Sebastian Vettel has shot down the "old school" suggestion that Aston Martin, as a customer team, would not be "allowed" to beat Mercedes. read more »

Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi says that contrary to rumours, they are not actively looking for a customer team. read more »

Alpine says it would be receptive to partnering with another Formula 1 team but that it is not essential for its development in the future. Alpine is the only Formula 1 team... read more »

Hywel Thomas - Managing director of the HPP department at Mercedes recognises the strain of having a third customer team in McLaren but also acknowledges the benefits. read more »

Taking on a third customer team, Mercedes admits adding McLaren to its list is both a "burden" and an "opportunity". read more »

Williams are reportedly set to become a customer and junior team of Alpine from the start of the 2022 season. read more »

Christian Horner believes Red Bull has matured enough to take on the responsibility of maintaining its own power units. read more »

McLaren Team Principal Andreas Seidl has expressed confidence that the squad can eventually return to winning ways in Formula 1 despite remaining a customer outfit. McLaren has... read more »

Christian Horner has confirmed Red Bull would fulfil any requirement to supply other teams with engines when their new operation is up and running. read more »

Alpine is confident it can work with other Formula 1 teams to find seats for its young drivers in the future despite currently having no customer or affiliated squads read more »

Ferrari are thankful to their customer teams at Alfa Romeo and Haas for giving young Ferrari drivers an opportunity to race in Formula 1. read more »

Mattia Binotto has hailed Ferrari's customer teams for giving their young drivers a Formula 1 learning ground that "seriously helps them out". read more »

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has revealed his delight at being able to use 'customer teams' to develop the Scuderia's driver academy prospects at the... read more »

Red Bull is looking at building its own Formula 1 engine when a new set of regulations are finalised for either 2025 or ’26, which will see the introduction of a more... read more »

Mattia Binotto has revealed that Haas is to have its own ‘factory hub' at Maranello though he insists the American outfit remains a customer team. read more »

Ferrari has announced that chief designer Simone Resta will join customer team Haas next month. Resta has had a lengthy career with Ferrari, holding several positions, and... read more »

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has said the Scuderia "need to start considering" rekindling a relationship with former customer team Red Bull. read more »

Pierre Gasly believes MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo offers up hope customer teams will eventually be able to fight for wins in Formula 1. read more »

McLaren CEO Zak Brown says Sergio Perez would be of interest to its IndyCar outfit if the Mexican doesn't land a 2021 seat in Formula 1. Earlier this week Perez announced... read more »

Cyril Abiteboul insists that if Renault are to supply other F1 teams with engines in future, they must become a "partner" rather than a customer. read more »

Renault is interested in supplying other teams with engines in the future, but only if they become a 'partner' of the French car manufacturer rather than a straight... read more »

Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Mattia Binotto has blamed a lack of understanding of the Pirelli tyres this weekend as the cause of its woeful showing on Friday, which saw Charles... read more »

AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost thinks F1's future should involve 'customer' teams who are allowed to buy key parts from rival manufacturers. read more »

Guenther Steiner has called into question Mercedes' part in the Racing Point controversy after the Brackley squad gave its customer data "which is not allowed". read more »

Esteban Gutierrez currently does not hold the Superlicence needed to race in Formula 1, so would not be available to Mercedes or any of its customer teams should they require a... read more »