Renault's academy director Mia Sharizman concedes Red Bull are the ones to look up to when it comes to setting the benchmark for their young driver programme. read more »

This year's Pirelli tyre test schedule will follow an almost identical format to last year, with all 10 teams signed up to run across the season. read more »

Abiteboul has praised Renault's driver development programme following the announcement that two of his former drivers will join Williams for 2018. read more »

Dieter Zetsche, the man who signs the cheques for Mercedes F1 programme, admits he agrees with Ferrari's stance on proposed engine rules. read more »

Antonio Giovinazzi unsure he will balance a racing programme alongside his Ferrari F1 reserve duties in 2018, facing a second year largely spent out of the cockpit. read more »

Mark Webber feels his former team Red Bull have softened their stance on their driver programme following the return of Brendon Hartley. read more »

Red Bull has "softened" and got "calmer" with its Formula 1 junior programme in recent years, reckons its long-time driver Mark Webber read more »

McLaren boss Zak Brown has compared Honda's recent struggles in Formula 1 to the difficulties Jaguar faced during its failed F1 programme in the early 2000s read more »

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko says Daniil Kvyat was "given more than one fair chance" before being dismissed from its motorsport programme. read more »

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko says they did everything they could to try and get the confidence back into Daniil Kvyat, but nothing worked and ultimately he was dropped from... read more »

Toto Wolff is happy with the performances of the Mercedes-Benz Junior drivers despite Pascal Wehrlein appearing to be left on the sidelines in 2018. read more »

Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost hopes Daniil Kvyat gets another chance in Formula 1 after being axed from the Red Bull driver programme. read more »

Although dropped from the entire Red Bull programme, Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost believes Daniil Kvyat deserves to be in F1. read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has faith in its junior programme and clarified if there isn’t space for future drivers his squad isn’t concerned by using a loan system. read more »

McLaren has found itself in an awkward position after young British driver Dan Ticktum, a new member of Red Bull's driver programme, won a coveted award supposed to give... read more »

Alfa Romeo Sauber launched its Formula 1 programme during a glitzy launch at its museum on the weekend. GPUpdate.net analyses the collaboration and takes a look… read more »

2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button to race full-time in the Japanese Super GT championship next year. read more »

Fernando Alonso says he still completed a full testing programme on his final day of track action for McLaren-Honda in 2017 despite crashing. read more »

Renault's 2017 Formula 1 engine problems are explored in this latest clip from Motorsport.tv programme The Flying Lap read more »

Fernando Alonso coy on speculation about a wider WEC programme with Toyota in 2018, but says: "I would love it". read more »

A busy day for the drivers and everyone in the garage. We had a large development programme focused on 2018. read more »

McLaren F1 junior Norris leaning towards a move into Formula 2 for 2018 instead of Super Formula. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas's driving is analysed in unique detail thanks to the latest video from Motorsport TV's weekly programme The Flying Lap read more »

Eric Boullier has ruled out Fernando Alonso contesting a full WEC programme along with his F1 duties in 2018. read more »

McLaren thinks a significant programme alongside Formula 1 would be a "huge distraction" for Fernando Alonso amid speculation of a Toyota World Endurance Championship... read more »