The change in date for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix forced McLaren staff to sacrifice time from their Chistmas breaks to get the team's 2016 car back on... read more »

Nico Rosberg: I am excited with how the end of the season went and next year can come at any moment it could start tomorrow for me, no problem; I don t need any holidays... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has paid his first visit to Ferrari’s Maranello base since his winter holidays. read more »

Our team goes into Summer Shutdown for the next two weeks, but we couldn't say goodbye without a special goodie for our #BestFans! In this video, Checo and Nico share a... read more »

Q. How was your Christmas? Felipe Massa: Christmas was great, it was nice to be with the family and I spent it at home in Brazil. I then went to Miami for New Year... read more »

Lotus F1's technical director Nick Chester talks about how the team's preparations for the 2014 season are going now that the holidays are over and it's back to... read more »

The Formula 1 circus may have packed up for the holidays, but Sky Sports F1 still has plenty of programming to keep you entertained over the festive period. read more »

Oh I so detest this time of year, when the next F1 season is nowhere near and the weather outside is colder still than my tall and frosty gold tinted beer... Look, I'm all... read more »

We remind ourselves what happened before Formula 1 went on its summer holidays, and look ahead to this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix read more »

Just as F1 heads off on its holidays, it is revealed that Fernando Alonso is on Red Bull's shopping list. Hmmm. read more »

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber reflect on the first day of the Hungarian GP weekend, while the Australian and team boss Christian Horner also talk about their worst ever... read more »

BBC Sport's chief F1 writer Andrew Benson assesses the impact new technical director Paddy Lowe will make at Mercedes read more »

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year read more »

Pedro de la Rosa: "Spa is one of the drivers' favourite tracks; it's spectacular and difficult, not only because of the type of corners but also because of the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is certain that McLaren have a realistic shot at securing both titles this season and believes things will become clearer in the next few weeks. The 27-year-old... read more »

Jenson Button: “The past few weeks have been a perfect combination of a bit of downtime to relax and some great training, all of which has had me raring to get back... read more »

It’s that time of year again. When Formula 1 goes quiet across four weekends and the circus scatters across all corners of the globe. Some will stay at home, others... read more »

Even though F1 is on its holidays, Bernie Ecclestone managed to get the sport into the news during a visit to the Olympic stadium on Saturday. read more »

The FIA Formula One World Championship is taking its summer break now with four weekends free from racing, and the factories will shut down for two weeks. With 11 Grands Prix... read more »

As Formula One takes its summer break, Sauber drivers Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez leave us with a few thoughts before they disappear for their holidays. read more »

Charles Pic, 20th: "I am very happy to end the first half of my first season in this way and to be achieving the targets I set for myself. The race didn't begin so... read more »

DRIVERS – Narain KARTHIKEYAN (HRT), Kamui KOBAYASHI (Sauber), Heikki KOVALAINEN (Caterham), Kimi RAIKKONEN (Lotus), Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari), Pastor MALDONADO... read more »

The summer break is just around the corner so naturally all teams want to do well in Hungary before heading off on their holidays... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi: "In Valencia it is usually very hot. I personally like that, but it is difficult to say what it means for the car and the tyres. It will be tough, that... read more »

It may be Christmas but there is one story in Formula One which won't stop for the holidays and that is the case against the sport's former chairman Gerhard Gribkowsky. read more »