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Maldonado making up the numbers in F1 - Webber
Mark Webber, the always plain-speaking former F1 driver, has named his 'best and worst' on today's F1 grid. When it comes to the best, the popular Australian and now...
25 Jan 2016 12:43 -
Mercedes targets February 15 debut for 2016 car
Mercedes is targeting a track debut for its championship-defending W07 car in the days before the opening winter test in Barcelona. That is the claim of the Spanish sports daily...
25 Jan 2016 12:07 -
2016 Ferrari passes frontal impact test in Italy
Ferrari's 2016 car, codenamed 667, appears on course to make its track debut as scheduled at the first Barcelona test. Omnicorse, a specialist Italian media source, said the...
25 Jan 2016 11:51 -
Penske not interested in following Haas to F1
Roger Penske, a famous name in US motor racing, has ruled out entering formula one. Joining the grid this year is Haas, whose founder Gene Haas - also a Nascar team c-owner - ad...
25 Jan 2016 11:12 -
Fry joins Manor Racing as engineering consultant
Manor Racing is pleased to announce that Pat Fry has joined the team to provide engineering consultancy as it gets its 2016 challenge underway. During that time, the team will b...
25 Jan 2016 11:09 -
Honda found 223 horse power over the winter
Honda has aced the winter off-season following the Japanese carmaker's woeful return to F1 last year. That is the claim of Manuel Franco, the correspondent for the Spanish s...
25 Jan 2016 10:38 -
Monza eyes chicane in the middle of Curva Grande
Monza is eyeing a tweak to its fabled circuit layout. Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that, as the Autodromo Nazionale looks ahead to a future on motorcycle racing c...
25 Jan 2016 10:09 -
Ericsson not concerned about 2016 Sauber delay
Sauber can still have a good 2016 even though the debut of the new car is delayed. That is the view of Swedish driver Marcus Ericsson, who nonetheless admitted that not getting ...
25 Jan 2016 09:45 -
'Significant' louder F1 sound for 2016 - Lowe
F1 appears to have succeeded in turning up the volume for 2016. With many fans, race promoters and other stakeholders disappointed with the milder tones of the new 'power un...
25 Jan 2016 08:29 -
Monza still has to agree a race fee with Ecclestone
Monza race organisers and Bernie Ecclestone are still negotiating over the fee for a new Italian grand prix contract. Recently, it appeared the risk the historic race could fall...
22 Jan 2016 16:34 -
F1 decision-time arrives for Pascal Wehrlein
Decision-time regarding Pascal Wehrlein's F1 future is now imminent. The new DTM champion's employer, Mercedes, has been in talks with Manor about a race place for the 2...
22 Jan 2016 15:52 -
McLaren not guaranteeing Vandoorne 2017 seat
Stoffel Vandoorne on Friday said there is no guarantee he will step into a F1 race cockpit for 2017. The Belgian was dominant in GP2 last year and is strongly backed by McLaren,...
22 Jan 2016 15:09 -
Red Bull expects challenging first quarter in 2016
With the engine supply crisis of last year finally over, Red Bull is not ruling out staying in F1 even beyond 2020. Christian Horner, the energy drink team's boss, told F1 R...
22 Jan 2016 13:44 -
'No date' set for when Capito will join McLaren
Jost Capito, McLaren's new team CEO, has not confirmed speculation he will start work at the Honda-powered team in April or May. "There is no date," he said at the...
22 Jan 2016 12:57 -
Villeneuve and Berger lament state of modern F1
Two former F1 drivers have lamented the current state of the sport. 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve and F1 veteran Gerhard Berger think changes at the very heart of formu...
22 Jan 2016 12:06 -
Argentine gov't wants to secure GP organisation
An Argentinean minister has confirmed the government's desire to see formula one return to the South American country. F1 has not raced at the then-ageing venue in Buenos Ai...
22 Jan 2016 11:39 -
Renault more than doubled the overall budget
Renault concluded last year that returning to winning ways in collaboration with Red Bull would not be possible. That is the admission of Cyril Abiteboul, the French marque'...
22 Jan 2016 11:25 -
Pirelli 'secretly'changed tyre construction for 2016
Pirelli secretly altered the construction of its F1 tyres in preparation for 2016. That is the claim of the British magazine F1 Racing, reporting that the addition of the 'u...
22 Jan 2016 10:40 -
Baku denies oil crisis to impact Azerbaijan GP
Organisers of the inaugural grand prix in Azerbaijan have hit back at reports that the June race is in doubt. Reports have suggested that due to the tumbling price of oil, local...
22 Jan 2016 10:12 -
Red Bull to reveal 2016 livery on February 17
The F1 world will get its first look at Red Bull's 2016 livery next month. Although the team's new car will not be seen until the following week when Barcelona testing s...
22 Jan 2016 09:51 -
Azerbaijan pushing ahead despite cancellation rumours
Amid swirling rumours, the promoter of F1's newest race said Azerbaijan cannot wait for its inaugural grand prix. Reports on Thursday suggested some authorities in the count...
21 Jan 2016 17:25 -
Ferrari denies Toro Rosso to use 2016 spec engine
Toro Rosso and Ferrari have played down media reports that are doing the rounds on Thursday. A report in Italy suggested that although Toro Rosso will use Ferrari's 2015-spe...
21 Jan 2016 16:49 -
Merhi keeping a close eye on developments in F1
Roberto Merhi is not giving up on formula one. El Confidencial, a Spanish newspaper, says the 24-year-old has been busily preparing for 2016, even though he lost his full-time M...
21 Jan 2016 13:24 -
Williams plays down contemplating Honda switch
Williams' Rob Smedley has played down suggestions the Grove team might be contemplating a shock switch from F1's field-leading Mercedes power. The speculation first surf...
21 Jan 2016 12:42 -
Kubica has 'options' to return to the race track
Robert Kubica's rally career could end after the forthcoming season opener in Monte Carlo. Now 31, the talented Pole's F1 career was tragically halted just prior to the ...
21 Jan 2016 12:15 -
Alonso's manager eyes better season for McLaren
Fernando Alonso's manager says he is confident McLaren-Honda will prepare a better car for the Spaniard to race in 2016. Having wooed Alonso from Ferrari, the Anglo-Japanese...
21 Jan 2016 11:38 -
Authorities pressing to cancel first Azerbaijan GP
Azerbaijan's inaugural grand prix should be in doubt, according to an economist. The first F1 race on the historic streets of Baku is scheduled for June, but Azerbaijan'...
21 Jan 2016 11:01 -
'Jagony Ayam a sponsor with Formula 1 potential'
The new sponsor of a GP2 team is tipped to eventually enter formula one. The Spanish newspaper El Confidencial said a deal between the GP2 outfit Campos and Jagonya Ayam - KFC...
21 Jan 2016 10:29 -
Dietrich Mateschitz paying EUR 3m for Salzburgring
More details about Dietrich Mateschitz's latest acquisition have emerged. Last September, we reported that the Red Bull mogul and billionaire, already the owner of the F1 ci...
21 Jan 2016 09:57 -
Renault to reveal 2016 plans on February 3 in Paris
The media has been summoned to Paris for February 3, as Renault presses the throttle on its plans for 2016. In a teaser video released on Wednesday, the carmaker declared: "...
21 Jan 2016 09:34 -
Rivola leaves Ferrari team to take care of 'academy'
Massimo Rivola, a long-time member of Ferrari's travelling F1 team, has confirmed he will have a different role in the future. Mid-season last year, the sporting director wa...
20 Jan 2016 15:12 -
Red Bull facing fine after Verstappen snow demo
Red Bull is facing the possibility of a EUR 30,000 fine after Max Verstappen's spectacular blast up and down the famous Kitzbuhel ski slopes last week. A crowd of 3,500 gath...
20 Jan 2016 13:59 -
Vettel to also test for Ferrari at Pirelli wet tyre test
Sebastian Vettel will keep his pre-season preparations in a high gear next week. While his rivals still have their engines silent, the German returned to action on Tuesday with ...
20 Jan 2016 12:55 -
Engine price limit for customer teams approved
The F1 Commission on Tuesday approved a plan by the sport's engine manufacturers to impose a cap on the price of supplying to customer teams. Reports prior to the Geneva mee...
20 Jan 2016 12:07 -
Lukoil to be title sponsor for Russian Grand Prix
Organisers of the Russian grand prix look to have secured a title sponsor for the third edition of the Sochi race this year. Sportbox, a Russian-language media source, claims o...
20 Jan 2016 11:44 -
Raffaele Marciello splits with Ferrari and Sauber
Raffaele Marciello has split with Ferrari and will also no longer work with the Ferrari-powered F1 team Sauber. With the death of Jules Bianchi, the 21-year-old Italian became t...
20 Jan 2016 11:11 -
GP2: Giovinazzi joins Prema Racing for 2016
Prema Racing is delighted to announce Antonio Giovinazzi as the first driver joining the team's roster for their maiden GP2 Series season. A runner-up in the 2015 FIA F.3 Eu...
20 Jan 2016 10:30 -
Name change and new logo for Manor Racing
Manor has dropped the word 'Marussia' from its official name in formula one. Although the backmarker outfit was widely known as 'Manor' last year, complex F1 reg...
20 Jan 2016 09:29 -
Montezemolo wanted at least a 'thanks' from Ferrari
Luca di Montezemolo thinks he deserves more credit for the contribution he made to Ferrari. Now 68, the Italian's Ferrari career dates all the way back to 1973, when he beca...
20 Jan 2016 08:42 -
Controversy Corner - Benetton
Controversy Corner - Benetton For the first article in the F1 controversies section see here: http://www.f1today.net/en/news/205001/at-this-race The 1994 season is one that goe...
19 Jan 2016 20:50 -
Vettel, Ferrari burst into action with test at Fiorano
Ferrari burst into testing action on Tuesday, the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport reported. That is despite the fact that official testing action does not begin unt...
19 Jan 2016 15:39 -
GP2: Evans and Gelael to race for Campos in 2016
Jagonya Ayam becomes Campos' main sponsor after agreeing to a two-year sponsorship deal. The team confirm Indonesia's Sean Gelael and New Zealand's Mitch Evans for t...
19 Jan 2016 13:51 -
Sauber sticks with the original plan for new C35
Sauber has played down news that its 2016 car, the C35, will miss the opening test of the winter test period. The Swiss team confirmed on Monday that it will only take last year...
19 Jan 2016 13:23 -
McLaren worked throughout Christmas on new car
McLaren staff worked throughout the Christmas break in order to keep its Honda-powered 2016 car on schedule. Sauber, a smaller Swiss outfit, has admitted that it will not take a...
19 Jan 2016 12:53 -
Horner encouraged Mercedes to sign Hamilton
Christian Horner claims he encouraged Mercedes to sign Lewis Hamilton when the now triple world champion was on the market back in 2012. Horner told the British magazine F1 Raci...
19 Jan 2016 12:11 -
Probably no Aston Martin deal for 2016 - Force India
Force India has confirmed reports that a touted deal with the British luxury carmaker Aston Martin has fallen through for now. Talks with the Silverstone based team about a nami...
19 Jan 2016 11:47 -
New Williams has 'interesting developments' - Smedley
Rob Smedley has promised Williams' drivers a vastly evolved car for the 2016 season. The British team has finished the past two seasons in a solid third place, but last year...
19 Jan 2016 11:05 -
F1 engine rule changes limited to cost reduction
Plans to dramatically shake up the engine regulations appear to now be off the table, following a key meeting in Geneva on Monday. F1's engine manufacturers had been handed ...
19 Jan 2016 10:33 -
Teams' pre-season plans starting to take shape
With five weeks until the first official winter test, F1 teams' plans are starting to take shape. Williams said at the weekend that it will roll out its new Mercedes-powered...
19 Jan 2016 09:56 -
Sauber confirms 2016 car will not take part in first test
Sauber has confirmed reports on Monday that it will not take its 2016 car to the first test of the official winter pre-season next month. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said...
19 Jan 2016 09:10 -
Renault works team set for yellow livery in 2016
Renault looks set to field a yellow and black livery in 2016 as the French carmaker takes over and rebrands the team formerly known as Lotus. Leaked photos of the latest edition...
19 Jan 2016 08:22 -
Williams 'very much against' return of refuelling
The Williams team has revealed its strong opposition to Jean Todt's idea that formula one should consider reintroducing in-race refuelling. The FIA president said a few days...
18 Jan 2016 17:00 -
Todt asks auditor to take a look at FIA organisation
Jean Todt has moved to distance F1's governing body from the sort of scandals that have gripped the world of football. Fifa (world football) and Uefa (European football) pre...
18 Jan 2016 16:28 -
Sirotkin in talks about Friday role in F1 for 2016
Sergey Sirotkin has revealed he will now turn his attention to the possibility of a Friday role in formula one for this year. The 20-year-old, who leapt to F1 prominence in 2013...
18 Jan 2016 15:42 -
Woman competing in F1 'extremely unlikely' - Hill
Damon Hill has sided with Bernie Ecclestone amid a renewed debate about whether women are able to go head-to-head with men in formula one. F1 supremo Ecclestone caused a stir la...
18 Jan 2016 14:54 -
2016 Williams to run for the first time in Barcelona
Williams' 2016 car will be ready to run on the opening day of pre-season testing next month. "There will be no glamorous unveiling," chief engineer Rob Smedley sai...
18 Jan 2016 14:10 -
GP2: Russian Time fields Marciello alongside Markelov
Russian Time has finalised its 2016 GP2 line-up with the signing of Italian Raffaele Marciello, who will partner Russian driver Artem Markelov. Marciello, who turned 21 in Decem...
18 Jan 2016 13:29 -
McLaren to launch the new MP4-31 on February 21
McLaren has revealed the launch date for their 2016 challenger. The MP4-31 will be shown on February the 21st. That is the day before pre-season testing starts at Barcelona circ...
18 Jan 2016 12:59 -
Aki Hintsa making progress in fight against cancer
Former McLaren doctor Aki Hintsa says he has made some progress since being diagnosed with cancer mid last year. The well-known 57-year-old Finn, who stepped away from F1 at the...
18 Jan 2016 12:44 -
Formula 1 'very close' to engine solution - Todt
Jean Todt says he is confident F1 is moving towards a solution on the thorny topic of engines. The manufacturers had been given a deadline of January 15 - Friday - to come up wi...
18 Jan 2016 12:00 -
PDVSA plays down speculation about Maldonado
A source at PDVSA, the Venezuelan state oil company, has played down speculation about Pastor Maldonado's immediate future. Reports have suggested that amid a corruption sca...
18 Jan 2016 11:13 -
Pirelli wants best teams and drivers for 2017 tests
Pirelli wants F1's top drivers to test its tyres later this year. Two in-season tests after the Spanish and British grands prix have already been scheduled, but the official...
18 Jan 2016 10:31 -
'If Max keeps this up, he will be champion one day'
Max Verstappen is a world champion of the future, according to former Toro Rosso co-owner Gerhard Berger. The F1 legend was on hand late this week as Verstappen, the Faenza base...
18 Jan 2016 09:46 -
No Ferrari dream for 'happy' Nico Hulkenberg
Nico Hulkenberg says he is content for now at Force India. The German's teammate, Mexican Sergio Perez, makes no secret of his desire for a seat further up the grid, after t...
18 Jan 2016 08:55 -
F1 noise up to 25 per cent louder in 2016 - Symonds
The volume of F1 will be turned up this year, Williams technical boss Pat Symonds says. He said on Friday that, simply through "normal development" of the power units ...
18 Jan 2016 08:21 -
GP2: Sirotkin joins ART Grand Prix for 2016 season
ART Grand Prix is pleased to open its 2016 season by announcing the arrival of Sergey Sirotkin, Russian SMP Racing supported driver, to its GP2 driver line up. In 2010 at just 1...
15 Jan 2016 12:54 -
Marko expects little from Renault works team
Renault would be wiser to direct the bulk of its effort into Red Bull. That is the view of Dr Helmut Marko, just as the French carmaker turns a sharp corner with the direction o...
15 Jan 2016 12:05 -
F1 drivers no longer 'riding a cannonball' - Berger
Gerhard Berger thinks F1 is not the spectacle it once was. "Yes," the Austrian F1 legend and former McLaren and Ferrari driver told German-language motorsport-magazin....
15 Jan 2016 11:16 -
Manor F1 signs Tombazis as chief aerodynamicist
The Manor F1 Team is pleased to announce the appointment of Nikolas Tombazis to the role of Chief Aerodynamicist. Tombazis needs no introduction, having enjoyed a long and accom...
15 Jan 2016 11:11 -
F1 'must be sure' to head in right direction - Hembery
Paul Hembery has played down claims that Pirelli was behind the reported watering-down of planned radical chassis changes for 2017. Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko, though, blame...
15 Jan 2016 10:29
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