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De la Rosa could follow Alonso out of Ferrari
Pedro de la Rosa has refused to comment on whether he will be following his countryman and friend out of Ferrari. It is rumoured that, with Esteban Gutierrez and his Mexican bac...
19 Dec 2014 09:51 -
Ecclestone, Walsh, Di Montezemolo join F1 board
F1's owner CVC has made three notable appointments to the sport's executive board. After escaping jail in the wake of the Gerhard Gribkowsky scandal, chief executive Bernie Eccl...
19 Dec 2014 08:42 -
Ecclestone pokes fun at bribery trial in Xmas card
Bernie Ecclestone has poked fun at the legal troubles that almost landed him in jail this year. Every Christmas season, the F1 supremo sends out a card to his friends in the spo...
18 Dec 2014 14:53 -
Horner confirms Renault is working with Ilmor
Christian Horner has confirmed that Red Bull's engine supplier Renault is now working with Mario Illien. As the French engine marque faltered at the start of the new 'power unit...
18 Dec 2014 10:13 -
Alonso was a real option for Lotus - Lopez
Lotus really was one of Fernando Alonso's options for the 2015 season, team owner Gerard Lopez has admitted. As the long saga preceding the Spanish driver's switch from Ferrari ...
18 Dec 2014 09:42 -
Ferrari convinces Mercedes figure to move to Maranello
The sweeping pre-2015 revolution at Ferrari is continuing at full speed. The latest of multiple heads to officially roll is the former Bridgestone tyre specialist Hirohide Hamas...
18 Dec 2014 08:26 -
Prost advice helped contain Mercedes rivalry - Wolff
Alain Prost gave Mercedes crucial advice early this year to help avoid a repeat of his troubled pairing with Ayrton Senna in the late 80s. Only in the past days has the bitter e...
17 Dec 2014 12:47 -
A number of stolen Red Bull trophies found in lake
Red Bull has recovered up to a third of the trophies stolen from its F1 headquarters in a ram-raid earlier this month. More than 60 trophies won on podiums around the world by t...
17 Dec 2014 12:02 -
Walsh no longer interested in role as F1 chairman
Paul Walsh is no longer a threat to Bernie Ecclestone's long reign over formula one. Specialist reports in the Financial Times and The Times newspapers said former Diageo chief ...
17 Dec 2014 11:28 -
Schumacher most searched-for sportsman on Google
Michael Schumacher was the most searched-for sportsman in 2014, the internet giant Google has announced. An analysis of the more than two trillion searches on the world's most p...
17 Dec 2014 10:35 -
Horner compares mindset Kvyat to that of Raikkonen
Christian Horner has likened Red Bull's new driver for 2015 to one of the most unique drivers in F1 history. As quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel departed for Ferrari, R...
17 Dec 2014 09:57 -
Ferrari confirms departure of Tombazis and Fry
Ferrari has confirmed reports top engineers Nikolas Tombazis and Pat Fry have left the Italian team. We reported last week that, after a list of names left F1's turmoil-struck g...
17 Dec 2014 08:40 -
Ferrari welcomes America Móvil Group as sponsor
Scuderia Ferrari announces that it has reached a sponsorship agreement with Mexican based America Móvil group, a leading telecommunications company, with presence in Latin Amer...
16 Dec 2014 16:16 -
Vettel and Ferrari share will for revenge - Montezemolo
Ousted Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has backed the Italian team's signing of Sebastian Vettel for 2015. Amid the turmoil of Ferrari's 2014 campaign, long-time chief Mon...
16 Dec 2014 12:05 -
Mercedes contemplating engine compromise solution
Mercedes is reportedly ready to compromise amid the engine regulations dispute. Backed by struggling Ferrari and Renault, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is so concerned about the ...
16 Dec 2014 10:56 -
Haas to bid for failed Marussia's assets at auction
Gene Haas has a close eye on Marussia as the backmarker team's collapse is completed over the next few days. On Tuesday, the assets of the failed Banbury-based team will begin t...
16 Dec 2014 09:42 -
Contract Frijns at Caterham expired yesterday
The contract between the 23-year-old Dutch race driver Robin Frijns and 1Malaysia Racing Team (1MRT), the company holding the race licence of Caterham F1 Team, expired yesterday...
16 Dec 2014 08:31 -
Gutierrez joins Ferrari as test and reserve driver
Ferrari announces that, as from next season, Esteban Gutierrez will become part of the Scuderia workforce. After two years competing in Formula 1 at the wheel of Ferrari-powered...
15 Dec 2014 16:11 -
Villeneuve sceptical about Alonso's return to McLaren
Ron Dennis has dismissed reports Fernando Alonso has built 'exit clauses' into his new McLaren-Honda contract. It is claimed the Spaniard might want to leave Woking at the end o...
15 Dec 2014 16:08 -
Decision to let Vergne go was 'difficult' - Tost
Jean-Eric Vergne has made a promising start to his post-F1 career. Dropped by Toro Rosso after three years on the grid, the 24-year-old Frenchman burst onto the Formula E scene ...
15 Dec 2014 15:41 -
Alonso rules out Le Mans outing for 2015
Fernando Alonso says he will not be following Nico Hulkenberg's lead by splitting his F1 duties with Le Mans next year. There has been speculation the Spaniard could join Force ...
15 Dec 2014 14:26 -
Steve Nielsen joins Williams as sporting manager
Williams Martini Racing is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Nielsen to the position of Sporting Manager with immediate effect. In this role Steve will be responsi...
15 Dec 2014 13:34 -
Ecclestone rules out broadcasting F1 on internet
Bernie Ecclestone has ruled out the broadcasting of grands prix on the internet. The F1 chief executive, however, has acknowledged that despite his disparagement of things like ...
15 Dec 2014 12:47 -
Ferrari is not sick, only a bit tired - Todt
Jean Todt has urged Ferrari to resist making revolutionary changes after faltering at the start of the new V6 era. Before becoming FIA president, Frenchman Todt presided over Fe...
15 Dec 2014 12:12 -
Lauda not sure what is going to happen in engine row
Even Niki Lauda admits he is not sure what is the future of F1's engine regulations. Bernie Ecclestone revealed last week that he intends to propose during Thursday's Strategy G...
15 Dec 2014 11:30 -
'No sense' to start all over again in F1 - Kubica
Robert Kubica has suggested he is close to abandoning the idea of ever returning to formula one. Amid the Polish driver's burgeoning F1 career in early 2011, he almost severed h...
15 Dec 2014 10:52 -
Korea would clash with WEC race for Hulkenberg
Korea has become a potential spanner in the works for Nico Hulkenberg. It was announced recently that the German driver, whilst racing full-time for Force India in 2015, will al...
15 Dec 2014 10:04 -
Max Verstappen 'too young' for F1 - Todt
Jean Todt says Max Verstappen is 'too young' for formula one. At the most recent meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, the FIA agreed to impose a new minimum of 18 years as ...
15 Dec 2014 09:27 -
Magnussen's career only on 'pause' - Dennis
Ron Dennis has likened Kevin Magnussen to champions Fernando Alonso and Mika Hakkinen, insisting the deposed rookie Dane's career is only on 'pause'. McLaren gave 22-year-old Ma...
15 Dec 2014 08:43 -
Alonso and Dennis have unfinished business together
For both Fernando Alonso and Ron Dennis, a successful F1 marriage is "unfinished business". When they split seven years ago, most insiders found the idea of a reunion at any poi...
12 Dec 2014 12:11 -
Ecclestone unfazed by intentions of new F1 chief
Bernie Ecclestone on Thursday sounded unfazed following reports a new F1 chief intends to 'rein in' the long-time F1 supremo. The reports have said likely new F1 chairman Peter ...
12 Dec 2014 11:42 -
'Handshake deal' Bahrain makes race in Qatar unlikely
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted Korea is unlikely to make its return to the F1 world championship next year. That is despite the country being listed provisionally as one of 21 r...
12 Dec 2014 10:33 -
Dennis admits choosing against Magnussen 'painful'
Mere hours ago, his F1 career appeared over, but Jenson Button is now half of what Ron Dennis is hailing as "easily the best lineup" in F1 today. But as ever in formula one, the...
12 Dec 2014 09:29 -
Ecclestone to propose V8 or V10 comeback for 2016
Bernie Ecclestone refuses to give up his crusade against F1's current engine formula. Meeting with a select group of reporters on Thursday including Forbes' business journalist ...
12 Dec 2014 08:47 -
Caterham continues to fight for F1 survival
Despite the passing of a deadline, beleaguered F1 backmarker Caterham's fight for survival continues. Having sat out Austin and Brazil, a controversial crowdfunding scheme and p...
11 Dec 2014 12:42 -
Ferrari sends Pat Fry and Tombazis 'on vacation'
Pat Fry is the next major Ferrari name set to depart. Amid a tumultuous time for the fabled Maranello marque, 2014 has already seen a host of major names including Stefano Domen...
11 Dec 2014 12:03 -
Official: McLaren presents Alonso and Button as lineup
McLaren has finally announced its lineup for next season. Fernando Alonso has been signed as the big star and he will be joined bij Jenson Button for 2015. McLaren delayed its d...
11 Dec 2014 11:31 -
Sporting succes is always 'short-lived' - Rosberg
Nico Rosberg insists he has already bounced back from the disappointment of not winning the 2014 world championship. As his Mercedes team utterly dominated this season, the Germ...
11 Dec 2014 11:25 -
Verstappen has no problem with age controversy
F1's youngest ever driver Max Verstappen is expecting controversy about his age and experience to continue for now. At just over 17 years of age, the young Dutchman raised eyebr...
11 Dec 2014 10:38 -
Frentzen recovering from a serious knee operation
Once a race winner and title contender, Heinz-Harald Frentzen today drives a hearse and is recovering from knee surgery. Driving a Jordan, the German was a standout of the 1999 ...
11 Dec 2014 09:40 -
Button selected to be Alonso's teammate in 2015
British newspapers say Jenson Button has been selected to be fellow champion Fernando Alonso's Honda-powered McLaren teammate in 2015. Contrary to earlier speculation that after...
11 Dec 2014 08:21 -
McLaren invites media to 'important' event on Thursday
The long wait for news about McLaren's 2015 driver lineup finally appears to be over. The British team has invited select members of the press to an "important and exclusive med...
10 Dec 2014 15:02 -
Newey vows to stay 'in the loop' at Red Bull Racing
Red Bull is playing down the likely effect of Adrian Newey's diminished involvement. Although the sport's best paid and most highly rated engineer is staying with Red Bull at Mi...
10 Dec 2014 14:30 -
F1 needs to cut costs to attract new teams - Todt
Jean Todt has revealed his ambition to welcome "or or more" new teams to formula one. Although Caterham returned in Abu Dhabi, the collapse of the least competitive backmarkers ...
10 Dec 2014 13:42 -
No major difficulties with switch to F1 - Verstappen
Max Verstappen says working with a modern formula one team is easy. Since the 17-year-old was controversially signed by Toro Rosso for 2015, the sport's governing FIA has moved ...
10 Dec 2014 12:45 -
'McLaren hold-up related to Alonso's contract'
As the McLaren wait rolls on, the British team is continuing to take criticism for leaving Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen in the lurch. "What is happening at McLaren is unwor...
10 Dec 2014 12:05 -
Nasr optimistic about competitive Sauber for 2015
Felipe Nasr has played down suggestions he is kicking off his F1 career with an ailing team. A constant and respected presence on the grid for over twenty years, Hinwil based Sa...
10 Dec 2014 11:14 -
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
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