Fernando Alonso has defended McLaren's start to the 2018 F1 season and urged people to judge them on the "facts" rather than "dreams". read more »

Amid accusations the new Haas F1 car bears striking similarities to last year's Ferrari, team principal Guenther Steiner has defended his team's 2018 design. read more »

McLaren has defended its "ambitious" 2018 Formula 1 car design, but admitted its testing reliability problems are because it "didn't do a good enough... read more »

Formula One's managing director Chase Carey has hit back at criticism of the changes Liberty Media has put through recently. He defended his company's decision by... read more »

Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams insisted calling anyone in Formula 1 a "pay driver" is unfair, as she defended the team's 2018 pairing Lance... read more »

With two pay drivers now racing for Williams, Claire Williams has defended her team's line-up saying Williams "only put talented drivers in our car." read more »

Toto Wolff has defended Mercedes' approach to contracts after Cyril Abiteboul branded it "unfair". read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has defended his Formula 1 team's policy surrounding staff contracts following criticism from Renault counterpart Cyril Abiteboul read more »

Marcus Ericsson has defended his record against former Sauber team-mate Pascal Wehrlein, despite failing to score a point in 2017, compared to the five amassed… read more »

Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn has defended its new logo design and says the previous one “was neither iconic or memorable”. read more »

Motorsport director Ross Brawn has defended the decision to change the F1 logo, saying that the old one was not "iconic" and that there was a need to signal the start... read more »

McLaren chief Zak Brown has defended his team's decision to block a plan to keep the shark fin in Formula 1, after criticisms from Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene read more »

Although Toto Wolff has defended Valtteri Bottas's Brazilian GP drive, he concedes the Mercedes driver is still lacking that "killer" instinct. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas needs more of a "killer" approach, but defended his Brazilian Grand Prix drive read more »

Sebastian Vettel has defended Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene after he came under fire for the team's drop-off in results as it looks set to miss out on the F1... read more »

MEXICO CITY -- FIA race director Charlie Whiting has defended the decision to penalise Max Verstappen at the U.S. Grand Prix, saying accusations of inconsistent stewarding are... read more »

Fernando Alonso has defended his career moves within Formula 1 after Nico Rosberg said "he only had himself to blame" for not competing for more World Championships. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has defended Ferrari after he suffered a further setback due to reliability woes at the Japanese Grand Prix. Vettel led the title battle… read more »

Kevin Magnussen has defended his driving, adamant he won't change his approach when the stewards believe he is within the rules. read more »

Guenther Steiner has once again defended Kevin Magnussen, this time after Fernando Alonso called him an "idiot" at the Malaysian Grand Prix. read more »

"It was a bit of a shame at the start, as we lost position to Ocon, as Hamilton had a bad start and defended, so I had to back off." read more »

Sir Jackie Stewart has defended the controversial Halo safety device, saying injuries must be prevented rather than treated read more »

The FIA have defended the decision to introduce Halo next season, adamant that it is the "best solution" to "significantly reduce the potential for injuries." read more »

Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, has defended its decision to introduce the head protection device, dubbed the halo, in the sport next season, labelling it… read more »

Sebastian Vettel has criticised the way Max Verstappen defended position during their scrap in the early stages of the British Grand Prix, saying the Dutch teenager still has a... read more »