Driving errors and other misdemeanours could be punished by a points system, rather than fines, if the F1 pilots have their way.     read more »

Reckless drivers have been warned that the introduction of a 'football-style' penalty points system may lead to them facing race bans in future... read more »

Proposals to introduce a penalty points system into Formula 1 are set to be revisited by the FIA as the sport seeks to find the best way to punish drivers that step out of line. read more »

Formula 1 teams are set for fresh discussions at the Spanish Grand Prix about implementing a driver penalty points system. read more »

There are reports that the FIA and the teams are discussing a new way of penalising drivers in 2014 and beyond, when the cars will be powered by 1.6 litre V6 turbo-charged... read more »

Pirelli have confirmed they will investigate Lewis Hamilton's practice puncture in greater detail after suspicions it may not have been caused by debris. The Bahrain Grand... read more »

Ross Brawn believes that the F1 rules need to be tweaked to avoid a repeat of penalty that affected Lewis Hamilton's grid position in... read more »

Ross Brawn believes the gearbox penalty regulations should be revisited after Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton received a five-place penalty in Bahrain following on from a tyre... read more »

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn believes Formula 1 teams should re-examine the gearbox penalty rules, after Lewis Hamilton was handed a grid drop because of circumstances... read more »

Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber has said seventh place on the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix is not 'the end of the world'.     read more »

Lewis Hamilton's left-rear tyre failure during Saturday morning practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, which led to his five-place grid penalty, was caused by metal debris,... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has asked his Mercedes team to investigate why he couldn't match team-mate Nico Rosberg's pace in Bahrain after the German qualified on pole. Hamilton... read more »

Red Bull Racing had a strong qualifying session today during which they focused on saving tyres for tomorrow's difficult race with respect to the tyres. Sebastian... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen set the ninth fastest time and Romain Grosjean the eleventh during qualifying for the 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix. Romain missed out on the top ten by a mere... read more »

Despite admitting that he had hoped to extract more peformance in qualifying, Red Bull driver Mark Webber was left feeling satisfied by limiting the damage of his three-place... read more »

Mark Webber said he targeted fifth on the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix after his penalty so is disappointed to start seventh read more »

Mark Webber says he was "expecting a bit more" in qualifying but starting P7 after his penalty is "not too bad"... read more »

Nico Rosberg will start the Bahrain Grand Prix on pole position, just a week after his team-mate, Lewis Hamilton, secured pole in China to give Mercedes their first consecutive... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has been handed a five-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after the Mercedes outfit were forced to change his gearbox. Hamilton suffered an... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has been slapped with a five-place grid penalty after Mercedes changed his gearbox.... read more »

Lewis Hamilton will face a five-place grid penalty after the Mercedes team was forced to change his gearbox ahead of qualifying in Bahrain.     read more »

Lewis Hamilton will have a five-place grid penalty from wherever he qualifies after Mercedes changed his gearbox following final practice read more »

Lewis Hamilton will receive a five-place grid drop for the Bahrain Grand Prix as the Mercedes team has had to change his gearbox prior to qualifying read more »

Lewis Hamilton will incur a five place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after his team opted to change the gearbox on his car. read more »

Lewis Hamilton will incur a five-place grid penalty for Sunday afternoon's Bahrain Grand Prix, with Mercedes opting to make a gearbox change after his incident in final... read more »