McLaren would welcome the opportunity for GP2 teams to be able to step up to Formula 1 with customer cars, according to its racing director Eric Boullier.The idea of bigger F1 teams supplying smaller outfits with chassis has been discussed at length this season, but the current grid is split...

Williams and Force India have both denied handing Mercedes a mandate to be represented during last week's meeting between the big Formula 1 teams in Canada.Top of the agenda for Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull were plans with regard to the introduction of customer cars from 2017.Present at the...

Manor Motorsports' sporting director Graeme Lowdon believes Formula 1's Strategy Group is failing to address fundamental questions in its attempt to overhaul F1.While plans are in place to ensure cars are five to six seconds quicker than at present come 2017, there are also moves afoot behind the scenes to...

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff claims to have been approached by three other current Formula 1 teams with regard to becoming a customer.The subject of customer car teams has been on the agenda since it dominated a Strategy Group meeting earlier this month, with F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone insisting...

Lotus has become the latest Formula 1 team to insist it will never switch to customer cars.F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone outlined details of the plan earlier this week that he claims could happen "if we made a big enough effort." But despite the proposal dominating discussions at last week's...

Formula 1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone is convinced the idea of customer cars can work, following the subject being discussed by the Strategy Group last week.The idea of F1 reverting to such a system from 2017 dominated talks in last week's meeting, even though it was kept off the agenda...

Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn has warned that Formula 1 would be taking a "dangerous step" if it opts to head down the route of customer cars.Following last Thursday's Strategy Group meeting a number of potential changes were aired, such as the return of refueling, with wider cars and bigger...

Related StoriesThe team principals of Mercedes and Red Bull remain far apart on the question of engine rules, but they are united in rejecting suggestions that there is an agenda to drive smaller operations out of Formula 1.Renewed talk of customer cars, as well as speculation about third car plans,...

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says the smaller teams should not expect any extra financial help from the sport's owners - but dismissed talk of a plan for third cars in 2015.Despite Ecclestone telling Force India, Lotus and Sauber that he planned to speak to F1's owner CVC next week,...

Ferrari is calling for a Formula 1 team summit meeting at Maranello next month to discuss the future of the sport, amid concerns it could be heading in the wrong direction.Amid the backdrop of a fan backlash over the double points plan for the season finale, worries over rising costs...