Williams has announced the addition of former Sauber chief operating officer Axel Kruse to its leadership team in the role of chief operations director.Kruse has been at Sauber for the past 15 years, having previously worked as an engineer for BMW, where he dealt closely with Williams as engine supplier....

Alfa Romeo has announced that James Key will become the team’s new technical director on September 1, replacing Jan Monchaux.Key, who left a similar role at McLaren in March, joins the Sauber-led team as it prepares to become the Audi works operation in 2026. He previously served as Sauber’s technical...

Force India chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer believes his team is 0.3-0.4s off the front of the midfield at this start of the new Formula 1 season.Having secured back-to-back fourth-place finishes in the constructors' championship, Force India is targeting a repeat performance this season but started the year without a...

Williams has changed Felipe Massa's Formula 1 chassis for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix to solve the mystery car problem that held him back in the last race in Germany.The Brazilian retired after 36 laps at Hockenheim citing a handling problem making the car "undriveable" that was a legacy of...

Toro Rosso heads into the new Formula 1 season with unprecedented confidence following its best pre-season testing program yet, according to boss Franz Tost.The STR11 emerged as a reliable car, completing a total of 3,034 miles over the eight days of running at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya, second only to...

Sport newsDRIVERS 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Willams)TV UNILATERAL Nico, you were fastest in Q1 and Q3, fastest after the first run in Q3, on pole by a decent margin. Are you pleased with that? Nico ROSBERG: Yeah, for sure, I’m...

Kimi Raikkonen believes Ferrari's efforts deserve more luck than the team is getting in Formula 1 at the moment following a difficult Belgian Grand Prix weekend.A dramatic right-rear tire blowout cost Sebastian Vettel third place at Spa while Raikkonen could only recover to seventh, after starting 16th due to a...

Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes the team is making progress with its Formula 1 car despite its season being blighted by Renault engine problems. The team currently stands fourth in the constructors' championship, 136 points behind leader Mercedes, but Horner believes the last event in Bahrain proved things are...

Williams faces a more difficult challenge in improving on its stellar 2014 campaign than it had in moving clear of the Formula 1 tailenders, reckons chief technical officer Pat Symonds.The team resurrected its fortunes last year when it finished third overall in the constructors' championship, just a season after it...

This year's major Formula 1 regulation change is perfectly timed for Williams, according to deputy team principal Claire Williams.The team has new technical leadership from Pat Symonds which, combined with a switch to Mercedes engines, offers Williams the chance to make a big step forward. In 2013, the team finished...