The 13th round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship began with two practice session at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps as teams returned in earnest from the FIA-imposed... read more »

We returned refreshed from the summer shutdown and are looking forward to getting back to racing. read more »

F1's summer shutdown is normally a moment for rest and relaxation but for some drivers it was anything but... read more »

Some hate it while others give a warm welcome to it. Fans might miss Formula One badly during its disappearance, but team members happily take the chance of charging up their... read more »

Nico Hülkenberg hopes for a more positive day on Saturday after seeing his Friday compromised by his Renault shutting down on him early on during opening practice at the... read more »

The final race ahead of the 2018 Summer Shutdown is at the Hungaroring near Budapest. Join us on a lap of this historical track as Esteban Ocon drives a lap on the new F1 2018... read more »

The summer shutdown is a great time for engineers and mechanics to down tools and relax and is one of the best things introduced to Formula 1 in recent years, according to... read more »

Haas boss Guenther Steiner feels F1's mandatory two-week shutdown is one of the sport's smartest moves to help teams and maintain interest in the sport read more »

McLaren hit fresh trouble on day one of the second pre-season Formula 1 test, after a double electrical shutdown leaving Stoffel Vandoorne slowest in the morning with seven... read more »

Although Formula 1 is currently in the midst of a three-month race 'shutdown', there has been no rest for the sport's teams this winter. read more »

Formula 1 returns this weekend at Spa after the summer shutdown but what have the drivers been up to during their holidays? read more »

With the rest of the Formula One family off sunning themselves over the summer break, that left Rosanna in charge of Silver Arrows HQ. What could possibly go wrong? read more »

Following the decision to cancel their planned partnership with Honda, Sauber team boss Frederic Vasseur hopes their 2018 engine supplier can be announced before the summer break. read more »

Ferrari's troubles on the final day of testing proved to be two-fold as Sebastian Vettel's SF70H suffered a hydraulic leak while their pit garage in Bahrain lost power. read more »

Sebastian Vettel topped the second free practice session for Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix, although what he called a "complete shutdown" of his Ferrari cost... read more »

Sebastian Vettel completes a Friday practice sweep for Ferrari in Bahrain, but loses 10 minutes of track time after a car shutdown. read more »

Before the shutdown we were on the tail of the midfield, this level of performance has to be our objective for Spa and beyond. read more »

For some, the F1 summer shutdown is an excuse to trade in those frequent flyer miles for a holiday in some far flung locale. For an ever-increasing number of the F1 circus,... read more »

Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn believes twenty-one races is too many on the Formula 1 calendar, but believes the mid-season shutdown is now essential. read more »

The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team's Executive Director (Technical) Paddy Lowe explains what the F1 summer shutdown is. He tells us just what will and won't... read more »

Red Bull have revealed their opposition to F1's controversial winter shutdown which will result in the sport being mothballed through December, January and February. read more »

Summer shutdown is finally over! The Mercedes AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team's factory is once again open and Leandra previews the Belgian Grand Prix 2015. Plus, what does... read more »

It's F1 summer shutdown so Leandra is in our virtual studio today! Find out what Lewis and Nico have been up to during their summer break and we want you to tell us which... read more »

When Formula 1 shuts down for the two-week summer break, the people of Williams have to find other ways to satisfy their competitive urges... read more »

Leandra finds out just how empty the Mercedes AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team factory really is during the F1 summer shutdown. read more »