Lewis Hamilton pitched his idea for a "switch-up" of the Formula One weekend format after Shanghai's Friday practice was limited to just 20 minutes due to... read more »

Hamilton thinks the weekend format should be shaken up in response to the lack of Friday running in China. read more »

In a new format, Thursday's FIA press conference was split into two parts with Lewis Hamilton in the first and his new team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, in the second. read more »

This season, following complaints about boring press conferences, the FIA has tweaked the format for the Thursday events starting this weekend in Melbourne. read more »

Formula 1 to trial new Thursday press conference format in Melbourne read more »

The FIA has confirmed that it will implement tweaks for the Thursday Press Conference format in Formula 1 for the Australian Grand Prix. Last year's format… read more »

Three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is open to Ross Brawn's suggestion of introducing non-championship races to experiment with race formats, though he thinks... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has backed Ross Brawn's vision of exploring alternative Formula One formats to help "spice up" the sport. read more »

Lewis Hamilton is open to Formula 1 mixing up its race format at different grands prix, including Ross Brawn's suggestion that it could trial changes in a non-championship... read more »

With 2016 drawing to a close, ESPN rounds up the good and the bad from a dramatic and controversial calendar year in Formula One. Shocker: Elimination qualifying -- remember... read more »

Ross Brawn: F1 needs to take hard look at future engine format read more »

Formula 1 should look into ditching the current race format in favour of a two shorter races, that's according to Bernie Ecclestone. read more »

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says the sport should replace its traditional grand prix format with two shorter races to appeal to younger fans. The current format of the... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone believes two 40-minute races would better suit contemporary viewing habits. read more »

Jenson Button believes Formula 1 could benefit from introducing shorter races as he claims it would be "very difficult" to attract a younger audience using the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is called to appear at the drivers' news conference for the US Grand Prix - two weeks after criticising the media event's format. read more »

Was Lewis Hamilton in the wrong for his media antics at the Japanese GP or should the world champion be given more respect? And is he right that F1's media format needs... read more »

Lewis Hamilton calls for press conference format shakeup after Snapchat criticism read more »

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes reaching Q3 is an achievable goal for the squad this year, despite the "brutal" nature of Formula 1's midfield.... read more »

Christian Horner and Toto Wolff agree the forthcoming regulation tweaks will emphasise driver skill, but Maurizio Arrivabene prefers current format read more »

Formula 1 opting to introduce a mixed-up grid format would force teams to address fundamental overtaking issues, according to Williams technical chief Pat… read more »

The introduction of a mixed-up grid format would force teams to develop cars which were more overtaking-friendly, reckons Williams' Pat Symonds. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Formula 1 must not be scared to try new things to tweak the race weekend format and should use this year to experiment in preparation for 2017 read more »

The way circumstances played out on race day in Shanghai inadvertently gave a perfect case study of how things might be if F1 adopted the oft-mooted mixed grid format. read more »

Jenson Button says the current disparity between teams is a bigger issue for F1 than the need to artificially mix up the grid in qualifying. Qualifying has been a big topic in... read more »