The height and weight of a driver in Formula 1 can dictate the adjustments the team makes to a car to try and fulfil the vehicle's maximum potential. These details impact... read more »

Teams have long used ballast to optimise weight distribution from track to track, although in recent years with the hybrid cars it has proved harder for them to get below the... read more »

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto said he backed the use of 'success ballast' for front-running teams when the idea was mooted, to level out car performance. read more »

At a time F1 is considering using ballast as opposed to grid penalties when drivers exceed their engine component allowance, Renault has a far better idea. read more »

F1 is considering using ballast as an alternative to grid penalties for drivers who exceed the permitted number of engine components. read more »

Formula 1 provides more details on ballast penalty proposal read more »

Formula 1's exploration of alternatives to grid penalties has led to an outline of how ballast could be used instead, but the idea has been questioned by some drivers read more »

The introduction of the halo head protection system for 2018 brought about the seventh increase in the minimum car weight in the last nine years, with another weight increase... read more »

Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda has warned Nico Rosberg that he must break team-mate Lewis Hamilton's momentum if he's to put the Briton under pressure. Thus far,... read more »

Formula 1's new nose regulations gave Williams a 'headache' according to chief technical officer Pat Symonds. The FIA has tightened the rules around the nose... read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes the recent FRIC suspension ban might benefit him in his fight against team-mate Nico Rosberg. The Briton is known to be heavier than Rosberg, even after... read more »

Formula 1 has turned to ex-team boss Flavio Briatore in a bid to reverse declining television audiences. The Italian, who was thrown out of the sport for his hand in fixing the... read more »

Formula 1 bosses met on Saturday morning in Hungary to discuss more ideas to increase the sporting spectacle and draw more fans to the sport. It comes after crowds at the... read more »

Formula 1 needs to implement an urgent regulation change at once. Luca di Montezemolo has recently been saying the same. But we're not reading off the same hymn sheet as... read more »

The Sauber of the Sergio Perez was penetrated by a yet unidentified piece of debris during the race in Malaysia the past weekend. And as of yet they are still mystified as to... read more »