Mercedes have signed 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli to replace Lewis Hamilton next year.
Liberty Global and Discovery Communications have made a joint approach to CVC Capital about buying a 49 percent stake in Formula One, the Telegraph reported, without citing sources.
F1 CEO and chairman Chase Carey reiterated that Asia is a "tremendously" important region for the sport and India figures in their scheme of things for the future, if not now, with the calendar already packed till next year.
Mercedes can hardly wait for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Formula One title decider to be over so they can tie Lewis Hamilton down to a long-term contract.
Australian Mark Webber won the showcase Monaco Grand Prix for champions Red Bull on Sunday as Formula One celebrated an unprecedented six different winners in six races this season.
The 30-year-old Indian driver said he'd be delighted to get back to racing, but he's definitely enjoying his time at Williams.
IOC President Jacques Rogge visited a rainswept Silverstone on Sunday and suggested the Olympics could learn a lot from Formula One.
Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff has sold his remaining stake in the Williams Formula One team to US shareholder and healthcare executive Brad Hollinger, both parties said on Wednesday.
Charles Leclerc won the US Grand Prix in a Ferrari one-two with Carlos Sainz on Sunday as Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen dealt Lando Norris a significant setback in their title battle.
Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has recommended Singapore as the best place to float the motor racing business, seeking to tap Asian enthusiasm for international sporting brands.
Formula One teams and the sport's governing body said Tuesday that they had agreed "significant" cost savings for 2009 and 2010.
McLaren's Lando Norris dominated the Singapore Grand Prix from start to finish on Sunday to take another chunk out of Max Verstappen's Formula One championship lead.
Women may have the strength and stamina but they do not have the 'mental aptitude' to compete in Formula One, according to retired British GP great Stirling Moss.
Formula One's 2016 tyre rules, giving more choice on the selection of compounds and strategy, have left even some drivers confused.
Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg has apologised for colliding with team mate Lewis Hamilton during Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix and has been disciplined, his Mercedes team said on Friday.
Australian Daniel Ricciardo seized the first pole position of his Formula One career at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday with world championship leader Nico Rosberg joining him on the front row for Mercedes.
The 27-year-old Scot's poor run of form in the second half of the season has fuelled speculation that the Silverstone-based team might drop him and bring back Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg, who has also been linked with Lotus.
Jenson Button has indicated he might not stay at McLaren even if the Formula One team offered him a contract extension for next season.
Former Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil was found guilty of grievous bodily harm by a Munich court on Tuesday and given an 18-month suspended sentence and 200,000 eurofine for a night club brawl in China last year.
LG will become an official sponsor of Formula One with the company's branding to be visible on the international broadcast feed, timekeeping systems and graphics. LG will also acquire marketing rights as the sport's official consumer electronics, mobile phone and data processor.
F1 fans remember Formula One legend Ayrton Senna da Silva on his 30th death anniversary, May 1 2024.
McLaren boss Ron Dennis called time on 43 years in Formula One on Thursday when he handed complete control of the company's racing affairs to team principal Martin Whitmarsh. McLaren said in a statement that Dennis would become executive chairman of McLaren Automotive, effectively walking away from the world of grands prix to lead the British-based company's new sports car business.
"The 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar was confirmed as previously published," the International Automobile Federation said in a statement issued after a World Motor Sport Council meeting in New Delhi.
Hispania (HRT) are no longer part of the Formula One Teams Association because they failed to pay their membership dues, the body's general secretary said.
Formula One will look very different this season due to rule changes.
With the Formula One season about to get underway, here's a look at the news cars teams will use.
Italy's Imola circuit will host grands prix for at least another five years, local officials said on Monday after meeting Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
Lando Norris put McLaren on pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday
Problems over taxation, with Formula One classified as entertainment rather than a sport in India, as well as the considerable bureaucracy governing the import of equipment have been seen as obstacles.
Mercedes have called in the police after an anonymous email purporting to be from an insider accused the Formula One team of sabotaging their departing seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton
Silverware stolen from the Red Bull Formula One factory in Milton Keynes has been found in a lake, police said on Tuesday.
'I find it ridiculous what happened, so why should I then give full answers?'
The final phase of qualifying was halted, with only Piastri and Haas' Nico Hulkenberg having set times, when Sainz slammed backwards into the barriers at the final corner as he prepared to start his flying lap.
Formula One's governing body has moved to amend the sport's safety car rules after Michael Schumacher was penalised for an overtaking move at last weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement on Thursday that there is "a lack of clarity" in the application of a rule prohibiting overtaking when the safety car was deployed on the last lap of a race.
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