"Party mode" was the phrase of the day following qualifying in Australia as Lewis Hamilton played party pooper with another crushing pole lap for Mercedes. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has counteracted Lewis Hamilton's claim that he did not use a superior engine mode in Q3 in Australia. read more »

Fernando Alonso declared himself happy with his qualifying performance which saw him miss out on Q3 by a tenth, and cannot wait to attack in Sunday's race. read more »

Lewis Hamilton denies a special 'party' mode on his Mercedes Formula 1 engine was key to the 0.887-second lap time improvement that earned him pole for the Australian... read more »

Mercedes has warned its Formula 1 rivals it plans to have its most powerful "party" mode qualifying setting yet in 2018, despite the need for engines to last longer read more »

Renault has been hindered compared to their rivals at Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari in recent years due to their lack of a Qualifying mode on their engine, but the 2018 rules could... read more »

Following the final qualifying session together with Honda, McLaren was left somewhat disappointed as it dropped down the pecking order compared to the practice sessions.... read more »

The Red Bull Formula 1 team says track characteristics and being forced to run conservative engine modes caused its failure to challenge Mercedes and Ferrari in the Brazilian... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen was in full "it's only Friday" mode after reflecting on his opening stints at the Circuit of The Americas. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has denied Ferrari have gone into 'panic mode' amid their unravelling world title challenge and insists they have the car to prolong the 2017 fight... read more »

Renault are hoping to become even more competitive against Ferrari and Mercedes by unlocking a new engine mode to use in qualifying sessions. read more »

Red Bull thinks that the combination of Suzuka's layout and the 2017-spec Formula 1 cars exposed its lack of a 'magic' engine mode from Renault more than usual read more »

Christian Horner fears it will be difficult for Red Bull to win another world championship without a "qualifying mode" on their power unit. read more »

Renault are looking to improve their pace in qualifying during 2018, with engine mode settings for qualifying set to be introduced. read more »

Renault has promised its teams it is working hard to produce a "magic" Formula 1 engine mode for 2018, in a bid to take the fight to Mercedes and Ferrari in qualifying read more »

Two weeks after annihilating the opposition in Italy, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff reverts to underdog mode. read more »

Hamilton took the lead in the World Championship for the first time this year after his win at the Italian Grand Prix read more »

Max Verstappen would prefer engines to blow up rather than switch off after a sensor cut his engine during the Belgian Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was able to defend his position from Sebastian Vettel at the safety car restart by being in the wrong engine mode! read more »

Lewis Hamilton has explained how selecting the wrong power unit mode actually helped him beat Sebastian Vettel to victory in Belgium, following a late Safety… read more »

Lewis Hamilton says selecting the wrong power mode actually helped him stay ahead of 2017 Formula 1 world championship rival Sebastian Vettel at the Belgian Grand Prix safety... read more »

Formula 1 fans will have the chance to try out new race weekend formats - including double headers and different ways to decide grids - in the new F1 2017 game read more »

The Hungarian GP marked the last race before the Formula 1 switched its summer break mode on. The technicians did not fail to impress with their latest modifications, though.... read more »

Christian Horner believes biggest obstacle to closing the gap to Mercedes and Ferrari is the Q3 engine mode. read more »

New F1 2017 game trailer showcases expanded career mode read more »