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Palmer frustrated GP2 title is not enough for F1 seat
Jolyon Palmer has expressed frustration that his new GP2 title has not proved an instant ticket to formula one. The son of former F1 driver Jonathan, 23-year-old Briton Palmer i...
10 Dec 2014 10:27 -
Incoming new F1 chairman to 'rein in' Ecclestone
A source has reinforced reports Bernie Ecclestone could be 'reined in' by the incoming new F1 chairman. Last week, the Financial Times (FT) reported that F1 supremo Ecclestone's...
10 Dec 2014 09:51 -
Ferrari, Renault see 'loophole' in engine rules
Mercedes' F1 engine rivals are targeting a 'loophole' in the regulations, according to media reports. Speed Week claims the 2015 season could kick off next March amid a dispute,...
10 Dec 2014 08:41 -
Button resorts to jokes to deal with strange situation
Jenson Button has resorted to jokes as McLaren's farcical delay in announcing its 2015 driver lineup drags on. "I have a new Japanese phone number," said the 2009 world champion...
09 Dec 2014 12:08 -
Ecclestone a little bit disappointed in Vettel, Alonso
Bernie Ecclestone has credited Mercedes' team management for preventing a "lousy" world championship in 2014. Considering the German team's utter dominance this year, the F1 'su...
09 Dec 2014 11:27 -
Mercedes 'surprised' by level of dominance
Mercedes was "surprised" when it realised the level of its dominance at the start of the radical new V6 era in 2014. With the season now over, the German team's rivals are left ...
09 Dec 2014 10:46 -
Furbatto set to return to McLaren for 2015
Another Italian is headed for McLaren, the Ferrari media insider Leo Turrini reports. Earlier, it became clear that Fernando Alonso will take his race engineer at Ferrari, Andre...
09 Dec 2014 09:37 -
Mercedes preparing Wehrlein for next step into F1
Pascal Wehrlein could be a regular name on the F1 race circuits in the near future. In September, Mercedes signed the now 20-year-old German to be the dominant F1 team's new res...
09 Dec 2014 08:25 -
Vettel and Raikkonen among richest Swiss residents
Sebastian Vettel has been named among the 300 richest residents of Switzerland. The German has now officially lost his status as reigning world champion, but the Swiss publicati...
08 Dec 2014 16:17 -
McLaren takes time to consider 'what is good'
McLaren has denied its 2015 driver lineup is delayed due to a behind-the-scenes "problem". The British team is taking heavy criticism for leaving 2009 world champion Jenson Butt...
08 Dec 2014 15:25 -
Caterham, Marussia 'gave nothing' to F1 - Trulli
F1 will not miss the collapsing backmarker teams Caterham and Marussia. That is the claim of former grand prix driver Jarno Trulli, whose own career started in the mid 90s right...
08 Dec 2014 14:21 -
Grosjean not hiding his desire to move to top team
Romain Grosjean admits he might still be looking to move away from Lotus after 2015. Amid Lotus' horror 2014 season, the Frenchman openly eyed a move for next year, but he has n...
08 Dec 2014 13:43 -
Lowe vows to take care of Mercedes reliability
Paddy Lowe has vowed to improve Mercedes' reliability record. While the German team utterly dominated in 2014, two teams were actually better in the area of technical reliabilit...
08 Dec 2014 12:47 -
Jules' condition is still stable - father Bianchi
Jules Bianchi's father says the injured F1 driver remains in a "stable" condition, more than two months after his Suzuka crash. Frenchman Bianchi, 25, has been unconscious and i...
08 Dec 2014 12:04 -
Bob Bell to start working for Ferrari in March
Mercedes' former technical chief Bob Bell looks set to start work at Ferrari in March. That is the claim of Italy's authoritative La Gazzetta dello Sport, referring to the Ulste...
08 Dec 2014 11:32 -
Marko expects F1 trophies to be lost forever
Helmut Marko has admitted the chances are high that Red Bull's stolen F1 trophies will be lost forever. The team confirmed at the weekend that a ram-raid on its Milton-Keynes fa...
08 Dec 2014 10:56 -
Domenicali replaces Berger as single-seater boss
Stefano Domenicali has returned to the world of open-wheel racing. After being ousted as Ferrari team boss, the Italian re-emerged recently at Audi, although the VW-owned brand ...
08 Dec 2014 10:15 -
Kobayashi to test 'Super Formula' this week
Kamui Kobayashi looks set to keep his motor racing career alive outside of formula one. After a year off the grid in 2013, the popular 28-year-old returned this year with Caterh...
08 Dec 2014 09:13 -
Massa aiming to fight for championship in 2015
Felipe Massa has targeted the 2015 drivers' title. Initially disappointed to have been ousted by Ferrari, the Brazilian appeared rejuvenated in 2014 after switching to Williams....
08 Dec 2014 08:40 -
Thieves steal 60 Red Bull Racing trophies
More than 60 trophies won by Red Bull were stolen from the F1 team's factory late on Friday night. Team boss Christian Horner confirmed that a vehicle broke through the front en...
06 Dec 2014 17:21 -
McLaren driver decision 'next week at the earliest'
Yet another week will draw to a close with no news forthcoming about McLaren's 2015 driver lineup. After Thursday's board meeting at Woking, expectations had risen again on Frid...
05 Dec 2014 16:07 -
Duke of Kent visits Mercedes factory in Brixworth
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains was proud to welcome HRH The Duke of Kent to its state-of-the-art technology centre in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, on the morning of W...
05 Dec 2014 14:58 -
Customer Haas keeping sharp eye on Ferrari changes
Gene Haas, F1's newest team owner, has admitted to keeping a sharp eye on the turmoil at Maranello. This year, after securing a place on the 2016 grid, Nascar co-owner Haas agre...
05 Dec 2014 13:35 -
Korea scheduled to sneak in extra engine for 2015
The story of Korea's surprise return to the F1 calendar for 2015 has taken another bizarre twist. Insiders were stunned on Wednesday when the FIA published a 2015 schedule featu...
05 Dec 2014 12:49 -
Domenicali conducting study into F1 entry for VW
Reports Audi is contemplating a future in formula one are once again gathering steam. The rumours were refuelled recently when ousted Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali resurf...
05 Dec 2014 12:13 -
GPDA president Wurz backs Bianchi report
The F1 drivers' union GPDA has welcomed the outcome of the investigation into Jules Bianchi's Suzuka crash. At Wednesday's meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, a ten-man pa...
05 Dec 2014 11:45 -
F1 world still waiting for announcement from McLaren
The F1 world is now eyeing yet another date for the delayed announcement of McLaren's 2015 driver lineup. The British team's board met at Woking on Thursday to reportedly discus...
05 Dec 2014 10:50 -
Robby Gordon to compete in Race of Champions
American motor sport superstar Robby Gordon will compete at the 2014 Race Of Champions, to be held at Bushy Park Barbados on December 13-14. But Gordon’s not travelling to Bar...
05 Dec 2014 10:17 -
Newey called off switch to 'political' Ferrari
Adrian Newey agreed a sensational move to Ferrari earlier this year, it has emerged. In June, Red Bull announced that its technical chief - easily the most famous and arguably t...
05 Dec 2014 08:49 -
2014 busy year for new McLaren boss Boullier
Eric Boullier has admitted his first year as McLaren team boss has been a busy one. Formerly at Lotus, the Frenchman was installed to run the Woking team and also prepare it for...
04 Dec 2014 16:43 -
New F1 chairman to 'marginalise' Ecclestone's role
Reports indicate Bernie Ecclestone's reign over formula one is once again under threat. This year, the sport's long-standing 'supremo' survived the Gerhard Gribkowsky corruption...
04 Dec 2014 15:56 -
F1 in danger of losing German broadcaster RTL
F1 could be set to lose one of its major free-to-air broadcasters in a key market, according to Germany's Sport Bild. Last week, RTL blamed "incomprehensible rules" and "counter...
04 Dec 2014 15:05 -
2015 Korea race could be on the streets of Seoul
Organisers of the former Korean grand prix have been caught off guard by the country's surprise return to the 2015 calendar. The unpopular and remote Yeongam race was held four ...
04 Dec 2014 14:32 -
Denmark's Lego rules out McLaren sponsor deal
Kevin Magnussen's hopes of retaining his McLaren seat may have taken a hit on Thursday. Reports indicate the British team's board is meeting on Thursday to decide the identity o...
04 Dec 2014 13:44 -
Chief designer Tombazis set to depart Ferrari
The next high-profile departure at Ferrari will be chief designer Nikolas Tombazis. That is the claim of the well-informed Ferrari specialist and media insider Leo Turrini. As F...
04 Dec 2014 12:45 -
Force India confirms use of Toyota wind tunnel for 2015
Sahara Force India is pleased to announce that it will use the wind tunnel facilities of Toyota Motorsport GmbH in Cologne, Germany, as the nominated site for all aerodynamic te...
04 Dec 2014 12:11 -
Spa clash was very difficult for Rosberg - Wolff
The Belgian grand prix in August was the turning point of Nico Rosberg's ill-fated 2014 championship campaign. There, at Spa-Francorchamps, the German famously collided with eve...
04 Dec 2014 12:04 -
There was no problem with Ricciardo - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel says he never lost respect for Daniel Ricciardo throughout the 2014 season. As it turned out, this year was the German's last campaign with Red Bull, where he e...
04 Dec 2014 10:29 -
Bianchi 'did not slow sufficiently' under yellow in Japan
Former F1 driver Patrick Tambay has hit out at the FIA for so squarely blaming Jules Bianchi for his life-threatening Suzuka crash. At Wednesday's meeting of the World Motor Spo...
04 Dec 2014 09:47 -
FIA clamps down on requirements for super licence
Max Verstappen could be the first and last 17-year-old to ever start a grand prix. That is because, following the inexperienced Dutchman's controversial signing by Toro Rosso fo...
04 Dec 2014 09:10 -
Korea added to 21-race F1 calendar for 2015
F1 has added another race to the 2015 schedule, creating the prospect of an unprecedented trek to 21 grand prix destinations next year. The extra race is South Korea, whose unpo...
04 Dec 2014 08:28 -
Jolyon Palmer joins line-up for Race of Champions
Newly-crowned GP2 Series Champion Jolyon Palmer has joined the driver line-up for the 2014 Race Of Champions, to be held at Bushy Park Barbados on December 13-14. Palmer has...
03 Dec 2014 16:06 -
Two races per weekend in the DTM in 2015
When it comes to the 2015 season, the DTM fans may look forward to even more race action: the DTM calendar comprises nine race weekends, with two races to be contested per weeke...
03 Dec 2014 15:18 -
Kvyat relaxed as he steps into Vettel's shoes at Red Bull
Daniil Kvyat insists he is relaxed as he steps into quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel's shoes at Red Bull. Now just 20 years old, the Russian made the meteoric leap from...
03 Dec 2014 14:26 -
Rossi, Chilton looking to opportunities outside F1
F1 test driver Alexander Rossi is looking to switch to America's premier open wheeler series Indycar for 2015. Although Californian, the 23-year-old has risen through the Europe...
03 Dec 2014 13:33 -
Current engine rules might drive Renault out of F1 - Horner
F1's current engine regulations could push manufacturers out of the sport and convince others not to press ahead with projects in the future. That is the claim of Red Bull team ...
03 Dec 2014 12:11 -
Alonso could follow Hulkenberg towards Le Mans
Fernando Alonso could follow Nico Hulkenberg's lead in splitting his F1 duties with a sensational debut at the fabled Le Mans 24 hours next year. Last week, the sports car proto...
03 Dec 2014 11:48 -
Mosley offers to 'help' F1 amid European investigation
Max Mosley has not ruled out returning to F1 amid the risk that the sport's commercial contracts could be torn up. It emerged last week that, as the small teams express anger ab...
03 Dec 2014 11:01 -
Lauda prayed for McLaren breakdown in 2012
Niki Lauda has recalled how one "important piece" of Mercedes' utter dominance this year was actually put in place in 2012. And the F1 legend, now Mercedes' team chairman, credi...
03 Dec 2014 10:28 -
Rivalry between Hamilton and Rosberg will continue - Hakkinen
Mika Hakkinen thinks Nico Rosberg can bounce back from title defeat in 2015. With Lewis Hamilton winning the intense teammate battle for the 2014 title, many might assume the Br...
03 Dec 2014 09:55 -
Red Bull Racing not giving Vettel old F1 car just yet
Red Bull has told departed team champion Sebastian Vettel it owes the German one of his title-winning cars -- but not yet. 27-year-old Vettel's long contract with the energy dri...
03 Dec 2014 08:42 -
Williams welcomes Avanade as new sponsor
Williams Martini Racing is pleased to announce a new multi-year technology partnership agreement and sponsorship with Avanade, a global business technology, cloud and managed se...
02 Dec 2014 15:17 -
Webber has no recollection of his accident at Interlagos
Mark Webber spent the night in a local hospital in São Paulo where he underwent further checks. He sustained bruising and concussion in the accident he suffered in Sunday's six...
02 Dec 2014 13:36 -
Wolff thinks Sauber, Force India and Lotus will survive
Toto Wolff thinks there is little danger the F1 grid will fall below 18 cars for the 2015 season. Backmarkers Caterham and Marussia stumbled financially at the tail end of last ...
02 Dec 2014 12:47 -
Grosjean had 'discussions' with teams including Ferrari
Romain Grosjean says he was in talks with teams including Ferrari until the 2015 driver market was "shaken up" by Sebastian Vettel. The Frenchman, who could have left Lotus due ...
02 Dec 2014 12:03 -
Renault and Ferrari unlikely to close gap to Mercedes
2014 engine rivals Renault and Ferrari appear unlikely to close the gap to dominant Mercedes before the start of next season. The struggling marques pushed hard for the current ...
02 Dec 2014 11:14 -
Vettel enjoys fairytale-like first days at Ferrari
This was the first weekend as a Scuderia Ferrari driver for Sebastian Vettel, who has been at Maranello from Saturday until today and has begun his work ahead of the new season....
02 Dec 2014 10:33 -
Toro Rosso set to keep Spanish oil company as sponsor
Just as Carlos Sainz settles in at Toro Rosso, it emerges that a major sponsor is staying with the Red Bull-owned team after all. When Sainz started out in the British and Europ...
02 Dec 2014 09:55 -
McLaren split into two camps over driver decision
McLaren's protracted driver deliberations will finally come to a head later this week. With Fernando Alonso almost certainly joining in 2015, the British team said recently that...
02 Dec 2014 09:02 -
Coulthard signed up for Race of Champions 2014
Thirteen-time Formula 1 grand prix winner David Coulthard has become the latest driver to sign up for the 2014 Race Of Champions, to be held later this month at the Bushy Park C...
01 Dec 2014 16:56 -
Hamilton never had the dream to drive for Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton says he does not feel the lure of F1's most famous team. After seven years with Red Bull's teams and four titles, Sebastian Vettel has switched to Ferrari for 201...
01 Dec 2014 15:06 -
CVC could pay small teams' engine bills to suppliers
Mercedes chairman Dieter Zetsche says he wants formula one to maintain a healthy grid. As backmarkers hit the wall in 2014 and three more small teams argue loudly about costs an...
01 Dec 2014 14:25 -
Sainz: "I don't want to be compared to my father"
Toro Rosso's new recruit has announced he no longer wants to be called 'Junior'. During his rise to formula one, culminating in this year's Formula Renault 3.5 title, the 20-yea...
01 Dec 2014 13:32 -
Mercedes would welcome BMW, Audi in F1
Mercedes would like to go head-to-head in F1 with Germany's other two premium carmaker brands. That is the claim of Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, after Mercedes-Benz in 2014 final...
01 Dec 2014 12:13 -
McLaren announcement expected later this week
McLaren will not announce its 2015 driver lineup on Monday. Earlier, it was expected that the British team would finally confirm the open secret about Fernando Alonso's switch f...
01 Dec 2014 11:48 -
Equipment auction means Marussia near finish line
Marussia appears to be close to the end of the line. Last month, the beleaguered backmarker ceased trading and laid off its 200-strong workforce, but chief Graeme Lowdon remaine...
01 Dec 2014 11:15 -
Claire Williams to head promotional working group
F1 has created a new working group with an eye on future generations. Bernie Ecclestone caused a stir recently when he said he was not interested in marketing the sport to young...
01 Dec 2014 10:32 -
Vergne 'really interested' in Indycar move
Jean-Eric Vergne has revealed his next move could be to Indycar. After three seasons with Toro Rosso, the 24-year-old Frenchman has been replaced for 2015 by the young rookie Sp...
01 Dec 2014 09:31 -
Webber in hospital after huge sports car crash
F1 veteran Mark Webber is in hospital in Sao Paulo following a huge crash during a sports car race in Brazil. In an echo of his similar crash at the same corner during the 2003 ...
01 Dec 2014 08:43 -
Vettel testing Ferrari F12012 today at Fiorano
29 Nov 2014 12:04
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