Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery believes the key to success for Formula 1's 2017 tires could be a return to the hotly debated characteristics of the 2012 rubber.Since Pirelli returned to F1 in 2011 there has been a marked decline in the number of overtaking maneuvers, season upon season, as...

Sergio Perez insists Formula 1's decision to award double-points for the final round from next season will not devalue the sport or its champions.The F1 Strategy Group and the Formula One Commission announced the move to double points at a meeting in Paris earlier this week. The rule has been...

World champion Sebastian Vettel has labelled the FIA's decision to introduce a rule that grants double points in Formula 1 finales as "absurd."The ruling body announced on Monday that both drivers and teams will get twice as many points in the season-finale in Abu Dhabi in order to "maximize focus...

Pat Symonds will join Williams next month in place of technical director Mike Coughlan.Symonds (LEFT), who has worked as a technical consultant for the Marussia team since 2011, will take up the role of chief technical officer on Aug. 19. The change has been made as a result of the...