Guenther Steiner says Nikita Mazepin did nothing wrong in qualifying at Imola, Antonio Giovinazzi should have "gone fast as well". read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the team lacked strategic options after Valtteri Bottas queried the defensive nature of the approach at Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Bottas... read more »

Sergio Perez has taken responsibility for his Q2 exit in qualifying for the season-opening Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Red Bull's Sergio Perez has defended the decision to complete his final Q2 lap on Medium tyres after his first attempt was deleted due to a track limit violation. Perez... read more »

Zak Brown has defended Netflix's treatment of the McLaren team in the new season of Drive to Survive, recognising it is for entertainment. read more »

Following an unconvincing pre-season test, Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff has defended the team's decision not to exploit the filming day rule read more »

Nikita Mazepin's former boss, Hitech's Oliver Oakes, has defended the rookie driver, saying enough is enough with the "unjustified low blows". read more »

Aston Martin team boss, Otmar Szafnauer has defended the decision to sign Sebastian Vettel, insisting that the German isn't "over the hill" and is still... read more »

Head of Mercedes Ola Kallenius says Formula 1 remains a very important development ground for their brand and the automotive industry. read more »

Dr Helmut Marko has defended Red Bull's junior driver programe in the wake of Alex Albon's demotion to a reserve and development role. read more »

Haas team boss Guenther Steiner doesn't understand the criticism surrounding pay drivers, saying even Niki Lauda was one. read more »

The lady in Nikita Mazepin's "abhorrent" video has defended the 2021 Haas signing as a "really good person" who would never humiliate her. read more »

Fernando Alonso has defended his Renault team's controversial decision to run him in the young driver test in Abu Dhabi at the end of the season. read more »

Following a Sakhir Grand Prix that posed more questions than it answered, Valtteri Bottas defended a performance that he admits could have made him look like a c***. read more »

Guenther Steiner has defended the Haas team's decision to hire a driver in Nikita Mazepin who brings significant funding with him. read more »

Formula 1 has said every measure was taken to ensure everyone was safe from the Romain Grosjean crash before airing any replay footage. read more »

Formula 1 had defended the decision to show extensive replays of Romain Grosjean's accident in the Bahrain Grand Prix following criticism from Daniel Ricciardo read more »

Pirelli has reacted to the widespread criticism of its 2021 tyres, insisting that the drivers knew what they were getting. read more »

George Russell wasn't happy with Lando Norris's overtake at the Turkish Grand Prix, but the McLaren man doesn't think he did anything wrong. read more »

Having a challenging, low-grip track surface throughout the Turkish Grand Prix weekend was "no bad thing", according to Formula 1 Managing Director Ross Brawn.... read more »

Michael Masi defends the decision to let cars on track for Q2 in Istanbul even though marshals and a crane were still on course at the time read more »

Formula 1 boss Ross Brawn has countered criticism of the slippery new track surface at Istanbul Park and says that it allowed drivers to showcase their talent read more »

Racing Point technical director Andrew Green insists the decision to pit Sergio Perez late in the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was the right one at the time read more »

The FIA has defended its decision to use Vitaly Petrov as a race steward at Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix, despite controversial remarks the Russian recently made read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has defended Max Verstappen after his driver turned the air blue following his collision in second practice with Lance Stroll. read more »