News

Display:

Max Verstappen: "The possibilities are enormous"

Red Bull was predicted to be the team to turn up the pace for this season and take a title challenge to Mercedes. However, if the Australian Grand Prix weekend is anything to go...

31 Mar 2017 14:20
- 0
Video: Quickfire questions with Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa only a couple of months ago believed he would be lounging on a beach somewhere with his wife and son, enjoying the rest of what life has to offer other than Fo...

31 Mar 2017 14:10
- 0
Kaltenborn doesn't rule out long term Sauber-Honda deal
Team principal at Sauber Monisha Kaltenborn says that she is not open to a move for a new engine deal with Honda this season, as the Japanese manufacturer looks on the verge of ...

31 Mar 2017 13:55
- 3
WEC: Toyota unveil 2017 LMP1 entry
Toyota has revealed their car for the new season of the World Endurance Championship. The Japanese manufacturer says that they have updated every part of the TS050, and will be ...

31 Mar 2017 13:45
- 1
Mercedes hails Ferrari and vows to fight back
James Allison has hailed Ferrari's return to winning form but vowed to hit back at his former employer. The highly respected engineer ended his stint as Ferrari's techni...

31 Mar 2017 09:29
- 2
Massa: "Stroll has to have patience and time"
Felipe Massa has tipped his rookie teammate Lance Stroll to bounce back after a tough start to the teenager's F1 career. Having secured his Williams debut amid suggestions o...

30 Mar 2017 15:52
- 0
Prince invites Bernie Ecclestone to Bahrain GP
Bernie Ecclestone will attend his first race of the 2017 season in Bahrain next month. It is not unusual for the 86-year-old to skip some of the early-season 'flyaway' g...

30 Mar 2017 15:19
- 0
Jean Alesi expects Ferrari to shine again in China
Jean Alesi thinks his former F1 team, the great Maranello marque Ferrari, is finally ready to challenge for the title. The Frenchman, whose only win for the Italian team was in ...

30 Mar 2017 14:48
- 0
Easier for former F1 drivers to get paddock passes
Former F1 drivers will find it much easier to attend grands prix in future. In the Bernie Ecclestone era, even though they had entertained the spectators as the 'gladiators&...

30 Mar 2017 14:06
- 0
Massa doubts Alonso will quit McLaren mid-season
Felipe Massa does not think his old Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso is poised to quit McLaren-Honda and F1. Spaniard Alonso is obviously frustrated amid the current McLaren-Hon...

30 Mar 2017 13:25
- 7
Haas F1 has 'best driver pairing possible'
Team boss Gunther Steiner has defended Haas' 2017 driver lineup. Ahead of the season, the new American outfit replaced ousted 2016 driver Esteban Gutierrez with Renault refu...

30 Mar 2017 12:47
- 3
Villeneuve 'curious' to meet Mick Schumacher
Jacques Villeneuve has tipped a bright future for Mick Schumacher if the young German can "deal with the pressure". The 1997 world champion has a unique perspective on...

30 Mar 2017 12:04
- 0
Massa: "F1 physically harder than before"
Felipe Massa thinks F1 drivers will be tested physically in 2017. That is despite the fact that the sport's new era, characterised by the much faster cars of 2017, kicked of...

30 Mar 2017 11:29
- 0
'At least eight' manufacturers at F1 engine meeting
Audi will not be the only manufacturer not already competing in F1 that will be present for a meeting in Paris on Friday.We reported earlier that the German marque intended to s...

30 Mar 2017 10:57
- 3
Ferrari makes Giovinazzi available to Sauber if needed
Ferrari has decided to make its official reserve driver available to Sauber for the forthcoming China-Bahrain double header. That is the claim of the authoritative Italian daily...

30 Mar 2017 09:36
- 1
Massa: "Without DRS, nobody would pass anyone"
Felipe Massa thinks F1's controversial drag reduction system (DRS) is the only thing providing a glimmer of hope about overtaking in 2017. Renault's Nico Hulkenberg said...

30 Mar 2017 08:51
- 1
Contractual issue halted talks between Mercedes and Alonso
Toto Wolff says it was mainly a contractual issue that halted negotiations between Mercedes and Fernando Alonso ahead of the 2017 season. With McLaren-Honda now deep in crisis, ...

29 Mar 2017 15:35
- 4
Fast Ferrari means Sebastian Vettel will stay
The chance Sebastian Vettel will stay with Ferrari beyond 2017 stepped up a notch in Melbourne. That is the view of former Mercedes chief Norbert Haug, not long after his succes...

29 Mar 2017 14:42
- 2
Audi to attend meeting about F1 engine rules
The Volkswagen brand Audi will attend a forthcoming meeting about the future of F1's engine regulations. That is the claim of the German-language Spox.com, which says the me...

29 Mar 2017 13:54
- 5
'Honda still has to invent good F1 engine'
Two F1 pundits have played down reports McLaren could be about to sensationally dump Honda. Given the great British team's disastrous start to its third season with the Japa...

29 Mar 2017 13:17
- 4
'Raikkonen will get hard time catching Vettel'
Another win for Sebastian Vettel could set up a very difficult season for his Ferrari teammate. That is the view of Niki Lauda, who said the gap between Melbourne winner Vettel ...

29 Mar 2017 12:29
- 8
Lance Stroll: "Formula 1 a big step up"
Lance Stroll says he is sure he will have more difficult races as he gets up to speed in F1. The teenage rookie had a mistake-strewn winter, and he then crashed in Melbourne pra...

29 Mar 2017 11:58
- 1
No F1 return for Bridgestone in near future
Bridgestone is not looking to return to F1 any time soon. The Japanese marque was synonymous with the sport in both the 'tyre war' and single supplier eras until 2011, w...

29 Mar 2017 11:06
- 3
Todt: "Competitive Ferrari is essential for F1"
As far as the F1 pecking order is concerned, Jean Todt says he likes what he has seen so far in 2017. "It's good," he told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, &qu...

29 Mar 2017 10:33
- 0
Mick Schumacher: "My father is my role model"
Mick Schumacher has broken his long public silence about his father, admitting the F1 legend and former Ferrari and Mercedes driver is "my idol". Schumacher, who has j...

29 Mar 2017 09:41
- 2
Mercedes not commenting on McLaren engine rumours
Niki Lauda has dodged speculation Mercedes could step in to help McLaren solve its performance crisis. Rumours swept the Melbourne paddock last weekend that, now into its third ...

28 Mar 2017 12:44
- 10
Brown: "Alonso could race in F1 for five more years"
McLaren would be willing to sign up Fernando Alonso for five more years, new team executive Zak Brown has hinted. The Spaniard has been with McLaren-Honda since he left Ferrari ...

28 Mar 2017 12:09
- 4
Lauda about Bottas: "We made the right choice"
Valtteri Bottas is being praised from all sides after his solid Mercedes debut in Melbourne. "Initially he was a Calimero," joked Italian journalist Giorgio Terruzzi, ...

28 Mar 2017 11:22
- 7
Max Verstappen must wait for faster Red Bull
Max Verstappen says he must be patient amid Red Bull's push to catch top two F1 teams Ferrari and Mercedes in 2017. While some thought the energy drink-owned team was bluffi...

28 Mar 2017 10:47
- 1
Giovinazzi on pole position for Ferrari race seat?
Antonio Giovinazzi has put himself in pole position for a Ferrari race seat. That is the view of the great Maranello marque's former boss Cesare Fiorio, after Italian Giovin...

28 Mar 2017 10:21
- 5
Lewis Hamilton keeping fit without personal trainer
Lewis Hamilton says he is looking forward to battling Sebastian Vettel for the world championship in 2017. Since 2014, with Mercedes basically alone at the front of the field, H...

28 Mar 2017 09:43
- 1
Mercedes: "Overtaking could be impossible"
We may only be one race into the 2017 season, but Mercedes is already warning that the new rules could be making overtaking on track impossible for the drivers. Speaking to F1&...

27 Mar 2017 16:55
- 8
F1 world hails 'red versus silver' title battle
The F1 world and beyond is now looking forward to an intense inter-team battle for the 2017 world championship. For the first time in the 'power unit' era, Mercedes look...

27 Mar 2017 16:17
- 2
Lowe: "Williams can keep in touch with frontrunners"
Williams' new Chief Technical Officer Paddy Lowe is pleased with his new team's display in Australia on Sunday, following Felipe Massa's sixth place finish. It ...

27 Mar 2017 15:11
- 1
Todt: "We make and control the rules, not Liberty"
Jean Todt has made clear the FIA will continue to make the rules in formula one. As the Liberty Media era begins in earnest, new F1 sporting boss Ross Brawn said in Melbourne he...

27 Mar 2017 15:00
- 4
Horner: "Ferrari strongest, Mercedes not too far ahead"
Team boss Christian Horner has denied losing its 'trick' suspension system is the reason Red Bull struggled in Australia. Many observers are surprised that, with the rul...

27 Mar 2017 14:39
- 0
Alonso: "McLaren last in terms of performance"
Fernando Alonso is not the only team driver who is highly critical of former F1 grandee McLaren-Honda's current predicament. Many observers have interpreted Alonso's pos...

27 Mar 2017 13:05
- 3
Arrivabene: "Ferrari must avoid distractions in 2017"
Ferrari Team Principal Maurizio Arrivabene has said that the Scuderia needs to "avoid distractions" throughout the coming season if it wants to maintain momentum follo...

27 Mar 2017 12:53
- 5
Giovinazzi happy with 'perfect' debut weekend
Antonio Giovinazzi says he will be back in red gear when he returns to the F1 paddock in two weeks. Ferrari's new reserve driver got a shock call-up to the race grid in Aust...

27 Mar 2017 10:58
- 2
FIA to investigate Melbourne track invasion
Officials are investigating the invasion of the Albert Park circuit by spectators while F1 cars were still completing their post-race in-laps on Sunday. Winner Sebastian Vettel,...

27 Mar 2017 09:40
- 1
Daniel Ricciardo: "Not the weekend I wanted at home"
Daniel Ricciardo is leaving Melbourne a very disappointed man, having endured a nightmare Australian Grand Prix. After his crash in Q3 on Saturday, the Red Bull driver was ...

26 Mar 2017 18:54
- 0
Melbourne race pace "wasn't too bad" - Verstappen
Max Verstappen crossed the line in fifth place for Red Bull at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, but although he may be disappointed not to be closer to his rivals ahead...

26 Mar 2017 18:30
- 3
Stoffel Vandoorne reflects on "tricky" Grand Prix
Stoffel Vandoorne didn't enjoy a particularly successful day for McLaren, as the Belgian finished in P13, or in a more dismal way of putting it, last place. Vandoorne ...

26 Mar 2017 15:56
- 2
Fernando Alonso: "It’s enjoyable to be in the cockpit again"
Fernando Alonso reckons he had one of his best days of driving today at the Australian Grand Prix, running in P10 for much of the race before retiring towards the end. Alonso w...

26 Mar 2017 15:46
- 1
Alonso could quit F1 mid-season - Webber
Mark Webber thinks that McLaren driver Fernando Alonso could quit the team mid-season if the fortunes do not change soon. The Woking-based team have had a torrid year so fa...

26 Mar 2017 14:59
- 1
Brake disc failure ended Stroll's day early
A suspected brake disc failure ended Lance Stroll's day early, as he was forced to retire on lap 44 of the Grand Prix. Despite the retirement, Stroll has enjoyed his first f...

26 Mar 2017 14:25
- 0
Felipe Massa: "Not bad for an old boy!"
After coming back from one of the shortest retirements in Formula 1 history, many wondered if Felipe Massa still had what it took to deliver for Williams. This weekend, the Bra...

26 Mar 2017 13:27
- 1
Daniil Kvyat: "A good way to start the season"
Daniil Kvyat is very happy with the outcome of his Australian Grand Prix, as he came across the line in ninth position, taking two points for his championship. It could have be...

26 Mar 2017 12:52
- 0
Ocon hoping Australia point will be the first of many
Force India was left smiling from ear to ear today a both their drivers crossed the line in the points. Perez was ecstatic with seventh, while Esteban Ocon claimed his firs...

26 Mar 2017 12:22
- 0
Raikkonen disappointed to finish fourth
Kimi Raikkonen says that he is disappointed to finish the Australian Grand Prix in fourth position. Raikkonen failed to make the podium while he watched his teammate Sebastian V...

26 Mar 2017 11:39
- 0
Mixed day for Sauber as Ericsson retires, Giovinazzi P12
There's a mixed reception awaiting the Sauber drivers today as there's disappointment on one side of the garage and delight on the other after the season-opening race of...

26 Mar 2017 11:37
- 2
Perez delighted to cross the line P7
Sergio Perez has expressed delight following the Australian Grand Prix, as the Mexican brought his car home to finish P7 in the first race of a brand new era for Formula 1. Per...

26 Mar 2017 11:20
- 0
Hulkenberg disappointed to miss out on points
Reflecting on his first race as a Renault driver, Nico Hulkenberg says that he is disappointed to miss out on a points finish as he got so close to claiming tenth at the end of ...

26 Mar 2017 11:06
- 0
Verstappen: 'We still need to improve, and we will'
Red Bull teenage sensation Max Verstappen was surprised that he was able to keep the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen honest in the Australian Grand Prix, but admitted that there is a ...

26 Mar 2017 10:50
- 1
Sergio Marchionne feels "it's about time" Ferrari won
Ferrari team principal Sergio Marchionne says that it was about time that Ferrari stepped onto the top step of the podium, after Sebastian Vettel won the season opener in M...

26 Mar 2017 10:35
- 2
Best race of my life: Alonso
McLaren-Honda's troubled pre-season stretched into the first race of the season as double world champion Fernando Alonso retired from the Australian Grand Prix due to a susp...

26 Mar 2017 10:22
- 0
Ricciardo : "I'm getting out of here!"
Daniel Ricciardo suffered a nightmare weekend in Melbourne and will be more than happy to arrive in Shanghai with the opening race fully behind him. After crashing in qualifyin...

26 Mar 2017 10:20
- 0
Ferrari are a bit too quick - Bottas
Valtteri Bottas' first weekend with the Brackley-based squad was a solid one for the Finn as he completed the podium and even looked like be would be able to catch Hamilton ...

26 Mar 2017 09:53
- 1
Hamilton: "I just run out of grip"
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton had a difficult day at the office as he spent much of the afternoon lacking grip. He was clearly disappointed on the podium and referred to the la...

26 Mar 2017 09:37
- 2
Sebastian Vettel: "We're here to fight"
2017 Australian Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel hailed his victory on Sunday afternoon as "beautiful". He was jubilant on the podium and his joy was clear to s...

26 Mar 2017 08:49
- 1
Sebastian Vettel wins the Australian GP
Sebastian Vettel has won the Australian Grand Prix, taking his first win since the Singapore Grand Prix in 2015. Ferrari played a clever strategy to get the German ahead of Lewi...

26 Mar 2017 08:22
- 7
Ricciardo stuck in sixth gear, parks car trackside
Daniel Ricciardo's chances of sparking a revival from fifteenth on the grid appear to be all but over as the Red Bull driver has parked his car trackside. The Australian se...

26 Mar 2017 06:42
- 0
Williams receive €25,000 fine
Williams has been handed a €25,000 fine following a breach in Article 23.5c of the regulations, which states a team must report a change to a part in the car, as the t...

26 Mar 2017 06:18
- 0
Ricciardo handed five-place grid penalty
Daniel Ricciardo's miserable qualifying at Albert Park on Saturday has resulted in the Australian being given a five-place grid penalty by the race stewards. Ricciardo was ...

26 Mar 2017 05:27
- 0
Honda engine rebuild two months away - Hasegawa
The problems faced by the McLaren-Honda F1 team have been well documented over both pre-season testing and in the lead up to the Australian Grand Prix. The team's woes ...

25 Mar 2017 19:07
- 3
Lauda hails pink F1 sponsor publicity coup
Niki Lauda says that he is a fan of the ideology of BWT, the sponsor of Force India that has caused them to change their colours to a bright and vibrant pink. It is believed Au...

25 Mar 2017 18:41
- 0
Ecclestone hoping Ferrari will be strong
Bernie Ecclestone will be watching Sunday's Australian Grand Prix from his wife's native Brazil rather than Melbourne following his ousting as head of the sport - b...

25 Mar 2017 18:11
- 0
Jos Verstappen fears for Vandoorne's career
Jos Verstappen believes that the issues currently affecting the McLaren-Honda F1 team could have a detrimental effect on the career of highly-rated Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne. T...

25 Mar 2017 17:40
- 0
Mercedes voluntarily ditch controversial suspension system
Mercedes has voluntarily ditched their suspension system before the Australian Grand Prix, which has been a hot topic of debate over the last few months. The suspension mimics ...

25 Mar 2017 17:20
- 0
Brawn to keep eagle eye on track in 2017
Ross Brawn has stated that he intends to keep an eagle eye on how the 2017 season unfolds, as the year gets underway in Melbourne this weekend. The Albert Park circuit has seen...

25 Mar 2017 16:50
- 0
<< Previous Next >>