Formula 1 cars could feel like they are "on rails" for drivers in 2017, claims Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery.With the introduction of wider front and rear wings and tires next season, it is anticipated the cars will be three to six seconds per lap quicker, dependent on the circuit....

Yasuhisa Arai will leave his role as motorsport boss for Honda's Formula 1 program at the end of the month.Following a board meeting in Tokyo, Honda Motor Company Ltd has announced its "annual organizational changes." Yusuke Hasegawa, who joined the division in 1986, will replace Arai as head of development,...

Related StoriesJenson Button reckons the McLaren-Honda Formula 1 team will benefit from pairing him with Fernando Alonso in 2015, because they prefer similar car characteristics.This will be the first season Alonso and Button have been teammates in F1 since 2002, when Button raced for Renault and Alonso was the team's...

Daniil Kvyat reckons his performances for Toro Rosso as a Formula 1 rookie in 2014 prove that drivers can cut it at the top level from a young age.Some felt Red Bull was mistaken in promoting Kvyat, 20, to F1 straight from GP3. The energy drink giant has received similar...

Red Bull boss Christian Horner reckons his team's achievements in finishing a distant runner-up to Mercedes in 2014 arguably eclipse its run of four consecutive Formula 1 world titles.The squad endured a disastrous pre-season testing program thanks to cooling problems and unreliability, but recovered to win three races with Daniel...

New Ferrari reserve driver Esteban Gutierrez says his former team Sauber's lack of competitiveness in Formula 1 this season "caught everyone by surprise."The Mexican endured a frustrating second campaign in F1 in 2014, as Sauber suffered its first point-less season since entering the sport in 1993. He lost his race...

Ex-Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso believes his former team will perform strongly in Formula 1 next season, despite struggling badly in 2014.The Scuderia endured its first win-less F1 campaign since 1993 and lost out to Williams in the battle to finish third in the constructors' championship. Relations between the Italian team...

Jenson Button says it was worth the wait to re-sign for McLaren for the 2015 Formula 1 season.McLaren announced on Thursday that it would retain Button on a fresh two-year deal as it enters a new works F1 engine partnership with Honda. The decision ended weeks of internal debate over...

Related StoriesMcLaren may run its Honda development car again before the first 2015 Formula 1 test at Jerez, pending investigations into the electrical problems that blighted its running in Abu Dhabi.The team brought the MP4-29H to this week's post-season Abu Dhabi test to allow it to check systems with Honda's...

The Lotus Formula 1 team has confirmed it will drop Renault power to run Mercedes engines next season.The squad agreed a long-term engine deal with Mercedes in July, but had to finalize details of its split from Renault before confirming the switch. Renault is planning to focus more on its...