Jenson Button has weighed into Lewis Hamilton's row with Sebastian Vettel by insisting that the Ferrari driver should not face further punishment for causing a deliberate collision in Azerbaijan.

Lewis Hamilton believes Sebastian Vettel’s victory at the Monaco Grand Prix has provided the clearest indicator yet that his championship rival is being afforded preferential treatment by Ferrari.

McLaren have refused to be drawn on whether Jenson Button will be called out of retirement, just six months after he stopped racing in Formula One, to replace Fernando Alonso at next month’s Monaco Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton heaped the pressure on championship rival Nico Rosberg by claiming pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Following back-toback races in America and Mexico, Formula One heads south to Sao Paulo for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Here are the key talking points ahead of the penultimate round of the championship.

Lewis Hamilton will start the United States Grand Prix from pole position after holding off his championship rival Nico Rosberg in Austin.

Nico Rosberg left a beleaguered Lewis Hamilton trailing in his wake after he secured pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix in emphatic fashion.

Jenson Button has announced he will not be racing in Formula One next season.

Lewis Hamilton extended his dominance of the Italian Grand Prix into a third successive year by claiming an emphatic pole position ahead of his championship rival Nico Rosberg.

Jenson Button has been told by Williams they will not be “waiting around” for him to make up his mind on his future in Formula One.

Nico Rosberg completed a practice double in Bahrain yesterday as he bids to stamp his authority on the new Formula One season.

Lewis Hamilton fears Formula One fans are falling out of love with the sport and has urged his fellow drivers not to “stand still and let it happen”.

Sebastian Vettel believes he can make the “impossible possible” as he bids to stop Lewis Hamilton from winning a third Formula One world championship.

Jenson Button has called for the immediate introduction of closed cockpits in single-seater motor-racing to avoid any further fatalities.

Nico Rosberg emerged unscathed from a catastrophic tyre failure in practice for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix.

Formula One driver Jenson Button and his wife Jessica Michibata were gassed in their sleep as burglars stole valuables worth over £300,000 (€425,000).

There’s always room for improvement, even for supercars. McLaren goes hunting with its lighter, faster and more powerful 675 LT. Matt Joy puts it to the test.

McLaren group chief executive Ron Dennis has described Eddie Jordan as a “village idiot” following his heavy criticism of the British F1 team.

Lewis Hamilton won an incident-packed British Grand Prix to claim back-to-back victories on home soil.

Lewis Hamilton blamed a poor start to the Austrian Grand Prix for costing him a shot at victory.

Lewis Hamilton returned to winning ways as he held off Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to win the Canadian Grand Prix.

Nico Rosberg finally got the better of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton as he sealed pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton made it pole position for the fourth time in a row for the first time in his Formula One career with a storming performance in the desert in Bahrain.

Jenson Button believes Nico Rosberg needs to employ different tactics if he is to topple Lewis Hamilton this season.

Nico Rosberg reclaimed top spot on the timesheet from Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton ahead of qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Jenson Button can understand the reasoning why Fernando Alonso will not be making his second debut with McLaren this weekend.

Bernie Ecclestone believes one of his most trusted female aides could succeed him as Formula One supremo, almost a decade on from suggesting a woman’s place was in the kitchen rather than a race track.

Jenson Button has kept his McLaren seat for the 2015 season.

Nico Rosberg managed to get the initial upper hand over Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in opening practice ahead of Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix.

Jenson Button has warned McLaren he may not stay with the team even if they do eventually decide to offer him a new contract.

Lewis Hamilton became only the fourth driver in Formula One history to win nine grands prix in a season by taking the chequered flag at the inaugural race in Russia.

Lewis Hamilton secured a third successive win to open up his championship lead at an incident-filled Japanese Grand Prix.

Jenson Button has made another push to remain at McLaren after suggesting experience is the key if the team’s rekindled relationship with Honda is to hit the ground running.

Jenson Button’s future at McLaren appears assured as the team draw ever closer to announcing their driver line-up for next season.

Lewis Hamilton was back on form as he comfortably topped the timesheet ahead of the Italian Grand Prix as Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg was the one left looking on.

Normal service was resumed as feuding Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton finished one-two come the culmination of practice on Friday for the Italian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton has been forced to question the latest guidelines laid down to stewards that has placed his Formula One world title hopes on the line.

Team news for the Second Round of the Capital One Cup.

Lewis Hamilton spearheaded another one-two for Mercedes in practice, but Daniel Ricciardo is threatening to spoil the German manufacturing giant’s party on home soil.

Lewis Hamilton spearheaded another one-two for Mercedes in practice, but Daniel Ricciardo is threatening to spoil the German manufacturing giant’s party on home soil.

Formula One: Lewis Hamilton recovered from what he described as "a real kick in the b***s" to deliver a vital blow to Nico Rosberg in their battle for this year’s Formula One World Championship.

Jenson Button is more focused on getting McLaren back to the front this season than sitting down to discuss a new contract.

Lewis Hamilton is hoping the words of Jenson Button come true this weekend in his bid to land a fourth Canadian Grand Prix victory.

Nico Rosberg returned to the top of the Formula One podium with a lights-to-flag Monaco Grand Prix victory as a left-eye problem for Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton put the blinkers on his challenge.

Red Bull face a showdown with the FIA’s technical gurus as Formula One’s new era began in controversial fashion.

Sebastian Vettel made it an all-time record-equalling ninth straight victory as he took the chequered flag at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel proved that come rain or shine nothing can stop him as he grabbed the 45th pole position of his career ahead of Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix.

The United States Grand Prix began in bizarre circumstances as fog and a mechanical fault with the medical helicopter caused delays.