Rob Smedley says Felipe Massa holding off former Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso “was a fitting end to his career”. Massa’s final race in F1 ended with the Brazilian finishing ninth, one place ahead of Alonso’s McLaren. The pair used to be team-mates at Ferrari – where Smedley delivered the line “Fernando is faster than you”…

Jenson Button’s sabbatical from racing in F1 next season is not a retirement as he may race in 2018, says McLaren boss Ron Dennis. The 2009 world champion announced on Saturday evening he will not race for McLaren in 2017, with Stoffel Vandoorne taking his seat as Button takes on roles as an ambassador and reserve…

Daniel Ricciardo says he is able to learn from some of Max Verstappen’s driving techniques to improve as a driver. Verstappen was promoted to Red Bull alongside Ricciardo at the Spanish Grand Prix this year, going on to win his first race for the team. Having first joined Red Bull alongside four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel,…

The British Racing Drivers’ Club says it is looking to find a buyer for Silverstone by the end of October, though BRDC president Derek Warwick admits “I would not want to put my neck on it”. Despite sold-out crowds at the British Grand Prix in recent years, the BRDC has been keen to sell the…

Marcus Ericsson believes Sauber is closer to scoring points now than it was earlier this season, even though races are running out to jump Manor in the constructors’ standings. Sauber has yet to score a point this season, with development limited early on due to financial concerns. As a result, the team is currently 11th…

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Jolyon Palmer believes Renault’s pace last week in Mexico bodes well for the manufacture and his own hopes of delivering a good result in Brazil. Palmer is in the challenging position of having to defend his race seat at Renault for next season with the French outfit still undecided on who it shall chose to…

Michael Schumacher’s former manager Willi Weber believes the family of the ailing F1 legend  should reveal all the facts about his medical condition. Weber, who was instrumental in guiding Schumacher throughout his career, from the junior ranks to seven F1 world championships, says the former driver’s millions of fans have a right to know the…

Sauber head of track engineering Xevi Pujolar admits the last 10 laps of the Brazilian Grand Prix were “quite hard” to experience from the pit wall, with Felipe Nasr on the verge of opening the team’s 2016 point tally. The Brazilian eventually held on to ninth place, which is enough to lift the Swiss outfit…

Team mates have come and gone for Fernando Alonso who does not sees rookie Stoffel Vandoorne as a major threat… at least not yet. The last time Alonso was paired with a F1 debutante was in 2007 when the man on the other side of the McLaren garage was none other than Lewis Hamilton, a…