Mercedes' trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has defended the Silver Arrows' team orders that saw George Russell allow Lewis Hamilton to overtake him at... read more »

Alpine boss, Bruno Famin has defended the team's decision to order Pierre Gasly to yield to his teammate, Esteban Ocon on the final lap of the race. read more »

The Red Bull driver bounced back from a disappointing Singapore showing by topping every practice and grabbing pole position at Suzuka, taking top spot in qualifying by a... read more »

Toto Wolff has defended Mercedes' strategy gamble at the Singapore Grand Prix, declaring the team would repeat it "every day of the week". read more »

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has defended the frustration shown by Lando Norris over team radio at the Dutch Grand Prix, insisting it’s “what champions do." The... read more »

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has defended the decision to let Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc battle it out towards the end of the Italian Grand Prix. read more »

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has defended the way Lando Norris communicates with colleagues over radio and insists holding people accountable is "what champions... read more »

Charles Leclerc has no issues with how Ferrari F1 teammate Carlos Sainz defended during their battle for third at the Italian Grand Prix. read more »

Polesitter Sainz launched strongly to maintain the lead into the first Monza chicane and he then repeatedly defended well against front-row rival Verstappen during their early... read more »

Polesitter Sainz enjoyed a strong initial launch to move across the racing line and hold his position ahead of front-row rival Verstappen into the opening chicane at Monza.Red... read more »

Toto Wolff has defended Nyck de Vries after he was sacked from AlphaTauri mid-season, and believes the Dutchman is good enough to be in Formula 1. read more »

Charles Leclerc has insisted that he would 'never' swap places with Max Verstappen as the Ferrari driver defended his allegiance to the struggling Ferrari team. read more »

Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur has defended his team for their pit stop mix-up when Charles Leclerc stopped for intermediates at the end of the opening lap at the Dutch Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has defended George Russell, claiming his recent struggles are due to the car being 'on the knife edge'. read more »

McLaren have defended their sponsorship with Velo despite several organisations in the Netherlands lodging a complaint ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix. read more »

Despite a large gap in the points standings to Fernando Alonso and a failure to take a podium finish, Lance Stroll's performances in 2023 have been defended by Team... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has defended Mercedes' progress during the 2023 F1 season despite the team's significant deficit to Red Bull.  read more »

Aston Martin Team Principal Mike Krack has defended Lance Stroll's form throughout the 2023 Formula 1 season, arguing only the team "know what really happens".... read more »

Lewis Hamilton's poor start to the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix has been defended by Ralf Schumacher. read more »

McLaren boss, Zak Brown has defended the decision to pit Lando Norris ahead of his teammate Oscar Piastri even though the Australian was ahead at the time. read more »

Yuki Tsunoda has defended Nyck de Vries following his sacking from AlphaTauri, after he claimed that the Dutchman "had the pace" before Daniel Ricciardo replaced him. read more »

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has defended his team's tyre strategy even though it left Lando Norris at risk. read more »

Leclerc and Sainz fell from fourth and fifth on the Silverstone grid to finish ninth and 10th, with both losing out from a mid-race safety car that compromised strategy and... read more »

Sergio Perez has defended Red Bull's strategy during qualifying in Canada as he failed to reach Q3 for the third successive grand prix event. It marked the Mexican's... read more »

At the start, polesitter Verstappen swung right after leaving the line to cut off the momentum of fellow front row starter Carlos Sainz, but the Ferrari - on soft tyres versus... read more »