Pirelli defends Mercedes by suggesting it wasn't the only team falling foul of its tyre pressures being too low. read more »

Toto Wolff has defended Mercedes' decision not to supply Red Bull with power units, claiming that it the manufacturer has worked too hard to be competitive in… read more »

Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost has defended Max Verstappen after the youngster refused to obey a team order late in the Singapore GP and let team-mate Carlos Sainz past. read more »

Four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel has defended Ferrari's strategy during the Belgian Grand Prix, following his late tyre drama. Vettel started the race at... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has spoken out in defence of Ferrari's strategy at the Belgian Grand Prix, insisting that the decision to attempt a one-stop "was never… read more »

Sebastian Vettel goes on the offensive again against Pirelli as he says Ferrari did not go 'risky' with its one-stop tyre strategy. read more »

Paul Hembery insists Sebastian Vettel's tyre failure was as a result of it being at the end of its wear life rather than any problem with the tyre's construction.... read more »

Maurizio Arrivabene has spoken out in defence of his Ferrari team's car development strategy, after a mixed British Grand Prix weekend. Ferrari was the third… read more »

Ferrari Formula 1 chief Maurizio Arrivabene has defended his team's development policy following a disappointing British Grand Prix weekend read more »

Williams' head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley has explained the thinking behind his team's strategy at the British Grand Prix, which contributed to its two cars... read more »

Jean Todt says he is happy to learn from criticism of his FIA presidency, but defends his conflict-averse approach to the top job in motorsport's governing body. Unlike... read more »

Christian Horner dismisses Daniel Ricciardo's criticism of the Red Bull chassis, branding his Canadian GP comments as being the result of 'frustration' read more »

The Williams Formula 1 team believes its low-risk strategy is paying off, with Rob Smedley rejecting criticism of "boring" tactics read more »

Daniil Kvyat has defended his position at Red Bull following a recent warning from Helmut Marko that he and Daniel Ricciardo need to look over their shoulders. The pair were... read more »

Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost has defended Daniil Kvyat following the Russian's tough start to his Red Bull career. Kvyat has amassed only five points across the... read more »

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has defended owner Dietrich Mateschitz' threat to walk away from the sport. read more »

Christian Horner says Red Bull's F1 "quit" threat was made to encourage engine provider Renault to raise its performance. read more »

Eric Boullier suggests McLaren-Honda's lack of pace in the Australian Grand Prix can be explained in part by a focus on reaching the finish. read more »

As his drivers qualify on back row of Melbourne grid, Ron Dennis has defended engine partner Honda. read more »

Ron Dennis has defended McLaren’s decision to reunite with Honda in the wake of the team’s 'worst ever' display in qualifying for the Australian GP. read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has defended his proposal for smaller teams to purchase chassis, adamant it would not downgrade Formula 1... read more »

Force India's deputy team principal Bob Fernley has revealed he voted no to Marussia running a 2014 car as their application "lacked substance"... read more »

Force India's deputy team principal Bob Fernley has defended his team's decision to block Marussia using a 2014 car this year. read more »

Force India has defended its decision to vote against what it has called a "speculative" bid by Marussia to run its 2014 Formula 1 cars this season read more »

Diageo boss David Gates has defended his company's sponsorship of Formula 1 amidst calls from Eurocare to ban alcohol sponsorship in motorsport. Diageo sponsors both... read more »