FIA president Jean Todt says Formula E cars are unlikely to match the output of their Formula 1 counterparts for decades - if indeed doing so is ever even possible. read more »

Mercedes had prepared to substitute Lewis Hamilton with Esteban Ocon after the reigning F1 world champion reported he was unwell in Germany.  read more »

Five-time world drivers' champion Lewis Hamilton has warned Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly that there is "no substitute" for his title-winning experience as he... read more »

Former F1 driver Mark Webber has dubbed Jenson Button's participation at this year's Monaco Grand Prix as a "non-story". Button will make his one-off return... read more »

SAKHIR, Bahrain -- Jenson Button will not track test this year's McLaren-Honda before taking part in the Monaco Grand Prix. Button will drive for McLaren at Monaco to... read more »

Expecting an easier time given that this weekend he will be driving in all three practices, Sauber substitute Antonio Giovinazzi has targeted a first F1 point at the Chinese GP. read more »

Sauber substitute Antonio Giovinazzi eyes smoother F1 race weekend in China read more »

Antonio Giovinazzi was delighted with his showing in qualifying after being a late substitute for Sauber following Pascal Wehrlein's withdrawal. read more »

Force India have made it clear that Esteban Ocon is their driver for the duration of his contract and won't be permitted to substitute over at Mercedes. 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 »

After the team's pre-season struggles, Kevin Magnussen says he is not expecting much from McLaren in his substitute appearance in Melbourne... read more »

Max Verstappen will take part in first practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday, just a few days after he turns 17 years of age. The Dutch driver will take over Jean-Eric... read more »

Jules Bianchi was quickest on the final day of the in-season test at Silverstone as he made a substitute appearance for Ferrari read more »

Nico Hulkenberg turned down the chance to substitute for Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus for the last two races for the 2013 season because of the risk of being upstaged by Romain... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that the French Grand Prix could return in 2013 as a replacement for the now postponed New Jersey race, which was moved back to 2014 due to... read more »

Lotus substitute driver Jerome d'Ambrosio admitted he had hoped for better after qualifying 16th for the Italian Grand Prix read more »

Lotus reserve driver Jerome d'Ambrosio has emerged as the most likely substitute for Romain Grosjean after the Frenchman was banned from this weekend's Italian Grand... read more »

Spanish driver Dani Clos will step into the F112 for the first time on Friday to take part in the first free practice session of the Spanish GP at the Circuit de Catalunya. 23... read more »

One race into the 2012 season, the Italian press has already named a candidate for beleaguered Ferrari driver Felipe Massa’s seat. On notice by the famous team and... read more »

Nico Hülkenberg, while admitting that nerves could kick in while waiting to be confirmed in a 2012 Force India race seat, adds that he was sure of returning to Formula... read more »

Romain Grosjean is not being marketed by Lotus as the latest substitute for injured team regular Robert Kubica. Pole Kubica’s contract runs out in less than three... read more »

Renault has announced partnerships with no less than four new sponsors on the run-up to this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. The collaborations come after Bruno Senna... read more »

Nick Heidfeld has summed up his opinions of the new-for-2011 Drag Reduction System (DRS) following the opening three races of the year. The German, who stepped in at Renault to... read more »

Nick Heidfeld suspects Renault is just off the pace of the leading pack, but is happy with the car and his new role as a substitute driver for Robert Kubica read more »

Barcelona's Catalunya Circuit is ready to be a substitute venue for F1's final test session of the season if Bahrain is unable to host due to unrest... read more »