Mika Hakkinen believes Lewis Hamilton needs to retain the hunger to compete in Formula 1 if he wants to fight for more wins and championships. read more »

Mercedes' non-executive chairman Niki Lauda believes Red Bull have fallen for Max Verstappen's negotiation tactics and paid too much to retain him. read more »

Money is the elephant in the room admits Toto Wolff as he accepts need for a cost cap but seeks to retain MGU-H. read more »

Felipe Massa is set to retain some connection with Formula 1 next season as he expected to become Brazil's representative on the World Sport Council. read more »

Toro Rosso confirm they will retain drivers Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley for the 2018 Formula 1 season. read more »

Toro Rosso have confirmed Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly as their drivers for the 2018 Formula 1 season. read more »

Formula 1 teams are facing a fresh headache with their 2018 car designs after a proposal to retain the fin on the engine cover was not backed by McLaren read more »

Red Bull is prepared to wait until the start of 2018 for Daniel Ricciardo to decide his Formula 1 future, if that means it can retain him read more »

Franz Tost confirms that Toro Rosso is likely to retain Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly for 2018. read more »

Brendon Hartley will retain his seat with Toro Rosso in Formula 1 following his debut in the United States Grand Prix, with Daniil Kvyat making way for Pierre Gasly in Mexico read more »

Brendon Hartley has no idea if Toro Rosso will retain him for the Mexican Grand Prix, after making his Formula 1 debut with the team in the United States read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was full of praise for the whole Silver Arrows team after they clinched a fourth consecutive World Constructors' Championship in Austin. read more »

Felipe Massa believes the Williams Formula 1 team will go in a "much worse" direction if it does not retain him alongside Lance Stroll for 2018 read more »

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has revealed that the team are hoping to retain Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen until at least the 2020 season. read more »

Sauber team boss Fred Vasseur has not completely ruled out Pascal Wehrlein staying with the team next year, saying it would a "mistake" to retain Marcus Ericsson... read more »

Sergio Perez says he feels "very happy" as it is announced he will stay at Force India for a fifth consecutive season in 2018. read more »

MARINA BAY, Singapore -- McLaren claims to be "very close" to securing a new contract with Fernando Alonso that will see him remain as one of Formula One's best... read more »

Formula 1 cars now appear set to retain shark fin engine covers in 2018, despite an original push earlier this year by teams and the FIA to outlaw them on visual grounds read more »

Bob Fernley admits Force India is keen to retain both Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon for 2018. read more »

Fernando Alonso refused to say point blank that McLaren need to rid themselves of the Honda engine in order to retain his services for next season, but the implication was there. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is confident he can still compete for victories and world championships in Formula One. The Italian outfit ended speculation about Raikkonen's immediate F1... read more »

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- Sebastian Vettel was happy to see Ferrari retain Kimi Raikkonen next year, even though he is not expecting any news on his own future for at least... read more »

McLaren have announced that Stoffel Vandoorne will remain with the team next season and possibly beyond as his contract length has not been disclosed. read more »

Ferrari has announced that it is to retain Kimi Raikkonen for 2018. read more »

GPUpdate.net begins its mid-season review series by reflecting on Mercedes' bid to retain both titles, with Lewis Hamilton and newcomer Valtteri Bottas battling… read more »