Racing Point has defended the decision to pit Sergio Perez under the late Safety Car phase at Imola as it believed it would have struggled to hold onto third. Perez started... read more »

Sergio Perez criticised Racing Point's call to pit him when running P3 at Imola, but the team has defended their strategy call. read more »

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has defended Lance Stroll and Nicholas Latifi from criticism that they are undeserving of their place in Formula 1 because their fathers... read more »

The FIA has defended its decision to use Vitaly Petrov as a race steward at Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix, despite controversial remarks the Russian recently made read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has defended Max Verstappen after his driver turned the air blue following his collision in second practice with Lance Stroll. read more »

The FIA has defended its decision to appoint former Formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov as a steward for this weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix despite his recent controversial... read more »

Lance Stroll has vigorously defended his decision not to take an additional Covid-19 test when he felt unwell during the recent Eifel Grand Prix. read more »

Toto Wolff has defended his 91-time grand prix winner, Lewis Hamilton, saying comments that it is all about the car are "not quite fair". read more »

Race director, Michael Masi has defended the use of the safety car during Sunday's Eifel Grand Prix, after Max Verstappen had suggested the move was to 'spice... read more »

Guenther Steiner has defended Formula 1's decision to race at the Nurburgring in October, stating that "any Grand Prix is a success" in 2020. read more »

FIA race director Michael Masi has defended Formula 1's regulatory and judicial system after Lewis Hamilton suggested the stewards "are trying to stop me" with... read more »

As the debate over Lewis Hamilton's time penalties continues, race director, Michael Masi has defended the stewards decision. read more »

Guenther Steiner has defended Haas' decision not to upgrade their car this season - even though they have only a single World Championship point to their name. read more »

Toto Wolff has defended Formula 1's $200 million fee for any new entries wishing to join the grid from 2021, believing it gives the existing teams "franchise value" read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has suggested Formula 1 should look at opening radio channels further in order to enhance the entertainment value during races. Formula 1 has come in... read more »

Michael Masi has defended the decision not to red flag the Belgian GP despite drivers have to pick their way through a debris field. read more »

Christian Horner has defended his former driver Sebastian Vettel, saying one cannot take away what he has achieved in Formula 1. read more »

Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner has defended Sebastian Vettel after his difficult start to the 2020 season and doesn't think we've seen the "real"... read more »

Formula One managing director Ross Brawn has defended a controversial algorithm-based ranking that determined Ayrton Senna as the fastest driver of all time in a fascinating... read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison defended Valtteri Bottas after his poor performance at the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

Sergio Perez says he was "just unlucky" to be the first F1 driver to contract COVID-19 as he defended his decision to return to Mexico between the Hungarian and... read more »

Romain Grosjean has defended his British Grand Prix display after some late moves which resulted in him being shown the black-and-white flag. read more »

Otmar Szafnauer has defended Sergio Perez's trip home to Mexico which preceded the Racing Point driver's positive COVID-19 test - forcing him to miss the British... read more »

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has again defended Romain Grosjean after his driver claimed he was the subject of abuse on social media. read more »

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has defended Romain Grosjean in the wake of Lewis Hamilton's criticism of the Frenchman for no longer taking a knee. read more »