Valtteri Bottas admits having to take a continued defensive approach in F1 races is "getting annoying". read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he doesn't understand the inconsistencies surrounding rules over making two moves while defending position.  read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he did not want to be a "complete arse" in aggressively defending his position from Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton in the Russian Grand Prix read more »

Under-fire McLaren racing director Eric Boullier hits back at reports the team has been rewarding staff with Freddo chocolate bars, defending his position. read more »

Another day and another round of defending his drivers; this time Guenther Steiner says Romain Grosjean is an easy target given that his reputation is "not the highest... read more »

Ferrari might still be favourites according to Lewis Hamilton but the defending F1 world champion is thankful for set-up switches which he feels can get Mercedes in the fight read more »

Defending his son's recent moves on Lewis Hamilton, Jos Verstappen blames the media for his over-eager reputation. read more »

Pierre Gasly says he's been the target of abuse after his "joke" Fernando Alonso line after securing fourth place at the Bahrain GP for Toro Rosso Honda read more »

Toto Wolff reveals the processes the defending F1 champions have undergone to avoid its Australian GP disaster which saw Lewis Hamilton lose to Sebastian Vettel read more »

Former Mercedes boss Paddy Lowe says the defending F1 world champion's efforts to maintain its advantage at the sharp end shouldn't be dismissed read more »

Defending F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is expecting a tight battle between Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari in Melbourne.  read more »

Max Verstappen has said he is not breaking any rules with his aggressive driving style, especially when forced into defending his position. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says Ferrari remain a threat to Red Bull in the hunt to take down Mercedes as defending F1 world champions in 2018. read more »

Sahara Force India F1 Team is focusing on closing down the gap between the top three teams in F1, rather than defending it's fourth place position in 2018. read more »

Alonso and Hamilton went wheel-to-wheel late on in Mexico, albeit over a lowly P9, but the McLaren driver hopes to challenge the defending champion more next year. read more »

Max Verstappen's penalty at the F1 United States Grand Prix proved Marc Marquez's point on finding the limit in racing, not that the defending MotoGP world champion... read more »

Toto Wolff has said Mercedes are pushing on with development in 2017, in order to achieve their target of defending their title after a rule change. read more »

After their early race battle at Silverstone, Sebastian Vettel still believes Max Verstappen needs to calm his driving down whilst defending his position, after again appearing... read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes Max Verstappen is still "a bit jumpy" when defending his position in Formula 1, following their wheel-to-wheel battle in the British Grand Prix read more »

A race without a defending champion on the grid, a city lacking in motor racing pedigree, and a layout that failed to inspire... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen broke his 129 pole position-less streak by grabbing P1 in Monte Carlo while defending Monaco GP champ Lewis Hamilton failed to make it out of Q2. read more »

The defending Monaco Grand Prix winner knows the importance of building up speed across the weekend in the Principality. read more »

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Race director Charlie Whiting has confirmed that the FIA's ruling on moving under braking while defending position -- colloquially known as... read more »

The rule put in place to placate drivers following complaints about a certain drivers movement whilst defending track position last year, has been dropped by the FIA for 2017. read more »

Mercedes today took the first step on the road to defending both titles with the official presentation of its new F1 W08 EQ Power+. read more »