Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey says Honda's withdrawal from the championship was driven by economics but he remains optimistic the 2026 engine rules will appeal to new... read more »

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has called on Formula 1 and the FIA to accelerate future power unit talks in a bid to control costs and attract new manufacturers. read more »

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has called for a spending cap on power units if Formula 1 is to attract new manufacturers in the wake of Honda's withdrawal at the end... read more »

McLaren chief Andreas Seidl believes F1 needs to firm up which direction to take with its power unit regulations before it can expect to attract any new manufacturers. read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says it's "not realistic" to expect any new manufacturers to join Formula 1 under the current power unit regulations in... read more »

New Renault CEO Luca de Meo insisted he never considered pulling the team out of Formula 1 because he would "not be the guy who turns off the light" despite the... read more »

World Champion Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes should use the new Technical Directive as a "compliment" and finds the situation "amusing" ahead of this... read more »

George Russell believes Mercedes will receive an advantage following the introduction of the new engine technical directive at this weekend’s Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix,... read more »

FIA president Jean Todt says the new regulations to stop teams from copying whole portions of other cars will reaffirm that F1 is a series for "manufacturers". read more »

The FIA's upcoming clampdown on Formula 1 power unit mode usage is partially an attempt to stop manufacturers gaining performance by claiming reliability modifications,... read more »

AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost thinks F1's future should involve 'customer' teams who are allowed to buy key parts from rival manufacturers. read more »

Christian Horner believes the forthcoming ban on engine modes is a good move, and will prove "healthy" for the manufacturers. read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner is supportive of the FIA's move to clampdown on teams using different engine modes during qualifying, saying it is a "healthy thing for... read more »

Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo has confirmed the details of that podium bet he and team boss Cyril Abiteboul discussed during the cool-down lap of the British Grand Prix.... read more »

Valtteri Bottas securing a new contract to stay at the Mercedes F1 team in 2021 was ultimately a formality. Crash.net's Lewis Larkam explains why the Finn was the German... read more »

The FIA has explained why Honda was allowed to work on their engine while the other manufacturers weren't during the lockdown. read more »

Toto Wolff says Mattia Binotto's claims that the FIA's 2019 engine TDs forced all engine manufacturers to adapt is "another complete bullshit story". read more »

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has derided the claim of Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto that Formula 1's power unit manufacturers have been affected by last... read more »

Formula 1 is at risk of becoming a “copying championship” devoid of real manufacturers if Racing Point’s model becomes the norm, according to McLaren racing director Andreas... read more »

Honda admits the compulsory factory shutdown for Formula 1 power unit manufacturers impacted its development programme and the company says it has been "surprised" by... read more »

Guenther Steiner says the reduction of the budget cap from next year onwards could tempt new manufacturers to join the Formula 1 grid. read more »

Toto Wolff believes Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault and Honda are now all running at a similar performance amidst gains from their rivals in recent seasons read more »

Ross Brawn says that without the budget cap, due to be introduced next season, manufacturers could have been driven out of the sport. read more »

Formula 1's sporting director, Ross Brawn, has said there was a fear that teams and manufacturers could have left the sport if there was no budget cap being introduced. read more »

F1's managing director Ross Brawn believes the sport would have lost manufacturers had a budget cap not been introduced for 2021. read more »