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Fernando Alonso says he has an 'ambitious plan' for the future as rumours persist over where he will race in Formula 1 next season. Alonso has driven for Ferrari since 2010 but recently departed president Luca di Montezemolo revealed after the Russian Grand Prix that the Spaniard is to leave the team, while Sebastian Vettel is set to fill the seat vacated by Alonso. But Alonso has not yet confirmed his plans for 2015, despite hinting on Thursday that he knows what he will be […]

Sergio Perez says he is 'very close' to completing a contract extension which would see him remain with Force India for next season. Perez joined the squad for 2014 after spending two years with Sauber and a solitary season with McLaren and finished on the podium in only his third race with Force India, in Bahrain. Team-mate Nico Hulkenberg has already been confirmed at the Silverstone-based outfit for 2015 and Perez is confident that Force India will race with an unchanged line-up next year. "Things […]

Jenson Button is set to take a grid penalty into this weekend's United States Grand Prix due to an unscheduled gearbox change. Button, whose McLaren future remains unclear, finished fourth at the recent Russian Grand Prix but the squad has revealed that the Brit's gearbox needs changing. Under Formula 1 regulations, drivers must use their gearbox for six consecutive events and will sustain a penalty if they do not. "Jenson has just confirmed that he'll get a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change […]

Sauber driver Adrian Sutil says that the demise of Caterham and Marussia was 'obvious' and that an 18-car grid for this weekend's United States Grand Prix is 'not enough'. Sutil's Sauber team has endured a troublesome campaign and has yet to score a point, leaving it 10th in the Constructors' Championship, behind the absent Marussia. The German driver feels that the absence of teams from the grid was ultimately inevitable. "It’s not nice to see two teams missing here, but it was very obvious that […]

After a much-needed three week break Formula 1 returns this weekend with the last back-to-back races of the season. With the Constructors’ Championship already secured by Mercedes in the previous round at Sochi, the focus will now be fully switched to the Drivers’ title. There are still 100 points available and only three drivers with a mathematical chance of winning the title. Their first chance to grab more points will come in Austin, which is the tenth different circuit in United States to have hosted […]

Sebastian Vettel is set to start this weekend's United States Grand Prix from the pit lane as Red Bull considers changing his Renault Power Unit, leading to the prospect that he will sit out qualifying. 2014 regulations state that drivers will receive a 10 place grid penalty should they use a sixth version of any of the components which comprise the Power Units, but Vettel is likely to change every component in the Power Unit for a sixth time, effectively meaning he will race with […]

Renault says that the high-speed characteristics of the Circuit of the Americas - the venue for this weekend's United States Grand Prix - raises reliability concerns due to the strain it puts on the Power Units. Several drivers powered by Renault are on the cusp of using a sixth Power Unit component this weekend, which would result in them receiving a 10 place grid penalty. Reigning world champion and 2013 race winner Sebastian Vettel is set to use a sixth engine, meaning that he could […]

Sergio Perez says he is confident of adding to his points tally at his 'home' race in the United States this week. Perez has finished in the top 10 in every race since Formula 1 returned from its summer break and is sure of continuing that run in Austin this weekend, which he classifies as a home race due to its proximity to his native Mexico. "I arrive in Austin feeling positive," he said. "I’ve scored points in every race since the summer break – […]

Ferrari engineering director Pat Fry says the squad must improve in 'all areas' if they are to progress up the Formula 1 grid in 2015. Ferrari has endured a troublesome campaign and has claimed just two podiums all season, courtesy of Fernando Alonso. With the team languishing a distant fourth in the Constructors' Championship, Fry says the team requires improvement ahead of next season. "After the back-to-back races in Japan and Sochi, we’ve had three weeks to prepare for these next back-to-backs in the United […]

Jenson Button says that McLaren's pace is improving as the 2014 season reaches its final stages, although warned that the squad is unlikely to be as competitive in America as it was in Russia. Button collected fourth place at Sochi while team-mate Kevin Magnussen was fifth, ensuring that the Woking-based team opened up a 20 point advantage over Force India in the scrap for fifth in the Constructors' Championship. "Although this is only our third grand prix in Austin, it feels like we’ve been going […]

Lewis Hamilton says a fifth consecutive Formula 1 victory is his target at this weekend's United States Grand Prix. Hamilton claimed wins in Italy, Singapore, Japan and Russia to overturn Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg's 29 point advantage at the head of the world championship and open up a 17 point gap to his rival. Hamilton, who won at Indianapolis in 2007 and the Circuit of the Americas in 2012, is set on claiming a fifth straight Formula 1 win this weekend. "Crossing the line on […]