Leclerc and Sainz fell from fourth and fifth on the Silverstone grid to finish ninth and 10th, with both losing out from a mid-race safety car that compromised strategy and... read more »

Sergio Perez has defended Red Bull's strategy during qualifying in Canada as he failed to reach Q3 for the third successive grand prix event. It marked the Mexican's... read more »

At the start, polesitter Verstappen swung right after leaving the line to cut off the momentum of fellow front row starter Carlos Sainz, but the Ferrari - on soft tyres versus... read more »

Fernando Alonso has defended Aston Martin's strategy at last weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, saying there is too much negativity in the sport when a race result swings... read more »

Aston Martin team boss, Mike Krack has defended the team's decision to fit slicks to Fernando Alonso's car even as rain was falling. read more »

Charles Leclerc has defended Ferrari's strategy decisions at the Monaco Grand Prix as rain caused havoc in the middle of the race. read more »

Alpine team principal, Otmar Szafnauer has defended the team following public criticism of its "amateurishness" by CEO Laurent Rossi. read more »

Ferrari chief Fred Vasseur has defended Charles Leclerc after the Monegasque driver's spectacular crash brought a premature end to qualifying in Miami. read more »

Max Verstappen has defended his reaction towards F1 rival George Russell following their spat at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.  read more »

James Allison has defended Mercedes over their lack of pace compared to Adrian Newey's Red Bull RB19. read more »

George Russell has defended former Mercedes F1 technical director Mike Elliott following the team's decision to draft in James Allison. read more »

Christian Horner has defended Red Bull against claims from Sergio Perez that the team has shown historical bias towards Max Verstappen. read more »

Jos Verstappen has opened up about his F1 world champion son Max's early years, and defended the way he brought up the Red Bull superstar. read more »

Mercedes chief technical officer James Allison has defended the decision the ultimately dropped George Russell out of the race lead at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Ex-Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has defended the FIA over its decision to deploy a series of red flags during the Australian Grand Prix. He refuted that they were issued... read more »

Sky Sports F1's Martin Brundle has defended the FIA over the officiating of the Australian Grand Prix, insisting a late red flag was not motivated by a desire to create... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has defended his overtake of Max Verstappen on lap one of a chaotic Australian Grand Prix after the reigning world champion questioned whether the Briton had... read more »

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have defended Ferrari from recent Italian media reports suggesting turmoil behind the scenes, with the latter saying the press is trying to... read more »

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has defended the F1 teams' opposition to Andretti's bid to join the grid for 2026. read more »

Former F1 driver David Coulthard has defended Netflix's decision to present an 'edited reality' to liven up the "bloody boring" drivers. read more »

Formula 1's chief technical officer Pat Symonds has defended the sprint weekend format, stating that it creates "races that people like". In 2021, F1 introduced... read more »

The FIA's single-seater technical director Nikolas Tombazis has defended 2022's rules overhaul following criticism from the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. read more »

Ex-Mercedes technical director Paddy Lowe has defended former F1 race director Michael Masi for his ill-handling of the 2021 title decider between Max Verstappen and Lewis... read more »

Max Verstappen hit out at the media in a heated press conference for the Abu Dhabi GP as the double Formula 1 world champion defended - but still refused to fully explain - his... read more »

The German attempted to make a move past Stroll on the run out of Turn 3 on lap nine, but his team-mate robustly defended and forced him on to the grass.While they did not... read more »