The BBC has defended its decision to split Formula One's UK broadcasting rights with Sky in 2012 and revealed it will save the corporation £150 million by 2018 read more »

BBC director general Mark Thompson has defended the decision for Formula 1 television coverage to be shared with Sky from next year - claiming any other deal would have been... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has jumped to the defence of his management team, saying the stick they have received has been "massively unfair"... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has launched a vigorous defence of his XIX Entertainment management team in the wake of criticism from Formula 1 Supremo Bernie Ecclestone. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has defended his management team after Bernie Ecclestone branded the way he was being managed a "disaster" read more »

Dany Bahar, chief executive of the Lotus Group, has defended Renault's approach to its drivers after Kimi Raikkonen hurt his wrist in a skidoo accident read more »

Jenson Button has defended Lewis Hamilton's season, saying that he improved throughout the year rather than Hamilton underperforming read more »

Jenson Button believes the change in the competitive balance at McLaren this season was more due to him improving than Lewis Hamilton's form declining read more »

Williams driver Pastor Maldonado has defended his blue flag infringements during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in which he was penalised twice. The Venezuelan driver blocked read more »

Johnny Herbert insists Felipe Massa was the guilty party during his run-in with Lewis Hamilton at the Indian Grand Prix... read more »

Ross Brawn defends those teams who elect not to run in the final stage of F1 qualifying read more »

Paul di Resta has defended Force India's decision not to run in Q3, saying it is their best strategy to secure points on a Sunday... read more »

Paul di Resta thinks it is wrong that teams like Force India are being criticised for electing not to run in Q3 sometimes because of tactical reasons. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has defended his management following his recent woes both on and off the track... read more »

While Bernie Ecclestone widely dismisses FOTA, claiming that the teams will never be fully united, McLaren's Jonathan Neale is adamant that the teams' alliance is... read more »

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has leapt to the defence of Lewis Hamilton following another controversial weekend. read more »

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has jumped to the defence of under-fire Lewis Hamilton in the wake of another controversial coming together for the British driver. read more »

Michael Schumacher's robust defence against Lewis Hamilton at Monza last weekend has been praised by the head of Mercedes-Benz cars as 'pure racing'. read more »

Nico Rosberg believes there is no downside to his decision to start the race on the harder compound tyres, after taking a strategy gamble for the Italian Grand Prix. read more »

Jenson Button insists Lewis Hamilton is no more or less aggressive than he ever was amidst criticism of the 2008 Champ's driving... read more »

Jenson Button has defended his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the wake of the younger Briton's chaotic Belgian Grand Prix weekend, and denied that Hamilton's... read more »

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has defended Lewis Hamilton's crash record this season after he spun out of the Belgian Grand Prix on the 13th lap on Sunday read more »

Not for the first time this season, Martin Whitmarsh has come to the defence of Lewis Hamilton after yet another crash-strewn weekend... read more »

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso believes his team's strategy did not cost him victory in Spa read more »

Williams chairman Adam Parr has defended Bernie Ecclestone's decision to sell the rights to F1 coverage in the UK to Sky... read more »