Charlie Whiting, Formula One's race director and official starter has passed away on the eve of the season opener in Melbourne. read more »

Winnie Harlow may have waved the chequered flag too early in Canada but it was not her fault, rather "miscommunication" between the starter guy and race control. read more »

Lewis Hamilton proved that he’s the man at the Circuit of the Americas as he claimed a fifth win at the Austin track on Sunday but perhaps the most exciting part was his... read more »

Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt to officially start proceedings at the Circuit of The Americas. read more »

Usain Bolt will be the official starter for Sunday's United States Grand Prix. read more »

Usain Bolt has been confirmed as the official starter for the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday. The eight-time Olympic Gold-medallist will be... read more »

Eight-time Olympic Gold-medallist Usain Bolt will give the go-ahead for the drivers to begin their formation laps at the United States Grand Prix this Sunday. read more »

Set to be New Zealand's first Grand Prix starter in 33 years, Brendon Hartley insists he's ready for the challenge. read more »

John Nicholson, who made one just grand prix start at Silverstone in 1975 but won two Formula 1 world championships as an engine builder, has died at the age of 75 read more »

Stroll became the youngest front-row starter in F1 history last weekend at Monza. read more »

Austrian Grand Prix pole position starter Valtteri Bottas says he will not back up Sebastian Vettel during the race in an attempt to help Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton read more »

Formula 1 boss Chase Carey has been named as the official starter for this year s Le Mans 24 Hours race. read more »

Formula 1 boss Chase Carey will be the official starter of the 85th running of Le Mans on Saturday, it has been announced. read more »

New Formula One boss Chase Carey has been named the official starter for this year's Le Mans 24 Hours in a move seen as "demonstrating new ties forged" between... read more »

McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne was unable to start the Bahrain Grand Prix after yet another power unit problem impacted on his MCL32. Vandoorne was set to begin… read more »

Last weekend's Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka was the latest race in which all starters were classified, a feat which is becoming more common. GPUpdate.net… read more »

Lewis Hamilton's showing at the Italian Grand Prix served to highlight once again just how important a good start is in F1.  read more »

He only just misses out on pole but Max Verstappen is still the youngest front row starter in F1 for 55 years... read more »

Who is the best starter? Who has had the most penalties? BBC Sport compiles the key numbers for the 2015 season. read more »

Having been forced to revert to his 'old' engine for qualifying, fourth place starter Nico Rosberg says he expects a difficult race now too. read more »

Porsche has no interest in joining the Formula 1 grid according to chief designer Wolfgang Hatz, who believes the World Endurance Championship (WEC) is far more relevant. The... read more »

Who was the best starter? Who had the most penalties? Who completed the most laps? Here's the 2014 F1 season in numbers. read more »

The Lotus F1 team has taken another step towards quashing rumours of a non-starter by signing a sponsorship deal with Saxo Bank... read more »

Fernando Alonso has come out in support of Nico Hulkenberg, claiming the German is amongst one of the best drivers on the current grid. Hulkenberg looks set to lose out on a... read more »

After a two-year break, the Nürburgring winners' list will grow once more on Sunday afternoon. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is in prime position to add to... read more »