Force India has defended the controversial decision to allow it to immediately earn Formula 1 prize money with its 'new' entry read more »

Haas boss Guenther Steiner has defended Kevin Magnussen's driving style, saying that "ruffling feathers" is all part of "the game". read more »

Fernando Alonso has defended his under-fire McLaren F1 teammate Stoffel Vandoorne following a difficult 2018 season.  read more »

Max Verstappen has defended title contender Sebastian Vettel following his crash at the Hockenheimring, which caused him to lose his lead in the championship read more »

Max Verstappen has defended Sebastian Vettel over his race-ending crash while leading the German Grand Prix. read more »

Max Verstappen has defended Sebastian Vettel, after the German crashed out from the lead of his home grand prix on Sunday. read more »

Haas boss Guenther Steiner has defended his team's strategic decisions during the German Grand Prix after losing further ground to Renault in the race for fourth in the... read more »

Max Verstappen has defended Formula 1 title contender Sebastian Vettel over his crash while leading the German Grand Prix read more »

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has defended his decision to call off the battle between his drivers in the closing stages of the German Grand Prix. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has defended title rival Lewis Hamilton after his "silly" comments about Ferrari following the British GP. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has defended Mercedes following their reliability and strategic failures at the Austrian GP - and says he is fully motivated to bounce back with a win in front... read more »

Toto Wolff has defended Mercedes strategist James Vowles for his mistake of not pitting Lewis Hamilton during the Austrian Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has defended team strategist James Vowles after the decision not to pit Lewis Hamilton under the Austrian Grand Prix virtual safety car read more »

On the back of a wretched weekend for McLaren in France, Fernando Alonso has again defended their form, adamant the situation has "improved" a lot compared to last year. read more »

FIA race director Charlie Whiting has defended the stewards' decision to give Sebastian Vettel a five-second penalty at the French Grand Prix. read more »

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has defended both the Formula 1 team and himself against British media reports suggesting staff dissatisfaction read more »

Max Verstappen's incident-packed start to the 2018 Formula 1 season is impossible to defend, following his latest blunder that proved so costly at the Monaco Grand Prix read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr. has questioned why Renault put him on the Ultrasoft tyre rather than the Supersoft during his pit stop in the Monaco Grand Prix, while Cyril Abiteboul has... read more »

The Renault Formula 1 team has defended the strategy that left Carlos Sainz Jr feeling "very bitter" after the Monaco Grand Prix read more »

Jean Todt has defended the decision to change some regulations ahead of next year's championship in order to, hopefully, improve overtaking. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has defended Ferrari's decision to pit him under the VSC in Spain, a move which cost him an almost certain podium position. read more »

Guenther Steiner has defended Kevin Magnussen after he was once again summoned to the stewards office, saying he feels rivals are picking on his driver. read more »

Kevin Magnussen has defended his aggressive racing style, saying that it is completely necessary in a ultra-competitive midfield battle. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has defended his attempted pass for the lead on Valtteri Bottas and is using his experience to block out the criticism. read more »

The Frenchman defended his driving in the contact with Kimi Raikkonen that ended his race early. read more »