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Pirelli threatens to withhold tyres from ailing Caterham
Caterham could be left stranded without tyres ahead of the forthcoming Japanese grand prix, according to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. The report said a source close to F1's...
23 Sep 2014 11:23 -
Young Schumacher and young Fittipaldi succesful in racing
Michael Schumacher's son is well on the road to formula one glory. As his famous father continued to recover from his skiing fall of last December, 15-year-old Mick Schumacher h...
23 Sep 2014 10:36 -
Smoke becomes fire as Alonso's future at Ferrari in serious doubt
Where before there was merely smoke, now there are the first obvious signs of fire. Fernando Alonso's future with Ferrari is almost certainly in serious doubt. Some Spanish medi...
23 Sep 2014 09:47 -
Mercedes concerned title will be decided by car breakdowns
Mercedes has acknowledged it needs to up its game in the reliability stakes following former championship leader Nico Rosberg's problems in Singapore. The German went into the n...
23 Sep 2014 08:29 -
'Fernando Alonso informs Ferrari of intention to leave'
Even with much of the F1 world on the long-haul return to Europe, the silly season continued to churn on Monday after the Singapore grand prix. Fernando Alonso is still the main...
22 Sep 2014 15:41 -
McLaren accuses Red Bull of radio clampdown breach
McLaren has pointed the finger at Red Bull for allegedly breaching the FIA's new clampdown on radio communications. Although the governing body intended to immediately impose a ...
22 Sep 2014 15:20 -
Relaxing engine freeze talk 'absolute nonsense' - Wolff
Toto Wolff has declared Mercedes' obvious resistance to moves to relax F1's engine 'freeze'. The German marque has utterly dominated in 2014, producing a clearly superior turbo ...
22 Sep 2014 11:33 -
Wrong to interfere as Ricciardo title unlikely - Horner
Christian Horner has all but written off Daniel Ricciardo's chances of beating the Mercedes drivers to the 2014 title. Amid his impressive first campaign for Red Bull, Australia...
22 Sep 2014 10:49 -
Alonso's future continues to dominate F1 silly season
As was uttered by a paddock dweller in Singapore this weekend, "There's no smoke without fire". He was referring to the 'Fernando Alonso situation', as the Spaniard's future con...
22 Sep 2014 10:07 -
McLaren instists Johnnie Walker stays on as sponsor
McLaren has hit back at reports it is set to lose Johnnie Walker as a sponsor. The Mirror's Byron Young reported from Singapore on Sunday that, with Bernie Ecclestone securing t...
22 Sep 2014 08:58 -
FIA delays total clampdown on radio communication
The FIA has backtracked over its total clampdown on "performance"-related radio communications in formula one. The earlier-announced comprehensive clampdown has been discussed a...
19 Sep 2014 13:56 -
Ecclestone looking at three-car teams plan for next year
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted F1 could fill up a depleted grid next year with three-car top teams. Former Williams chairman Adam Parr set off alarm bells after the Italian gran...
19 Sep 2014 12:48 -
Vergne on his own to keep motor racing career alive
Jean-Eric Vergne has been left alone to keep his motor racing career on track. After three seasons with the secondary team Toro Rosso, the Frenchman was overlooked by Red Bull l...
19 Sep 2014 12:13 -
Kobayashi likes the idea of three-car top teams for 2015
Kamui Kobayashi has admitted in Singapore that he may be left out of Caterham's plans for his home Japanese grand prix later this month. The Japanese, who is not substantially s...
19 Sep 2014 11:05 -
Ecclestone admits 'double points' could be ditched
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted his 'double points' innovation may be axed after the 2014 finale. This year, in a bid to keep the championship alive until the dying moment, F1 wi...
19 Sep 2014 09:52 -
Alonso furious with latest rumours about his future
Fernando Alonso was "visibly upset" on Thursday as he angrily slammed the latest silly-season speculation about his future. That is the claim of Spain's EFE news agency, reporti...
19 Sep 2014 08:42 -
Bernie Ecclestone claims credit for radio clampdown
As day turned to night in the floodlit Singapore paddock, the big talking point was the FIA's radio clampdown. Actually, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone claimed the credit. "I was ...
18 Sep 2014 15:37 -
Only 'subtle details' troubling Vettel this year - Webber
Mark Webber thinks "small, subtle details" are all that is holding back his former F1 colleagues Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen in 2014. Both champions have struggled this ...
18 Sep 2014 14:39 -
Susie Wolff happy to consolidate Williams role
Susie Wolff insists she is not disappointed she did not get promoted by Williams for the 2015 season. Along with fellow F1 tester Simona de Silvestro, who works for Sauber, the ...
18 Sep 2014 13:25 -
Drivers welcome ban on performance related communication
Mercedes' title-warring teammates are the first F1 drivers to welcome the FIA's banning of "performance"-related radio communications. At a sponsor event in downtown Singapore, ...
18 Sep 2014 12:16 -
'Unhealthy' air pollution levels in Singapore to drop for GP
A haze is hanging over Singapore's skies ahead of the highly popular night race. The city-state's environmental agency said air pollution has reached "unhealthy" levels in the p...
18 Sep 2014 11:48 -
Di Montezemolo departure 'positive' for Ferrari - Surer
An F1 pundit thinks long-time president Luca di Montezemolo's departure is good news for Ferrari. Marc Surer, a Swiss former grand prix driver, thinks the early noises being mad...
18 Sep 2014 11:08 -
Billionaire switches his attention from Sauber to Marussia
Lawrence Stroll may now have moved his attention from Sauber to Marussia. In the paddock at Monza recently, it was strongly rumoured that the Canadian fashion industry billionai...
18 Sep 2014 10:11 -
Sainz's father disappointed with Red Bull's decisions
Carlos Sainz jr's famous father has expressed disappointment with Red Bull's decision-making in 2014. Earlier, 20-year-old Spaniard Sainz jr was regarded as the undoubted cream ...
18 Sep 2014 09:54 -
Video: A lap of Singapore onboard with Nico Rosberg
Singapore hosts the Grand Prix of Singapore this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Nico Rosberg around that track. ...
18 Sep 2014 08:55 -
Caterham confirms Kobayashi to race in Singapore
Kamui Kobayashi will retain his Caterham seat for the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend alongside Marcus Ericsson. Kobayashi's place has been in doubt since the team changed han...
17 Sep 2014 13:18 -
Ferrari does not need an awful lot to end crisis - Todt
Jean Todt insists Ferrari is not in the sort of crisis today that he found at Maranello more than two decades ago. The Frenchman, now FIA president, said any comparison between ...
17 Sep 2014 12:43 -
F1 'not a topic' for DTM champion Marco Wittmann
Marco Wittmann may be the newly-crowned DTM champion, but he is not dreaming about a future in formula one. Although Paul di Resta set a precedent for launching a F1 career off ...
17 Sep 2014 12:07 -
Vettel 'most valuable member' of Red Bull - Marko
Contract negotiations between reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull may now be in full swing. On Tuesday, rampant speculation that the German could be about to c...
17 Sep 2014 11:18 -
2014 full of highs and lows for new Merc reserve Wehrlein
Pascal Wehrlein's 2014 has had both its dizzying highs and its appalling lows. The high has been the last few weeks -- the teenaged German became the youngest ever DTM winner at...
17 Sep 2014 10:25 -
F1 teams identify high ticket prices as major problem
F1 team bosses have identified high ticket prices as a major problem for the sport, according to the Telegraph. The British newspaper said crowd numbers at some of the sport's m...
17 Sep 2014 09:33 -
Singapore 2014 preview quotes: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Jean-Eric Vergne: "Singapore is possibly the most difficult Grand Prix for the driver, a really long race on a tricky track, in hot conditions. The track surface is quite bumpy ...
17 Sep 2014 08:42 -
Singapore 2014 preview quotes: Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: "It was a good feeling to finally get back on the top step at Monza - especially after another tough start to the race. The car was just flying out there after t...
16 Sep 2014 13:07 -
Heidfeld defends Formula E after Vettel criticism
Nick Heidfeld has defended the new Formula E series following criticism from within the F1 paddock. F1's reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel recently slammed the fully elec...
16 Sep 2014 12:10 -
Caldarelli 'excludes' himself as candidate for Caterham seat
Andrea Caldarelli has counted himself out of the running to race for Caterham in the near future. As the cockpit reshuffling continues in the wake of Kamui Kobayashi's missed ra...
16 Sep 2014 11:32 -
'Vettel to be announced by Ferrari today for 2015'
According to reports from Italy, Sebastian Vettel will be announced later today by Ferrari as one of their drivers for 2015. The four time world champion is looking for his opti...
16 Sep 2014 10:54 -
Ferrari's business unrelated to F1 succes - Di Montezemolo
Luca di Montezemolo says there is no correlation between Ferrari's successes as a business as opposed to success in formula one. After 23 years as president, the Maranello marqu...
16 Sep 2014 10:13 -
FIA gives more information about radio clampdown for teams
The FIA has furnished teams with more information about how it intends to enforce its new clampdown on radio communications in Singapore and beyond. Following feedback from fans...
16 Sep 2014 09:46 -
Singapore 2014 preview quotes: Sauber
After the last European race in Monza the Sauber F1 Team will travel to one of the season highlights in the Far East, the Singapore Grand Prix. The island of Singapore is again ...
16 Sep 2014 08:28 -
Singapore 2014 preview quotes: Williams
Described by former Williams driver David Coulthard as a 'modern day classic', the Singapore Grand Prix has its place firmly etched on the F1 calendar – despite this being onl...
15 Sep 2014 15:52 -
Mercedes announces Pascal Wehrlein as reserve driver
The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team is delighted to announce the appointment of Pascal Wehrlein to the position of reserve driver. After a successful early career in go-...
15 Sep 2014 15:05 -
Ferrari entitled to option to buy $25m stake in F1
Ferrari could become the first F1 team to actually own a stake in the sport, the Telegraph reports. F1 business journalists Christian Sylt and Caroline Reid reveal that, as a no...
15 Sep 2014 14:42 -
Singapore 2014 preview quotes: Pirelli
Following Monza, where the two hardest compounds of the Pirelli F1 range were nominated, Formula One now heads to Singapore where the two softest compounds in the range will be ...
15 Sep 2014 13:36 -
Roman Rusinov linked with Caterham seat for Russia
Daniil Kvyat might not be the only Russian on the Sochi grid next month. The Russian publication Sportbox claims that, amid the cockpit reshuffling under Caterham's new manageme...
15 Sep 2014 12:46 -
Alonso and Raikkonen are staying at Ferrari - Marchionne
Ferrari's management revolution will have no impact on the driver lineup, new president Sergio Marchionne insists. With Stefano Domenicali, Luca Marmorini and now long-time pres...
15 Sep 2014 12:12 -
Bianchi future unclear amid Marussia financial struggles
Jules Bianchi has revealed he is not sure he will still be driving for Marussia beyond 2014. The 25-year-old Frenchman, who is the cream of Ferrari's driver development 'academy...
15 Sep 2014 11:54 -
Peter Prodromou starts work back at McLaren
Peter Prodromou has today joined McLaren Racing's design department in the role of chief engineer. Prodromou, who previously worked for McLaren between 1991 and 2006, joins the ...
15 Sep 2014 11:31 -
Ferrari seeking 'further clarification' on radio clampdown
Ferrari has given a cool welcome to the FIA's clampdown on radio instructions to F1 drivers. The ban will fall on teams with immediate effect, and Red Bull's Christian Horner de...
15 Sep 2014 10:43 -
Red Bull's Felix da Costa admits F1 dream 'probably' over
Antonio Felix da Costa has admitted his F1 "dream" is probably over. Last year, the young Portuguese was the cream of Red Bull's driver development programme and apparently dest...
15 Sep 2014 09:26 -
Schumacher treated at home by team of 15 medical specialists
Michael Schumacher is being treated at home by a medical team numbering about 15, the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reports. After eight months of coma and hospitalisation fo...
15 Sep 2014 08:49 -
Alonso: "Montezemolo exit changes nothing"
Sources close to Fernando Alonso insist this week's news from Maranello will not affect his future. Even before long-time Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo's demise, and ...
12 Sep 2014 13:29 -
FIA confirms 20-races calendar for 2015
The season is almost entirely unchanged from 2014, with Mexico the only addition. The race will return after a two-decade absence, slotting in between the U.S and Brazilian race...
12 Sep 2014 12:58 -
Williams still moving up the grid despite £21m loss
Williams F1 is winning on the track this season but racked up a £21m loss for the first half of this year. Turnover was £44m, down from £57.7m the same time last year, with p...
12 Sep 2014 11:43 -
Brawn: "No discussions with Ferrari about return"
Ross Brawn on Thursday played down reports connecting him with a return to formula one. With his old boss Luca di Montezemolo stepping down at Ferrari, rumours have resurfaced t...
12 Sep 2014 09:15 -
Hamilton expresses criticism about Pirelli
Lewis Hamilton has pointed the finger at Pirelli in the wake of last weekend's Italian grand prix. In fact, despite his psychological title war with teammate Nico Rosberg, th...
12 Sep 2014 09:03 -
Pirelli announces tyre nominations for Japan and Russia
Pirelli has revealed the nominations for the forthcoming grands prix in Japan and Russia. The Japanese Grand Prix takes place at the spectacular Suzuka circuit: one of the most ...
11 Sep 2014 15:48 -
Di Montezemolo secures 27 million parting fee from Ferrari
Despite securing $35 million as he walks away, Luca di Montezemolo had a tear in his eye on Wednesday as he said farewell to Ferrari. Although he was president, and although his...
11 Sep 2014 12:10 -
Ghosn frustrated by attention for 'Mercedes domination'
Losing is just a "normal" part of competing, Renault chairman Carlos Ghosn insists. Just as crisis-struck Ferrari is grappling for traction at the start of the turbo V6 era, so ...
11 Sep 2014 11:26 -
Swiss police enforcing calm around Schumacher's house
Swiss police are enforcing calm around Michael Schumacher's house. This week, the F1 legend returned home to his estate on the shore of Lake Geneva following eight months in hos...
11 Sep 2014 10:35 -
Rosberg pressure 'perhaps too big' in Italy - Wolff
As the conspiracy theorists circle over Nico Rosberg, a more credible theory has been put forward by the German newsmagazine Focus -- pressure. After Monza - still amid the heat...
11 Sep 2014 09:54 -
Toro Rosso impressed by Max Verstappen at first proper test
After trying a Formula 1 car for the first time a few weeks back during a promotional Show Run in Rotterdam, Max Verstappen had his first proper test at the wheel of a Formula 1...
11 Sep 2014 08:28 -
'Lucky' Hamilton won the race in Monza - Rosberg
"Luck" helped Lewis Hamilton to win Sunday's Italian grand prix. That is the view of his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, even if the championship leader didn't initially want hi...
10 Sep 2014 16:28 -
GP2 leader Palmer may fail to step up to F1 for 2015
GP2 is steadily losing its reputation as the main feeder series to formula one. In 2011, champion Romain Grosjean used the GP2 title as his springboard to returning to the grid ...
10 Sep 2014 15:34 -
Driving force behind F1 sponsor Santander dies
Emilio Botin, a man well-known within the F1 paddock, has died. The 79-year-old was chief of Europe's biggest bank Santander, a major Ferrari sponsor and closely aligned with Fe...
10 Sep 2014 15:14 -
'Stroll bid for Sauber collapsed on eve of Italian GP'
Sauber's potential sale to a Canadian billionaire could have collapsed. It has been strongly rumoured in past days that Lawrence Stroll, a fashion mogul with close links to Ferr...
10 Sep 2014 14:46 -
Ferrari never possible as Schumacher hated me - Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya says F1 legend Michael Schumacher blocked his potential move to Ferrari a decade ago. The Colombian, now 38 and having switched to Indycars at the end of a lo...
10 Sep 2014 13:36 -
Andrea Caldarelli candidate to race for Caterham in Japan
Kamui Kobayashi could return to the wheel of his Caterham next weekend in Singapore.nAt Monza, while the Japanese was drafted back in for the Italian grand prix, it was obvious ...
10 Sep 2014 12:44 -
Massa admits career almost collapsed 'several times'
Felipe Massa has admitted his motor racing career almost collapsed several times. The latest was this year, as teammate Valtteri Bottas was dominating amid speculation Williams ...
10 Sep 2014 12:11 -
Mercedes' Bell 'has met' with Ferrari team principal
Reports that Bob Bell's future could be in red have resurfaced this week. At around the same time Stefano Domenicali stepped down at Ferrari earlier this year, Mercedes technica...
10 Sep 2014 11:48 -
Button held 'good and interesting' talks with Dennis
The signs are growing stronger that Jenson Button will secure at least one more year at McLaren. The British team's quest for a star champion like Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilto...
10 Sep 2014 11:05
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