Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has jumped to the defence of the FIA's under-fire race director Michael Masi. read more »

There is a new "minister of defence" at Red Bull, and his name is Sergio Perez. read more »

Andreas Seidl thinks Michael Masi is working well with the teams - and disagrees with "not fair" comparisons with Charlie Whiting. read more »

Newly-crowned Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has confirmed he will carry the number one on his Red Bull car for his title defence in 2022.  read more »

The Red Bull driver was crowned F1 world champion for the first time on Sunday after a last-lap overtake on title rival Lewis Hamilton to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.It means... read more »

Sergio Perez has described his defence of Lewis Hamilton as "critical" to Max Verstappen's charge to the F1 drivers' title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »

After Verstappen and Hamilton made their first pitstop in a gripping Abu Dhabi Grand Prix title showdown, Perez was put on "plan B" by Red Bull, which meant he was... read more »

F1 stewarding has been in the spotlight recently following a number of incidents involving title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, who are tied on points heading... read more »

Drivers met with FIA officials including race director Michael Masi ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix to discuss racing rules after Max Verstappen's controversial defence... read more »

Before the summer break Ocon took a shock maiden win in Budapest after an incident-filled start saw him vault to the lead.All race long Ocon defended his lead against Aston... read more »

But Verstappen disagrees, saying that after the drivers' briefing in Qatar ahead of this weekend's inaugural F1 race at the Losail track, which is understood to have... read more »

McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl wants an explanation as to why Max Verstappen wasn't penalised in Brazil but Lando Norris was in Austria. read more »

Damon Hill and Christian Horner weren't on the same page when it came to debating Max Verstappen's defending in Brazil. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has insisted he has no perspective on the decision to deny Mercedes a review of Max Verstappen's defence of the lead at the Brazilian Grand Prix, read more »

Max Verstappen has been criticised by Toto Wolff, who said his defending is below the standards expected in Formula 1. read more »

Sao Paulo GP stewards have dismissed Mercedes' request to have the decision not to investigate Max Verstappen's defence against Lewis Hamilton last Sunday reviewed. read more »

Max Verstappen has avoided a penalty for his Sao Paulo Grand Prix defence against Lewis Hamilton after the stewards rejected Mercedes' review. read more »

Max Verstappen has insisted he will not change his approach when defending from Lewis Hamilton in the future if there is a repeat of their incident in Brazil. read more »

Following the submission of fresh video evidence by Mercedes, the team had requested that the FIA look again at whether or not Verstappen broke the rules in his defence against... read more »

Max Verstappen pushed the boundaries with his defence against Lewis Hamilton in Brazil, but says this is not "kindergarten" after all. read more »

Max Verstappen is adamant he will not be penalised for his defence of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix lead against F1 title rival Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Former F1 title contender Juan Pablo Montoya has questioned whether Max Verstappen is given preferential treatment by the FIA after not being penalised for his defence of Lewis... read more »

Carlos Sainz believes the ongoing controversy over Max Verstappen's defence of the lead at Sao Paulo Grand Prix against Lewis Hamilton proves the need for gravel traps to... read more »

Mercedes has requested a right to review in relation to Max Verstappen's defence of the lead against Lewis Hamilton at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. read more »

The 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix was pretty much all about Lewis Hamilton, who was unwittingly in a game of extreme F1 'snakes and ladders'. read more »