Sebastian Vettel defended his overtaking manoeuvre on Jenson Button which saw him take second place on the penultimate lap despite running off the track read more »

Mark Gillan has defended Pastor Maldonado after his collision with Sergio Perez in the British Grand Prix resulted in an angry reaction from the Sauber driver read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has defended the under-fire organisers of Silverstone saying that the traffic chaos was beyond their control read more »

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says Silverstone chiefs were helpless to prevent the traffic chaos that has overshadowed this weekend's British Grand Prix - as he said... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone says Silverstone's organisers cannot be blamed for this weekend's chaos as they have no control over the weather... read more »

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has backed the job that new sporting director Sam Michael has done for the team this year - and even suggested he could be the man to... read more »

McLaren has no doubts it is on the right path with its pitstop performances in 2012, even though a problem in the Valencia pits overshadowed the team's delivery of the... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael has dismissed the notion that Jenson Button is more sensitive to the Pirelli tyres than team-mate Lewis Hamilton read more »

Lotus boss Eric Boullier insists his team has no concerns about the performances of Kimi Raikkonen this season - even though the Finn has endured his fair share of frustrations... read more »

Fernando Alonso has defended his Ferrari team's decision to not pit for a second time during the Canadian Grand Prix, despite dropping down to fifthposition read more »

Team co-owner Toto Wolff on Friday defended Bruno Senna, after a bad day in Montreal for Williams' Brazilian driver. Senna, never higher than 17th quickest on Friday, had... read more »

Team co-owner Toto Wolff on Friday defended Bruno Senna, after a bad day in Montreal for Williams’ Brazilian driver. Senna, never higher than 17th quickest on Friday,... read more »

Christian Horner has defended Mark Webber's stance that the Red Bull car was legal prior to this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix read more »

Jenson Button has defended Michael Schumacher following much criticism of the seven time world champion, who's so far been unable to match the same level of performance he... read more »

Lotus boss Eric Boullier has backed Romain Grosjean following another early exit for the Frenchman in the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »

Martin Whitmarsh has leapt to the defence of his McLaren team, insisting they did not do anything wrong in the pits in Monaco... read more »

Vijay Mallya has defended his continuing spending on his formula one team, while his airline Kingfisher struggles for mere survival. "I don't quite understand the... read more »

As the debate over Pirelli's 2012 tyres continues, McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has defended the Italian manufacturer. read more »

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh believes Pirelli should not be criticised for the unpredictable results produced in the first five races of the season after admitting... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has defended his former mentor Michael Schumacher. The seven time world champion has been roundly criticised since last Sunday’s Spanish grand prix,... read more »

Michael Schumacher has backed his decision not to complete a timed lap in the third part of qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery had defended the tyre manufacturer's 'more aggressive' tyre strategy in 2012, and fended off criticism from... read more »

McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh reckons it is wrong to criticise Pirelli as their tyres have improved the Formula One spectacle... read more »

Fernando Alonso says his team-mate Felipe Massa does not deserve the criticism currently being heaped on his shoulders... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone was still busy defending the decision to proceed with the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend - while also dropping some beloved European races from the schedule. read more »