Lewis Hamilton said his refusal to accept anything other than the very best led him to ignore Mercedes' guidance during the French Grand Prix and push for the fastest lap... read more »

Charles Leclerc ignored Ferrari's orders to remain behind Sebastian Vettel, given just before the Monegasque overtook his team-mate to regain the lead of the Bahrain Grand... read more »

Down, but not out. These are ten stories of true determination from the world of F1 - where drivers faced potentially life-changing injuries, but defied the odds to come back... read more »

Sebastian Vettel's hugely controversial "multi 21" victory at the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix was inspired by the German taking revenge on his Red Bull team-mate... read more »

Charles Leclerc believes that his current team, Alfa Romeo Sauber, are looking in good shape in their preparations for the 2019 Formula 1 season, with the team having defied... read more »

Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly says he defied team orders in the Brazilian Grand Prix because he was racing team-mate Brendon Hartley for position read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr defied a call from his Renault Formula 1 team to pit during Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying to complete the lap that earned him a fifth-place start read more »

One year on from his FP1 debut, Max Verstappen defied an early exit and accompanying penalty from qualifying to take home another points finish from the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Marcus Ericsson defied Sauber F1's worst fears for the Hungaroring to claim a valuable tenth place for the Swiss team. read more »

Red Bull's world champion free runner, Ryan Doyle, defied gravity at the Red Bull Racing F1 factory in Milton Keynes on a recent visit. Sit back and check out how the... read more »

Christian Horner has played down suggestions that Sebastian Vettel once again defied team orders during Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix... read more »

Felipe Massa defied his wife's wish for him to quit Formula 1 at the end of 2013 after he was dropped by Ferrari in favour of returnee Kimi Raikkonen. Instead the... read more »

Sebastian Vettel proved quickest in both Friday practice sessions at the Indian Grand Prix as Red Bull defied technical troubles to establish an early advantage over its... read more »

You are a motor racing fan (or at least I assume you are, as otherwise why would you be here?). Therefore, most probably you’ve seen Rush by now. The story of Niki... read more »

Valtteri Bottas defied early weekend performances to claim a surprise second row start for Williams at the Canadian Grand Prix.     read more »

Pastor Maldonado has revealed he wants to stay at Williams for “at least” another year. As reigning GP2 champion, and with substantial backing from his... read more »

It was a qualifying session that defied even the most experienced and brilliant race strategists on pit lane, and HRT were happy with their decisions in the tricky conditions read more »

Just when we thought that the 2012 F1 season couldn't get any better, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso defied all odds to win the Grand Prix of Europe in front of his home... read more »

Lewis Hamilton defied a two-stop strategy to claim his third win in Canada and assume the F1 world championship lead. read more »

A favourite for victory this weekend, Pastor Maldonado is reportedly lucky to be gearing up to race in the Principality at all. Bild newspaper recalls that the Venezuelan, who... read more »

The Marussia team defied sceptics who didn't think its untested car would make it through the opening F1 race of 2012 by gettingt both Timo Glock and Charles Pic... read more »

Lewis Hamilton defied early weekend predictions to emerge victorious from a hard-fought German GP at the Nurburgring. read more »

Martin Whitmarsh has said Jenson Button's victory in the F1 2011 Canadian GP 'almost defied credence' and he has branded the Englishman's performance... read more »

On a day when it has seemingly repeatedly defied opposition, the FIA has pressed ahead with its plans to introduce four-cylinder, 1.6-litre turbocharged engines into F1 from 2013. read more »

Former world champion Lewis Hamilton defied a damaged undertray to claim the runner-up trophy in Melbourne - and in Malaysia, the McLaren star is targeting one place better still. read more »