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VIDEO: Raikkonen frustrated after disappointing race, walks off from interview
After finishing in just 7th place at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, a visibily frustrated Kimi Raikkonen walked off from a post-race interview with a television channel. ...
11 May 2014 17:26 -
Ferrari running too much KERS power
It has come to light that Ferrari were using too much power on their MGU-K unit and had to alter it upon the request of the FIA. After qualifying a list was released by the G...
11 May 2014 17:08 -
Newey could move to Ferrari in 2015
News has reached F1Today.net from Spanish and British sources that Adrian Newey has had an offer from Ferrari to join the team as their lead aerodynamicist. With the Ferrari ...
11 May 2014 16:43 -
2014 Spanish Grand Prix - Race Report: Hamilton wins last lap thriller against Rosberg
The Spanish Grand Prix saw a mixed up starting grid, with the likes of Vettel down in 15th after a penalty and Maldonado continuing his poor qualifying form of being knocked out...
11 May 2014 16:09 -
Haas to visit Lotus, potentially planning buyout
Formula 1 hopeful, Gene Haas will visit the Lotus base at Enstone near Oxfordshire in order to gain some experience before entering the sport. Haas, 61, has a confirmed entry...
11 May 2014 13:30 -
Starting grid Spanish Grand Prix 2014
Below is the official starting grid for the Spanish Grand Prix. So far there are two penalties given; Jean-Eric Vergne has a 10 place grid penalty for losing a wheel during the ...
11 May 2014 12:10 -
Lewis Hamilton now a fan favourite in Spain
Lewis Hamilton says the dark days of deep unpopularity in Spain are over. The Briton's relationship with Barcelona hit a low at the height of his rivalry with Fernando Alonso, w...
09 May 2014 17:05 -
Horner expected Ricciardo to perform close to Vettel
Red Bull has been surprised by the performance so far of team newcomer Daniel Ricciardo. The reigning world champion team signed the Australian for 2014 to replace the Le Mans-b...
09 May 2014 16:15 -
Mercedes doesn't have any competition - Button
Toto Wolff has entered the Spanish grand prix weekend predicting that Ferrari could be Mercedes' biggest challenger over the entire 2014 season. But what about Red Bull? Many be...
09 May 2014 15:40 -
Toro Rosso backs struggling Jean-Eric Vergne
Toro Rosso is singling out teenage Russian rookie Daniil Kvyat as a future world champion. "Yes," boss Franz Tost confirmed, "because he's shown that already by winning the youn...
09 May 2014 14:37 -
Ferrari working hard to get both cars up to speed - Alonso
Fernando Alonso could not resist a mischievous joke on Thursday when asked about teammate Kimi Raikkonen's struggles so far in 2014. Finn Raikkonen has struggled notably at Ferr...
09 May 2014 12:58 -
Chassis change more a sanity check than real problem - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel has confirmed he switched chassis ahead of this weekend's Spanish grand prix because of his poor performance in China. After Shanghai, where the reigning world ...
09 May 2014 12:11 -
Silanna joins Caterham F1 Team as official partner
Caterham F1 Team has confirmed today that Silanna, an international semiconductor company that invests in disruptive technology in order to bring advanced semiconductor products...
09 May 2014 10:54 -
Sutil experimented with fasting to lose weight
Adrian Sutil has revealed he trialled abstaining from food altogether as he battled to lose weight for 2014. According to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, the German is 13 kilogr...
09 May 2014 10:10 -
Mercedes to test new 'megaphone' exhaust next week
Mercedes will test a new 'megaphone' exhaust next week, not during Friday practice for the Spanish grand prix. It had been claimed the Brackley team may run its prototype design...
09 May 2014 08:26 -
'Dangerous' Gribkowsky to testify on Friday in Ecclestone trial
Bernie Ecclestone's bribery trial will step up a gear on Friday. SID news agency reports that Gerhard Gribkowsky, the jailed former banker who the F1 supremo is alleged to have ...
08 May 2014 15:37 -
Red Bull Racing enters a partnership with Scott Sports
Infiniti Red Bull Racing is delighted to announce a partnership with Scott Sports, leading manufacturer of high-end cycling, running, moto and wintersports products. As official...
08 May 2014 14:29 -
The Fantasy Giro d'Italia: at least 12.500 euros in prizes
The first big cycling race in 2014 is rapidly approaching. On Friday the 9th of May, the 97th Giro d' Italia will start in Belfast (Northern Ireland). It is the first Grand Tour...
08 May 2014 13:51 -
Sochi promotor denies Russia GP is in doubt
Azerbaijan on Wednesday denied reports it could step in to replace this year's endangered Russian grand prix. Earlier, Germany's Welt newspaper said the oil-rich former Soviet s...
08 May 2014 13:32 -
Team chiefs Mercedes not divided on team orders
Mercedes has played down the issue of team orders ahead of this weekend's Spanish grand prix. After Bahrain, where Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg thrilled spectators with their...
08 May 2014 12:12 -
I don't want to go back to Korea - Ecclestone
Azerbaijan is taking Korea's full-time place on the F1 calendar, Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed. It is expected a city street race in the capital Baku starting in 2015 will be ...
08 May 2014 11:53 -
Spain 2014 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Kamui Kobayashi: "After a couple of weeks to recharge we're back to work in Barcelona at a track everyone knows extremely well, but, unusually for us in the recent F1 era, this ...
08 May 2014 10:54 -
Video: A lap around Barcelona onboard with Fernando Alonso
The Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya hosts the Grand Prix of Spain this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Fernando Alonso around that track. ...
08 May 2014 10:16 -
Mercedes to try out 'megaphone' exhaust in Spain
Mercedes is preparing to show off a louder engine note during the Spanish grand prix weekend. Early this week, team chief Toto Wolff revealed that one proposed solution to the t...
08 May 2014 09:29 -
Red Bull says Vettel's chassis change was scheduled
Red Bull has played down the significance of Sebastian Vettel getting a brand new chassis for this weekend's Spanish grand prix. Just days after the reigning world champion stru...
08 May 2014 08:39 -
Spain 2014 preview quotes: McLaren
Jenson Button: "Formula 1's springtime return to Europe is always one of my favourite times of the year. The paddock is filled with familiar faces, the travel shortens, and the ...
07 May 2014 16:32 -
Wins in 2014 'difficult' for Ferrari - Maldonado
Pastor Maldonado doubts Ferrari can turn around its disappointing start to the season and win races in 2014. Fernando Alonso appeared to be putting the F14-T's early troubles be...
07 May 2014 15:54 -
Spain 2014 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
John Booth, Team Principal: "The three-week break since China has been extremely beneficial for the Team, providing some respite after the first four long-haul races and the op...
07 May 2014 15:17 -
Only one new lightweight chassis for Sauber in Spain
Only one Sauber driver will be racing under F1's minimum weight limit this weekend in Barcelona, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. The Swiss team, whose Ferrari-power...
07 May 2014 14:44 -
FIA has zero influence on the costs for F1 - Todt
Jean Todt insists his hands are tied after F1's most powerful teams vetoed the move to a budget cap for 2015. It has been suggested former FIA president Max Mosley, whose antago...
07 May 2014 13:40 -
2014 Spanish Grand Prix - Preview
After a two week break we kick off the European season as the Formula 1 circus reassembles to roll into Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Circuit de Catalunya has bee...
07 May 2014 13:16 -
Mercedes confirms psychologic assesments for F1 personnel
F1 championship leader Mercedes has confirmed reports it is now working with a psychologist. The Telegraph newspaper this week reported that former professional soccer player Dr...
07 May 2014 12:48 -
Azerbaijan could fill gap if Russian Grand Prix is axed
Azerbaijan could be set to make its debut on the F1 calendar much earlier than first expected. We reported last week that plans are racing ahead for a street race in the oil-ric...
07 May 2014 12:08 -
Stewart, Prost moved from front of Senna's casket
The configuration of the pallbearers at Ayrton Senna's fabled funeral was changed at the last minute, the F1 legend's former personal assistant has revealed. Betise Assumpcao, n...
07 May 2014 11:13 -
Spain 2014 preview quotes: Williams
Rob Smedley: "Spain is a good leveller. Getting back to Europe gives teams the opportunity to bring further upgrades,which we will also be doing. Barcelona and the following two...
07 May 2014 10:25 -
Brawn insists Ferrari visit part of a tour of Italy
Ross Brawn and Ferrari have played down the former Mercedes boss' visit to Maranello this week. Specialist Ferrari journalist Leo Turrini on Tuesday revealed that the 59-year-ol...
07 May 2014 09:41 -
Barcelona wants to rename the Spanish Grand Prix
Spanish grand prix organisers would like the annual formula one race to be renamed. Last year, the Barcelona venue - known since it was built in 1991 as the Circuit de Catalunya...
07 May 2014 08:33 -
Haug has no favourite in Mercedes pairing
Former Mercedes chief Norbert Haug is predicting a "close duel" between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in 2014. Haug's German countryman Rosberg is currently leading the world ...
06 May 2014 16:51 -
Spain 2014 preview quotes: Pirelli
Formula One returns to Europe for what is traditionally a key race: the Spanish Grand Prix. The Montmelo circuit is familiar to the teams and they frequently use the return to E...
06 May 2014 16:10 -
The Fantasy Giro d'Italia: at least 12.500 euros of prizes
The first big cycling race in 2014 is rapidly approaching. On Friday the 9th of May, the 97th Giro d' Italia will start in Belfast (Northern Ireland). It is the first Grand Tour...
06 May 2014 15:30 -
McLaren to pass Mercedes knowledge on to Honda - Wolff
Toto Wolff suspects McLaren will pass on knowledge about Mercedes' turbo V6 to its 2015 engine supplier Honda. This year, Mercedes is in the awkward situation of being contractu...
06 May 2014 15:26 -
No regrets as Maldonado stays calm during Lotus slump
Pastor Maldonado insists he has no regrets about moving from Williams to Lotus for 2014. On the face of it, the Venezuelan switched his millions in PDVSA backing from a resurgen...
06 May 2014 14:54 -
Mercedes turns to psychologist as F1 consultant
Mercedes has turned to a psychologist to help the dominant team cope with its championship campaign in 2014. That is the claim of the Telegraph newspaper, revealing that former ...
06 May 2014 13:41 -
Spain 2014 preview quotes: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Jean-Eric Vergne: "This race marks the start of the European season and it's very important from one point of view – no more jet lag and a lot less flying! It's also a circuit...
06 May 2014 12:48 -
Insiders tip Ecclestone to come out on top in corruption scandal
Three F1 insiders have tipped Bernie Ecclestone to drive out of the corruption scandal not only with his freedom, but also the keys to the sport. Some think the Gerhard Gribkows...
06 May 2014 12:14 -
$14m not enough for Leimer to buy his way into F1
Even with $14 million in his hand, reigning GP2 champion Fabio Leimer could not buy his way into formula one. The 25-year-old Swiss, who will instead race sports cars in 2014, w...
06 May 2014 11:45 -
McLaren could fit Lotus-style nose on MP4-29 for Spain
McLaren could fit a Lotus-style 'double pronged' nose solution to its 2014 car at this weekend's Spanish grand prix. After a notable dip in form for the Woking based team, Franc...
06 May 2014 11:09 -
Rosberg claims he is 'better than Hamilton in dry'
Nico Rosberg is sounding far from defeated ahead of the Spanish grand prix. The German, although still leading the drivers' world championship by a few points, has seen his team...
06 May 2014 10:28 -
F1 could axe one free practice session to cut costs
F1 could axe Friday morning practice sessions next year, as teams consider how to cut costs in the absence of a mandatory budget cap. Although keenly supported by the small team...
06 May 2014 09:33 -
Russian GP 'wildly unrealistic' amid Crimean crisis
An unofficial asterisk is still hovering above this year's inaugural running of the Russian grand prix. Earlier, F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda dismissed sugges...
06 May 2014 08:40 -
Spain 2014 preview quotes: Sauber
The Spanish Grand Prix, the fifth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, kicks off the European season at the Circuit de Catalunya and takes place from the 9th to 11th...
02 May 2014 13:37 -
Spain 2014 preview quotes: Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: "It's been good to have a bit of a break between races: for us as drivers and also for the team who have been working flat out for so many weeks. But after three...
02 May 2014 11:30 -
Williams reports improved financial performance in 2013
Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC today announced the Group's financial results for the year ended 31 December 2013. WGPH is the holding company of the Williams group of companie...
02 May 2014 10:02 -
'FIA and teams rattled by EU interest'
A meeting in London on Thursday eased the threat of a head-on collision between F1's big and small teams, according to reports. Together with Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt, bo...
02 May 2014 09:42 -
Force India announces deal with vodka brand Smirnoff
Smirnoff - the world's leading premium vodka - is on a mission to bring down the velvet rope around racing via its new partnership with Sahara Force India Formula One Team. The ...
01 May 2014 15:45 -
Teams meet at Biggin Hill amid 'discrimination' claims
In the three-week gap between grands prix, F1 chiefs on Thursday are headed to Biggin Hill, Bernie Ecclestone's airport in London. It is there that the F1 chief executive will m...
01 May 2014 14:46 -
Ecclestone heads back to Munich as trial resumes
Bernie Ecclestone is set to return to Munich as his bribery trial resumes. The F1 chief executive will be back in court on Friday, with the German news agency DPA reporting that...
01 May 2014 12:15 -
Canada GP chief doesn't mind milder F1 sound
Canadian grand prix promoter Francois Dumontier doesn't mind the new and milder sound of formula one. Earlier in 2014, Australian grand prix chief Ron Walker revealed his outrag...
01 May 2014 11:36 -
Ayrton Senna: 20 years on
Today marks 20 years that we tragically lost one of the most recognisable names in Formula 1. We take a look back the career of arguably one of the most talented drivers in the ...
01 May 2014 10:53 -
Azerbaijan reaches deal to host Grand Prix in 2016
Plans are racing ahead for a grand prix in Azerbaijan, an oil-rich former Soviet state at the crossroads of Asia and Europe. A year ago, Bernie Ecclestone stunned F1's headline ...
01 May 2014 10:08 -
Senna wanted to end career at Ferrari - Di Montezemolo
Ayrton Senna wanted to break his Williams contract, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has claimed. On the twentieth anniversary of the great Brazilian's death in 1994, Monte...
01 May 2014 09:53 -
Renault moving towards '100 per cent' by Montreal
Renault is on the road to getting "100 per cent" from its new turbo V6 engine, according to operations chief Remi Taffin. Earlier deep in pre-season crisis, the French marque ha...
01 May 2014 08:55 -
Nuclear millions powering De Silvestro's push for race seat
The nuclear lobby is powering Simona Silvestro's push for a Sauber race seat in 2015. That is the claim of the Swiss newspaper Blick, as it revealed some of the secrets behind t...
30 Apr 2014 11:02 -
Italian company to help F1 turn up V6 volume
Formula one is pushing ahead with efforts to make its new V6 engines louder. After decades of screaming, naturally-aspirated V12s, V10s and V8s, the markedly lower volume of thi...
30 Apr 2014 09:53 -
I watched for five laps and then switched it off - Montoya
Mercedes may now be at the front, but little has changed in formula one. That is the view of former driver Juan Pablo Montoya, who left the paddock half-way through the 2006 sea...
30 Apr 2014 08:39 -
McLaren denies Button is nursing a leg injury
McLaren on Tuesday denied reports Jenson Button is nursing a leg injury ahead of next weekend's Spanish grand prix. The 2009 world champion pulled out of a triathlon on the Cana...
29 Apr 2014 12:49 -
Raikkonen needs to do something very soon - Hakkinen
Kimi Raikkonen must quickly get on terms with his Ferrari teammate, countryman and fellow world champion Mika Hakkinen insists. When Hakkinen left McLaren at the end of 2001, he...
29 Apr 2014 12:06 -
Argentina reveals ambition to return to F1 calendar
Argentina has set its sights on returning to formula one. Last held on an ageing circuit in Buenos Aires in 1998, plans to revive the Argentine grand prix emerged two years ago....
29 Apr 2014 11:40 -
Button pulls out of triathlon with 'muscle problems' in his leg
Jenson Button pulled out of a triathlon on the Canary Islands last weekend. The McLaren driver, participating in the event at Fuerteventura in the gap between the Chinese and Sp...
29 Apr 2014 10:11 -
Haas not ruling out Domenicali and Haug for F1 team
Stefano Domenicali could continue his formula one career with F1's newest team. Gunther Steiner, a former Jaguar and Red Bull chief, is now heavily involved in the Haas Formula ...
29 Apr 2014 09:42
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