Teams predict that backmarkers will play a key part in the United States Grand Prix, with the high-speed section from Turns 3 to 9 allowing little room to overtake read more »

Timo Glock has lamented an apparent lack of respect for F1's smallest teams. According to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, engine supplier Renault has said it is... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen's qualifying session was impeded by a problem with his DRS system, but he still finished the best of the backmarkers teams behind Nico Rosberg in Q1. read more »

Romain Grosjean said slow backmarkers cost him second place to team-mate Kimi Raikkonen at the Hungarian Grand Prix read more »

Backmarkers HRT and Marussia have both been through the mill since entering F1, but continue to believe that they can make the grade. read more »

HRT boss Luis Perez-Sala says he doesn't think KERS will be an option for the backmarkers read more »

Red Bull's advisor Helmut Marko says the team have sent their manager to Marussia and HRT after Seb Vettel's run-in with Narain Karthikeyan... read more »

Red Bull Racing advisor Helmut Marko is of the opinion that backmarkers, particularly Marussia and HRT, aren't doing enough to get out of the way read more »

Sebastian Vettel has described one of the backmarkers in the Malaysian GP as an "idiot" after a collision cost him fourth place. read more »

Bernie Ecclestone says he would be in support of a mandatory budget in Formula One to bring the biggest teams in line with the backmarkers read more »

Mar.6 (GMM) The 2012 grid is complete, after backmarkers Marussia and HRT finally revealed their new cars on Monday. Former Virgin team Marussia rolled out its MR01 at... read more »

The latest wave of F1 rule changes were confirmed by the FIA on Wednesday, with the list being passed at the World Motor Sport Council gathering in India. The tweaks include a... read more »

Oct.16 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel had a few eyebrows raised in his honour on Saturday morning after an on-track incident with a slower car. Even though backmarkers are not... read more »

Oct.7 (GMM) Andre Lotterer on Friday boasted that his Formula Nippon single seater is faster than the F1 cars produced by F1 backmakers Virgin and HRT. The 29-year-old... read more »

Jenson Button said he was frustrated by backmarkers as he tried to chase down Sebastian Vettel at the end of the Singapore Grand Prix read more »

Nick Heidfeld thinks that the problems of traffic in Q1 could become a major worry throughout 2011, after a mix-up with backmarkers put him out of qualifying early on in Australia. read more »

Hispania team boss Colin Kolles says he is hopeful that Spanish backmarkers can make progress when the new F111 debuts in Australia this weekend read more »

Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari believes the difference between fresh and worn Pirelli tyres could see the backmarkers overtaking the frontrunners. It has been suggested that read more »

Luca di Montezemolo is determined to see three-car teams replace the struggling backmarkers in Formula One and has said that successful American outfits Penske and Ganassi... read more »

Formula 1 drivers are urging teams to reconsider the sport's safety car rules following the chaos caused by backmarkers in the Brazilian Grand Prix read more »

Richard Branson has joined the call for blue flags to be scrapped, forcing those at the front to put some effort into lapping backmarkers... read more »