Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff insists a new contract is close to being agreed with George Russell in the wake of his victory in the Singapore Grand Prix.Russell is out of contract at the end of the season and has yet to finalize terms on an extension, despite Wolff saying...

Liam Lawson says experience has taught him to stay patient about his future as part of the Red Bull program, one year on from replacing Daniel Ricciardo after the Singapore Grand Prix.

Alex Albon is under contract at Williams for the 2025 season despite interest from front-running teams, according to the Williams team principal James Vowles.Red Bull and Mercedes both have vacancies beyond this year as it stands, with Sergio Perez’s contract expiring at the end of this season and Lewis Hamilton...

Sergio Perez has revealed he is deliberately keeping his options open for the 2018 Formula 1 season by only signing a one-year extension to his Force India contract.After months of talks Perez finally confirmed the Force India deal after the Malaysian Grand Prix, but he has also made clear it...

Felipe Massa is adamant money will not be a deciding factor in any negotiations over a deal to stay in Formula 1 beyond this season.Massa is out of contract with Williams at the end of this year, and while he is keen to stay with the team, there are no...

Carlos Sainz Jr believes he can "force opportunities" to earn a promotion to Red Bull's senior Formula 1 team before its current driver contracts expire.Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said on Wednesday that Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen were under contract until the end of 2018, while Sainz has...

Daniel Ricciardo has acknowledged the Ferrari Formula 1 team is interested in signing him and that he regards it as "a compliment" but believes it unlikely he could leave Red Bull.Ferrari is currently considering whether to retain Kimi Raikkonen beyond 2015, while Ricciardo is amid a tough second season with...

Lewis Hamilton's long-running talks with his Mercedes F1 team about a new contract appear to be entering the final lap. BBC Sport's Andrew Benson reports that the reigning world champion expects to sign a deal this week that will put him up with Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel among the...

Adrian Sutil has demanded talks with his Sauber Formula 1 team bosses following their announcement that he will be replaced for 2015. The German was believed to have a contract in place for next year, but his Sauber team caused a surprise on Wednesday when it revealed that Felipe Nasr...

Mercedes has promised Lewis Hamilton that it will not even consider other Formula 1 drivers for 2016 until it has sorted out its plans with him.Amid the intensity of the world championship battle, Mercedes and Hamilton have agreed to put a hold on new contract talks until the season is...