Sebastian Vettel concedes that there was nothing unfair about Kimi Raikkonen's defence of second place in the Hungarian Grand Prix.     read more »

While most were lambasting Romain Grosjean in the wake of the Hungarian GP, Felipe Massa has come to the Lotus driver's defence... read more »

BRDC president Derek Warwick has rubbished suggestions that the Silverstone kerbs were responsible for tyre trouble at the British GP... read more »

Ferrari has admitted it is “disappointed” to have been used as part of Mercedes’ defence as the German team escaped from the test-gate scandal... read more »

Jenson Button has come to the defence of the under pressure Martin Whitmarsh, saying the McLaren team boss is "staying strong"... read more »

Christian Horner believes Mercedes should be slapped with more than just a monetary fine for testing a 2013 car earlier this season... read more »

Christian Horner says he was unconvinced by Mercedes' defence of its tyre test in front of the FIA's International Tribunal read more »

Pirelli have argued that the FIA doesn't have the power to impose any form of disciplinary punishment against them in the Testgate affair during a robust defence of their... read more »

There will be no decision announced from the International Tribunal on Thursday, it was confirmed, as Pirelli started its defence with a stark repudiation of the hearing's... read more »

Mercedes has opened its defence at the FIA International Tribunal by claiming that the private test that took place last month was Pirelli's undertaking, not the... read more »

Jenson Button has leapt to the defence of McLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh following the outfit's worst start to a Formula 1 season in four years, arguing that... read more »

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has spoken out over the post-Spanish Grand Prix test controversy involving Mercedes and sole tyre supplier Pirelli, leaping to the defence... read more »

Mercedes' defence at the forthcoming FIA tribunal is expected to claim that it received personal authorisation to use its 2013 car from race director Charlie... read more »

Red Bull's Christian Horner has jumped to Ferrari's defence after the FIA called upon the Italian team to answer questions about its own private Pirelli test. Horner,... read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner insists Ferrari's "position is different" to that of Mercedes in the Pirelli testing debacle... read more »

Not for the first time, Lotus boss Eric Boullier has come to the defence of his driver, Romain Grosjean. read more »

Paul Hembery has moved to defend under-fire Pirelli over the stinging criticism of their tyres in wake of the vast number of pitstops seen in the Spanish GP. read more »

Jean Alesi has come to the defence of Pirelli insisting the Italian manufacturer should be lauded for its impact on racing and not blamed for teams' shortcomings. read more »

Martin Brundle, former driver turned commentator, has jumped to Pirelli's defence following a barrage of criticism levelled at Formula 1's tyre supplier. The Italian... read more »

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has come to the defence of the under-fire Sebastian Vettel in the wake of the Malaysian Grand Prix controversy read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has leapt to the defence of Sebastian Vettel following the reigning World Champion’s decision to disobey team orders and overtake fellow Red Bull... read more »

Sebastian Vettel’s defence of his title got off to the ideal start after topping both practice sessions ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. Vettel’s time of... read more »

Just 67 days separated the final race of the 2012 season and the maiden car launch of 2013. This week, following a trio of tests in Spain, the fast-paced world of Formula 1... read more »

Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn has come to the defence of F1's so-called "pay drivers", saying some of the criticism is unfair... read more »

Red Bull Racing will become the sixth team to unveil its 2013 F1 challenger in a low key launch at its Milton Keynes HQ. read more »