Mercedes' Toto Wolff has reiterated how important Valtteri Bottas was to the team's Formula 1 title double this season and says Bottas and Lewis Hamilton are both... read more »

Max Verstappen defends his "normal response" after he shoved Esteban Ocon when the Frenchman had denied him a likely win at the Brazilian GP. read more »

Max Verstappen has defended his actions in Brazil as both he and Esteban Ocon sat in the same FIA press conference. read more »

Chase Carey has defended the controversial $100m sponsorship deal which will enable live betting during races. read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner defends Max Verstappen after he pushed rival driver Esteban Ocon after the Brazilian GP. read more »

Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly says he defied team orders in the Brazilian Grand Prix because he was racing team-mate Brendon Hartley for position read more »

Esteban Ocon explains his attempted overtake to unlap himself against race leader Max Verstappen which saw the pair clash read more »

Otmar Szafnauer defends Esteban Ocon after Brazil GP clash with Max Verstappen read more »

Esteban Ocon after his collision with  read more »

Ricciardo suggests a possible rule tweak to avoid a repeat of Vettel's weighbridge incident at Interlagos. read more »

Formula 1 boss Chase Carey has defended the championship's move into betting and insists it will be done in a "healthy way" read more »

Brendon Hartley defends driving record as rumours on F1 future continue read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, the last man to clash with Sebastian Vettel, has defended his former team-mate, saying he isn't being "erratic" in his driving. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has defended Sebastian Vettel after the Ferrari Formula 1 driver hit him and spun in the United States Grand Prix, saying there was nothing erratic about the... read more »

Race director CharlieWhiting defends Fernando Alonso's Japanese GP penalty decision read more »

Hamilton defends Vettel: Your views read more »

Lewis Hamilton defends Sebastian Vettel on social media, asking for respect. read more »

Lewis Hamilton hits out in defence of F1 world title rival Sebastian Vettel by calling for the media to "show a little more respect" read more »

Max Verstappen defends his driving after being blamed by Sebastian Vettel for their incident in the early part of the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Not for the first time Ferrari's strategy has gone awry, though Sebastian Vettel refuses to blame the team. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has refused to criticise Ferrari for its tyre gamble in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix, saying it had the potential to create a "miracle"... read more »

Sebastian Vettel defends Ferrari's Q3 Intermediates call read more »

Sebastian Vettel defends Mercedes strategy, admitting that the Herman team's use of team orders was a "no-brainer". read more »

Although taking the win off Valtteri Bottas and handing it to Lewis Hamilton was a controversial decision in Sochi, Sebastian Vettel, arguably the biggest loser in it, says it... read more »

Vettel says it was "no-brainer" for Mercedes to tell its drivers to swap places in Russia despite facing a backlash. read more »