Lotus has confirmed the announcement Pastor Maldonado will drive for them next year was the continuation of a pre-existing deal.
2016 F1 season articles archive
Articles and news on the 2016 Formula One world championship season.
Maldonado confirmed at Lotus for 2016
2016 F1 season
Posted onPastor Maldonado will continue to drive for Lotus in 2016, the team has confirmed.
Eurocup supporting F1 at Monaco? Expect carnage
2016 F1 season
Posted onFormula One will have a new support race at next year’s Monaco Grand Prix, but recent crashes have called into question driving standards in the junior category.
McLaren “intends to keep” Alonso and Button for 2016
2015 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren racing director Eric Boullier says the team intends to retain Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button despite pressure on the team’s 2016 driver line-up.
Bottas and Massa stay at Williams for 2016
2016 F1 season
Posted onWilliams will retain its driver line-up of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa next year, the team has confirmed.
Force India sign new two-year deal with Hulkenberg
2016 F1 season
Posted onNico Hulkenberg will remain at Force India for the next two seasons.
Ferrari confirm Raikkonen will stay for 2016 season
2016 F1 season
Posted onFerrari has announced Kimi Raikkonen will remain at the team in 2016.
Nasr and Ericsson to stay at Sauber for 2016
2016 F1 season
Posted onSauber has announced it will keep the same driver line-up for 2016 as Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson will remain at the team.
Raikkonen ‘will lose Ferrari seat to Bottas next year’
2016 F1 season
Posted onKimi Raikkonen will lose his Ferrari seat to Valtteri Bottas in 2016, according to Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport.
The winners from F1’s superlicence points change
2015 F1 season
Posted onDozens of drivers have gained from the FIA’s superlicence points changes – but how many of them are actually likely to end up racing in F1 in future?
Who can race in F1 in 2016? Revised superlicence points totals
2015 F1 season
Posted onOnly drivers who rack up 40 superlicence points will be able to race in F1 from 2016. How many have already got enough? F1 Fanatic has crunched the numbers.
DTM, WTCC and more added to F1 licence system
2016 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has overhauled its new F1 superlicence points structure which will now give credit to drivers who compete in touring cars, karting and other single-seater championships.
2016 F1 calendar features 21 rounds including Baku
2016 F1 calendar
Posted onAzerbaijan’s first round of the Formula One world championship, to be called the European Grand Prix, will increase the 2016 F1 calendar to 21 races.
FIA plans imminent driver aid ban followed by louder engines and increased downforce
2015 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has vowed to ban ‘driver aids’ in three races’ time as the first step in a package of changes to overhaul F1.
Strategy Group plans return of refuelling, free tyre choice and cars ‘five seconds quicker’
2015 F1 season
Posted onThe Formula One Strategy Group has announced plans to make F1 cars at least five seconds per lap faster by 2017, when in-race refuelling will also return.
Lotus boss expects German Grand Prix return in 2016
2015 F1 season
Posted onLotus deputy team principal Federico Gastaldi expects the German Grand Prix to return to the calendar next year following its late disappearance from the 2015 schedule.
Haas hires key technical staff for F1 team
2016 F1 season
Posted onHaas F1 team, which will make its debut in the 2016 F1 season, has announced three key hirings to its technical team.
Who will be eligible to race in Formula One next year?
2016 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has introduced a new points system to decide which drivers can race in F1. Here’s who will be eligible to race in grands prix in 2016.
New superlicence rules would have barred ten drivers in last five years
2016 F1 season
Posted onFIA’s new rules for granting superlicences to Formula One drivers would have prevented Daniel Ricciardo, Jean-Eric Vergne and eight others from making their F1 debuts.
FIA confirms new 2016 F1 superlicence points system
2016 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has confirmed the details of its new Formula One superlicence points system.