Pirelli has defended its conservative tyre choice for the the United States Grand Prix amid fears that an aggressive selection could have interfered with the Formula 1 World... read more »

Ferrari has defended the decision to retain Felipe Massa for 2013 read more »

Felipe Massa's recent contract renewal has been defended by Ferrari, with the Italian marque adamant that the 2008 title runner-up was the best option available.... read more »

Romain Grosjean has defended Lotus' decision not to run its double DRS device in qualifying and the race this weekend read more »

Mark Webber has defended Red Bull after the team has come under increased scrutiny for the design of its car read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has defended his driver, Sebastian Vettel, after the German branded Lewis Hamilton "stupid" for unlapping himself. Hamilton,... read more »

Martin Whitmarsh has defended Lewis Hamilton's eagerness to unlap himself from Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso at the German Grand Prix read more »

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has defended Lewis Hamilton after he was accused of pulling a "stupid" move when unlapping himself during the German Grand Prix. read more »

Sebastian Vettel defended his overtaking manoeuvre on Jenson Button which saw him take second place on the penultimate lap despite running off the track read more »

Mark Gillan has defended Pastor Maldonado after his collision with Sergio Perez in the British Grand Prix resulted in an angry reaction from the Sauber driver read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has defended the under-fire organisers of Silverstone saying that the traffic chaos was beyond their control read more »

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says Silverstone chiefs were helpless to prevent the traffic chaos that has overshadowed this weekend's British Grand Prix - as he said... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone says Silverstone's organisers cannot be blamed for this weekend's chaos as they have no control over the weather... read more »

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has backed the job that new sporting director Sam Michael has done for the team this year - and even suggested he could be the man to... read more »

McLaren has no doubts it is on the right path with its pitstop performances in 2012, even though a problem in the Valencia pits overshadowed the team's delivery of the... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael has dismissed the notion that Jenson Button is more sensitive to the Pirelli tyres than team-mate Lewis Hamilton read more »

Lotus boss Eric Boullier insists his team has no concerns about the performances of Kimi Raikkonen this season - even though the Finn has endured his fair share of frustrations... read more »

Fernando Alonso has defended his Ferrari team's decision to not pit for a second time during the Canadian Grand Prix, despite dropping down to fifthposition read more »

Team co-owner Toto Wolff on Friday defended Bruno Senna, after a bad day in Montreal for Williams' Brazilian driver. Senna, never higher than 17th quickest on Friday, had... read more »

Team co-owner Toto Wolff on Friday defended Bruno Senna, after a bad day in Montreal for Williams’ Brazilian driver. Senna, never higher than 17th quickest on Friday,... read more »

Christian Horner has defended Mark Webber's stance that the Red Bull car was legal prior to this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix read more »

Jenson Button has defended Michael Schumacher following much criticism of the seven time world champion, who's so far been unable to match the same level of performance he... read more »

Lotus boss Eric Boullier has backed Romain Grosjean following another early exit for the Frenchman in the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »

Martin Whitmarsh has leapt to the defence of his McLaren team, insisting they did not do anything wrong in the pits in Monaco... read more »

Vijay Mallya has defended his continuing spending on his formula one team, while his airline Kingfisher struggles for mere survival. "I don't quite understand the... read more »