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 »

Sainz was incensed when Ferrari called him into the pits on lap 33, one lap after the Alpine of Esteban Ocon that he was shadowing during the entire first stint.Despite a slow... read more »

Charles Leclerc has leapt to the defence of Ferrari for their strategy choices during the F1 Monaco Grand Prix. read more »

Initial drizzle in the second sector during the race's second half bloomed into heavier rain, which prompted a series of cars to make the leap onto the intermediate tyre... read more »

Sergio Perez has lept to the defence of Red Bull F1 teammate Max Verstappen following claims that the Dutchman is a 'bad loser'. 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 »

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

Daniel Ricciardo uses the edge of the track to flick some dirt behind him! For more F1® videos, visit https://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: https://www.instagram.com/F1... read more »

Max Verstappen will join an exclusive club of F1 drivers if he successfully defends his world championship crown in 2023.  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 »

Sexist comments attributed to the head of Formula One's governing body and splashed across the media do not reflect the beliefs of president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the FIA... read more »

The FIA has jumped to the defence of its president Mohammed ben Sulayem after a sexist comment on an archived website were uncovered. A report by The Times found the old site... read more »

Pierre Gasly's former Team Principal, Franz Tost, has admitted to being shocked by how close the Frenchman has got to a race ban in 2022 after picking up ten penalty... 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 »

Otmar Szafnauer has countered Fernando Alonso's criticism of Alpine's dreadful reliability record in F1 this season. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has rated Formula 1 2022 as one of the worst seasons in his career but has thanked fans for "more affection than ever before" after his Abu Dhabi... read more »

Sergio Perez has defended his Red Bull team amid the ongoing controversy regarding its Formula 1 cost cap breach. Following the Japanese Grand Prix earlier this month, the FIA... read more »

Max Verstappen believes he was totally justified in criticising his team after being told to abort his final flying lap. read more »

Mick Schumacher has defended the FIA for acting with safety as a priority despite missing out on a points opportunity at the Italian Grand Prix. read more »

George Russell has defended the risk taken by Mercedes to run the hard tyre at the Italian Grand Prix. read more »

The accusations on social media were stoked by the impact the virtual safety car had on the race that followed Tsunoda's retirement, favouring Max Verstappen at the... read more »