If one of them does need to take further fresh elements - and recent events suggest that Hamilton is closer to the edge than his rival - it could tip the balance in such a... read more »

Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski believes Formula 1 teams must "debate" the strict engine regulations to explore better penalty options. read more »

As engine penalty rules leave some fans confused, team bosses believe the current systems is the best for now. read more »

FIA race director Michael Masi has dismissed Toto Wolff's claim the current engine penalty system is present to act as an "anti-embarrassment regulation". read more »

Sebastian Vettel scored a point in Sunday's United States Grand Prix despite starting at the back of the pack after an engine change grid penalty. read more »

Penalties have once again become a talking point this year, with title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen both having taken fourth power units and the associated move... read more »

Bottas took his sixth new Mercedes internal combustion engine at the US GP, which landed him a five-place penalty, dropping him from fourth to ninth on the grid. In the race he... read more »

Red Bull and Max Verstappen are widely regarded as favourites for the event, with the Dutchman having won in 2017 and 2018 and been fastest in qualifying in 2019 before he... read more »

Three engine penalties in the last four races for the newly-named ICEman of Formula 1: Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has expressed confidence that he should be able to get to the end of the Formula 1 season without incurring any more penalties. Bottas was relegated to the back... read more »

Ferrari grabbed the initiative in the ongoing battle for third in the world championship at Austin when, after recovering from a difficult day, Leclerc qualified fifth, ahead... read more »

The double world champion will start from 19th on the grid at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday after his Alpine outfit elected to take an all-new power unit, forcing a... read more »

The world champion outfit is facing a difficult end to the 2021 campaign as it juggles concerns about the durability of its internal combustion engines (ICE).Valtteri Bottas is... read more »

Four drivers have been hit with grid penalties for the United States Grand Prix with Fernando Alonso, George Russell and Sebastian Vettel set for back of the grid start while... read more »

The Spaniard had had a tricky start to the Austin weekend after stopping on track in opening free practice with a suspected water leak.While Alonso was able to get going again,... read more »

Alpine has opted to fit Fernando Alonso's car with a full new Power Unit for this weekend's United States Grand Prix. As a result, the Spaniard will start... read more »

As Valtteri Bottas takes another grid penalty, Toto Wolff admits that fears over reliability have left Mercedes pondering the prospect of risking a similar move for Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Lewis Hamilton ended third fastest on Friday at the Circuit of the Americas, while Valtteri Bottas goes into Qualifying with another grid penalty for another engine change. read more »

Mercedes revealed on Friday ahead of the United States Grand Prix that Valtteri Bottas would be taking a third grid penalty in four races after having a new engine fitted to... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has asserted that he can still contend for victory in Formula 1's United States Grand Prix despite taking a grid penalty. Bottas will drop five places from... read more »

Mercedes would not rule out Formula One title contender Lewis Hamilton taking another engine penalty this season after team mate Valtteri Bottas incurred a five-place drop at... read more »

Mercedes revealed on Friday in Austin that it had taken a third fresh engine for Bottas in four races, resigning the Finn to a five-place grid penalty.Mercedes customers... read more »

Mercedes has not ruled out installing Lewis Hamilton's car with fresh engine components at some point during the final races of the 2021 season, which would result in a... read more »

Valtteri Bottas will take a five-place grid penalty from wherever he qualifies for the U.S. Grand Prix after Mercedes changed his car's internal combustion engine. read more »

As Valtteri Bottas takes on his sixth ICE of the season, there is growing concern over the reliability of the Mercedes power unit, though Toto Wolff doesn't appear overly... read more »