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Rosberg has no explanation for sudden run of form
Mika Hakkinen suspects Lewis Hamilton might not be firing on every cylinder in the odd tail-end races of 2015. After the new triple world champion dominated for much of the seas...
23 Nov 2015 15:39 -
'Not fair' to only look at the points in 2015 - Sainz
Carlos Sainz thinks he will look more impressive alongside teammate sensation Max Verstappen next year. As soon as Red Bull concludes engine deals for its two teams for 2016, To...
23 Nov 2015 15:05 -
Bidders emerge as 'parallel engine' plan divides paddock
Up and down pitlane, and inside and outside of formula one, the sport's plans for parallel engine rules in 2017 continue to make a stir. It has emerged that joining engine g...
23 Nov 2015 14:18 -
Raikkonen keeps cool over Ferrari's 2016 goals
Kimi Raikkonen is refusing to get carried away with predictions about Ferrari's hopes of beating Mercedes in 2016. The pace of the Finn's teammate Sebastian Vettel was t...
23 Nov 2015 13:27 -
Ocon wants to represent France in F1 on short notice
Esteban Ocon is hoping he will help to keep France prominent in formula one "very soon". The 19-year-old is one of the brightest new talents in single seaters, beating...
23 Nov 2015 12:45 -
It's a shame to be 'missing' Schumacher - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel dedicated his victory in the Race of Champions event at London's Olympic Stadium at the weekend to Michael Schumacher. Together, the two Germans dominated t...
23 Nov 2015 12:06 -
King and Haryanto to test for Manor in Abu Dhabi
The Manor Marussia F1 Team is pleased to announce that it will run its Development Driver Jordan King and also Rio Haryanto in next week's Pirelli tyre test in Abu Dhabi. Th...
23 Nov 2015 11:35 -
Rules prevent Honda from quickly closing the gap - Ramirez
The current rules will prevent Honda from quickly closing the big gap to its engine rivals in F1. That is the view of Jo Ramirez, the retired long-time McLaren team coordinator ...
23 Nov 2015 11:28 -
Mike Gascoyne linked with F1 return for Renault
Mike Gascoyne has been linked with a return to formula one with Renault. Finland's Ilta Sanomat newspaper reports that with the French carmaker preparing to announce its buy...
23 Nov 2015 10:54 -
Hakkinen hits out at crash-prone Maldonado
Mika Hakkinen has hit out at Pastor Maldonado, as the Venezuelan continues to divide opinion in the F1 paddock. The sheer number of incidents involving the Lotus driver has insp...
23 Nov 2015 10:11 -
Verstappen happy with father Jos as mentor
Max Verstappen's ever-present father Jos is going nowhere, as the 18-year-old rookie nears the end of his meteoric first season in formula one. So impressive has the young D...
23 Nov 2015 09:42 -
Super GT: Nissan teams win both GT500 and GT300 divisions
Japanese manufacturer Nissan had at least two reasons to celebrate last week, as two of the Nissan-supplied teams managed to take home one championship title each in the japanes...
22 Nov 2015 14:32 -
Ilmor applies to supply 'client engines' from 2017
Ilmor has put its hand up to become F1's exclusive supplier of the 2.5 litre 'client engine' for 2017. Headed by renowned F1 engine guru and Swiss Mario Illien, the ...
20 Nov 2015 16:00 -
Red Bull hints Abu Dhabi announcement looming
Red Bull appears set to stay in formula one with Renault power in 2016. Earlier, the energy drink company risked dropping off the grid amid its crumbling relationship with the F...
20 Nov 2015 15:14 -
Smedley linked with Haas, Baldisserri to Williams
Rob Smedley has been linked with a move to the Haas team for 2016. That is the claim of the Italian magazine Autosprint, referring to the 41-year-old British engineer who last y...
20 Nov 2015 12:57 -
Montezemolo hopes for good Schumacher news
Luca di Montezemolo, the former long-time Ferrari president, has described as "terrible" the current plight of F1 legend Michael Schumacher. Almost two full years ago,...
20 Nov 2015 12:20 -
2016 title battle has already started - Rosberg
At a sponsor event this week, a Spanish reporter put it to Nico Rosberg that after two consecutive title defeats to Lewis Hamilton, 2016 may be a case of 'third time lucky...
20 Nov 2015 11:54 -
Lot more to Red Bull engine supplier problems - Massa
Felipe Massa does not believe Red Bull's argument that competitiveness alone is the reason the team struggled to find an engine supplier for 2016. One by one, Mercedes, Ferr...
20 Nov 2015 11:13 -
Kaltenborn thinks Ferrari will veto 'client engine'
Sauber chief and co-owner Monisha Kaltenborn has made clear her staunch opposition to F1's proposed 'client engine' for 2017. As Sauber is a small team and serial ca...
20 Nov 2015 10:42 -
Mercedes denies moving to sign Schumacher's son
Mercedes has played down reports it is shaping up to sign Michael Schumacher's son. We reported last week that 16-year-old Mick, whose father Michael won five titles for Fer...
20 Nov 2015 10:06 -
Williams drops appeal against Massa disqualification
Williams has dropped its appeal against Felipe Massa's disqualification from the Brazilian grand prix. After a tyre on the Brazilian driver's car was found to have excee...
20 Nov 2015 09:35 -
Hoy replaces injured Lorenzo in Race of Champions
Six-time Olympic cycling gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy will have the chance to show off his skills on four wheels tomorrow evening after he was drafted in to replace Jorge Lorenz...
19 Nov 2015 15:13 -
Force India signs Alfonso Celis as development driver
Sahara Force India is pleased to announce the signing of Mexican racer, Alfonso Celis, as a development driver. The 19-year-old will get his first experience of Formula One powe...
19 Nov 2015 13:18 -
Red Bull Racing on target to make first 2016 test
Red Bull is on target to make the first test of the 2016 pre-season period, engineering chief Paul Monaghan insists. Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya has announced that it w...
19 Nov 2015 12:45 -
Massa hopes for same engine as Mercedes in 2016
Felipe Massa is hoping Williams will get back on par with its engine supplier Mercedes in 2016. While dominant Mercedes and its customer teams are believed to have enjoyed ident...
19 Nov 2015 12:17 -
I would have liked to race with Max - Van der Garde
As his meteoric and history-making first season nears its end, the compliments are continuing to rain down on F1 teen sensation Max Verstappen. While Lewis Hamilton complained t...
19 Nov 2015 11:56 -
It's difficult to assess how good Vettel is - Hamilton
In one fell swoop, Lewis Hamilton has maligned three more F1 stars. Recently, the new triple world champion had to hit reverse gear after suggesting F1 legend Michael Schumacher...
19 Nov 2015 11:28 -
Honda to engage 'more consultants' for F1 project
Honda has had a change of heart towards the end of its abysmally-bad return to F1 this year. Earlier, the proudly nationalistic Japanese carmaker was refusing to speed up the pr...
19 Nov 2015 11:03 -
Wurz and Whitmarsh say no to Manor team boss role
Alex Wurz and Martin Whitmarsh have each denied suggestions they might be set to succeed John Booth as Manor's new team boss. The British backmarker has already replaced the...
19 Nov 2015 10:39 -
Ecclestone denies that BBC will drop F1
Bernie Ecclestone is unmoved amid reports the BBC will drop formula one. The free-to-air broadcaster, who share the television rights with F1's main British broadcaster Sky,...
19 Nov 2015 10:10 -
History: No one wants his child to see a racing driver die on television
By: Bas Naafs "On sunday morning just before the race I said to him: 'You are the fastest guy around, why don't you quit?' He said: 'I can't quit, I ha...
18 Nov 2015 19:31 -
Massa defends decision to appeal his disqualification
Felipe Massa has defended Williams' decision to appeal his disqualification from the Brazilian grand prix. The FIA said Massa was excluded from the results because a tyre on...
18 Nov 2015 13:28 -
Leaving Sauber 'best decision of my career' - Gutierrez
Esteban Gutierrez says losing his Sauber race seat last year was the "best decision of my career". The 24-year-old Mexican and his backers signed up instead at Ferrari...
18 Nov 2015 12:54 -
Hakkinen doubts Raikkonen can bounce back in 2016
Former F1 driver and double world champion Mika Hakkinen is not confident his countryman Kimi Raikkonen can bounce back in 2016. Although closer to his new teammate this year th...
18 Nov 2015 12:13 -
'Parallel' engine plan intended to force compromise
A war is brewing in formula one. The FIA and Bernie Ecclestone say they intend to introduce a new engine specification, built by an independent supplier, to run parallel to the ...
18 Nov 2015 11:42 -
Rosberg revels in 'spoiling' Hamilton's title party
With a spring in his step, Nico Rosberg insists the verbal taunts of his teammate Lewis Hamilton are bouncing right off him. Although he has lost a second consecutive drivers...
18 Nov 2015 11:01 -
Magnussen sees opening to return in F1 for 2017
Kevin Magnussen is eyeing 2017 as an opportunity to get his F1 racing career back on track. The 23-year-old Dane, who has been ousted by McLaren, is thought to be looking into a...
18 Nov 2015 10:37 -
Austin late with fee payment for this year's race
Bernie Ecclestone hopes Austin can get the future of its US grand prix back on track. It emerged recently that the popular race at the Circuit of the Americas is endangered beca...
18 Nov 2015 09:54 -
IRL: Andretti Autosport retains Munoz for 2016
Four-time IndyCar Series champions Andretti Autosport confirmed today that Carlos Muñoz will return to the team's roster for 2016 Verizon IndyCar season. Muñoz...
18 Nov 2015 08:23 -
McLaren admits to losing TAG Heuer as sponsor
McLaren has admitted its long-standing sponsorship by the Swiss watch maker TAG Heuer is ending. CEO Jean-Claude Biver told the Swiss newsmagazine L'Hebdo that TAG Heuer has...
17 Nov 2015 15:29 -
Rosberg, Vettel 'wide awake' for 2016 title attack
F1 is looking ahead to a more competitive 2016 season starring Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel, according to the Italian press. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton dominated this yea...
17 Nov 2015 12:48 -
Alternative engine to be 2.5 litre twin-turbo V6
Details about the specification of F1's alternative engine for 2017 have emerged. Previously, it was believed independent outfits like Ilmor or Cosworth were being invited t...
17 Nov 2015 12:15 -
Max Verstappen is good, I can't deny it - Sainz
Max Verstappen is another F1 driver who is no fan of the new 'grid boy' concept. In Brazil, Sebastian Vettel jokingly warned he would "strike" if assigned a gr...
17 Nov 2015 11:51 -
Renault still has to decide over participation in F1
Red Bull is now confident it will be in formula one beyond next weekend's 2015 finale. Earlier, the energy drink outfit was threatening to pull out amid its search for a new...
17 Nov 2015 11:07 -
Too many one-stop strategies this year - Pirelli
Paul Hembery thinks F1 will be more exciting in 2016. Fans and insiders agree that Sunday's Brazilian grand prix was too processional. World champion Lewis Hamilton called i...
17 Nov 2015 10:23 -
Minute of silence was for the French - Lauda
Two F1 personalities made clear the minute of silence on Sunday's Interlagos grid was for the victims of the Paris terrorist attack. FIA president Jean Todt, the French chie...
17 Nov 2015 09:46 -
Ecclestone doesn't mind similar grid for 2016
Bernie Ecclestone says he doesn't mind that next year's grid will look very similar to the one in 2015. All of the grandee teams including Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, W...
17 Nov 2015 09:01 -
GP2: Malja replaces injured Visoiu at Rapax
The GP2 Series is ready for the final stint of 2015 with teams and drivers lining-up next weekend at Bahrain for round 10. The event will enable teams and drivers to recover the...
16 Nov 2015 14:23 -
F1 closing its eyes to 'parallel rules' problems - Wolff
Toto Wolff has hit back at Bernie Ecclestone, after the F1 supremo suggested carmakers are prepared to destroy F1 for their own gain. Manufacturers including dominant Mercedes a...
16 Nov 2015 13:40 -
Flavio Briatore yet to visit Michael Schumacher
Flavio Briatore has admitted he is yet to visit Michael Schumacher, ever since his former F1 protege suffered a skiing crash in late 2013. Schumacher, whose first two titles in ...
16 Nov 2015 13:07 -
F1 needs any advertising it can get - Arrivabene
Maurizio Arrivabene has hit out at the decision to hold the forthcoming post-season Abu Dhabi tyre test behind closed doors. Two days after the chequered flag falls on the 2015 ...
16 Nov 2015 12:36 -
Honda respects mentality of both McLaren drivers
Honda insists it takes no offence at the use of "humour" to discharge the frustration felt by its F1 drivers at the tail end of 2015. McLaren's all-champion duo of...
16 Nov 2015 12:09 -
Hamilton finds 'excuses' when he needs them - Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton looks for "excuses" when he does not win grands prix, Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg said over the course of the Brazilian grand prix weekend. On Sunday...
16 Nov 2015 11:53 -
Magnussen denies closing door on F1 reserve role
Kevin Magnussen has denied he ruled out keeping a foot in the F1 door next year by signing up for a new reserve driver role. It was believed the main reason the Dane split with ...
16 Nov 2015 11:15 -
Williams to appeal Massa's disqualification in Brazil
Williams is appealing Felipe Massa's disqualification from the Brazilian grand prix. The stewards stripped the Brazilian of his eighth place finish because a tyre had been m...
16 Nov 2015 10:41 -
F1Today's Notebook: Brazil Race 2015
Nico Rosberg earned his 13th career win, cementing Second Place in the Championship with a controlled victory around Interlargos. Lights are out and Hamiton makes initially be...
16 Nov 2015 10:13 -
Mercedes, not drivers to decide strategy - Wolff
Toto Wolff says Mercedes will continue to make the call on race strategy, following the complaints of world champion driver Lewis Hamilton. In Brazil, teammate Nico Rosberg won ...
16 Nov 2015 10:02 -
Sutil admits F1 future beyond 2015 is unclear
Adrian Sutil admits his future beyond the forthcoming 2015 finale in Abu Dhabi is not clear. When Valtteri Bottas struck trouble with a back injury early this season, former For...
16 Nov 2015 09:37 -
Wurz talks to Manor over team boss position
Alex Wurz admits he has been approached to take over as Manor's team principal. It was confirmed at Interlagos this weekend that boss John Booth and deputy Graeme Lowdon hav...
16 Nov 2015 08:27 -
Jean Todt likens the killings Paris to Road Car Accidents
French President of the FIA has made a gaff that many believe to be insensitive after Friday evening saw around 120 people killed to what was an unprovoked attack on the Capital...
15 Nov 2015 14:24 -
F1Today's Notebook: Brazil Qualifying 2015
A late Notebook for this weekend's Brazil Qualifying but no change in the story as Nico Rosberg earns his fifth Pole in a role. Main talking point to come from Saturd...
15 Nov 2015 14:09 -
FP3 report: Hamilton fastest despite glitching gearbox
Lewis Hamilton was the fastest man in the third free practice session. The brit suffered from several glitches and difficulties with the gearbox in his car, on one occasion losi...
15 Nov 2015 13:25 -
FP2: Nico Rosberg turns it around at Interlagos
Mercedes was in a league of their own on the first day in Brazil. Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton ruled again in the second free practice at Interlagos, albeit in the opposite o...
13 Nov 2015 18:32 -
FP1: Hamilton a half second faster than Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton has had a fever and endured a car crash in the build-up towards the Brazilian Grand Prix, but in the first free practice he has shown that it hasn't harmed hi...
13 Nov 2015 14:32 -
Coupons.com extends parnership with Manor F1
The Manor Marussia F1 Team today announced an extension of its partnership with Coupons.com, a brand that is a part of the U.S. tech firm Quotient, ahead of this weekend's 2...
13 Nov 2015 14:07 -
Priaulx and Lopez join field for Race of Champions
Next week's Race Of Champions at London’s former Olympic Stadium will feature a record 20 drivers after today’s addition of two of the greatest drivers in Tourin...
13 Nov 2015 13:34 -
Vettel doubts Ferrari engine now matches Mercedes
Sebastian Vettel has questioned F1 legend Niki Lauda's claim that Ferrari has already caught up with dominant world champions Mercedes. Lauda, who is Mercedes' team chai...
13 Nov 2015 12:51 -
Force India drivers hope for Aston Martin boost
Three midfield drivers have admitted they hope their independent teams can find more money ahead of the 2016 season. Force India, whose financial struggles have been obvious eve...
13 Nov 2015 12:07 -
Button warns Hamilton not to get carried away
Jenson Button has warned his former teammate Lewis Hamilton not to get carried away with his success. Hamilton, the new triple world champion, was the only F1 driver to arrive a...
13 Nov 2015 11:20 -
Mick Schumacher completed F3 test this week
Michael Schumacher's son looks set to move just one step away from F1 in 2016. 16-year-old Mick made his single-seater debut in German Formula 4 this year, but in recent day...
13 Nov 2015 10:45
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