Carlos Sainz Jr. benefitted from pitting behind the safety car to jump a number of cars and then defended well from Daniel Ricciardo to claim an excellent sixth at Silverstone. read more »

Falling short of pole position at Silverstone, Lewis Hamilton has gain defended his lifestyle, telling Nico Rosberg that clearly it works for him as he has "five World... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has defended criticism of his travel schedule, insisting that he is more than capable of commuting from Los Angeles between races without any adverse affect on... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has defended his emotional outburst following his controversial penalty during F1's Canadian Grand Prix and says he "wasn't losing his temper". read more »

Toto Wolff has defended the decision to delay the presentation of the 2021 rules package until October. read more »

Sir Jackie Stewart has defended Lewis Hamilton for not facing the media ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix in the wake of Niki Lauda's passing. Former racer John Watson said... read more »

Sir Jackie Stewart has defended Lewis Hamilton over his media day absence ahead of this weekend's Monaco GP.  read more »

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto has once again defended the Scuderia's use of team orders, saying they are being issued in an attempt to "maximise" the result. read more »

Charles Leclerc has defended Ferrari's call to put him onto the hard Pirellis for a one-stopper in Spain, saying it was "always the right thing to try." read more »

Ferrari principal Mattia Binotto has defended the team saying there was "nothing wrong" with Charles Leclerc's strategy in Baku. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has defended Ferrari's team orders policy and insists the team's best interests take priority over those of an individual driver. read more »

Ferrari simply didn't have the pace to challenge Mercedes at the Chinese GP, whether they attacked, defended, swapped or blocked. And with Red Bull not fulfilling all of... read more »

Max Verstappen says he has no issue with the way Sebastian Vettel defended his position in Shanghai, even though he was pushed wide onto the dirt. read more »

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto has defended the tactics that have drawn widespread criticism following today's Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto has defended his team's controversial decision to enforce team orders during the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has defended Sebastian Vettel's mistake at the Bahrain Grand Prix, saying the his chief rival's great performances out-weigh the recent errors he has made. read more »

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has defended Sebastian Vettel's error in Bahrain, believing drivers shouldn't be criticised for driving 'to the limit'. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has defended Sebastian Vettel following his costly error at the Bahrain GP, backing the "great athlete" to bounce back in F1 2019. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has defended Sebastian Vettel following his latest error, describing the German's mistakes are "minuscule" when considering his achievements. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has defended Sebastian Vettel after the German spun when the pair went wheel-to-wheel in Bahrain. read more »

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto has defended Sebastian Vettel in the aftermath of the spin that potentially cost him a shot at victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Timo Glock has defended Robert Kubica in the wake of the Pole's disappointing return to Formula 1 at the Australian Grand Prix. Kubica's comeback after an eight-year... read more »

McLaren sporting director Gil de Ferran has defended rookie Lando Norris after he slipped down the order in Melbourne. read more »

Carlos Sainz has defended his decision to quit Red Bull following claims from Christian Horner that Pierre Gasly has 'more potential'. read more »

McLaren boss, Zak Brown, has defended the deal with BAT which some see as the tobacco giants sneaking back into the sport through the back door. read more »