Carlos Sainz has explained how Sade's 1984 song Smooth Operator became a running joke for him in 2019. read more »

McLaren Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr has explained why his "Smooth Operator" messages from the 1984 song by Sade became a recurring joke in 2019 read more »

Dr Helmut Marko has labelled Ferrari's fine for a fuel discrepancy as "a joke" and warned of further action from Red Bull in 2020. read more »

Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko says the fine handed down to Ferrari for a fuel irregularity on Charles Leclerc's car in Abu Dhabi was "a joke" and... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has joked he was "already doing holiday" next year in response to rumours he will quit F1 now the 2019 season has finished.  read more »

Daniil Kvyat feels surely F1 has bigger things to worry about than a driver changing his helmet twice in one season. read more »

Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat says the rule that is preventing him from using a special helmet livery design at the Russian Grand Prix is "a joke" read more »

The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a lot of serious business over a race weekend, so we try to bring you some of the news stories you might otherwise miss ahead... read more »

Kvyat to talk with F1 officials on Friday in Russia to see if he can still use his special one-off design for this weekend's race. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he has learned to laugh at the crash at last year's German Grand Prix which came to characterise his defeat to Lewis Hamilton in the title race. read more »

After years of struggle - and its fair share of embarrassment - Honda returned to the Formula 1 winners' circle as Max Verstappen triumphed in last weekend's Austrian... read more »

After years of struggle and embarrassment, Honda is finally a winner again in Formula 1, doing so at Red Bull's home race in Austria with Max Verstappen. It's been a... read more »

Max Verstappen went through the early stages of 2018 as the butt of almost every joke in Formula 1, but ended it having reaffirmed why such a colossal hype train has followed... read more »

Pietro Fittipaldi thought his early call-up to drive the Haas VF-19 was a "joke" before being told the team were completely seriously. read more »

Haas test driver Pietro Fittipaldi says he initially thought his early test call-up on Tuesday afternoon was a joke until one of the race engineers explained to him that he was... read more »

Haas' Kevin Magnussen hopes the 2019 rule changes will bring an end to the "extreme " fuel and tyre saving methods. read more »

Kevin Magnussen hopes "extreme and ridiculous" F1 fuel saving methods will be eradicated by the introduction of new rules in 2019.  read more »

Kevin Magnussen hopes Formula 1 drivers will not have to manage fuel in "extreme and ridiculous ways" this season because it was a "joke" in 2018 read more »

Whether it is a race to the podium or a funny joke as the chequered flag falls, Daniel Ricciardo's aim in Abu Dhabi is to make sure Red Bull "miss" him next season. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says a loose screw in his Ferrari Formula 1 car's cockpit prompted the cheeky joke he made to his team during the second Brazilian Grand Prix practice session read more »

Sebastian Vettel's always been quick-witted, you need to be sharp to drive Formula 1 cars at over 300 km/h anyway. The German raised a chuckle on the Ferrari pit-wall, and... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has decribed his bad luck during the early part of 2018 as a "joke", adding it has compromised his F1 title hopes.  read more »

Valtteri Bottas' season appears to be going from bad to worse through no fault of his own. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has described his recent run of bad luck in 2018 as a ''bad joke''. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has admitted the misfortune dogging his 2018 Formula 1 season "feels like a bit of a bad joke" after the Austrian Grand Prix poleman retired from... read more »