Formula 1 rookie Jolyon Palmer has admitted that Renault's expectations are low as it prepares for its full-time comeback into the sport at this weekend's Australian... read more »

Despite a less than promising pre-season programme, Jenson Button is ready to view McLaren's prospects through the prism of an F1 race weekend. read more »

Canadian driver Nicholas Latifi has joined Renault as a test driver. Latifi has been signed to a "long-term development programme" which aims to see him participate... read more »

McLaren will arrive at the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix with a "number of unknowns" after failing to complete its testing programme, says racing... read more »

Toro Rosso heads into the new Formula 1 season with unprecedented confidence following its best pre-season testing programme yet, according to boss Franz Tost read more »

Eric Boullier insists McLaren-Honda received a boost after a much improved testing programme in 2016 compared to 2015. read more »

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier believes the team's improved pre-season testing performance compared to 2015 is a "big boost" heading into the new season read more »

Manor's Racing Director Dave Ryan says he is encouraged by the progress made by rookie Rio Haryanto across the course of pre-season testing in Spain. Haryanto has stepped... read more »

Lewis Hamilton joked that he was glad Mercedes detected a problem with its W07 Hybrid as its faultless pre-season programme was interrupted by a transmission failure. Hamilton... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg ended his pre-season testing programme with the third fastest time on day three in Spain on Thursday. read more »

Max Verstappen says that the reliability of the STR11 is a boon for the team as he concluded his pre-season testing programme in Spain on Thursday. Verstappen racked up 159... read more »

Kevin Magnussen says he heads to the Australian Grand Prix with a positive mentality after concluding his pre-season testing programme at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.... read more »

Charles Leclerc and Giuliano Alesi are added to the Ferrari Driver Academy programme, with the former getting Ferrari Haas development role read more »

Manor Racing are in a new era and will develop their 2016 challenger during the season according to racing director Dave Ryan. read more »

Former world champion Fernando Alonso said McLaren still had a considerable amount of data to analyse, despite their programme being interrupted at various stages. read more »

Williams admitted its frustration as it was unable to carry out its scheduled programme on the final day of the opening test in Spain. Felipe Massa was able to complete only 54... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen's morning programme on the third day of pre-season testing was disrupted by fuel system checks on his Ferrari, the team has confirmed to… read more »

Yasuhisa Arai is to leave his role as head of Honda's Formula 1 programme, with Yusuke Hasegawa replacing him. read more »

Honda's F1 programme is set for a managerial shake-up with boss Yasuhisa Arai to step down from the position next week read more »

Honda's Formula One programme is set for managerial changes with current boss Yasuhisa Arai due to leave his role at the end of the month. Honda announced the changes in a... read more »

Yasuhisa Arai will leave his role as motorsport boss for Honda's Formula 1 programme at the end of the month read more »

McLaren engine supplier Honda has announced a sizeable restructuring of its Formula 1 programme, with Yusuke Hasegawa stepping up to replace Yasuhisa Arai, who… read more »

Sahara Force India marked the beginning of its season today as Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez pulled the covers off the VJM09 in Barcelona. They were joined by the... read more »

Development driver Alfonso Celis will get force India's test programme underway at Barcelona on Monday. read more »

Mercedes engine boss Andy Cowell believes it is easier for a big car manufacturer to start a Formula One engine programme now than it was during the V8 and V10 eras. The... read more »