F1 must return to its glorious roots or risk collapsing, according to 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve.The French Canadian is just the latest in a long line of insiders, experts and pundits who are exasperated at the current off-track goings-on at the pinnacle of motor sport.The turmoil reached its peak last week when the F1 drivers' body, the normally safety-oriented GPDA, issued a rarelg...

The controversial and unpopular 'musical chairs' qualifying format will decide the grid for next weekend's Bahrain grand prix.That is despite the fact the new concept, featuring 90-second countdown eliminations, was widely declared an unmitigated failure on debut in Melbourne.Team bosses voted before the race on Sunday to revert to the popular 2015 format, but the change also needed tolg...

F1 drivers have caused a stir by criticising the governance of the sport.An open letter published by the normally safety-oriented Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) was described by some media on Wednesday as being an "extraordinary revolt" and an "astonishing act of public rebellion".Headed by Alex Wurz and current F1 racers Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel, the bodylg...

F1 is heading into its second consecutive grand prix of 2016 amid looming uncertainty about the qualifying format.In Melbourne, the to-ing and fro-ing about the new 'musical chairs' format culminated in the farcical session on Saturday, and a rapid decision by the team bosses to tear it up ahead of Bahrain."Thank god we decided all together and without any reluctance to immediately aplg...

With some major rule changes planned for next year, there have only been minor tweaks to the regulations for 2016.Exhaust layout - to improve engine noise, teams must now use separate exhaust pipes for the turbine and wastegate rather than the single exhaust used in 2015. The rules allow for the option of using a twinpipe for the wastegate, though any exit must not be more than 100mm from the mainlg...

Romain Grosjean is confident Haas can solve their brake-by-wire issues ahead of the first race in Australia, despite having just one more day of track running before the season opener.Problems with the braking system contributed to Grosjean taking two trips into the gravel in Barcelona on Thursday, with the Frenchman describing his high-speed spin at Turn 1 in the afternoon as if "someone pullg...

Formula One racing will implement a new, elimination-style qualifying format for 2016’s opening Grand Prix in Australia after it was approved by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council on Friday.How the new qualifying format will work:The new elimination system retains the idea of three separate qualifying segments to decide the grid, albeit under a changed format as set out below:Q1- 16 minutes- Aftelg...

The provisional calendar for the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship was approved on July 10:DateCountry or RegionApril 3AustraliaApril 10ChinaApril 24BahrainMay 1SochiMay 15SpainMay 29MonacoJune 12CanadaJune 26UKJuly 3AustriaJuly 17BakuJuly 31GermanyAugust 7HungaryAugust 28BelgiumSeptember 4ItalySeptember 18SingaporeSeptember 25MalaysiaOctober 9JapanOctober 23USA (Austin)October 30MexicoNovemlg...