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Mercedes couldn't guarantee F1 seat for Max Verstappen
Toto Wolff has admitted Mercedes came close to signing up F1 rookie sensation Max Verstappen. Ultimately, the 16-year-old Dutchman and his father-manager Jos went with Red Bull'...
21 Aug 2014 14:03 -
FIA bans FRIC officially effective immediately
FRIC has now been officially banned by F1's governing body. A controversy about the 'front and rear interconnected' suspension layouts came to a head before Hockenheim, when the...
21 Aug 2014 13:25 -
Gaining experience at Sochi 'very possible' - Sirotkin
Sergey Sirotkin is still hopeful he will make his F1 weekend debut in 2014. Earlier a shoo-in for a Sauber seat amid the Swiss team's supposed Russian rescue deal, the 18-year-o...
21 Aug 2014 12:12 -
New Nurburgring owner misses second payment due date
The Nurburgring's sale has hit a fork in the road. In March, the financially embattled German grand prix host was bought for a reported EUR 77 million by a Dusseldorf based auto...
21 Aug 2014 11:36 -
Sainz jr on hold after 'positive' meeting with Red Bull
In the wake of Max Verstappen's signing, life goes on for two other drivers who were overtaken by the fresh-faced teenager. Last year, Antonio Felix da Costa was the cream of Re...
21 Aug 2014 10:59 -
Video: A lap Spa-Francorchamps onboard with Hamilton
Spa-Francorchamps hosts the Grand Prix of Belgium this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Lewis Hamilton around that track. ...
21 Aug 2014 10:20 -
Ecclestone settled bribery case for good of F1 - lawyer
Bernie Ecclestone ended his bribery trial with a record $100 million payment for the good of formula one. That is the claim of the F1 supremo's lawyer Sven Thomas, who told Forb...
21 Aug 2014 09:43 -
Sauber singles out Ferrari power unit as cause for its crisis
Sauber has singled out its 'power unit' as a major cause of its struggles in 2014. The Swiss outfit and Caterham are the only teams yet to score a single point this year. Chief ...
21 Aug 2014 08:26 -
Official: Lotterer replaces Kobayashi at Caterham for Belgium
André Lotterer will drive for Caterham F1 Team at the Belgian Grand Prix. The team will benefit from having another experienced driver at the wheel of the car throughout the we...
20 Aug 2014 13:30 -
Belgium 2014 preview quotes: Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: "The summer break was a good chance to relax and to reflect on what's been an incredible start to the year for us as a team. But personally, I can't wait to get ...
20 Aug 2014 12:08 -
Sochi circuit will be issued with a F1 license - Whiting
Sochi has cleared the final hurdle ahead of Russia's controversial inaugural grand prix this year. F1 race director Charlie Whiting visited the facility on Tuesday and was quote...
20 Aug 2014 11:14 -
Caterham to announce one-off appearance for Lotterer
Little doubt remains that Andre Lotterer will make his formula one race debut with Caterham this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. The 32-year-old reigning Le Mans winner's replacem...
20 Aug 2014 10:02 -
16-year-old 'kid' Verstappen the big talking point at Spa
F1 has emerged from its summer slumber, but the big talking point at Spa-Francorchamps will be a 16-year-old 'kid' who doesn't even have a license to drive a road car. "Because ...
20 Aug 2014 09:30 -
Vergne already working on 2015: "Still a lot to show in F1"
Jean-Eric Vergne insists he is not giving up on formula one. Two and a half seasons into his F1 grooming by Red Bull, the energy drink company's famously-harsh driver programme ...
20 Aug 2014 08:56 -
Red Bull puts future in hands of teenagers Kvyat and Verstappen
Max Verstappen and Daniil Kvyat are the future of Red Bull. The pair, both teenagers, will be the race lineup at the energy drink company's second team Toro Rosso in 2015. Decis...
19 Aug 2014 16:41 -
Belgium 2014 preview quotes: Sauber
After a two week summer break, Formula One and, therefore, the Sauber F1 Team returns to the race track in Spa-Francorchamps. The Sauber F1 Team drivers, Adrian Sutil and Esteba...
19 Aug 2014 15:04 -
Scuderia Toro Rosso set for nose tweak for Singapore
Toro Rosso could be the next F1 team with 'nose news' looming. We have reported that, as Caterham pushes on with new owners and management, a new green nose for the 2014 car is ...
19 Aug 2014 11:07 -
Lotterer tipped to replace Kobayashi at Caterham in Belgium
The F1 rumour mill is alight with speculation Caterham is taking a new race driver to this weekend's Belgian grand prix. After Kamui Kobayashi admitted recently his race seat ma...
19 Aug 2014 09:48 -
Free practice debut in 2014 possible for Max Verstappen
Toro Rosso has confirmed reports Max Verstappen will become F1's youngest ever race driver next year. The teenage Dutchman, whose father Jos drove for Toro Rosso's former guise ...
19 Aug 2014 08:28 -
Video: Max Verstappen on the Servus channel
The video where Max Verstappen has been announced as Formula 1 driver for Toro Rosso. ...
18 Aug 2014 22:48 -
Belgium 2014 preview quotes: Pirelli
The Formula One season resumes after a three-week break for one of the most eagerly-anticipated races of the year: Spa-Francorchamps, where the P Zero White medium tyres and P Z...
18 Aug 2014 15:45 -
Alonso should end career at Maranello - Piero Ferrari
Enzo Ferrari's only living son says he wants Fernando Alonso to stay with the Maranello team for the rest of his F1 career. The Spanish driver, widely recognised as perhaps the ...
18 Aug 2014 14:32 -
Lopez puts 'the record straight' regarding Genii financial reports
Gerard Lopez has lashed back at reports suggesting Lotus team owner Genii is in dire financial health. The Luxembourg newspaper Tageblatt reported recently that Genii, headed by...
18 Aug 2014 13:39 -
Changes in Belgium just the beginning for Caterham
New team deputy Manfredi Ravetto has confirmed Caterham will debut a new nose at this weekend's Belgian grand prix. After founder Tony Fernandes' exit and the new management's o...
18 Aug 2014 12:45 -
Gutierrez opens discussions with 'other teams' for 2015
Sauber driver Esteban Gutierrez has revealed his management is in talks with "other teams" about 2015. With the prominent backing of Telmex, the 23-year-old has driven for the s...
18 Aug 2014 12:12 -
Axed engine chief Marmorini hits back at Ferrari
Luca Marmorini has lashed out at Ferrari after being ousted as the fabled team's engine boss. Also well-known for his position at Toyota, the Italian's F1 career dates back more...
18 Aug 2014 11:15 -
Lotus won't stick with 'tusk nose' for 2015
Lotus will drop its unique 'tusked' nose solution for the 2015 season. Although the Enstone team has struggled this year, technical director Nick Chester insists the innovative ...
18 Aug 2014 10:43 -
Paul di Resta 'positive' about another chance in F1
Former Force India driver Paul di Resta is not ready to give up on his formula one career. The 28-year-old Scot lost his seat with the Silverstone based team at the end of last ...
18 Aug 2014 09:55 -
Verstappen's age no problem for 2015 debut - Lammers
Former grand prix driver Jan Lammers thinks 16-year-old Max Verstappen is ready for formula one. Verstappen, the fresh-faced son of another former Dutch F1 driver Jos, has signe...
18 Aug 2014 08:45 -
Montezemolo slams 'unfounded gossip' about Ferrari drivers
Luca di Montezemolo has dismissed "unfounded gossip" about Fernando Alonso's future at Ferrari. The Italian marque's colourful president was responding to what he described as t...
14 Aug 2014 14:49 -
Ecclestone on holiday after paying $100m settlement
Bernie Ecclestone's bribery trial and charges have been officially dropped, after the F1 supremo lodged his controversial $100 million settlement with Munich authorities. After ...
14 Aug 2014 13:50 -
Caterham to receive massive upgrade for Belgium GP
New team boss Christijan Albers is not denying Caterham will axe the 2014 car's unseemly nose. We reported last month that the distinctive solution at the front of this year's g...
14 Aug 2014 12:14 -
McLaren may need to 'refresh' driver lineup - Boullier
Eric Boullier has admitted McLaren is looking to eventually "refresh" its driver lineup. Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen only debuted this year, but Mexican Sergio Perez was also ...
14 Aug 2014 11:46 -
'Max Verstappen set to replace Vergne at Toro Rosso'
Max Verstappen's father has played down reports his son will make his formula one debut as a seventeen-year-old next March. De Telegraaf newspaper claims the young Dutchman, new...
14 Aug 2014 10:58 -
Felipe Nasr thinks Sauber seat 'possible' for 2015
Felipe Nasr has set his sights on a 2015 race debut in formula one. The Brazilian, whose name rhymes with that of his countryman and Williams stablemate Felipe Massa, is the Gro...
14 Aug 2014 09:42 -
Massa wants Williams to finish ahead of old team Ferrari
Felipe Massa says his new team Williams is locked in a battle with Ferrari, for whom he raced in formula one for eight years until his ousting last year. With Williams ending it...
14 Aug 2014 08:24 -
Grandson of Emerson Fittipaldi on path to F1
Max Verstappen, the son of F1 podium-sitter Jos who has joined Red Bull's famous driver programme, is not the only familiar name treading a path to the grand prix grid. Pietro F...
13 Aug 2014 13:34 -
Maldonado doesn't regret move from Williams to Lotus
Even amid his pointless first half-season with Lotus, Pastor Maldonado has signed up with the Enstone team for 2015. In his third consecutive campaign with Williams last year, t...
13 Aug 2014 12:46 -
'Unlikely' Red Bull can close gap with Mercedes - Horner
Boss Christian Horner has admitted it is "unlikely" Red Bull will catch up with dominant Mercedes in 2014. But F1's surprise on-form youngster Daniel Ricciardo, who entered the ...
13 Aug 2014 12:08 -
Kobayashi backs sweeping changes at struggling Caterham
Kamui Kobayashi has backed the sweeping changes at Caterham, even though it has put his formula one future in doubt. After founder Tony Fernandes' sudden sale and departure, the...
13 Aug 2014 11:19 -
Tobacco company not looking for sponsor deal with Lotus
Imperial Tobacco has played down reports it is looking to return to formula one with Lotus. Recently, Pastor Maldonado said he would welcome the inspiration of Lotus' black and ...
13 Aug 2014 09:52 -
FIA to carry out final inspection of Sochi track next week
In just one week, Russia could get the final green-light for its inaugural grand prix. Amid construction of the Sochi layout and controversy surrounding the Crimean crisis and t...
13 Aug 2014 08:40 -
Red Bull announces Max Verstappen
Dutchman Max Verstappen has been announced by Red Bull as part of their Junior Team. After speculation last week about the 16-year old signing for Mercedes or Red Bull, the fina...
12 Aug 2014 17:03 -
Vettel like a ballerina, dancing on throttle and brakes - Horner
Part of Sebastian Vettel's problem in 2014 is that he is 'worn out', Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has revealed. Having utterly dominated the sport, culminating in his fou...
12 Aug 2014 09:44 -
Renault, Ferrari invested far less than Mercedes - Jalinier
Recently departed Renault F1 boss Jean-Michel Jalinier says the struggling French marque was out-spent as the sport entered its new V6 era. Dominant with Red Bull at the tail-en...
12 Aug 2014 08:31 -
Bank BayernLB rejects Ecclestone's compensation offer
Bernie Ecclestone's legal troubles are not yet over. Before he ended his corruption trial in Munich by agreeing to pay $100 million to the Bavarian state, it emerged that the 'F...
11 Aug 2014 12:43 -
Rivals will copy Mercedes power unit - Szafnauer
Force India chief Otmar Szafnauer is "sure" Mercedes' field-leading V6 engine concept will be copied by rivals Renault, Ferrari and Honda in 2015. The German marque's initial en...
11 Aug 2014 12:04 -
Schumacher medical records theft suspect was German
The suspect accused of attempting to sell Michael Schumacher's medical records was from Germany, according to the latest reports. Last week, the tragic news emerged that the uni...
11 Aug 2014 11:32 -
Vettel buys father a Ferrari California as a gift
Sebastian Vettel has bought his father a Ferrari. Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport, publishing a paparazzi photo of Red Bull's reigning quadruple world champion during the transa...
11 Aug 2014 10:46 -
F1 pushing on with preparations for inaugural Russia GP
Russia and formula one are pushing ahead with preparations for the country's inaugural grand prix. There have been doubts about the viability of the Sochi race in recent weeks, ...
11 Aug 2014 09:54 -
Di Montezemolo rejects claims he could be set to quit Ferrari
Luca di Montezemolo has rejected claims he could be set to quit his post as Ferrari president. Reports late last week suggested the Maranello marque's long-time and colourful fi...
11 Aug 2014 08:39 -
Fernando Alonso denies speculation about his future
Fernando Alonso has taken time out of his summer vacation to deny speculation about his future. Currently on a cycling tour in the Italian Dolomites, the Spaniard has obviously ...
08 Aug 2014 09:53 -
Cry of outrage as Monza's Parabolica run-off asphalted
F1's summer break has not stopped a cry of outrage at news the iconic Parabolica corner at historic Monza has been altered ahead of next month's Italian grand prix. The Italian ...
08 Aug 2014 08:45 -
Too easy to say something is the fault of others - Sauber
Sauber has vowed to "stay together" with its troubled engine supplier Ferrari. The Swiss team, already struggling financially, has not scored a single point so far in 2014 and t...
07 Aug 2014 12:50 -
German charity 'surprised' by $1m Ecclestone donation
Officials of a German children's charity were completely surprised when it emerged Bernie Ecclestone would pay them $1 million. The payment to the Deutsche Kinderhospizstiftung,...
07 Aug 2014 12:13 -
Mattiacci identifies four major areas Ferrari must focus on
Ferrari could learn from Williams' recovery from the doldrums of the British team's past few seasons. That is the claim of Felipe Massa, Williams' new driver who moved to Grove ...
07 Aug 2014 11:29 -
Rookie Kvyat hits back at 'boring F1' criticism
Daniil Kvyat, the youngest rookie in formula one, has hit back at suggestions formula one drivers lack the hero status of the sport's past stars. Amid the sport's struggle to fi...
07 Aug 2014 10:57 -
MP4-29 'a rolling laboratory' for new McLaren - Boullier
McLaren's current car is a "rolling laboratory" for the start of the works Honda era beginning in 2015. That is the news of team boss Eric Boullier, who arrived at Woking this y...
07 Aug 2014 09:44 -
Schumacher medical records theft suspect commits suicide
The Michael Schumacher camp is "stunned and shocked" as the story of the F1 legend's skiing crash and recovery took a tragic twist this week. It emerges that a man detained in S...
07 Aug 2014 08:56 -
Ecclestone hails 'capitalist' system after record settlement
Bernie Ecclestone on Wednesday hailed the "capitalist system" that saw him escape a bribery trial by paying the German court a record $100 million settlement. On Tuesday, the ju...
06 Aug 2014 16:24 -
Weber slams F1 drivers as 'complaining whimps'
Willi Weber, famous for making his fortune as Michael Schumacher's 'Mr 20 per cent' manager, has joined those decrying the new face of formula one. "There are many reasons for t...
06 Aug 2014 15:36 -
'Free man' Ecclestone straight back to work on F1
Bernie Ecclestone is going straight back to work after agreeing a $100 million deal to end his bribery trial in Munich. Amid high controversy and suggestions F1's major stakehol...
06 Aug 2014 12:00 -
Alonso asks EUR 35 million per year to sign new Ferrari deal
Multiple authoritative media sources claim Fernando Alonso wants almost $50 million a year to sign a new contract with Ferrari. Amid his obvious frustration at lacking a third t...
06 Aug 2014 10:46 -
Kimi Raikkonen to be father
Kimi Raikkonen looks set to race into the world of fatherhood. Currently vacationing on his yacht off the Mediterranean island of Corsica, photos have emerged of the Finn's girl...
06 Aug 2014 09:28 -
Mercedes' Aldo Costa rules out return to Ferrari
Aldo Costa insists he is "sorry" to see his old team Ferrari struggle in formula one. Amid an earlier dip in the fabled Maranello team's form, the 53-year-old was ousted by Ferr...
06 Aug 2014 08:40 -
Judge ends Ecclestone trial after $100m settlement
Bernie Ecclestone walked out of court on Tuesday with the corruption scandal that threatened to end his F1 reign and leave him in jail effectively over. If he is able to get $10...
05 Aug 2014 15:09 -
Max is already quite mature - Jos Verstappen
Max Verstappen's father has admitted the 16-year-old might be fast-tracked into formula one with a Toro Rosso race seat. Recently, it was thought the young Dutchman, whose meteo...
05 Aug 2014 12:46 -
Perez says Hulkenberg 'an almost totally complete driver'
Sergio Perez has singled out Nico Hulkenberg as "the strongest teammate I've had in formula one". Having moved from McLaren after a disappointing single season with the struggli...
05 Aug 2014 12:07 -
Bianchi not ruling out move to Ferrari for 2015
Jules Bianchi is no longer ruling out a move to Ferrari for 2015. Recently, after an impressive Ferrari test at Silverstone in injured Kimi Raikkonen's place, the Frenchman admi...
05 Aug 2014 11:25 -
Team orders only in case of emergency - Mercedes
Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche insists there will be "no team orders" to settle the outcome of the title battle between warring Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosbe...
05 Aug 2014 10:11
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