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Jean-Eric Vergne recalls Red Bull rise
Jean-Eric Vergne has spoken about his time with Red Bull, saying that while they were a huge help in getting him to Formula One, they also proved to be something of a restrictio...
23 Dec 2016 17:09 -
IndyCar: Helio Castroneves and James Hinchcliffe in unique ROC offering
Helio Castroneves and James Hinchcliffe have become the latest names to be confirmed for next month's Race of Champions in Miami. With their confirmation comes news of a co...
23 Dec 2016 16:44 -
Santino Ferrucci to remain with Haas
American youngster Santino Ferrucci will continue to serve as a development driver for Haas in 2017. Ferrucci tested for the team at the post-British Grand Prix test earlier th...
23 Dec 2016 16:07 -
Valtteri Bottas' Williams exit echoes the past
Valtteri Bottas' impending move to Mercedes isn't the only time the British team has lost a highly-rated driver to a rival team, despite contracts already being agreed. ...
23 Dec 2016 14:38 -
Red Bull share funny christmas message
Red Bull have had a light-hearted dig at rivals Mercedes and Ferrari in their Christmas card. In an image depicting Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo being chased by a Merced...
23 Dec 2016 13:46 -
Some drivers will underestimate challenge of 2017 cars - Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo thinks that some drivers could be caught out by the physical nature of next year's Formula One cars. Next year will see a major aerodynamic overhaul introd...
23 Dec 2016 13:28 -
More clutch changes to be introduced in 2017
Further regulation changes regarding clutches will be introduced in 2017. This year, while keeping the double-paddle system that has become the norm in Formula One, both served...
23 Dec 2016 12:49 -
Ferrari sign Fittipaldi and Armstrong
Ferrari have signed youngsters Marcus Armstrong and Enzo Fittipaldi to their Driver Academy ahead of the 2017 season. Fittipaldi, the grandson of two-time Formula One world cha...
23 Dec 2016 12:23 -
Esteban Gutierrez not happy with critics
Esteban Gutierrez has hit out at hit critics after he left Haas F1 Team. The Mexican exited the newcomers after just one year after failing to score a point. The former Sauber...
23 Dec 2016 11:55 -
Eric Boullier thinks McLaren could have won races in 2016
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has made the bold claim that McLaren could have won races in 2016 if they had the best engine. Although the British team improved from nin...
23 Dec 2016 11:29 -
Franz Tost: "There are too many grands prix in Europe"
Toro Rosso Boss Franz Tost has gone against the general consensus by suggesting that less races in Europe are needed. In the last decade, 10 new or returning races have been ad...
23 Dec 2016 10:37 -
Race weekend shakeup, budget cap being discussed
Formula One's new owners Liberty Media are considering a major change to race weekends. Kevin Garside, of the I newspaper has reported that two-day weekends ware being cons...
23 Dec 2016 10:21 -
Pirelli has backup plan
Pirelli have revealed that they have prepared a backup compound for 2017. In addition to being wider, The Italian company's 2017 tyres will feature new compounds and constr...
22 Dec 2016 17:50 -
Nicholas Latifi looking for increased F1 role at Renault
Nicholas Latifi is hoping for an expanded role with Renault F1 team in 2017. The Canadian is part of the team's young driver programme and drove the team's 2012 car, th...
22 Dec 2016 17:20 -
Mercedes have emerged from 2016 stronger - Toto Wolff
Toto Wolff feels that Mercedes have emerged for 2016 stronger. For the third year in a row the Anglo-German team scored a championship double, but they faced a number of contro...
22 Dec 2016 16:49 -
Early 2017 compounds revealed
Pirelli have revealed the tyre compounds that will be used in the first two rounds of the 2017 Formula One season. Next year the Italian manufacturer will introduce much wider ...
22 Dec 2016 16:25 -
The day Michael Schumacher came out of retirement
Today marks seven years since it was announced that Michael Schumacher as coming out of retirement. The German ended a three-year exile after being replaced at Ferrari by Kimi ...
22 Dec 2016 15:30 -
Video: Nico Rosberg's last ride
Mercedes AMG Petronas have released a video of Nico Rosberg driving his championship winning W07 for the final time. The 2016 world champion opted to retire opted to call time ...
22 Dec 2016 15:00 -
Antonio Giovinazzi credits KFC chief for rise
Antonio Giovinazzi has said that his rise up the motorsport ranks is down to Ricardo Gelael. The boss of Indonesia's KFC empire, who is reportedly nin talks to purchase Man...
22 Dec 2016 14:00 -
IndyCar: Alex Lynn linked with IndyCar ride
Alex Lynn is in the frame for a part-time IndyCar ride with Ed Carpenter Racing. That is the claim of RACER, who says the Williams Formula One development driver could race ECR...
22 Dec 2016 13:20 -
"Too early" for Wehrlein promotion - Franz Tost
Franz Tost thinks that Pascal Wehrlein isn't ready for a drive at world champions Mercedes. The Toro Rosso boss has seen a number of his drivers graduate to multiple champi...
22 Dec 2016 12:23 -
Max Verstappen win Dutch sports prize
Max Verstappen has been crowned Dutch Sports personality of the year alongside gymnast Sanne Wevers. Verstappen, who won the Spanish Grand Prix on his first outing for Red Bull...
22 Dec 2016 11:46 -
IndyCar: Scott Dixon sees "a steep learning curve" with Honda
Scott Dixon is expecting a challenge when Chip Ganassi Racing switches beck to Honda power next year after three seasons with Chevrolet. Ganassi's time with Chevy gave Dixo...
22 Dec 2016 11:18 -
Franz Tost wants engine equalisation
Toro Rosso chief Franz Tost feels that Mercedes' domination of Formula One must end next year. The Silver Arrows have dominated Formula One since the 1.6 litre V6 formula w...
22 Dec 2016 10:26 -
Antonio Giovinazzi set for practice outings
Recently-announced Ferrari reserve driver Antonio Giovinazzi is likely to complete some Friday running for one of the Italian marque's customer teams in 2017 Ferrari has si...
22 Dec 2016 09:59 -
Carlos Sainz completes seat fitting
Scuderia Toro Rosso has revealed that Carlos Sainz has completed his seat fitting in the team's 207 car. 2017 will be Sainz's third year with the team, despite Renault ...
22 Dec 2016 09:22 -
Ferrari turned down Paddy Lowe opportunity
Ferrari rejected an opportunity to sign Paddy Lowe from Mercedes. That is the claim of Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne who said the Mercedes technical chief approached the ...
22 Dec 2016 09:05 -
Ron Dennis to take over Manor?
Formula One is always full of surprises, but the immediate aftermath of this post season has been exhausting. There's been so much speculation and rumours and now a new stor...
21 Dec 2016 16:13 -
Valterri Bottas: "I have no doubts in myself"
Valterri Bottas has said that he has no doubts about his racing ability and is ready to win races. In an interview with Autosport before Nico Rosberg dropped his shock retireme...
21 Dec 2016 16:04 -
GP3: Charles Leclerc does testing for 2017 GP3 cars
2016 GP3 champion Charles Leclerc tested a 2017 GP3 car at the Yas Marina Circuit and also the Bahrain International Circuit following the post season testing. The aim of the t...
21 Dec 2016 15:13 -
WEC: Bruno Senna joins Rebellion Racing for LMP2 switch
Bruno Senna has confirmed he will be competing with Rebellion Racing in the 2017 World Endurance Championship. Rebellion are making the switch from LMP1 to LMP2 and h...
21 Dec 2016 14:56 -
Force India signs deal with Johnnie Walker
Force India have signed a multi-year contract with whiskey company Johnnie Walker. Johnnie Walker, owned by Diageo, first entered the sport in 2005, working as a part...
21 Dec 2016 14:44 -
Dave Ryan defends Pascal Wehrlein
Manor Formula One team racing director Dave Ryan believes that many people have the wrong impression of Pascal Wehrlein. Wehrlein looks as though he will miss out on the opport...
21 Dec 2016 14:29 -
Daniel Ricciardo rules out Mercedes link
Daniel Ricciardo has confirmed that he will be staying at Red Bull, and there is no chance of him switching to Mercedes. The Australian was one of many drivers linked with a se...
21 Dec 2016 14:23 -
Ericsson: "Sauber takeover was very important"
Sauber Formula One driver Marcus Ericsson has said the investment by Longbow Finance was a crucial part of the team's season. Sauber struggled in field for the whole season...
21 Dec 2016 13:50 -
Sauber tips Liberty to be fairer to small F1 teams
Monisha Kaltenborn thinks F1's new owners are sympathetic to the idea of a fairer distribution of power among the teams. So disillusioned with the way prize money and decisi...
21 Dec 2016 12:23 -
F1 cars to look like a 'station wagon' in 2017
F1 could be about to find a spanner in the works of its plans for more aesthetically pleasing cars for 2017. The 2017 rules are designed not just for more speed, but for a disti...
21 Dec 2016 11:06 -
Massa: "Everything that has been said so far is not official"
Felipe Massa has played down reports that he is definitely cancelling his retirement plans in order to stay at Williams for 2017. Amid Mercedes' mad rush to replace its sudd...
21 Dec 2016 10:35 -
McLaren says marketing chief Sami still at team
McLaren has clarified claims that another key member of the Honda-powered team is leaving. It has been all change at Woking recently, with supremo Ron Dennis leaving and now a m...
21 Dec 2016 09:17 -
Ferrari want calm Sebastian Vettel before contract talks
Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne has called for calm from Sebastian Vettel before both sides begin to discuss a new contract for the four-time champion. Vettel's deal wi...
20 Dec 2016 17:43 -
Niki Lauda and Helmut Marko discuss junior programmes
Dr. Helmut Marko has poked fun at Mercedes' junior programme during an appearance on Austrian television. Appearing alongside Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda, Marko quest...
20 Dec 2016 17:17 -
BTCC: Dave Newsham back in BTCC
Dave Newsham will drive for BTC Norlin Racing in the 2017 British Touring Car Championship season. The two-time race winner sat out most of the 2016 season, instead choosing to...
20 Dec 2016 16:50 -
Toto Wolff reveals reason behind Max Verstappen snub
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has revealed the reason why the team did not sign Max Verstappen when it had the chance to in 2014. When Verstappen was making waves in Form...
20 Dec 2016 16:39 -
Lewis Hamilton not happy with how F1 is run
Lewis Hamilton has hit out at the way Formula One is run in a recent piece for Time magazine. In the interview, Hamilton said that more needed to be done for the fans, and drew...
20 Dec 2016 16:25 -
Renault impressed with Jolyon Palmer
Renault technical chief Bob Bell has highlighted the progress made by Jolyon Palmer during his maiden Formula One campaign. Palmer had a slow start to his F1 career, but improv...
20 Dec 2016 15:45 -
Schumachers take legal action over photograph
The family of Michael Schumacher have taken legal action against a photographer offering a picture of the seven-time world champion in hospital. The former Ferrari and Mercedes...
20 Dec 2016 15:20 -
Pat Symonds leaves Williams
Pat Symonds has left Williams according to a report by Autosport magazine. The 63-year-old only joined the team in 2013 but speculation surrounding whether he was to retire at ...
20 Dec 2016 15:04 -
BTCC: Tom Chilton returns to BTCC
Tom Chilton will race in the British Touring Car Championship in 2017 after joining the new Power Maxed works Vauxhall project. Chilton, brother of former Formula One and curre...
20 Dec 2016 14:45 -
Video: Red Bull's year in pictures
Red Bull Racing have released a video entitled: '2016: A Season In Motion'. The video, consisting entirely of still images, is a look back at their 2016 season. 2016 w...
20 Dec 2016 13:55 -
Lance Stroll: "Money can't buy wins"
Lance Stroll has acknowledged that he is entering Formula One next year with significant financial backing. However, the Canadian teenager has denied that it is the sole reason...
20 Dec 2016 13:14 -
McLaren "the best team of my career" - Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso had branded McLaren as the "best team" of his career. The Spaniard began his career with Minardi before moving to Renault where he won two world title...
20 Dec 2016 12:24 -
Lewis Hamilton on the cover of Time
Lewis Hamilton has been featured on the cover of the iconic Time magazine. The move is a real coop for Formula One which has traditionally struggled to make an impact in the Un...
20 Dec 2016 12:01 -
Alfa Romeo return once again mused
Sergio Marchionne has again hinted at a possible future Formula One return for Alfa Romeo. The Fiat Chrysler and Ferrari boss has spoken in the past of bringing the legendary m...
20 Dec 2016 11:39 -
Mark Webber tells Williams "go for LMP1 star"
Former Formula One driver Mark Webber thinks that Williams should look outside of Formula One for Valtteri Bottas' replacement should the Finn move to Mercedes. Webber, who...
20 Dec 2016 11:14 -
Kyle Busch joines brother at Race of Champions
Kyle Bush is the latest name to be announced for Race of Champions in Miami next month. It will be the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion's first appearance at the Race of Cha...
20 Dec 2016 11:01 -
Mercedes could delay driver decision until February
Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda has warned that it could take until February to decide who will replace Nico Rosberg. Following the German's shock retirement after he was...
20 Dec 2016 10:35 -
Carlos Sainz rejects 2017 Mercedes move
Carlos Sainz has reiterated his commitment to Toro Rosso amid speculation linking him with a move to Mercedes Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner recently poured cold water o...
20 Dec 2016 09:42 -
No big predictions for Ferrari in 2017
Sergio Marchionne is refusing to predict a Ferrari fight for the title in 2017. Prior to this season, the Ferrari president boldly predicted his team would have a chance at win...
20 Dec 2016 09:26 -
Jost Capito out at McLaren
Jost Capito is set to Leave McLaren, mere months after beginning work for the team. Despite his move to McLaren being announced in January, Capito only started working for the ...
20 Dec 2016 09:10 -
Alan Permane: "I won't be sad to see the back of this car"
Renault trackside director of operations Alan Permane has said he is glad to see the back of 2016. In the year that Renault returned as a full works entry, they struggled for f...
19 Dec 2016 17:55 -
Lewis Hamilton warns against further team changes
Lewis Hamilton has warned Mercedes against making further changes to his team next year. At the beginning of 2016, mechanics and engineers were shuffled between Hamilton and th...
19 Dec 2016 17:35 -
Ferrari set 2017 car launch date
Ferrari have revealed that their new car will be launched on February 24. The launch will take place at the team's Maranello headquarters with the car likely to run at the ...
19 Dec 2016 16:44 -
Red Bull impressed by Pierre Gasly snub reaction
Pierre Gasly says that Red Bull were pleased with how he reacted to being overlooked for a 2017 Toro Rosso seat. Despite winning the GP2 title, the young Frenchman was snubbed ...
19 Dec 2016 16:38 -
Kevin Magnussen: "I am really excited about my next adventure"
Kevin Magnussen is looking forward to a winter without uncertainty for the first time in his Formula One career. The Dane was dropped by McLaren prior to 2015 in favour of Jens...
19 Dec 2016 16:21 -
Nico Rosberg misses out on top German sports prize
Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg has missed out on a top German sports award. The recently-retired driver finished third in a public poll for Germany's sportsman of ...
19 Dec 2016 16:08 -
Halo critics would still vote for it - Nico Hulkenberg
Nico Hulkenberg feels that if drivers were to vote on the introduction of the 'halo' head protection device, most would be in favour despite many drivers voicing their c...
19 Dec 2016 15:19 -
Ferrari lacking "not a lot" - Jean Todt
Former Ferrari boss Jean Todt has tipped the Italian team to make a recovery. The Prancing Horse finished 2016 in third place, behind both Mercedes and Red Bull, but the curren...
19 Dec 2016 15:08 -
Nico Rosberg: "Wehrlein is our German hope for the future"
Nico Rosberg has hinted that Mercedes should choose Pascal Wehrlein to replace him. Valtteri Bottas is expected to move over from Williams to take the world champion's plac...
19 Dec 2016 14:53 -
Felipe Massa receives steward offer
Felipe Massa has revealed that FIA president Jean Todt has asked him to serve as a steward at Grands Prix. Although he is set to postpone his retirement by at least a year to r...
19 Dec 2016 14:25 -
Max Verstappen comparisons "normal" - Stoffel Vandoorne
Stoffel Vandoorne has said comparisons with Max Verstappen are "normal" The Belgian will make his full F1 début for McLaren Honda in 2017, and people are alrea...
19 Dec 2016 14:08
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