When is a retirement not a retirement?Seemingly it is when one bids farewell to McLaren.I always found it rather sad that Mika Hakkinen, the mighty two-time Formula 1 world champion and reportedly the only racing driver whom Michael Schumacher ever truly feared, was never afforded the send-off from the sport...

Lewis Hamilton secured his 40th career Formula 1 victory in the Italian Grand Prix despite late drama, as his teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg retired in the closing stages.The reigning world champion made a clean getaway to lead away from pole, while Rosberg slipped back to sixth, and front-row...

Ferrari's current performance in Formula 1 is "unacceptable," says the boss of its parent company Fiat.Amid mounting suggestions of an overhaul in leadership at the Maranello-based company, with chairman Luca di Montezemolo potentially being moved aside, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has made clear his unhappiness at the form of its...