Williams F1 driver George Russell has leapt to Alex Albon's defence, adding he is "being made to look like an idiot" by Red Bull. read more »

Christian Horner has leapt to the defence of Alex Albon, saying criticism of the driver shows how quickly people "forget things". read more »

Sebastian Vettel has leapt to the defence of F1 rival Lewis Hamilton after the Mercedes driver was booed following a controversial end to the Canadian Grand Prix. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has leapt to the defence of his teammate Antonio Giovinazzi following a difficult start to the season. read more »

Despite failing to get either car through to Q2, and at a time of increasing media pressure, Fernando Alonso has leapt to McLaren's defence. read more »

In the wake of criticism from fans and drivers of Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, F1 technical boss Ross Brawn has leapt to the defence of the event. read more »

Sebastian Vettel leapt to the defence of Lewis Hamilton after his championship rival was questioned about calling Max Verstappen a "d***head" following the Bahrain GP. read more »

Frank Williams has leapt to the defence of his rookie driver Lance Stroll, describing the criticism as unfair. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has leapt to the defence of his Ferrari teammate. read more »

Valtteri Bottas remains confident that Williams can fight with manufacturer teams in Formula 1 once more, despite its regression this season. Williams leapt… read more »

Fernando Alonso says he briefly dreamed he would get the first McLaren-Honda podium of Formula 1's hybrid era when he leapt up the order at the Singapore Grand Prix start. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo expressed his delight as he finished on the podium at the Hungarian Grand Prix for a third successive season. Ricciardo leapt off the line from third and... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo reckons he delivered his best ever performance in Formula 1 to recover to fourth at the Chinese Grand Prix. Ricciardo leapt past pole-sitter… read more »

As Pirelli suggests 'clear the air' talks, Sebastian Vettel has leapt to the defence of his team and its race strategy. read more »

Team founder Gian Carlo Minardi has leapt to the defence of Manor, insisting that the sport needs its little teams. read more »

Felipe Massa says he thought Williams had a chance at claiming victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as he finished just a couple of seconds behind newly crowned champion Lewis... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo claimed victory at an utterly sensational Belgian Grand Prix as Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton collided when battling for the lead of the... read more »

Christian Horner has leapt to the defence of Sebastian Vettel claiming that, amongst other things, the German is worn out. read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed victory over team-mate Nico Rosberg in a scintillating Bahrain Grand Prix, in which the Mercedes drivers swapped positions several times. Hamilton jumped... read more »

Christian Horner has leapt to the defence of Sebastian Vettel as the fall-out following his comments on the 2014 engine sound take a sinister twist. read more »

Olivier Quesnel, the former Citroen and Peugeot world rally boss, has leapt into pole position to become Lotus' new team boss. Following Eric Boullier's switch to... read more »

Pastor Maldonado has leapt into contention for a Sauber seat in 2014. Blick newspaper’s veteran F1 correspondent Roger Benoit reports that the Venezuelan, whose... read more »

Racing legend Stirling Moss has leapt to the defence of Sebastian Vettel, calling the booing of the three-time champ at recent races "disgraceful". read more »

Jenson Button has leapt to the defence of McLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh following the outfit's worst start to a Formula 1 season in four years, arguing that... read more »

From the minute he leapt away at the start of the race there was barely a second when Sebastian Vettel's complete domination in Canada was remotely in... read more »