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Bernie Ecclestone: "I'm like a hitman without bullets"
Bernie Ecclestone has lobbed an apparent threat in the direction of F1's new regime.The sport's long-time supremo was ousted amid the recent takeover by Liberty, r...
26 Apr 2017 14:13 -
Daniil Kvyat: "No problems with Carlos Sainz... not yet"
Daniil Kvyat has admitted he is not friends with his Toro Rosso teammate Carlos Sainz. As ever at the junior Red Bull team, the pressure on the drivers is high. While Span...
26 Apr 2017 12:06 -
Formula 1 could end crisis Honda
F1 could be set to help Honda emerge from its three-year struggle for reliability and performance. According to Spain's El Confidencial, the plan could be spearheaded b...
26 Apr 2017 10:08 -
'Haas won't switch brakes in Russia'
Haas appears unlikely to complete its brake manufacturer switch ahead of this weekend's Russian grand prix. After complaining throughout 2016 and now into 2017 about the fe...
25 Apr 2017 11:40 -
Zak Brown wants McLaren at Indy on a more regular basis
Fernando Alonso and McLaren are looking to return to the Indy 500 in the future. Recently, the British team shocked the racing world by announcing that together with the Andret...
25 Apr 2017 11:05 -
Boullier: "Button will be fine afer 10 laps"
McLaren's simulator is good enough for Jenson Button to prepare for Monaco. That is the view of Eric Boullier, following Felipe Massa's expression of surprise that the r...
25 Apr 2017 10:15 -
Pascal Wehrlein upset by Manor's demise
Pascal Wehrlein has revealed that he was sad to learn of the collapse of his former team Manor Racing just before the 2017 season began, having completed an impressive...
24 Apr 2017 17:17 -
Toro Rosso braced for close midfield battle
Toro Rosso and its Team Principal Franz Tost are preparing for a tough and fiercely competitive duel among the midfield teams in 2017, even though the Italian squad had ini...
24 Apr 2017 16:38 -
Ecclestone tips Hamilton to beat Vettel in 2017
Bernie Ecclestone thinks Lewis Hamilton is still the clear favourite to win the 2017 world championship. That is despite the fact that his friend and regular former backgammon p...
24 Apr 2017 12:35 -
Pirelli not keen to fully liberalise tyre usage
Pirelli is not keen on a proposal to fully liberalise the way teams use tyres in formula one. Currently, there are tight restrictions on how teams can select and race the compou...
24 Apr 2017 11:59 -
Robert Kubica not ruling out 'second F1 debut'
Robert Kubica is no longer ruling out that he could return to formula one some day. The Pole's promising F1 career ended suddenly in early 2011, when he partially severed hi...
24 Apr 2017 11:04 -
Strategy Group could scrap engine rule tweak for 2018
F1 could be set to scrap a scheduled tweak to the engine regulations for 2018. Currently, while drivers are limited to four engines for the entire season in 2017, that 'long...
24 Apr 2017 09:54 -
Horner confident in Red Bull development
Red Bull Racing is working hard to recapture the glory days of 2010-13 when Sebastian Vettel landed the team every available world title, but this year it has so far f...
24 Apr 2017 07:23 -
Eric Boullier: "McLaren problems worse for Alonso"
McLaren Racing Director Eric Boullier has said the persistent issues the team is facing with its Honda power unit are hurting Fernando Alonso more than his team-mate Stoffel Van...
24 Apr 2017 07:01 -
Sainz hoping for better luck in Russia
As F1 prepares to head to Sochi for the Russian Grand Prix next weekend, Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz says that he believes the circuit owes him a good result after two years o...
22 Apr 2017 15:56 -
Guenther Steiner: "Strategy just as important among midfield teams"
Haas boss Guenther Steiner says that strategy is as important to get right for the teams in the midfield as it is for those at the front, especially when they are so close toget...
22 Apr 2017 15:24 -
Gerhard Berger hopes Vettel does a DTM race
F1 legend Gerhard Berger hopes Fernando Alonso's decision to do the Indy 500 next month is the start of a new trend. "It's like the old days," said the former ...
21 Apr 2017 15:06 -
McLaren to 'provide support' in finding Honda customer
Honda could finally be set to add a customer team to its beleaguered F1 engine supply programme. Since the struggling Japanese carmaker re-entered the sport in 2015, there have ...
21 Apr 2017 13:38 -
F1 looking for permanent home for German GP
The German grand prix could move away from its traditional venues at Hockenheim and the Nurburgring in the future. That is the claim of new F1 supremo Chase Carey, who told the ...
21 Apr 2017 12:57 -
Salo: "Bottas must win races to secure seat"
Valtteri Bottas needs to win races to secure his place at Mercedes. That is the view of former driver and now regular F1 steward Mika Salo, who spoke to Russia's Sport FM ab...
21 Apr 2017 12:09 -
Lehto tips Kimi Raikkonen to bounce back
Former F1 driver JJ Lehto has tipped his Finnish countryman Kimi Raikkonen to bounce back in 2017. With Ferrari's title hopes high this year, team chiefs issued a warning ab...
21 Apr 2017 11:40 -
Vettel wants to keep putting pressure on Hamilton
Sebastian Vettel thinks Ferrari will continue to impress next weekend in Russia. One analysis early in 2017 might be that while the German is now leading the world championship,...
21 Apr 2017 10:55 -
Jacques Villeneuve: "Hulkenberg is a Rosberg"
Jacques Villeneuve has hit out at drivers critical of Fernando Alonso's decision to tackle the Indy 500 next month. Some of Alonso's rivals - notably Romain Grosjean and...
21 Apr 2017 10:33 -
Lauda: "Alarm bells are ringing at Mercedes"
Ferrari has set off "alarm bells" at triple back-to-back world champions Mercedes. That is the admission of Niki Lauda, the F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman and co...
20 Apr 2017 12:20 -
McLaren wants to keep Alonso's 'inner fire' burning
Eric Boullier insists F1 rookie Stoffel Vandoorne is "not under pressure" amid McLaren-Honda's current performance crisis. One analysis of the situation might be t...
20 Apr 2017 10:45 -
Mercedes drivers admit struggling with tyre problems
Mercedes' two drivers have admitted the team is struggling with tyre problems in 2017. After three races, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel is leading the world championship, l...
20 Apr 2017 08:41 -
Bahrain day 2: Valtteri Bottas ends test with best time
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has set the fastest time during the in-season test at Bahrain International Circuit. The Fin posted a 1:31.280 and was faster than team mate Lewi...
19 Apr 2017 17:03 -
Horner: "Red Bull not letting Carlos Sainz go"
Christian Horner says Red Bull does not intend to release Carlos Sainz from his contract. Last year, the impressive Toro Rosso driver was linked with a move to Renault, but Red ...
19 Apr 2017 15:52 -
Former boss Vasseur hails Renault progress
Former Renault boss Frederic Vasseur says the French works team is performing well in 2017. On paper, the black and yellow-coloured team appears to be struggling in its second y...
19 Apr 2017 15:09 -
Jean Alesi: "Ferrari hungrier than Mercedes"
The secret ingredient at Ferrari this year is "hunger". That is the claim of Jean Alesi, a popular former Ferrari driver of the 90s. After three years of utter Mercede...
19 Apr 2017 14:17 -
Lance Stroll not getting down about 2017 so far
Lance Stroll says he is not getting down about the difficult start to his F1 career. The Canadian teen, already under pressure after a mistake-strewn winter and claims he is a &...
19 Apr 2017 13:48 -
Horner: "Alonso advised badly in his F1 career"
Fernando Alonso's career has taken a "strange" turn because of "mistakes" in his decision-making processes. That is the summary of Christian Horner, boss...
19 Apr 2017 13:21 -
Felipe Massa accepts Verstappen apology
Felipe Massa has called a close to the latest controversy surrounding Max Verstappen. In Bahrain, the Dutch teenager hit out at Brazil as a nation following a qualifying run-in ...
19 Apr 2017 12:54 -
Testupdate: Ferrari and Vettel limited to just nine laps
Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel have had a slow morning on the second day of testing this week in Bahrein. The winners of the Bahrain Grand Prix last Sunday have completed just nin...
19 Apr 2017 12:06 -
Force India boss Mallya arrested and bailed in London
Force India boss Vijay Mallya was arrested in London on Tuesday. The news follows the Indian government's attempts to have the former billionaire extradited on corruption an...
19 Apr 2017 11:16 -
Berger tips Vettel to stay at Ferrari beyond 2017
Ferrari's hopes of keeping Sebastian Vettel on board beyond 2017 have taken a giant leap forward. That is the view of F1 legend Gerhard Berger, who before the start of the s...
19 Apr 2017 10:26 -
Massa doesn't understand that Button is not testing
Felipe Massa says he cannot understand why Jenson Button is not testing for McLaren before contesting next month's Monaco grand prix. Some have argued that a driver of the B...
19 Apr 2017 09:33 -
Follow LIVE the second day of the test in Bahrain19 Apr 2017 07:47
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Bahrain day 1: Hamilton six tenths clear from the rest
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has set the fastest time on the opening day of the in-season test at Bahrain International Circuit this week. He posted a 1:31.358, which opened u...
18 Apr 2017 17:18 -
Mercedes: "Team orders approach has changed"
Mercedes reluctantly used team orders in Bahrain because "the situation is different now". That is the explanation of team boss Toto Wolff, speaking after Valtteri Bot...
18 Apr 2017 14:48 -
Ferrari denies SF70-H not suited to Raikkonen
Ferrari has denied claims its 2017 car is more suited to the driving style of Sebastian Vettel. With his contract expiring, Finnish veteran Kimi Raikkonen has struggled at the w...
18 Apr 2017 14:09 -
Fernley: "Renault progressing very quickly"
Renault is a standout midfield performer so far in 2017. That is the view of Bob Fernley, the deputy boss at Force India. Last year, Force India was the fourth force in F1, and ...
18 Apr 2017 13:25 -
Chase Carey hits back at Ecclestone race fee comments
Chase Carey has hit back at his predecessor Bernie Ecclestone following comments made in Bahrain last weekend. While attending his first race since being ousted as F1 supremo, E...
18 Apr 2017 12:46 -
Testupdate: Hamilton fastest as McLaren hits trouble
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has set the best time on the morning of the first day of the in-season test in Bahrain this week. He also caused a red flag by stopping at Turn 10...
18 Apr 2017 12:12 -
McLaren shareholder: "It can't continue like this"
Mansour Ojjeh says McLaren and Honda are working feverishly to get out of a "crisis", because either side "cannot continue like this". Ojjeh is a major, long...
18 Apr 2017 11:25 -
Follow LIVE the first day of the test in Bahrain18 Apr 2017 07:56
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Ferrari, Mercedes 'about equal', says Wolff
Three races into the season, it is now clear that the world of F1 has a real championship battle on its hands. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel beat the two Mercedes in Bahrain, r...
17 Apr 2017 17:39 -
Hulkenberg "wrestled" the car home in Bahrain
Nico Hulkenberg took home Renault's first points of the season after the German came across the line in P9 in yesterday's Bahrain Grand Prix. He claimed the French manuf...
17 Apr 2017 16:37 -
Wolff admits team order call was tough
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits that it was a very difficult call to apply team orders mid-race, as Valtteri Bottas was instructed to let teammate Lewis Hamilton through so...
17 Apr 2017 16:27 -
Paffet to test with Williams this week
Williams has confirmed that Gary Paffet will be driving the FW40 around the Bahrain International circuit for the first in-season test this week. The test runs on Tuesday and We...
17 Apr 2017 12:58 -
McLaren deny Alonso Le Mans entry suggestion
Both Fernando Alonso and McLaren have denied reports that the Spaniard will compete in this historic 24 Hours of Le Mans race next year, potentially missing out on another Grand...
17 Apr 2017 12:22 -
Massa warns Verstappen over Brazilian commnets
Felipe Massa has warned Max Verstappen over comments that the Dutchman made about Brazilians to media following the intense and close qualifying session on Saturday. Verstappen...
17 Apr 2017 12:09 -
Retirement could have cost Verstappen second
Max Verstappen was evidently disappointed by his early retirement from the Bahrain Grand Prix, since he believed that second place was achievable for his Red Bull team befo...
17 Apr 2017 11:55 -
Alonso reflects on "amazing" performance deficit
Fernando Alonso started the Bahrain Grand Prix from P15, finding himself the sole McLaren on the grid following his team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne's withdrawal before the start...
17 Apr 2017 11:34 -
Perez ecstatic after amazing recovery to finish seventh
Sergio Perez continued Force India's run of points finishes, as the Mexican came across the line to finish seventh, bringing home six points for his team. Perez drove...
16 Apr 2017 22:38 -
Vandoorne rues race that was over before it began
McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne was unable to repeat the heroics of his F1 debut a year ago in Bahrain on Sunday, as he became the victim of a water pressure issue that pla...
16 Apr 2017 22:15 -
Ricciardo thought he could win in Bahrain
Daniel Ricciardo drove his Red Bull to fifth place in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, but he showed consistency throughout the race to the extent that he initially believe...
16 Apr 2017 22:01 -
Mixed feelings for Sauber after Bahrain GP
It's a bittersweet feeling in the Sauber camp tonight, as drivers Pascal Wehrlein and Marcus Ericsson had differing results. Pascal Wehrlein claimed P11 on his return...
16 Apr 2017 21:31 -
Stroll frustrated after "ridiculous" retirement in Bahrain
Lance Stroll's Grand Prix ended in the one way he didn't want it to today - in retirement. A non-points finish would have been more satisfying, as three races into his F...
16 Apr 2017 21:18 -
Kvyat's race ruined on lap one
Daniil Kvyat didn't enjoy the Bahrain Grand Prix, as he claims his race was over on lap 1. The Russian was seen making a mistake and drop behind the two Saubers at the ...
16 Apr 2017 20:59 -
Marchionne completely confident that Ferrari will challenge Mercedes for title
Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne is now 100% convinced that the team can challenge Mercedes this year for both drivers and constructors title. Sebastian Vettel emerged...
16 Apr 2017 20:43 -
Massa's P6 is "like a victory" for Williams
Felipe Massa drove a solid race to take P6 at the Bahrain Grand Prix, a result he has labelled as good as a victory for Williams. Massa was running as high as fourth at o...
16 Apr 2017 20:12 -
Three place grid penalty for Sainz
Carlos Sainz has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the next Grand Prix in Russia following an investigation into the crash with Lance Stroll. Sainz and Stroll made cont...
16 Apr 2017 19:49 -
Valtteri Bottas: "A tricky race for me"
Valtteri Bottas finished third behind Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton and bemoaned understeer for his lack of pace in comparison to his team-mate in Sakhir. "It was a ...
16 Apr 2017 19:45 -
Hamilton endures "very difficult" race under the floodlights
Lewis Hamilton was disappointed that he was unable to take a third victory at the Bahrain International Circuit as Sebastian Vettel crossed the line first under the lights in Sa...
16 Apr 2017 19:08 -
Sebastian Vettel: "It was a great day"
Sebastian Vettel took his third Bahrain Grand Prix victory in commanding fashion as he and the Ferrari underlined their championship credentials in the Sakhir desert. The German...
16 Apr 2017 18:40 -
Vettel claims victory ahead of Mercs in Bahrain
Sebastian Vettel has won the Bahrain Grand Prix after an action-packed 57 lap race. Vettel took advantage of slow stops for both Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton, as the latte...
16 Apr 2017 18:14 -
Niki Lauda calls 'flexible' Ferrari allegations ridiculous
A controversy about the legality of Ferrari's competitive 2017 car is continuing in Bahrain. Earlier, Red Bull official Dr Helmut Marko said "incriminating" video ...
16 Apr 2017 16:54 -
Vettel under fire for Shanghai grid positioning
Sebastian Vettel's pre-Bahrain drivers' briefing was reportedly marked by a great deal of criticism from his fellow drivers regarding the bizarre position of h...
16 Apr 2017 16:07 -
'Correlation' to blame for Red Bull problems
Mismatching data has been identified as the cause of Red Bull's problems early in 2017. Despite Adrian Newey's reputation with changing regulations, the energy drink own...
16 Apr 2017 15:20
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