Valtteri Bottas has defended his failure to move aside for his teammate, costing him precious time as he pursued race leader Max Verstappen. read more »

Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas has defended his decision to battle team-mate Lewis Hamilton for position during the Spanish Grand Prix despite the different strategies between the... read more »

Since the Mercedes and Red Bull bases are so close together, it was "inevitable" that staff would jump ship says Christian Horner. read more »

Max Verstappen says second place at the Portuguese Grand Prix was the most he and Red Bull could have achieved. read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff does not believe F1 has 'scored an own goal' by failing to present a united front in the anti-racism boycott of social media this... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has defended George Russell after he was criticised for taking a swing at Valtteri Bottas following their Imola crash. read more »

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 »