Mechanical failure, electric discharge, knock-out gases... Fernando Alonso's crash has prompted plenty of conspiracies, but is there really more to it than mere wind? read more »

McLaren Honda have shed some on the causes of Fernando Alonso's weird crash on Sunday at Barcelona, rejecting any mechanical failure caused the incident. The team however... read more »

McLaren-Honda says Alonso spun after high wind pushed his car wide; Rules out mechanical issue and slams rumours of 'electrical discharge' read more »

McLaren have confirmed that a mechanical fault was not to blame for Fernando Alonso's testing crash on Sunday which resulted in the Spaniard being airlifted to hospital.... read more »

The team kicked off this week's Barcelona test with a series of short runs to evaluate some mechanical balance changes. After concluding the third run of the morning, and... read more »

After completing just twelve laps in two days at Jerez, the revived McLaren-Honda partnership were looking for a more positive day on Tuesday, and Fernando ... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he is encouraged by Red Bull's RB11 despite suffering from mechanical gremlins on the third day of testing at Jerez. Ricciardo completed 48 laps,... read more »

After taking over the wheel of the new McLaren-Honda MP4/30 for day two of the opening pre-season at Jerez, 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson ... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has won the 2014 Formula 1 World Championship, his second, at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton claimed victory in Abu Dhabi despite a determined charge by... read more »

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff says it would be a "nightmare" if a mechanical issue sidelines Lewis Hamilton in this weekend's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand... read more »

Everyone at Mercedes are keeping their fingers crossed that their drivers suffer no mechanical breakdowns in the title decider in Abu Dhabi... read more »

Damon Hill believes Lewis Hamilton faces a tougher time in Abu Dhabi as he and team-mate Nico Rosberg vye for the 2014 World Championship. The pair are separated by 17 points.... read more »

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton says he hopes that reliability will not play a part in his last round title showdown with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton leads... read more »

It was a mixed day on track for the two Sauber F1 Team drivers in Brazil, with Esteban Gutierrez suffering a number of mechanical issues, while team-mate Adrian Sutil believed […] read more »

It was a tough day on track for Infiniti Red Bull Racing at Austin, with both Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel suffering some kind of mechanical issue during Friday... read more »

United States Grand Prix practice pacesetter Lewis Hamilton says he is confident that he won't suffer a repeat of a hydraulics problem which hindered his running at the... read more »

Mercedes have admitted that they had "two or three things" to fix in Austin after Lewis Hamilton's FP2 was cut short by mechanical problems... read more »

The mixture of straights and corners require a compromise in terms of downforce, placing a strong emphasis on mechanical grip from the tyres. read more »

Car unreliability in Formula 1 can be caused by a number of different things. Poor, or fragile initial design can obviously lead to a higher risk of component failure on the... read more »

Decreased downforce of this year's cars will place more demands on mechanical grip. If a tyre can perform well in Suzuka, it can perform well almost everywhere. read more »

A strong showing on Saturday yielded little reward for Nico at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, as an early mechanical retirement brought his race to a premature end. In his... read more »

New championship leader Lewis Hamilton says he is pleased to have enjoyed a clean weekend after he stormed to victory at the Singapore Grand Prix. Hamilton led all but two laps... read more »

The Scuderia Toro Rosso team saw both Daniil Kvyat and Jean-Eric Vergne have good Friday practice sessions in Singapore, although Vergne's free practice one was... read more »

A philosophical Sebastian Vettel says that mechanical issues are part of racing after he completed just five timed laps during Friday's second practice session for the... read more »

Paddy Lowe has his fingers crossed for another Mercedes one-two in Singapore, just like they achieved last weekend in Italy, but he's hoping it comes without the drama.... read more »