The Alpine driver was one of just four who opted for soft tyres for the start of the 17-lap contest, and in a stunning first lap he jumped from 11th on the grid to fifth... read more »

Sergio Perez has admitted that he 'regrets' how he defended against Charles Leclerc in Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix last time out, but insists he's moved... read more »

FIA race director, Michael Masi has defended the penalty points system which has left a number of drivers, including Lando Norris, close to a race ban. read more »

Michael Masi has defended F1's use of car-breaking kerbs at the Paul Ricard circuit, revealing the drivers "want physical limits". read more »

Just a fortnight on from being left furious at the way Mazepin had defended a position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the pair had another run-in at Paul Ricard.Schumacher was... read more »

2016 world champion, Nico Rosberg was quick to take aim at Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas following the French GP, believing both could have defended better. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has defended his angry radio outburst following Mercedes decision not to heed his advice and switch him to a two-stop strategy. read more »

Lewis Hamilton staunchly defended his Mercedes engineers by taking aim at the F1 media "myth" that he was unhappy with his changed chassis after qualifying second for... read more »

Toto Wolff defended Mercedes' strategy decision for Lewis Hamilton at the Monaco Grand Prix - one that left the seven-time World Champion baffled. read more »

Bottas had hoped to take the fight to Red Bull's Max Verstappen in Monaco after seeing pole-sitter Charles Leclerc fail to start, promoting the Mercedes driver to second... read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has defended Lewis Hamilton's rare public demonstration of frustration towards his team following a nightmare Monaco Grand Prix qualifying. read more »

Christian Horner has defended the unified voting policy of Red Bull and AlphaTauri, saying it is at least overt due to their common ownership. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has defended his decision not to let Lewis Hamilton pass easily at the Spanish Grand Prix despite being told to move over by his team. read more »

Fernando Alonso has conceded Alpine F1 was "too brave" with its one-stop strategy in the Spanish Grand Prix, but has defended the team for its risky approach. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has defended his failure to move aside for his teammate, costing him precious time as he pursued race leader Max Verstappen. read more »

Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas has defended his decision to battle team-mate Lewis Hamilton for position during the Spanish Grand Prix despite the different strategies between the... read more »

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton defended Valtteri Bottas as an 'amazing team mate' on Thursday after the Finn faced questions about his future... read more »

Guenther Steiner says radio messages criticising Nikita Mazepin are "attention-grabbing" by F1, and has defended his driver. read more »

Andreas Seidl has defended McLaren after a Helmut Marko jibe over a radio message to Lando Norris during Portuguese Grand Prix qualifying. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has defended George Russell after he was criticised for taking a swing at Valtteri Bottas following their Imola crash. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has defended George Russell for his emotional outburst after colliding with F1 rival Valtteri Bottas at Imola. read more »

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has defended Sergio Perez following his costly spin at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix last Sunday. The Mexican endured a difficult race,... read more »

Michael Masi has defended the decision to activate DRS after George Russell said it played a role in his crash with Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has denied he defended more aggressively against George Russell, the man in line for his Mercedes race seat, than he would another driver. read more »

Haas boss Guenther Steiner has defended Nikita Mazepin after the rookie driver endured another fraught day of Formula 1 running in Italy. Mazepin's Formula 1 debut in... read more »