Pascal Wehrlein has defended the way news of his back injury was handled by his Sauber Formula 1 team, and insists the Swiss squad never hid the severity of it read more »
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Lewis Hamilton defends his busy lifestyle outside of F1, insisting it benefits his performances rather than distracts from them. read more »
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Pascal Wehrlein has defended his decision to withdraw from this weekend's Australian Grand Prix, saying he was "not feeling comfortable" to race this weekend. read more »
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Sauber Formula 1 driver Pascal Wehrlein has stressed his withdrawal from the Australian Grand Prix is purely due to concerns over his fitness, and that there are no issues with... read more »
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Williams' new technical director Paddy Lowe insists that in Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll the Grove team has two "great" drivers on board. read more »
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New Williams Formula 1 team chief technical officer Paddy Lowe has defended its 2017 driver line-up of Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll read more »
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Bernie Ecclestone has defended the £80m 'historic' bonus payment to Ferrari which is now under threat. read more »
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Wolff dismisses suggestion that Valtteri Bottas is essentially Rosberg 2.0. read more »
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Executive director Zak Brown has defended McLaren's livery change, stating that it is "elegant" and "impactful" following disapproval in certain quarters. read more »
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McLaren's new executive director has been forced to defend his team's new black and orange livery following the division of opinion amongst fans. read more »
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McLaren executive director Zak Brown has defended his team's new orange and black 2017 Formula 1 livery, after mixed responses from fans on social media read more »
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Though he would like to see more unpredictability, FIA president Jean Todt insists "F1 is great". read more »
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Following criticism of Sebastian Vettel's winless 2016 season, Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has come out and defended the four-time World Champion... read more »
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Red Bull team boss Christian Horner believes young driver Max Verstappen has copped a lot of criticism because he is a threat to the establishment after his sensational first... read more »
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Nico Rosberg is unsure whether he will carry the number one on his car when he defends his Formula One title in 2017. Ahead of the 2014 season, F1 drivers were required to... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has defended his tactics during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as he attempted to deny Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg the 2016 World… read more »
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Even though he won the final race of the year, Lewis Hamilton was unable to clinch the championship, despite attempting to back Nico Rosberg up into Sebastian Vettel and Max... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has defended his 'unsporting' tactics in the season-concluding Duel in the Desert when he sought to back Nico Rosberg into a title-losing result. read more »
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Max Verstappen has defended Red Bull's decision to pit for intermediates during the Brazilian Grand Prix, a call which cost him a shot at a win but prompted his... read more »
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Nico Hulkenberg has defended his fellow countryman Sebastian Vettel after coming under-fire for his explosive rant on Ferrari's team radio at the Mexican Grand Prix. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton denies that he benefitted from cutting opening corner in Mexico. read more »
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Sauber Team Principal Monisha Kaltenborn insists that the squad's decision to retain Ferrari's 2016 engines for use in the 2017 season is not a… read more »
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Renault team principal Fred Vasseur has defended the structure of his Formula 1 outfit in the wake of criticism it lacks leadership read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has defended his actions after coming under fire after playing around on his phone during Thursday's pre-Japanese GP drivers' press conference. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has defended his behaviour during Thursday's pre-race press conference at Suzuka, insisting it was "meant to be fun, not at all… read more »