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F1 drivers surprised by adventurous V6 torque
For those trackside, the biggest obvious change since the end of the 2013 season has been F1's new, milder engine note. For the drivers, however, the major talking point is 'tor...
13 Feb 2014 11:36 -
Chief executive Riad Asmat leaves Caterham
A key figure at Caterham has left the outfit. Riad Asmat has been with company supremo Tony Fernandes since the beginning of the project, rising to the height of chief executive...
13 Feb 2014 10:03 -
Never underestimate Red Bull Racing - Domenicali
There is still time for Red Bull to pull out of an early crisis and be competitive in 2014. That is the claim of Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali, following a disastrous opening ...
13 Feb 2014 09:30 -
Toro Rosso filming day littered with Renault troubles
It seems Renault is yet to solve all its troubles with the new turbo V6 'power unit'. After a disastrous Jerez test for the French engine supplier and its partners - notably wor...
13 Feb 2014 08:43 -
Changes afoot for Formula 1 Qualifying
It would appear that serious changes are set to be put in place for the 2014 Formula 1 Qualifying system. Although the three 'knockout' qualifying session layout will remain ...
12 Feb 2014 13:37 -
Double points are "more exciting" - Hill
Damon Hill has counted himself out of the furore surrounding the new 'double points' innovation for 2014. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said recently the fans' adverse reaction wa...
12 Feb 2014 09:54 -
Williams releases Martini team-shirt
Williams will almost certainly be sponsored by the famous Italian drinks brand Martini in 2014. Recently, rumours emerged that the once-great British team will soon re-launch...
12 Feb 2014 09:53 -
Schumacher contracts pneumonia
F1 legend Michael Schumacher, in a coma since his skiing fall late last year, is now reportedly suffering from pneumonia. The major German daily Bild-Zeiting said that two an...
12 Feb 2014 09:52 -
Ugly noses to be banned in 2015 - Whiting
F1's governing body will move to stop 'ugly' noses ahead of the 2015 season. Drivers, fans and even the designers have expressed dismay at the aesthetics of this year's new c...
12 Feb 2014 09:50 -
Red Bull making progress after 'crisis'
Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull is confident the world champion team will overcome its technical crisis. The new RB10 barely ran at the opening Jerez test recently amid packag...
12 Feb 2014 09:48 -
Maybe our strategy to wait was the better one - Lotus
Gerard Lopez, the Lotus team owner, has played down suggestions the Enstone squad is still grappling with financial problems. The team's problems of late last year, when Kimi Ra...
11 Feb 2014 15:12 -
Williams left Pujolar needing a change of scenery
With one leaving and another joining, two well-known F1 names have given their view about the once-great British team Williams. Arriving at Grove is the long-time Ferrari driver...
11 Feb 2014 13:27 -
Webber thinks Ricciardo will give Vettel 'a hard time'
Mark Webber expects his replacement at Red Bull, countryman Daniel Ricciardo, to put up a competitive defense alongside Sebastian Vettel this year. By the end of the tense Webbe...
11 Feb 2014 12:51 -
F1 could open doors for two new teams in 2015
F1 could have not one, but two new teams in 2015. Italy's Autosprint reports that, in Paris early this week, the FIA began the official evaluation process after inviting express...
11 Feb 2014 12:06 -
Quesnel admits interest for Lotus team boss job
Olivier Quesnel, the former Ctiroen and Peugeot rally boss, has admitted he has had contact with Lotus owner Gerard Lopez about becoming the Enstone team's new sporting boss. Th...
11 Feb 2014 11:23 -
Exclusive: Williams to announce Petrobras sponsorship next week
The Williams F1 Team have reportedly signed two sponsorship deals with two Brazilian firms; Petrobras and Banco do Brasil. According to a highly creditable Brazilian source, ...
11 Feb 2014 10:56 -
Hakkinen expects Raikkonen to beat Alonso
Not everyone thinks Kimi Raikkonen will struggle to keep up with Fernando Alonso at Ferrari this year. Despite the fact the returning Finn Raikkonen is the Italian marque's last...
11 Feb 2014 09:52 -
Di Resta and Hamilton senior settle legal dispute
Former F1 figures Paul di Resta and Anthony Hamilton have settled their legal dispute, following a bitter court battle in London late last year. Hamilton, the father of the Merc...
11 Feb 2014 09:06 -
No Renault crisis amid trouble-free Lotus debut
Lotus enjoyed a trouble-free track debut with its 2014 car, the E22, at Jerez. Earlier rumours suggested the Enstone team had struck the same sort of Renault-powered trouble tha...
11 Feb 2014 08:14 -
Austria striving for perfect race weekend in June
Austria's return to the F1 calendar this year is on track, Red Bull supremo Dietrich Mateschitz says. "We are striving for a perfect race weekend with sold out grandstands," sai...
10 Feb 2014 14:56 -
Red Bull Racing issues 'nothing major' - Horner
Christian Horner has played down fears of a Red Bull crisis, insisting the problems with the new RB10 are "nothing major". After four consecutive world championships at the tail...
10 Feb 2014 13:44 -
Antonio Pizzonia hopes to see turnaround from Williams
Former team driver Antonio Pizzonia has backed Williams to bounce back into competitive form. The fabled British team has struggled for success since Jacques Villeneuve won the ...
10 Feb 2014 12:49 -
Quesnel leaps into pole position for Lotus' team boss role
Olivier Quesnel, the former Citroen and Peugeot world rally boss, has leapt into pole position to become Lotus' new team boss. Following Eric Boullier's switch to McLaren, the g...
10 Feb 2014 12:03 -
Schumacher 'still not responding to deliberate stimuli'
Now two weeks since doctors started trying to wake Michael Schumacher, the F1 legend remains in a coma. That is the news of the German daily Bild-Zeitung, reporting that while t...
10 Feb 2014 11:14 -
McLaren supplying standard LCD display to all teams
McLaren is supplying a standard LCD steering wheel display to fellow formula one teams in 2014. The new display, part of the package provided by the Woking based company's techn...
10 Feb 2014 09:35 -
Ecclestone bets bribery trial will not happen
Bernie Ecclestone has tipped the criminal bribery trial, set to begin in Munich in late April, to end before it even begins. "Bet you it doesn't happen," the F1 chief executive,...
10 Feb 2014 08:41 -
Force India adopts GP2 team Hilmer Motorsport
Sahara Force India has expanded its driver development programme by teaming up with Hilmer Motorsport to create Sahara Force India's official GP2 team. The new partnership will ...
07 Feb 2014 15:01 -
Ricciardo to find own way at Red Bull - Vettel
Daniel Ricciardo will have to make his own way at Red Bull, champion teammate Sebastian Vettel has declared. 24-year-old Australian Ricciardo, with just 50 grands prix with HRT ...
07 Feb 2014 12:12 -
Ferrari ahead of the game with fuel consumption and cooling
Mercedes is being touted as the early 2014 favourite, but Ferrari is reportedly also ahead of the game as F1's new V6 era dawns. The German-language Speed Week reports that, whe...
07 Feb 2014 11:26 -
Lotus 'tusk' nose - New Photo!
The British-based Lotus Formula 1 Team, who are set to test their 2014 challenger at Jerez throughout today and tomorrow have released a photo of their unique 'tusk' style nose....
07 Feb 2014 10:50 -
Other Renault teams to 'observe' Lotus filming day
Representatives of the Red Bull, Toro Rosso and Caterham teams will reportedly be present when Lotus does its 'filming day' at Jerez on Friday. With the Enstone team having sat ...
07 Feb 2014 10:33 -
Nasr and Williams reach agreement for Friday role
One of the very last seats in formula one is set to be filled by rookie Felipe Nasr. Last November, we reported that following countryman Felipe Massa's move to Williams for 201...
07 Feb 2014 09:18 -
F1 set to change qualifying rules for 2014
F1 looks set to introduce an eleventh-hour change to the qualifying rules for 2014, according to media reports. Just five weeks ahead of the Melbourne season opener, team bosses...
07 Feb 2014 08:44 -
Sauber joins forces with Gabrielle's Angel Foundation
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research as its charity partner. Gabrielle's Angel Foundation funds junior scientific invest...
06 Feb 2014 16:40 -
Wolff tips Red Bull Racing to bounce back strong
With Mercedes already cast as the early title favourite, boss Toto Wolff is tipping reigning champions Red Bull to bounce back from an early crisis. Red Bull and engine partner ...
06 Feb 2014 14:06 -
Modern money-dominated F1 'not fair' - Frijns
Robin Frijns says modern formula one is "not fair". The 22-year-old Dutchman, arguably the hottest young talent not yet on the F1 grid, has seen his rise thwarted by his lack of...
06 Feb 2014 12:14 -
Red Bull issues can be fixed with some redesigning - Marko
Helmut Marko is sure Red Bull will get its 2014 title-defense back on track. The reigning world champions endured a disastrous opening test at Jerez as designer Adrian Newey's t...
06 Feb 2014 11:28 -
Schumacher wake-up may take 'weeks or months'
Michael Schumacher's awakening from his medically induced coma may take weeks or even months, according to a new report. The German has was placed into a coma at the beginnin...
06 Feb 2014 11:24 -
GP2 a lot closer to Formula 1 in 2014 - Button
Jenson Button thinks GP2, F1's second-tier support series, will run the premier category close for pace in 2014. As the sport's all-new energy-recovery and V6 turbo-powered era ...
06 Feb 2014 10:39 -
Raikkonen manager David Robertson dies
One of Kimi Raikkonen's managers, David Robertson, has died. It emerged late last year that the 70-year-old, who teamed with his son Steve to bring drivers like Finn Raikkonen a...
06 Feb 2014 08:57 -
F1 will be engine formula in early stages of 2014 - Newey
Adrian Newey, the fabled designer of Red Bull's troubled RB10, expects the 2014 season to be dominated by the new powertrain rules. At Jerez last week, the reigning world champi...
05 Feb 2014 16:41 -
Lauda thinks Mercedes has early 'edge' over rivals
Even team chairman Niki Lauda thinks Mercedes has "the edge" over its rivals after the opening test at Jerez. Although teams were not focusing on performance in southern Spain, ...
05 Feb 2014 16:04 -
Vergne initially struggled to cope with Ricciardo promotion
Jean-Eric Vergne insists he has put in the past Red Bull's decision to overlook him for the top seat alongside Sebastian Vettel this year. The Frenchman admits he struggled init...
05 Feb 2014 14:59 -
Contradictory Ecclestone hails incoming new era for F1
Depending on the forum, Bernie Ecclestone has contradictory views about F1's new V6-powered era. Speaking to the specialist press, the F1 chief executive slammed the revolutiona...
05 Feb 2014 14:03 -
Lotus talks to more candidates besides Whitmarsh
Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez has played down reports McLaren refugee Martin Whitmarsh is definitely headed to Enstone. With Eric Boullier having moved to McLaren to be 'racing ...
05 Feb 2014 13:10 -
Haas pushing ahead to meet next deadline for 2015 entry
Despite Bernie Ecclestone's recent warning, Gene Haas is pushing ahead with his plans to enter F1 in 2015. After Haas, a Nascar team co-owner, responded to the FIA's invitation ...
05 Feb 2014 12:11 -
German trial against Ecclestone will begin on 24 April
German authorities are pushing ahead with preparations for Bernie Ecclestone's criminal trial. The Suddeutsche newspaper reports that the trial, following a long investigation i...
05 Feb 2014 11:41 -
Ericsson enters a diet programme to shed some weight
Marcus Ericsson has kicked off his F1 career with a diet. The Swedish rookie, set to make his debut in 2014 for the backmarker Caterham, revealed that his engineers have tasked ...
05 Feb 2014 10:34 -
Lotus to perform shakedown double-nosed E22 on Friday
Lotus will not wait until the next official test in Bahrain to get its delayed 2014 car on track. Having not attended the first test at Jerez, the Enstone team will give its E22...
05 Feb 2014 10:00 -
McLaren financially secure because of Honda contribution
Honda will fill any financial void at McLaren, after the great British team unveiled its new silver and black MP4-29 without replacing departed title sponsor Vodafone. We report...
05 Feb 2014 09:08 -
Red Bull Racing trying to convince Prodromou to stay
Peter Prodromou may not move to McLaren after all. McLaren signed Red Bull's highly-rated aerodynamics chief late last year, but the reigning world champions insisted that Prodr...
05 Feb 2014 08:26 -
Grosjean not sure Alonso will have easy time alongside Raikkonen
Romain Grosjean is not so sure Fernando Alonso will have an easy time alongside new Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen in 2013. The Frenchman's comments follow those of Alonso's la...
04 Feb 2014 16:24 -
Caterham ran with ultra-conservative packaging in Jerez
After Red Bull's catastrophic opening test at Jerez last week, even F1 backmarkers Marussia and Caterham are currently ahead of the formerly-dominant world champions' game. Inde...
04 Feb 2014 13:10 -
Ecclestone devised 'double points' rule to aid Ferrari
Luca di Montezemolo agreed behind closed doors that the controversial 'double points' innovation is necessary for formula one. That is the claim of F1 chief executive Bernie Ecc...
04 Feb 2014 12:08 -
New Pirelli tyres 'a little bit better' - Hamilton
Pirelli says it is too early to assess the performance of its new-for-2014 tyres, despite four days of running at Jerez last week. The Italian marque endured a nightmarish 2013 ...
04 Feb 2014 10:47 -
US media companies move to buy major F1 stake
US media companies Liberty and Discovery have moved to buy a major stake in formula one from CVC, according to reports. The New York Post said the bid is headed by John Malone, ...
04 Feb 2014 09:54 -
Delay in Schumacher waking up 'neither good nor bad'
At least a week after doctors began trying to wake Michael Schumacher from his coma, there have been no official updates about the great German's condition. But that, accordi...
04 Feb 2014 09:31 -
Ferrari back on full steam after ending its wind tunnel crisis
Fernando Alonso has confirmed reports Ferrari has now ended its wind tunnel crisis. For some time, including throughout last season, the famous Italian marque has been working a...
04 Feb 2014 09:18 -
'Too early' to declare Mercedes 2014 favourite - Wolff
Toto Wolff has played down reports Mercedes is the clear 2014 favourite after the first winter test at Jerez last week. "It is too early to know," the German marque's commercial...
04 Feb 2014 08:28 -
Massa tips 'clever' Alonso to be fast from the beginning
Felipe Massa has tipped his former Ferrari teammate to dominate Kimi Raikkonen at the great Italian team in 2014. Maranello marque Ferrari replaced the long-serving Brazilian wi...
03 Feb 2014 14:59 -
TV viewers drop triggered 'double points' move
The reason for F1's controversial move to a 'double points' finale has emerged, after the sport haemorrhaged 50 million television viewers late in 2013. That is the claim of F1 ...
03 Feb 2014 12:14 -
Lauda criticises Ecclestone outburst
Niki Lauda has hit back at Bernie Ecclestone's attack on Mercedes and F1's new, greener and quieter era. In an outburst last week against the sport he heads, F1 chief executi...
03 Feb 2014 09:29 -
Melbourne F1 future remains uncertain
There is still no news about the future of Melbourne's Australian grand prix beyond the 2015 race. That is the admission of race chairman Ron Walker, who said the state-spons...
03 Feb 2014 09:26 -
Massa: "I would be worried if I was Red Bull"
According to one cruel joke in the Jerez paddock last week, the Red Bull RB10 has a cryptic, phonetic meaning -- 'Red Bull Are Bea-ten'. It follows a disastrous opening test ...
03 Feb 2014 09:24 -
FIA delays nose dispute for 2015
The unseemly nose designs up and down the 2014 pitlane have been declared legal by the FIA. We reported last week that a row over the radical noses was shaping up, with one c...
03 Feb 2014 09:10 -
Lotus and Marussia pay 2014 entry fees
Lotus and Marussia have ended doubts about their official participation in the 2014 championship. When the governing FIA released the 2014 entry list last month, the two team...
03 Feb 2014 08:47 -
Jerez Test - Team Reports: Toro Rosso, Caterham and Marussia
Toro Rosso: A switch to Renault power would appear to have been a good move given their sister teams' success further up the field. However, given the problems that they and the...
01 Feb 2014 19:18 -
Jerez Test - Team Reports: Williams, Force India and Sauber
Williams: Perhaps the most surprising team of the week was Williams. With the outfit changing to Mercedes power after two years with Renault, as well as the more eye-pleasing 'a...
01 Feb 2014 19:17 -
Jerez Test - Team Reports: Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes
Four days of pre-season testing concluded at Jerez yesterday afternoon, and we have found out, as expected things aren't quite as we imagined them to be. It was widely tipped...
01 Feb 2014 19:15 -
Ross Brawn announces retirement
Long-time Formula 1 personality and team prinicpal, Ross Brawn has announced his retirement. The news ends speculation that the 60 year-old would move to McLaren after stepp...
01 Feb 2014 19:09
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