The battle for the runner-up spot behind Sebastian Vettel will go down to the season finale in Brazil, according to Fernando Alonso, who is keen read more »

Fernando Alonso admits that, when taking Sebastian Vettel’s 2011 authority into consideration, finishing runner-up would be a pleasing outcome. With five Grands Prix... read more »

Fernando Alonso says the runner-up spot in this year's championship is not a lot cause, even though he admits it will be very hard to secure the position. read more »

Fernando Alonso says he is aiming to finish as runner-up in this year's championship, claiming it would be 'very valuable' for him. read more »

McLaren duo Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton say they have no interest in who finishes runner-up behind Sebastian Vettel in the title chase this year - as the focus for the... read more »

Vitaly Petrov has described the upgrades applied to Renault’s car as ‘a big step forward’ following Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, with... read more »

Bruno Senna has admitted that he exceeded his expectations during his first qualifying session for Renault, ending the final phase of qualifying in seventh place. The 2008 GP2... read more »

Mark Webber ended Friday as the quickest dry runner at Spa, although afternoon practice was also affected by rain. A tenth of a second slower, Fernando Alonso was the... read more »

Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise was the lucky recipient of a Red Bull Formula 1 drive in California last Monday. The 49-year-old actor was coached by 2001 championship... read more »

Team Lotus will be a regular midfield runner in next year's Formula 1 World Championship, according to its chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne read more »

Felipe Massa, from fourth on the grid in Hungary, endured a highly frustrating Sunday afternoon which ended in sixth place. The Brazilian, who was the final runner not to be... read more »

Felipe Massa believes Ferrari has made significant progress at Silverstone this weekend, praising recent upgrades that have been made to the team’s... read more »

Formula 1 governing body the FIA has confirmed that former Grand Prix winner Heinz-Harald Frentzen will be acting as driver steward for the second consecutive year at the... read more »

Organisers have confirmed that they have secured X-Factor runner-up Rebecca Ferguson to headline the glamorous 2011 Grand Prix Ball in aid of children's cancer charity... read more »

X Factor runner-up Rebecca Ferguson will be headlining this year’s Grand Prix Ball in London ahead of the British Grand Prix, it has been confirmed. The... read more »

Sir Stirling Moss has officially hung up his helmet following a qualifying incident ahead of this weekend’s Le Mans Legends race. The Englishman, whose professional... read more »

Four-time Grand Prix winner and 1999 championship runner-up Eddie Irvine has been named as head judge for GT Academy 2011’s Silverstone ‘Race Camp’. The competition will... read more »

Formula Renault 3.5 front-runner Robert Wickens has joined Virgin as a Formula 1 reserve driver read more »

Formula 1 driver turned BBC lead commentator Martin Brundle will be teaming up with son Alex behind the wheel this weekend. With Alex currently a front-runner in Formula 2, the... read more »

Although he finished in the top ten in Australia, Sergio Pérez officially scored his first Formula 1 points with ninth place in Spain - having been disqualified from the... read more »

Although Istanbul Park is a track which Sergio Pérez knows well from his GP2 days, the feeder series runner-up of 2010 was presented with a new challenge on Friday afternoon,... read more »

McLaren’s Jenson Button moved to the top of the timesheets as conditions improved for Istanbul’s second free practice session on Friday. Behind the 2009 winner, Nico Rosberg... read more »

Sebastian Vettel fought doggedly for the runner-up spoils in the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai - even if he did encounter an unexpected sight when he came in to make his first... read more »

Malaysian Grand Prix runner-up Jenson Button warns Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing that he and McLaren-Mercedes are gunning for them - and that they have them in their... read more »

Jenson Button was delighted to achieve his first podium finish of the 2011 season in Malaysia on Sunday, with the McLaren driver coming home second in a race that he described... read more »