Renault says it has gone "very aggressive" with the development of its 2017 engine, a decision which may see it only deliver proper gains later in the campaign.... read more »

Renault manager Cyril Abiteboul has said the Formula One team is preparing a new platform for its engine, including technology yet to debut on the track. read more »

The reemergence of Renault Sport Formula 1 Team into the sport was highly anticipated - but their performance during the season was somewhat of an anticlimax. read more »

Pirelli has prepared back-up compounds for the 2017 season that could be introduced if its planned compounds are not suited to the performance level of next year's cars.... read more »

Despite their financial issues in 2016, the Sauber F1 Team will be pushing hard to improve performance next season. read more »

Pascal Wehrlein admits he still has much to work on including his off-track performance. read more »

Despite his strong performance in this year's Formula 1 season, Sahara Force India's Sergio Perez doesn't think he is rated highly enough as a driver. read more »

Despite only scoring two points and finishing tenth in the Constructors' Championship, Monisha Kaltenborn insists the potential of the Sauber F1 Team was unrealised in 2016. read more »

Pat Symonds says Valtteri Bottas is approaching his peak in terms of driver performance and expects the Finn to continue his upward trend in 2017 read more »

Claire Williams says Rob Smedley could take a step away from the race-to-race operation of the team and move into a factory role for 2017. Smedley is currently Williams'... read more »

Claire Williams has remained coy regarding the nature of performance chief Rob Smedley's role with the Williams Formula 1 team next season read more »

Claire Williams says her family's team knew Nico Rosberg would be a future world champion when it gave the German his Formula One debut in 2006. Rosberg clinched the 2016... read more »

Despite suffering a retirement at this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz Jr admits he is pleased with his overall performance... read more »

After being unable to match team-mate Pascal Wehrlein during qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Esteban Ocon admitted he struggled to get a good performance from the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for his Formula 1 world championship showdown with Nico Rosberg, with a commanding performance in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »

YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Sebastian Vettel claimed top spot in final practice ahead of Red Bull and the Mercedes title contenders, in a session which saw the top five covered by... read more »

Alfonso Celis Jr finished eleventh fastest in opening practice in Abu Dhabi, and believed he showed the team just how much he had learned in the twelve months since making his... read more »

YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Sebastian Vettel downplayed the gearbox trouble he encountered at the end of FP2 and hinted that Ferrari can get in the mix with Mercedes in Abu Dhabi.... read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes the Ferrari Formula 1 team had an unusually good Friday practice performance at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and might be closer to Mercedes than normal read more »

Scuderia Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel is positive about the performance of the team this year, despite not having the desired results. read more »

Fernando Alonso believes his performance in the 2016 Formula 1 season is better than in his title-winning years read more »

Sebastian Vettel reckons Ferrari's performance this season has been "better" than their results. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he will be "proud" of his performance in 2016 regardless of whether he wins the world title in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has praised Max Verstappen's "excellent" podium-charging performance in Brazil, having initially aimed fresh criticism at his Red Bull rival in... read more »

Max Verstappen savours the high praise from his Brazilian Grand Prix performance but says he wants to remain 'neutral' reacting to the hype. read more »