The hopes of Indonesia's first Formula 1 driver, Rio Haryanto, to return in 2017 have suffered a major setback with the announcement by the country's state-owned energy company Pertamina that it is ending its sponsorship of his efforts."This year there will not be a continuation of participation by Pertamina in...

Rio Haryanto remains hopeful of reviving his Formula 1 career by landing one of the last three vacant seats for the 2017 season.The 23-year-old Indonesian contested the first 12 races of the year with Manor before being demoted to reserve driver due to a funding shortfall. Manor, which is still...

Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn says signing its second Formula 1 race driver for the 2017 season is the outfit's priority.The Swiss team announced earlier this month that Marcus Ericsson would remain for a third season next year. Felipe Nasr had been expected to stay on to partner the Swede,...

Manor has a shortlist of four drivers that it is considering signing for 2017.There has been significant movement in the driver market in recent days, leaving Sauber and Manor as the only two teams yet to confirm their line-ups for next year. Sauber is expected to retain Marcus Ericsson while...

Rio Haryanto losing his Manor Formula 1 drive to Esteban Ocon has inspired new backers who could help him return in 2017, the Indonesian's manager says.Haryanto was dropped form Manor's F1 race line-up during the summer break, after the funding required to meet his contractual obligations did not materialize. He...

Former Manor race driver Rio Haryanto has accepted the team's offer to remain in Formula 1 as its reserve after losing his seat to Esteban Ocon.Haryanto was dropped from Manor's race lineup on Wednesday for failing to meet his contractual obligations due to struggling to find funding for the rest...

Manor's decision to replace Rio Haryanto with Esteban Ocon for the remainder of the Formula 1 season is tantalizing in the sense we will now get to see Mercedes' top junior drivers go head-to-head in the same equipment.Mercedes doesn't run an official junior driver program in the Red Bull mould,...

Manor has terminated Rio Haryanto's Formula 1 contract after the Indonesian failed to meet his contractual obligations, replacing him with Renault reserve Esteban Ocon.Haryanto signed at the start of the year but only had enough funding to carry him through to the conclusion of the Hungarian Grand Prix. He secured...

Manor reserve driver and Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi is in talks with Formula 1 and IndyCar teams about 2017 race seats.The American signed a one-year deal in February to race in IndyCar in a joint Andretti Autosport/Bryan Herta Autosport entry, going on to claim a shock Indy 500 win,...

Rio Haryanto says he and his management team will hold meetings in the next couple of weeks to try to ensure he can complete the Formula 1 season with Manor.The Indonesian signed at the start of the year but only had enough funding to carry him through to the conclusion...