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 »

Fernando Alonso has defended Aston Martin's strategy at last weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, saying there is too much negativity in the sport when a race result swings... read more »

Aston Martin team boss, Mike Krack has defended the team's decision to fit slicks to Fernando Alonso's car even as rain was falling. read more »

Charles Leclerc has defended Ferrari's strategy decisions at the Monaco Grand Prix as rain caused havoc in the middle of the race. read more »

Alpine team principal, Otmar Szafnauer has defended the team following public criticism of its "amateurishness" by CEO Laurent Rossi. read more »

Ferrari chief Fred Vasseur has defended Charles Leclerc after the Monegasque driver's spectacular crash brought a premature end to qualifying in Miami. read more »

Max Verstappen has defended his reaction towards F1 rival George Russell following their spat at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.  read more »

James Allison has defended Mercedes over their lack of pace compared to Adrian Newey's Red Bull RB19. read more »

George Russell has defended former Mercedes F1 technical director Mike Elliott following the team's decision to draft in James Allison. read more »

Christian Horner has defended Red Bull against claims from Sergio Perez that the team has shown historical bias towards Max Verstappen. read more »

Jos Verstappen has opened up about his F1 world champion son Max's early years, and defended the way he brought up the Red Bull superstar. read more »

Mercedes chief technical officer James Allison has defended the decision the ultimately dropped George Russell out of the race lead at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Ex-Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has defended the FIA over its decision to deploy a series of red flags during the Australian Grand Prix. He refuted that they were issued... read more »

Sky Sports F1's Martin Brundle has defended the FIA over the officiating of the Australian Grand Prix, insisting a late red flag was not motivated by a desire to create... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has defended his overtake of Max Verstappen on lap one of a chaotic Australian Grand Prix after the reigning world champion questioned whether the Briton had... read more »

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have defended Ferrari from recent Italian media reports suggesting turmoil behind the scenes, with the latter saying the press is trying to... read more »

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has defended the F1 teams' opposition to Andretti's bid to join the grid for 2026. read more »

Former F1 driver David Coulthard has defended Netflix's decision to present an 'edited reality' to liven up the "bloody boring" drivers. read more »

Formula 1's chief technical officer Pat Symonds has defended the sprint weekend format, stating that it creates "races that people like". In 2021, F1 introduced... read more »

The FIA's single-seater technical director Nikolas Tombazis has defended 2022's rules overhaul following criticism from the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. read more »

Ex-Mercedes technical director Paddy Lowe has defended former F1 race director Michael Masi for his ill-handling of the 2021 title decider between Max Verstappen and Lewis... read more »

Max Verstappen hit out at the media in a heated press conference for the Abu Dhabi GP as the double Formula 1 world champion defended - but still refused to fully explain - his... read more »

The German attempted to make a move past Stroll on the run out of Turn 3 on lap nine, but his team-mate robustly defended and forced him on to the grass.While they did not... read more »

Kevin Magnussen has defended F1's sprint expansion plan after the format came under fire from world champion Max Verstappen. read more »

George Russell has reflected on his first lap from the Mexico City Grand Prix, after dropping from second to fourth in the opening corners. The Mercedes driver was tucked in... read more »