Ross Brawn pointed out that for a team like Mercedes, the option is no longer there to throw money at their W12 to recover performance. read more »

Charles Leclerc knew he was taking big chances with his attacking moves at the Austrian Grand Prix, but he had no other option. read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is confident quitting F1 was "never an option" for Lewis Hamilton after Saturday's contract announcement. read more »

Jenson Button believes Mercedes need to look for an alternative to Valtteri Bottas and that George Russell is the best option. read more »

Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has confirmed Esteban Ocon will continue to be managed by Mercedes but the manufacturer has no option to wrestle the Frenchman out of his new contract. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he has no regrets about not returning to Red Bull, and didn't think it was a viable option in the first place. read more »

Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes Valtteri Bottas has no option but to swap seats with George Russell for the 2022 F1 season. read more »

Valtteri Bottas refuses to take the "loser's option" by already giving up on the Drivers' World Championship fight. read more »

Mercedes driver Bottas underwent "extreme" winter training with a particular focus on mindset as he looked to mount a challenge to team-mate Lewis Hamilton for this... read more »

Anyone who's won at Monaco knows that the margins for error are a hair's breadth. With barriers coming at you from all angles, attacking the kerbs with precision is... read more »

Christian Horner admits Red Bull cannot afford to be beaten by Mercedes in Monaco if they are to remain in touch with their arch-rivals. read more »

Hamilton is currently only on a one-year contract with Mercedes, but is eager to nail down a longer term deal this summer that carries him through to the next few... read more »

Qualifying shows that all three compounds are set to play their part in the race tomorrow, with all of them also being a valid option for the final stint, depending on... read more »

Guenther Steiner has admitted Haas' decision to fully focus on the new 2022 F1 regulations was the "only realistic option" for the American outfit. read more »

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes Sir Lewis Hamilton will end his career with the team, stating there is no better option. read more »

McLaren has revealed ex-Force India driver Paul di Resta is part of the team's reserve pool for the 2021 Formula 1 season. read more »

Codemasters and EA - which recently acquired the UK-based developer - have announced the release date for the latest edition of the Formula 1 console game, F1 2021. The 2021... read more »

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says that falling short in 2021 to focus on next season's regulations is not an option. read more »

Silverstone has joined other UK sporting bodies and organisations in writing to Boris Johnson to give its backing to a review of Covid certificates as an option for helping... read more »

Crash.net's F1 writers give their verdict over whether Nico Hulkenberg would be a better option than current headline signing Sebastian Vettel... read more »

McLaren has signed a long-term agreement with Ugo Ugochukwu, a 13-year-old American karting driver, who won last year's FIA OKJ European Championship. McLaren has... read more »

Dr Helmut Marko has admitted hiring Andy Cowell to head up Red Bull's new engine programme would be a "nice option" - but is not a "current" one. read more »

George Russell believes Sir Lewis Hamilton will win his eighth title in 2021, giving the Mercedes driver the option to bow out "at the top". read more »

Karun Chandhok believes that Sergio Perez has shown he's ready to drive for a top team again, and was Red Bull's best option. read more »

George Russell's shoe size meant he, according to Robert Doornbos, wasn't an option for Mercedes who had to do a deal with Lewis Hamilton. read more »