Latest articles by Ian Parkes
McLaren's Alonso sure some F1 teams will get new rules wrong
Formula 1 teams face a high chance of getting the 2017 rules wrong, believes Fernando Alonso
Formula 1 peaked in 2000s, not Senna/Prost era, Alonso believes
Formula 1 reached its peak in the 2000s and the Ayrton Senna/Alain Prost era would be considered boring now, reckons Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso: I miss being in Formula 1 title fights
Fernando Alonso admits he misses being part of Formula 1 championship fights now that it has been four years since he was last in title contention.
Current McLaren-Honda best team of my F1 career, Alonso believes
Fernando Alonso believes the current McLaren-Honda team is the best outfit he has worked with across his 15-year career in Formula 1
Jenson Button: Return of development race in 2017 will boost F1
Jenson Button believes the possibility of a development race returning will reinvigorate Formula 1 in 2017
Lewis Hamilton backs F1 title rival Nico Rosberg to fight fairly
Lewis Hamilton says he is expecting a clean fight with Nico Rosberg for the Formula 1 world championship, that is set to be decided in Abu Dhabi this weekend
Honda will be least of McLaren's worries in F1 2017 - Alonso
Fernando Alonso believes engine supplier Honda will not be the biggest issue for McLaren in the 2017 Formula 1 season
Pirelli to react to F1 driver complaints faster in 2017
Pirelli will be in a position to respond to drivers' criticisms far more quickly from the 2017 Formula 1 season, according to motorsport director Paul Hembery
Esteban Ocon expects to be Sergio Perez's equal at Force India
Esteban Ocon says he is expecting to be on equal footing with Sergio Perez when he joins the Force India Formula 1 team next season
Jenson Button narrowing down post-F1 racing options for 2017
Jenson Button is narrowing down his options for his 2017 sabbatical from Formula 1, ruling out Le Mans but closing on a Super GT one-off and an American-focused rallycross programme
Haas F1 boss Steiner understands Gutierrez's Brazilian GP anger
Haas team principal Gunther Steiner believes Esteban Gutierrez was right to express his anger at the Brazilian Grand Prix as his troubled Formula 1 season suffered another blow
Formula 1's wet weather tyres have regressed - Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen believes Formula 1's wet-weather tyres have regressed over the last decade, after slating Pirelli's performance in Brazil
Max Verstappen's Brazilian GP performance can't be taught - father
Jos Verstappen believes the skills on show in his son Max's performance in Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix cannot be taught
McLaren seeks new CEO to replace 'true great' Ron Dennis
McLaren has hailed Ron Dennis as "one of the true greats" of Formula 1 despite now being in the process of seeking a new CEO
Ron Dennis steps down from role at the head of McLaren
Ron Dennis has stepped down as chairman and chief executive officer of the McLaren Technology Group
Felipe Massa's Brazilian GP crash led to 'even more special' moment
Rob Smedley believes Felipe Massa's crash in the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix led to something "even more special" than if he had seen the chequered flag at Interlagos
Sauber boss Kaltenborn 'aged 100 years' during Brazilian Grand Prix
Monisha Kaltenborn felt she "aged 100 years" as she watched her Formula 1 team's "miracle" points score unfold in the Brazilian Grand Prix
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff wary of mechanical 'nightmare' in finale
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has expressed fears of a mechanical problem wrecking the Formula 1 title decider between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg
Jolyon Palmer 'couldn't see' in Brazilian GP F1 clash with Kvyat
Renault Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer said he had no visibility at all when he crashed into Daniil Kvyat and ended his Brazilian Grand Prix
Verstappen's Brazilian GP drive 'up there' with Schumacher/Senna
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Max Verstappen's Brazilian Grand Prix drive earned him a place alongside Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher as a Formula 1 wet-weather great
Romain Grosjean: Pre-Brazilian Grand Prix crash was 'hero to zero'
Romain Grosjean admitted he went from "hero to zero" by crashing out before the Brazilian Grand Prix start 24 hours after equalling the Haas Formula 1 team's best qualifying position
Kimi Raikkonen could do 'zero' in Brazilian GP pit straight crash
Kimi Raikkonen says there was "zero" he could do to prevent the crash on the pit straight that brought his Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix to a premature end
Mercedes boss says Verstappen's Brazil F1 drive 'redefined physics'
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff believes Max Verstappen is redefining physics in Formula 1, after witnessing his remarkable Brazilian Grand Prix performance
Toto Wolff has no regrets over controversial Max Verstappen call
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has "zero regrets" about calling Max Verstappen's father Jos and sparking a spat with Formula 1 rival Red Bull ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix
Daniel Ricciardo says Ferrari should drop Mexico penalty appeal
Daniel Ricciardo believes the Ferrari Formula 1 team needs to draw a line under its complaints about Sebastian Vettel's Mexican Grand Prix penalty and move on
Horner says Wolff 'totally wrong' to try to influence Verstappen
Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner says his Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff was "totally wrong" to call Max Verstappen's father Jos following the Mexican Grand Prix
Rosberg outpaces F1 title rival Hamilton in Brazilian GP practice
Formula 1 championship leader Nico Rosberg beat title rival Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time in final practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix at an overcast Interlagos
Ron Dennis set to be ousted from McLaren Group next week
Ron Dennis is poised to lose his positions as chairman and CEO of the McLaren Group as early as next week, Autosport understands
Vettel: Ferrari "pushing at the maximum" despite large Mercedes gap
Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari was "pushing at the maximum" in Brazilian GP Friday practice, despite ending the first day well off the pace of Mercedes
Sainz: Brazilian GP practice spat with Raikkonen not worth probe
Carlos Sainz Jr called his Brazilian Grand Prix practice spat with Kimi Raikkonen nothing more than "a minor misunderstanding" not worth investigating by Formula 1 stewards
FIA says Ferrari produced "no new element" in Mexico penalty review
The FIA has upheld the decision to penalise Sebastian Vettel's driving in the Mexican Grand Prix, after dismissing the Ferrari Formula 1 team's claim it should be reconsidered
Fernando Alonso: Formula 1 should pay fans to watch boring cars
Fernando Alonso believes fans should be paid to watch Formula 1 as viewing second Brazilian Grand Prix practice from the trackside left him falling asleep
Palmer says Renault team-mate Magnussen is wrong to leave for Haas
Jolyon Palmer believes his current Formula 1 team-mate Kevin Magnussen has made the wrong move by leaving Renault for Haas
Ferrari F1 junior Charles Leclerc in talks with GP2 teams for 2017
Ferrari junior and Haas Formula 1 reserve driver Charles Leclerc is in negotiations with a number of GP2 teams over a race seat for the 2017 season
Brazilian GP FP1: Lewis Hamilton fastest ahead of Max Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton started his bid for a maiden Brazilian Grand Prix victory with the fastest time in the opening Formula 1 practice session
Sergio Marchionne will not 'throw money' at Ferrari F1 team
Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne has vowed he will no longer throw money at the firm's Formula 1 project, instead calling on the team to spend its budget more wisely
Kevin Magnussen: Renault F1 2017 offer not good enough
Kevin Magnussen says he had an offer to remain with the Renault Formula 1 team in 2017, but that it was "not good enough that I could take it"
Felipe Nasr's potential 2017 Sauber F1 deal held up
Felipe Nasr's hopes of staying at Sauber for the 2017 Formula 1 season are being held up by sponsorship complications, while team-mate Marcus Ericsson is set to stay on board
Jolyon Palmer to stay with Renault for F1 2017 season
Jolyon Palmer has been retained by Renault for the 2017 Formula 1 season
Formula 1's German GP suffering Schumacher/Vettel hangover - Wolff
The German Grand Prix is suffering from a hangover after the years of dominance by Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher, according to Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff
Vettel adamant he can help Ferrari F1 team as well as drive
Sebastian Vettel accepts his primary focus is to drive Ferrari's Formula 1 car but he still wants to help behind the scenes, despite team boss Maurizio Arrivabene's request
Kevin Magnussen poised to switch to Haas in F1 for 2017
Kevin Magnussen is poised to switch to Haas for the 2017 Formula 1 season, Autosport understands
Sauber aims to channel spirit of its 2012 F1 success in strategies
Sauber wants to channel the kind of out-of-the-box thinking behind its surprise podiums of 2012 in a final bid for the lucrative 10th position in 2016's Formula 1 constructors' championship
Ferrari F1 team's problems endemic to hot conditions - Arrivabene
Maurizio Arrivabene admits the Ferrari Formula 1 team's difficulties are endemic in hot conditions but believes it has found the reasons why
Mercedes junior Wehrlein would be happy with second Manor F1 season
Pascal Wehrlein says he would be happy to stay at Manor for a second Formula 1 season, amid speculation linking him to the vacant seat at Force India
Hamilton: Losing F1 title to Rosberg would be 'hard to swallow'
Lewis Hamilton concedes losing this year's Formula 1 world title to Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg would be hard to swallow
Kevin Magnussen's Haas talks for F1 2017 normal - Renault
Renault team principal Frederic Vasseur believes it is normal that current driver Kevin Magnussen has held talks with Haas over a 2017 Formula 1 drive
Red Bull calls for F1 to get tough with track limits
Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo and team principal Christian Horner are demanding tougher track-limits deterrents in Formula 1
Renault F1 2017 contenders making team's driver decision tough
Renault team principal Frederic Vasseur claims the performances from the contenders for the team's second 2017 Formula 1 seat are making it tough to decide who to choose
Move to Mercedes F1 team the best of my life, Lewis Hamilton says
Lewis Hamilton has hailed his move from McLaren to Mercedes as the best decision of his life and Formula 1 career following his 51st grand prix victory in Mexico
Ross Brawn should take an FIA role not Liberty F1 job - Ecclestone
Formula 1's commercial chief Bernie Ecclestone reckons Ross Brawn would be better suited to a role inside governing body the FIA, rather than with F1's new owner Liberty Media
Ferrari F1 personnel changes key to Raikkonen's 2016 gains
Kimi Raikkonen believes changes to the team of people he works closely with inside Ferrari this season have been key to turning his Formula 1 form around
Sebastian Vettel was different at Red Bull says ex-boss Horner
Christian Horner says Sebastian Vettel never showed the frustration he has displayed so vocally this season at Ferrari when he was with the Red Bull Formula 1 team
Sebastian Vettel escapes punishment for radio tirade after apology
The FIA has opted not to take disciplinary action against Sebastian Vettel for his abusive radio tirade during Formula 1's Mexican Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel apologises to Jean Todt for F1 radio comments
Sebastian Vettel has written a letter of apology to FIA president Jean Todt in the wake of his expletive-laden outburst during the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix
Ferrari F1 boss won't "take lessons" from Red Bull over Vettel
Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Maurizio Arrivabene says he will not "take lessons" from Red Bull's Helmut Marko, amid the row over Sebastian Vettel's battle with Daniel Ricciardo in Mexico
How Hamilton has battled his own mentality
Lewis Hamilton has had more than his share of technical problems this year, but has he also created his own mental obstacles to overcome as he chases a fourth world championship?
Mercedes F1 boss Wolff criticises Max Verstappen's aggression
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes Max Verstappen's wheel-banging incident with Nico Rosberg on the first lap of the Mexican Grand Prix is "not what should happen" in Formula 1
Sebastian Vettel F1 frustration 'a bit too much' - Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo says Formula 1 rival Sebastian Vettel's frustration this season is uncharacteristic and a "bit too much" after the German's latest team radio tirade in the Mexican Grand Prix
Mercedes F1 team feared Hamilton would suffer Mexican GP failure
Mercedes feared Lewis Hamilton would suffer a suspension failure that would have ended his 2016 Formula 1 title hopes in the Mexican Grand Prix