With Sahara Force India F1 Team closing the gap in the Constructors' Championship, they are now targeting Red Bull Racing and third place behind Ferrari and Mercedes. read more »

Fifth and sixth is the optimum we could have realistically hoped for but it's pleasing to see that we're closing the gap to the cars ahead. read more »

13 points down on Sebastian Vettel and with his Mercedes teammate closing in, Toto Wolff insists there are no magic bullets for Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes "massive shake-ups" every few years is not the answer to bringing the field closing together in Formula 1. read more »

Williams' Felipe Massa has dismissed Sebastian Vettel's complaints after the Ferrari driver lost time trying to lap the Brazilian during the closing stages of… read more »

Valtteri Bottas holds on in the closing stages to take his first F1 win in Russia, fending off Sebastian Vettel to clinch victory in Sochi. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen reckons pole position was within his grasp before he was overhauled by Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel during the closing stages of Q3 in… read more »

Sergio Perez believes Ferrari has caught up with Mercedes and Renault is closing in. read more »

Sauber is closing on a deal with Honda engines for the 2018 Formula 1 season, Autosport has learned read more »

Lewis Hamilton apologised to his team for taking the penalty after holding up Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo while driving too slow on pit entry during the Safety Car period.... read more »

Max Verstappen says Red Bull can improve in lots of areas after finishing fifth at the Australian Grand Prix, though he was "surprised" and encouraged by how close he... read more »

The morning session of the final day of pre-season testing saw a Ferrari fastest again, with Kimi Raikkonen setting the pace on ultra soft tyres. Meanwhile, McLaren and Haas... read more »

Formula 1 drivers could be closing in on the "blackout point" due to an increase in G-forces with this year's car. read more »

Max Verstappen has no doubts Mercedes will still hold the advantage in Formula 1 at the start of the new season, but has faith his Red Bull team is closing in read more »

Renault's chief technical director Bob Bell believes they are heading in the right direction to match Mercedes in terms of its engine power. read more »

F1 design veteran Patrick Head is dismissive of claims that 2017 rules will help close the field. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has over 8,000 F1 helmet designs to pick through to decide his new look for the 2017 season after closing his design competition read more »

Williams' deputy principal Claire Williams has confirmed that Valtteri Bottas is on the verge of signing with Mercedes as Nico Rosberg's replacement. read more »

As reports of Mercedes closing in on Valtteri Bottas' signature for 2017 gain momentum, PlanetF1's Melvill fears it is the safe and uninspired choice. read more »

McLaren's Eric Boullier admits that closing on leaders is going to take time... and lots of it. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff now admits the team was wrong to impose team orders on Lewis Hamilton during the championship showdown in Abu Dhabi. Hamilton caused controversy in the... read more »

Jordan King says he "feels happy" with the performances he delivered during his pair of Formula 1 practice outings with Manor in the closing stages of the 2016… read more »

Mercedes has decided not to punish Lewis Hamilton for his controversial race tactics at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In one last attempt to salvage his championship chances,... read more »

It's a shame that Lewis Hamilton's actions in the closing stages of the final race of the season took some of the limelight away from the career-long achievement of... read more »

Sir Jackie Stewart has labelled Lewis Hamilton a "little ballerina" for his tactics at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which he believes warranted a punishment from... read more »