Formula 1 pundit Karun Chandhok has suggested that Carlos Sainz could be facing a shock move to a backmarker team, after being dropped by Ferrari. read more »

Between 1981 and 1985, Toleman evolved from hopeless backmarker to potent giant-killer in grand prix racing, across five seasons in which it gave a host of key personalities... read more »

Lando Norris is cautious about McLaren’s chances at this weekend’s Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, citing that Ferrari’s improvement will make it a resurgent threat. McLaren’s... read more »

Alpine’s Esteban Ocon has been embroiled in the mid-to-backmarker Formula 1 fight so far this season thanks to Alpine’s struggles and the Frenchman said entering weekends... read more »

Esteban Ocon has denied that Alpine’s current Formula 1 struggles this season are comparable to his prior experience with the backmarker Manor squad as a rookie. Through his... read more »

Grand Prix teams have operated under budget cap regulations since the start of the 2021 season, with F1 chiefs having introduced the rules in a bid to stop the kind of spending... read more »

With investment and commitment in place from owners Dorilton, incoming team boss Vowles has been backed to make sweeping changes in a bid to restore the winner of seven... read more »

Over the winter, newly promoted team principal Andrea Stella led a thorough review of the Woking design department. It subsequently let go of technical chief James Key,... read more »

Williams looked set for another difficult campaign as incoming team principal James Vowles embarked on a huge rebuild of the long-time backmarker.PLUS: How Williams' new... read more »

Fernando Alonso has admitted that he only intended to remain in Formula 1 for "seven or eight years" when he embarked on his debut season in 2001. The Spanish driver... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he will only return to the Formula 1 grid if a competitive seat becomes available, ruling out the possibility of linking up with a midfield or backmarker... read more »

Haas team boss Guenther Steiner says that the start of the 2023 season has showed no indication that there is a backmarker team on the grid. Often, F1 has a squad in the field... read more »

Ex-Minardi Formula 1 team boss Paul Stoddart has recalled how he believed Fernando Alonso was destined to become World Champion even before he graduated to the premier class.... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has conceded that securing a race drive with a backmarker team for next season could have exaggerated the risk of a permanent F1 exit. read more »

Two Formula 1 teams have been named in reports which claim that they have breached the sport's budget cap regulations. F1 introduced a budget cap last season to decrease... read more »

Roberto Merhi will return to Formula 2 for this weekend's Austrian round, seven years after his spell racing in Formula 1. Merhi entered 14 rounds with Manor Marussia in... read more »

Lando Norris has admitted that McLaren is a "long, long way" off the pace in Formula 1 this season after a dire showing at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Norris and... read more »

Having been a backmarker with Haas, K-Mag is pleasantly surprised about what he's returned to. read more »

Ferrari Driver Academy member and 2020 Formula 2 champion Schumacher graduated to F1 last year with the backmarker Haas team.Haas opted against developing its car for 2021 so... read more »

After a mediocre junior career, Diniz made his F1 debut with the backmarker Forti team in 1995 and scored his first point with a sixth place finish for Ligier in the following... read more »

Tommy Byrne’s talent in a racing car was likened to that of Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher. To those who watched him closely, he was a champion in the making. Why, then,... read more »

Max Verstappen has revealed how backmarker Mick Schumacher played a pivotal role in his crucial United States Grand Prix victory. read more »

George Russell believes one of the more talented midfield, or even backmarker, teams could come to the fore next season. read more »

Haas has moved ahead of Williams in the backmarker battle to avoid finishing at the foot of the Formula 1 standings. Haas was braced for a difficult campaign in 2021 amid the... read more »

Mick Schumacher believes Haas can realistically regard Q2 as a target in Formula 1 this year in spite of the squad's backmarker plight. Haas has spent the majority of the... read more »