Fernando Alonso's participation in the Indy 500 is "very important" for McLaren's partnership with Formula One engine supplier Honda, according to the... read more »

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo believes McLaren's Fernando Alonso has "picked a good time" to skip a race and make his Indianapolis 500 debut read more »

Fernando Alonso's fellow Formula 1 drivers say they would not skip a grand prix to race elsewhere, as he will do to compete in this year's Indianapolis 500 read more »

Fernando Alonso reckons his deal to skip the Monaco Grand Prix for the Indianapolis 500 would not have been possible if Ron Dennis still ran the McLaren Formula 1 team read more »

Fernando Alonso's decision to skip the Monaco Grand Prix in favour of an assault on the Indianapolis 500 is not a sign that he has fallen out of love with Formula 1 read more »

Pascal Wehrlein will skip the Chinese Grand Prix, and could miss the Bahrain race too, as he battles to regain fitness after pulling out of Formula 1's season-opener in... read more »

Renault Formula 1 signing Nico Hulkenberg says he will not return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year, despite the race not clashing with the F1 calendar read more »

Sauber driver Pascal Wehrlein will skip the opening test of the 2017 season due to a back injury sustained at the Race of Champions last month. Following medical checks this... read more »

Sauber's Pascal Wehrlein confirms he has not recovered from a back injury and will be forced to skip the opening F1 test. read more »

Injured Pascal Wehrlein to skip opening pre-season test read more »

Preferring to concentrate on the GP3 title, Ferrari development driver has decided to skip his final FP1 run for Haas as he aims to defend his lead on the GP3 Championship table. read more »

Charles Leclerc has opted not to drive the Haas in FP1 next week in order to focus on his GP3 title bid. read more »

Williams to skip FW39 name in favour of FW40 for 2017 car read more »

Williams will skip a chassis number designation for the first time by naming its 2017 Formula 1 car the FW40 to mark its 40th anniversary read more »

Williams is set to name its 2016 car the FW40 to mark 40 years of racing in Formula One. The anniversary means Williams will effectively skip one name in its lineage, with the... read more »

Jolyon Palmer sat out Formula 1 qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix, after cracking his Renault's chassis during final practice read more »

A 'sore foot' forces Lewis Hamilton to skip Mercedes' Pirelli tyre test in Spain, with Pascal Wehrlein called up to substitute. read more »

"[I want to] make sure they last. If that means not doing a session, I will not do a session. I ll do whatever it takes to see through the race. read more »

Charles Leclerc will skip his planned Malaysian free practice session due to a schedule change at the Sepang circuit. read more »

Tom Clarkson is joined by BBC Radio 5 live F1 analyst Mark Gallagher to discuss Jenson Button's decision to not race in Formula 1 in 2017. read more »

Romanian racer Alexandra Marinescu will return to single-seater competition for the remainder of the 2016 F4 British Championship after agreeing terms on a deal with Richardson... read more »

Sauber is to skip the second in-season Formula 1 test at Silverstone next week read more »

Sauber confirms it will not participate in the post-British Grand Prix test at Silverstone for 'cost' reasons as its upgrade won't be ready. read more »

Sauber has confirmed that it will not be present at next week's in-season test following the British Grand Prix. Sauber has endured a difficult campaign and… read more »

Pirelli announced on Tuesday the tyre allocation the drivers and teams requested for the forthcoming Canadian GP. The Renault and Haas-Ferrari drivers opted for a rather... read more »