Formula One News — March 2017

McLaren have not denied media speculation the British team is considering dumping its hapless works engine partner Honda.

Ferrari test driver Marc Gene says the Maranello team is heading into the 2017 season in a particularly bullish mood.

Carlos Sainz's father has advised the Toro Rosso driver to forget about rumours linking him with Renault for now.

Nico Hulkenberg says he is willing to wait a couple of years before gunning for the world championship with Renault.

Pascal Wehrlein says Mercedes did not sign him up for 2017 in order to safeguard the longevity of his F1 career.

Kevin Magnussen has distanced himself from the reported 'brake problems' at his new F1 employer Haas.

F1 will look into producing rules that encourage more overtaking without resorting to artificial measures like DRS.

Niki Lauda has suggested Mercedes backed Red Bull's push to ban the 'shark fin' engine cover appendages before they were ever launched in 2017.

Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull is not alarmed to be starting the season apparently off the pace of Ferrari and Mercedes.

The promoter of Azerbaijan's grand prix has hit back hard at the chief executive of F1's new owner Liberty Media.

Sebastian Vettel has admitted he stands a chance of winning the world championship in a red suit.

Nico Rosberg has admitted he could return to formula one as a team boss some day.

Max Verstappen is a much better teammate for Daniel Ricciardo than was his Red Bull predecessor.

Ross Brawn has admitted that tweaks to the commercial arrangements inside F1 could be a key to a strong future for the sport.

Toto Wolff has applauded the tweaks already made in F1's post-Bernie Ecclestone era.

Niki Lauda says he has been impressed with how Valtteri Bottas is getting up to speed at Mercedes.

The big names in F1 have this week headed from a farewell party for Bernie Ecclestone to a meeting with the sport's new owners.

Daniil Kvyat is looking into his F1 career with confidence, after hitting a severe roadblock in 2016.

Christian Horner has played down fears about the reliability of Renault's new-for-2017 engine.

Force India's new pink livery has cost an incoming sponsor up to $20 million for the 2017 season.

Valtteri Bottas says he "will not panic" if Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton is faster than him early in 2017.

A dark cloud has moved above the future of Azerbaijan's grand prix.

Pascal Wehrlein has admitted Sauber's year-old engines will be a disadvantage for the Swiss team in 2017.

Sergio Perez says he was surprised when he sampled F1's much faster cars for the first time in Barcelona testing recently.