Jean Todt says the FIA is "very close" to finalising F1's new engine regulations for 2021 despite calls from many to postpone their introduction. read more »

Haas F1 boss Guenther Steiner says his team is close to finalising its driver line-up for the 2019 season.  read more »

Liberty Media have set a deadline of the "end of May" for finalising the 2021 engine rules; that's according to Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene. read more »

Toto Wolff says Mercedes is nearing the end of contract talks with Lewis Hamilton to extend the world champion's stay at Brackley beyond the end of the season. read more »

F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed he is close to finalising a contract extension with Mercedes ahead of the start of the 2018 campaign. read more »

The FIA is finalising plans for the introduction of a minimum F1 driver weight in 2019, ensuring heavier drivers are no longer penalised read more »

Sergey Sirotkin is set to complete Williams' driver line-up for 2018 within the next 10 days, according to BBC Sport. read more »

Williams are closing on a deal to sign Russian Sergey Sirotkin as the final piece of the 2018 grid falls into place. read more »

Formula 1 is edging closer to finalising a new exhaust microphone to improve cars' sound on television, with fresh tests set to take place in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix practice read more »

Next year's in-season tests will be held at the Circuit de Catalunya and the Hungaroring subject to the finalising of contracts. read more »

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton pulls out of a test aimed at finalising tyres for next season because he feels unwell. read more »

Haas Formula 1 driver Esteban Gutierrez is "strongly considering" alternative drives for 2017, in the wake of his current team's willingness to delay finalising... read more »

Jenson Button is close to finalising his future, revealing that the only way he would "definitely" stay in the sport is if he is in a winning position. read more »

Eric Boullier has confirmed that, having failed to complete its pre- season preparation 'by a day', McLaren will still be finalising the spec of the MP4-31 in Melbourne. read more »

The delay in finalising Formula 1's 2017 regulations is making life difficult for small teams, according to Force India chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer read more »

Renault has formally completed its takeover of Lotus, after finalising a share purchase agreement (SPA) and paying off debts to creditors, including the British… read more »

Renault have announced that they will return to Formula 1 in 2016 as a works manufacturer entry after finalising the deal to take over the Lotus F1 Team. read more »

Force India is close to finalising a deal with Aston Martin that will see the British sportscar manufacturer return to Formula 1 after a 55-year absence read more »

Pirelli is closing on a deal that will allow it to get the testing days it has requested next season in preparation for the 2017 change in regulations read more »

Formula 1 has been urged to speed up the process of finalising its new technical rules package for 2017 to give teams enough time to prepare for the changes read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he needs to wait before finalising his future in Formula 1, and he does not know if he will stay with Williams for next season read more »

Pirelli says its brand image must be protected when finalising plans to shake-up the way it supplies tyres next year. Earlier this month, the Strategy Group put forward plans... read more »

Plans for the inaugural Formula 1 race in Azerbaijan in 2016 are on schedule, according to the man leading the project read more »

The Manor Formula 1 Team is close to finalising a deal for a permanent factory as it looks to streamline its operation read more »

Honda motorsport boss Yasuhisa Arai believes there are certain key areas where his organisation will be required to spend the engine upgrade tokens available to it in Formula 1 read more »