Formula One News — October 2017

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Raikkonen tips Ferrari to be stronger in 2018

Kimi Raikkonen thinks Ferrari will be even stronger in 2018.

Wolff, Lauda not celebrating Hamilton title yet

Mercedes' two team bosses are refusing to celebrate the 2017 title yet.

Spanish woman to fix Ferrari quality

Ferrari has appointed a Spanish woman to help "fix" car reliability problems that have marred the team's push for the 2017 title.

Williams to keep Kubica test news private says Lowe

Williams is not releasing information about Robert Kubica's test that took place at Silverstone this week.

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Liberty poised to tell teams F1 future plans

F1 owner Liberty Media is poised to present to teams the sport's post-2020 engine concept.

Wolff hits back at Marko over style comment

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has hit back at his Red Bull counterpart Dr Helmut Marko.

McLaren could let Alonso race at Daytona

McLaren could let Fernando Alonso contest the famous Daytona 24 hour endurance sports car race early next year.

Vettel not thinking about F1 retirement

Sebastian Vettel says he is not thinking about his retirement from F1.

F1 looking into Dutch street race

F1 could be looking to stage a race on the streets of the Dutch capital.

Vandoorne struggled in F1 spotlight says Boullier

McLaren is now happy with the performance of Stoffel Vandoorne.

Abu Dhabi wants to keep hosting F1 finale

Abu Dhabi wants to hold onto its place at the very tail-end of F1's calendar.

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Toro Rosso to announce Gasly's US GP replacement

Team owner Red Bull will imminently decide who will replace Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly at the US grand prix next weekend.

Marchionne still believes in Vettel title

Sergio Marchionne insists Ferrari's 2017 title charge is not over.

Massa should retire says Marko

Dr Helmut Marko thinks Felipe Massa should retire.

Alonso to blame for bad career choices says Rosberg

Only Fernando Alonso is to blame for the Spaniard's failure to add another title to his tally in over a decade.

Red Bull wants Ricciardo until 2020

Red Bull wants to keep Daniel Ricciardo beyond next year.

Mercedes not worried about Hamilton engine

Mercedes is not worried about an engine problem aboard runaway championship leader Lewis Hamilton's car.

Kubica will not race Toro Rosso in Austin says Rosberg

Co-manager Nico Rosberg has counted Robert Kubica out of the running for a one-off debut in Austin next weekend.

Beating Hulkenberg will not be easy says Sainz

Carlos Sainz says he is happy to make the switch to Renault earlier than originally planned.

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Japanese supplier blamed for Vettel failure

Fingers of blame are pointing at a team supplier, after Ferrari's 2017 title campaign turned into a Japanese nightmare.

Bottas emerging from performance slump says Wolff

Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas is starting to rebuild his confidence after a performance slump late in 2017.

Austin seat still not confirmed for Gasly

It still is not clear whether Pierre Gasly will race for Toro Rosso next time out at Austin.

Race Analysis - Not easy but massive: How Hamilton won

Japanese GP - Race Analysis - By Dan Knutson in Suzuka

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Race Notes - Hamilton wins again at Suzuka

Japanese GP - Race Notes - By Mark Karp