Sebastian Vettel says he did not want to be a "complete arse" in aggressively defending his position from Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton in the Russian Grand Prix read more »

Under-fire McLaren racing director Eric Boullier hits back at reports the team has been rewarding staff with Freddo chocolate bars, defending his position. read more »

Another day and another round of defending his drivers; this time Guenther Steiner says Romain Grosjean is an easy target given that his reputation is "not the highest... read more »

Ferrari might still be favourites according to Lewis Hamilton but the defending F1 world champion is thankful for set-up switches which he feels can get Mercedes in the fight read more »

Defending his son's recent moves on Lewis Hamilton, Jos Verstappen blames the media for his over-eager reputation. read more »

Pierre Gasly says he's been the target of abuse after his "joke" Fernando Alonso line after securing fourth place at the Bahrain GP for Toro Rosso Honda read more »

Toto Wolff reveals the processes the defending F1 champions have undergone to avoid its Australian GP disaster which saw Lewis Hamilton lose to Sebastian Vettel read more »

Former Mercedes boss Paddy Lowe says the defending F1 world champion's efforts to maintain its advantage at the sharp end shouldn't be dismissed read more »

Defending F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is expecting a tight battle between Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari in Melbourne.  read more »

Max Verstappen has said he is not breaking any rules with his aggressive driving style, especially when forced into defending his position. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says Ferrari remain a threat to Red Bull in the hunt to take down Mercedes as defending F1 world champions in 2018. read more »

Sahara Force India F1 Team is focusing on closing down the gap between the top three teams in F1, rather than defending it's fourth place position in 2018. read more »

Alonso and Hamilton went wheel-to-wheel late on in Mexico, albeit over a lowly P9, but the McLaren driver hopes to challenge the defending champion more next year. read more »

Max Verstappen's penalty at the F1 United States Grand Prix proved Marc Marquez's point on finding the limit in racing, not that the defending MotoGP world champion... read more »

Toto Wolff has said Mercedes are pushing on with development in 2017, in order to achieve their target of defending their title after a rule change. read more »

After their early race battle at Silverstone, Sebastian Vettel still believes Max Verstappen needs to calm his driving down whilst defending his position, after again appearing... read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes Max Verstappen is still "a bit jumpy" when defending his position in Formula 1, following their wheel-to-wheel battle in the British Grand Prix read more »

A race without a defending champion on the grid, a city lacking in motor racing pedigree, and a layout that failed to inspire... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen broke his 129 pole position-less streak by grabbing P1 in Monte Carlo while defending Monaco GP champ Lewis Hamilton failed to make it out of Q2. read more »

The defending Monaco Grand Prix winner knows the importance of building up speed across the weekend in the Principality. read more »

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Race director Charlie Whiting has confirmed that the FIA's ruling on moving under braking while defending position -- colloquially known as... read more »

The rule put in place to placate drivers following complaints about a certain drivers movement whilst defending track position last year, has been dropped by the FIA for 2017. read more »

Mercedes today took the first step on the road to defending both titles with the official presentation of its new F1 W08 EQ Power+. read more »

Juan Pablo Montoya triumphs in Race Of Champions individual competition in Miami, while defending title holder Sebastien Vettel fails to make it out of the group stages read more »

Nico Rosberg has given some insight into what he will do in the future after admitting "life has more to offer than driving around in circles". Rosberg retired as... read more »