016 car despite a lot of focus turning to their 2017 challenger. read more »

Alain Prost thinks Red Bull can be a "big challenger" to Mercedes for the rest of 2016 and that its recent resurgence is validating the good work done by Renault... read more »

Sebastian Vettel is sure that he can make progress at the Russian Grand Prix but accepts Ferrari must make improvements following a grid penalty due to an unscheduled gearbox... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen accepts that Ferrari needs to work on its reliability after a mixed start to the 2016 season. Ferrari has again emerged as Mercedes' nearest challenger,... read more »

Formula 1 heads to the Shanghai International Circuit in China this weekend for the third round of the 2016 season, with Nico Rosberg looking to extend his early advantage in... read more »

Nico Rosberg has reiterated Mercedes' concern about the threat Ferrari poses and expects the Italian manufacturer to be a stronger challenger read more »

The Australian GP was the first occasion all 11 F1 teams' 2016 cars took to the track at the same time. But which challenger stands out the most? Press the... read more »

Esteban Gutierrez has called taking on the task of converting a brand new F1 team and car into a competitive challenger in 2016 an honour read more »

Bernie Ecclestone is hoping Ferrari can rekindle excitement within Formula 1 again this season by emerging as a serious title challenger to Mercedes read more »

Williams is capable of emerging as Mercedes' nearest challenger during the upcoming Formula 1 campaign, according to chief test engineer Rod Nelson. Williams… read more »

Toro Rosso has officially unveiled the livery which will adorn its 2016 challenger, the STR11, after running with an interim scheme last week. The STR11 made its track debut... read more »