Sauber has announced technical director Mark Smith's departure from the Formula 1 team, on the eve of the new season.A former Red Bull and Caterham technical director, Smith joined the Swiss F1 outfit last July. The timing of his arrival meant his influence of the Sauber's new C35 – which...

Marcus Ericsson says he was "stressed" about his level of competitiveness with Sauber in the opening part of the 2015 Formula 1 season, and that led to him overdriving.Sauber had a car that could challenge for points in the opening grands prix before it was outdeveloped by rivals, but the...

Former Formula 1 driver Heikki Kovalainen has admitted that he was "too loyal" to Caterham in a move that ultimately finished his grand prix career.The Finn joined the outfit when it entered F1 as Lotus Racing in 2010, and he stayed with it until the end of 2012, when he...

Related StoriesGiedo van der Garde has reached a settlement to end his Sauber Formula 1 deal, but criticized the team and called for new measures to protect drivers.An Australian court ruled that van der Garde had a valid 2015 race contract with Sauber, which had instead taken Marcus Ericsson and...

If you ever thought of buying a (somewhat) state-of-the-art Formula 1 car or elements of an F1 race team, here's a rare chance: Remaining assets of the bankrupt Caterham team will be auctioned off by UK auctioner Wyles Hardy & Co., with online bidding set for Wednesday and Thursday, March...

The Manor team moved another step closer to its Formula 1 return with the FIA approving its entry to the 2015 championship on Friday.On an updated list for the 2015 F1 world championship, motor racing's governing body confirmed that the place on the grid of the "Manor Marussia F1 team"...

Will Stevens has agreed a 2015 Formula 1 race deal with the Manor (formerly Marussia) team, assuming it is ready to compete in the Australian Grand Prix, as it claims.The team came out of bankruptcy administration last week, and has secured a supply of 2014 Ferrari engines.Stevens spent part of...

Related StoriesSauber has not been doing low-fuel "glory runs" in a bid to chase Jerez Formula 1 testing headlines, insists Marcus Ericsson.Felipe Nasr put Sauber on top on day three of the test, while its drivers were second behind Ferrari on every other day. On each occasion the Sauber time...

Against the odds, the financially troubled Caterham team are back racing in Abu Dhabi this weekend having missed the last two rounds, thanks in part to a unique crowd-funding project. However, a new owner is what is needed if the team are to continue into the 2015 season. We caught...

GP2 Series champion Jolyon Palmer says he turned down a chance to race for the Caterham Formula 1 team in this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Palmer, who wrapped up the GP2 drivers' title with a round to spare at Sochi last time out, says he was contacted by troubled squad...