Carlos Sainz defended Ferrari's French Grand Prix strategy on Sunday after making a late pitstop to finish fifth rather than pushing for the podium. read more »

F1's governing body has defended itself against criticism that confusion over its virtual safety car messaging system cost Sergio Perez a podium finish in the French Grand... read more »

Carlos Sainz has defended Ferrari's strategic decisions after a controversial call over a late pit stop saw him lose out on a potential podium finish at the French Grand Prix. read more »

Charles Leclerc has been defended by Christian Horner following his costly mistake at Paul Ricard. read more »

Max Verstappen has defended his silence on social media after fans were abused at the Austrian Grand Prix by claiming it is down to F1 to take action rather than a driver. read more »

The safety team at the Austrian Grand Prix has defended the way it handled the fire to Carlos Sainz's Ferrari. read more »

The protestors at the F1 British Grand Prix were defended by Gary Lineker, who then became embroiled in a debate with ex-driver Martin Brundle. read more »

Ferrari F1 team principal Mattia Binotto has defended his team's strategy in the British Grand Prix and explained the decision to pit Carlos Sainz instead of race leader... read more »

Mattia Binotto has defended Ferrari's strategy during the British Grand Prix after Charles Leclerc missed another opportunity to close in on F1 title rival Max Verstappen. read more »

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has defended his team's strategy at the British Grand Prix after giving multiple reasons for the decision not to pit Charles Leclerc... read more »

Christian Horner has defended Red Bull's silence over Nelson Piquet's abhorrent racist abuse of Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has defended Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, saying he would "take a bullet" for the Russian President, while also claiming... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has claimed that Vladimir Putin is a "first-class" person and that he would "take a bullet" for the Russian President. read more »

Max Verstappen's girlfriend Kelly Piquet has seemingly defended her dad Nelson Piquet after the three-time F1 world champion used racially abusive language about Lewis... read more »

In the closing stages of the race Alonso was stuck behind Alpine teammate Esteban Ocon in seventh when he started feeling the pressure from Alfa Romeo driver Bottas behind.With... read more »

George Russell has defended his decision to try the dry tyres in F1 qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix after his gamble didn't pay off. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has defended Naomi Schiff after the Sky Sports F1 broadcaster came under attack on social media. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has defended Lewis Hamilton after another frustrating day in 2022, condemning Fernando Alonso's hold-up in the Monaco GP while also insisting the... read more »

Formula One's governing body defended the handling of the showcase Monaco Grand Prix after rain delayed the start for more than an hour on Sunday, and a crash then caused... read more »

Plenty of skill was involved, but Mercedes accept that luck played its part too as George Russell defended against Max Verstappen in Spain. read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has defended the use of team orders that helped Max Verstappen finish ahead of Sergio Perez at the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has defended his team order which helped Max Verstappen beat teammate Sergio Perez at the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

Aston Martin chief technical officer Andrew Green has defended the new AMR22 concept and described Red Bull's accusations of IP transfer as "very wide of the mark". read more »

IndyCar driver Graham Rahal has defended his criticism of ex-F1 driver Romain Grosjean following the pair's clash at Barber Motorsports Park. read more »

Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto has defended his team's decision not to pit either Charles Leclerc or Carlos Sainz during the late Safety Car during F1's inaugural Miami... read more »