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Canada 2013 preview quotes: Williams
Mike Coughlan, Technical Director: "The track is quite challenging with high speed straights and tight slow corners, which makes it very hard on brakes. Montreal has the lowest ...
03 Jun 2013 13:32 -
Mercedes could activate exit clause over Ecclestone corruption
Mercedes is not ruling out quitting formula one over the Bernie Ecclestone corruption scandal. DPA news agency reports that, when negotiating its new Concorde Agreement terms wi...
03 Jun 2013 12:46 -
Kamui Kobayashi targets F1 return in 2014
Kamui Kobayashi insists his target is to return to formula one next year. Dropped by Sauber at the end of last season, the Japanese was signed by Ferrari to race a works 458 Ita...
03 Jun 2013 12:14 -
Lopez compares Grosjean with injury-prone football player
Lotus owner Gerard Lopez has backed Romain Grosjean, amid speculation the Enstone based team could replace the beleaguered French driver. Having seemingly overcome his 'first la...
03 Jun 2013 11:59 -
Future unclear for Canadian GP after holdup in Ottawa
The Canadian grand prix will be run and won this weekend without the future of the Montreal race being clear. La Presse reports that while authorities had been "hopeful" a new t...
03 Jun 2013 11:19 -
Hankook representatives had 'several meetings' with Ecclestone
Hankook has been in talks with Bernie Ecclestone about replacing Pirelli as F1's official tyre supplier. In April, we reported rumours that the South Korean company was an alter...
03 Jun 2013 10:47 -
FIA also investigating secret Ferrari tyre test
Amid the controversy about Mercedes' 'secret' Pirelli tyre test, F1's governing body on Friday said it is also investigating Ferrari. At Monaco, Ferrari and Red Bull launched a ...
03 Jun 2013 08:36 -
Canada 2013 preview quotes: Sauber
After the start of the European season in Barcelona and Monte Carlo, the Sauber F1 Team travels to Montréal, where the Canadian Grand Prix will take place from 7th to 9th of Ju...
31 May 2013 17:01 -
Pirelli denies Mercedes has tested Canada tweak
Pirelli on Friday categorically denied Mercedes has already tried the new tyre that other teams will only test for the first time next Friday. Amid the controversy about Mercede...
31 May 2013 15:21 -
FIA president backs Ecclestone amid corruption charge
FIA president Jean Todt has backed Bernie Ecclestone, as German prosecutors prepare to charge the F1 chief executive for corruption. It has been suggested Ecclestone will be ste...
31 May 2013 14:37 -
2014 McLaren-Mercedes deal 'not a pleasant situation' - Wolff
Toto Wolff has admitted continuing to supply McLaren with Mercedes engines next year is "not a pleasant situation". McLaren has already announced its intention to unite for a wo...
31 May 2013 12:48 -
Canada 2013 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Alexander Rossi, driving FP1 at the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix: "After Monaco I was home in the States for the first time since January, preparing for my FP1 session at the Canadi...
31 May 2013 12:11 -
FIA asks Pirelli to compile a dossier regarding Mercedes test
The FIA has asked Pirelli to compile a thorough "dossier" ahead of an international tribunal hearing regarding the secret Mercedes test, according to Kleine Zeitung newspaper. T...
31 May 2013 11:25 -
Jarno Trulli plans to sue Caterham owner
Jarno Trulli has announced plans to sue Caterham team owner Tony Fernandes. At the end of 2011, with a firm contract for 2012, the Italian reportedly agreed to vacate his race s...
31 May 2013 10:59 -
Massa and Maldonado fit for Canadian Grand Prix
Felipe Massa has reassured his fans that he will be back in action next weekend in Canada. Before going to hospital for checks, the Brazilian sat trackside with a neck-collar in...
31 May 2013 10:44 -
I just said 'you're an idiot' to Grosjean - Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo has added to Romain Grosjean's woes by admitting he called the beleaguered Lotus driver "an idiot" in Monaco. Frenchman Grosjean, last year branded the 'first l...
31 May 2013 09:12 -
Renault can cope with loss of customer Williams
Renault on Thursday indicated it can cope with the loss of F1 engine customer Williams. Amid reports Mercedes is offering its turbo V6 at a lower price, Williams announced that ...
30 May 2013 15:28 -
Mercedes not talking about possible sanctions
Mercedes director and team co-owner Toto Wolff is refusing to say he is worried about potential penalties as a result of the secret Pirelli tyre test. Although Jenson Button sai...
30 May 2013 13:51 -
Teams must all agree to Pirelli tweak race debut
F1 teams will still have to agree to the introduction of altered tyres at Silverstone late next month. Pirelli announced in a statement on Wednesday that teams will try the chan...
30 May 2013 12:42 -
Williams and Mercedes announce long-term partnership
The Williams F1 Team (Ticker: WGF1) and Mercedes-Benz are pleased to announce the signature of a long-term engine partnership from the 2014 Formula One World Championship season...
30 May 2013 11:47 -
F1 'politics, prima donna drivers and spoiled kids' - Castroneves
Three-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves has slammed formula one for being "all politics". "F1? It's a bunch of politics," he told Forbes magazine. "It's all politics. Every...
30 May 2013 11:26 -
Ford linked with F1 return in V6 turbo era
German-language publication Speed Week has named Ford as a potential candidate to return to formula one after the new V6 rules debut in 2014. Honda, having pulled out at the end...
30 May 2013 10:49 -
Domenicali, Alonso tip Ferrari to bounce back in Canada
Stefano Domenicali has tipped Ferrari to bounce back in Canada next weekend. Off the back of his Barcelona win, Fernando Alonso struggled in the Principality last weekend, quali...
30 May 2013 09:34 -
Hamilton struggles to get up to speed with Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton's main problem as he grapples to get up to speed with Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg is the W04 car's brakes, it has emerged. Beaten to pole position by Rosberg o...
30 May 2013 08:28 -
No Canada debut for tweaked Pirelli tyres
Tweaked Pirelli tyres will not debut next time out in Montreal, it emerged on Wednesday. Previously, it was believed Bernie Ecclestone had pushed through the planned changes for...
29 May 2013 16:11 -
Marko compares tyre test Mercedes with 2007 'spygate'
F1 could be about to be rocked by a penalty on the scale of the 'spy scandal' of 2007. The FIA is expected to convene a meeting of the international tribunal, to consider the ma...
29 May 2013 15:34 -
O'Driscoll replaces Burns as Williams Group director
Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC has announced that Mike O'Driscoll will become Group CEO with effect from today. O'Driscoll, formerly Managing Director of Jaguar Cars (2007 ...
29 May 2013 14:08 -
Sauber slams Bottas' behaviour as unsportsmanlike
Valtteri Bottas has been accused of "unsportsmanlike" behaviour in the dying moments of the Monaco grand prix. In the last two laps, when Kimi Raikkonen was seething through the...
29 May 2013 13:08 -
Vettel smashed fastest lap in Monaco out of boredom
Sebastian Vettel has admitted he defied his team's instructions in Monaco due to boredom. In the dying stages of the race, the Red Bull driver picked up his pace behind winner N...
29 May 2013 12:13 -
Marussia to announce Ferrari engine deal in Canada
A 2014 Ferrari engine deal for Marussia is expected to be announced on the sidelines of the Canadian grand prix next month. The team was weighing up between the Italian marque a...
29 May 2013 11:48 -
Big spenders pushing out smaller teams - Force India
Force India team owner Vijay Mallya has backed his deputy in claiming F1's biggest teams are pushing their small rivals out of the sport. Deputy team boss Bob Fernley issued a f...
29 May 2013 11:00 -
Prost can't detect any serious weaknesses in Vettel
Alain Prost could see his unique tally of four world championships equalled by Sebastian Vettel in 2013. Indeed, the possibility took a step forward in Monaco, when the German i...
29 May 2013 08:54 -
Valsecchi 'not yet' in line for Grosjean's seat at Lotus
Lotus boss Eric Boullier is refusing to rule out Davide Valsecchi for a future in Romain Grosjean's seat. Having only narrowly hung onto his drive for 2013, Frenchman Grosjean i...
28 May 2013 16:59 -
Buemi the key to Red Bull's turnaround in Monaco
Test driver Sebastien Buemi was the key to Red Bull's turnaround on the streets of Monaco, it has emerged. On Thursday in the Principality, the RB9 did not look like a competiti...
28 May 2013 15:59 -
Hamilton reacts to Vettel's 'silver buses' jibe
Lewis Hamilton has hit back at Sebastian Vettel's description of the Mercedes cars in the Monaco grand prix as "buses". Red Bull's world champion Vettel, who finished second on ...
28 May 2013 13:02 -
Raikkonen delivers punchy quote after Perez collision
Kimi Raikkonen has delivered another punchy quote to his legions of fans, after his run-in with Sergio Perez in the Monaco grand prix. Furious about being run into by the McLare...
28 May 2013 12:10 -
Renault committed to reduce engine costs after 2014
Renault will look to reduce the price of its new turbo V6 engines over time, the French carmaker's president Carlos Ghosn said. Reports have indicated that Renault's new engine ...
28 May 2013 11:30 -
Rival teams feel cheated by 'secret' Mercedes tyre test
The furore over Mercedes' secret Pirelli test looks set to deepen, as rival teams claim they were not informed by F1's tyre supplier. As it refused to rule out "penalties", the ...
28 May 2013 10:53 -
Kamui Kobayashi tested Ferrari F10 at Fiorano
Kamui Kobayashi has tested a Ferrari formula one car at the Italian team's Fiorano circuit. Some immediately interpreted the news as a sign the Maranello based squad might be sh...
28 May 2013 09:03 -
Mark Webber not ruling out Ferrari move
Mark Webber has ruled out continuing his F1 career with a "small team" -- but he's leaving the door open to Ferrari. In the wake of the 'Multi-21' team orders saga, in which his...
27 May 2013 16:12 -
'Red Bull Racing declined tyre test for Pirelli'
The FIA is not ruling out penalties, after stewards on Sunday investigated Mercedes' secret Barcelona tyre test. Before the Monaco grand prix, Red Bull and Ferrari filed an offi...
27 May 2013 14:58 -
86 million loss and driver trouble for Lotus
Lotus has recorded the biggest financial loss in motor racing history, according to F1 business journalist Christian Sylt. A report in the Telegraph said the Enstone based team'...
27 May 2013 13:33 -
Mercedes confirms Williams engine talks for 2014
Toto Wolff has confirmed reports Mercedes is in talks with Williams about the supply of engines in 2014. Widespread and authoritative reports from the Monte Carlo paddock insist...
27 May 2013 12:05 -
Pirelli 'approaching' F1 contract for 2014 - president
Pirelli is closer to inking a deal to stay in formula one beyond 2013, following a meeting in Monaco. After Paul Hembery warned that Pirelli could quit F1 due to the delayed neg...
27 May 2013 11:36 -
Ferrari attributes second Massa crash to car problem
Felipe Massa left hospital following checks on Sunday and should be fit for the Canadian grand prix in two weeks. Whilst already suffering from a sore neck from his practice cra...
27 May 2013 10:54 -
Renault announces Toro Rosso engine deal for 2014
At a press conference held on the Red Bull Energy Station in the Monaco harbour, a few hours prior to the Monaco Grand Prix, it was revealed that as from the 2014 season, Scuder...
27 May 2013 09:29 -
Storm erupts over secret Pirelli tyre test for Mercedes
A storm has erupted in the Monaco paddock about an until-now secret Pirelli tyre test involving Mercedes. British F1 broadcasters Sky and the BBC revealed on Sunday morning that...
27 May 2013 08:46 -
Ricciardo and Vergne not ready for promotion - Berger
Former team co-owner Gerhard Berger does not think Toro Rosso's current race drivers are ready to make the step up to Red Bull next year. It is strongly rumoured that Sebastian ...
24 May 2013 15:54 -
Webber unsure over future at Red Bull Racing - Ecclestone
Mark Webber's future at Red Bull is clouded, according to F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. It is believed the world champion team is considering replacing the veteran Austr...
24 May 2013 14:40 -
Williams trains with 2012 nose, wing in Monaco
Williams is stepping back in time in a bid to cure the problems with its 2013 car. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports that the British team was already using the floor and e...
24 May 2013 13:38 -
Still too many outstanding issues for Toro Rosso-Renault deal
The engine deal between Toro Rosso and Renault is reportedly not yet ready to be announced. Earlier this week, we reported that the Red Bull-owned team's anticipated switch from...
24 May 2013 12:43 -
Sauber on sponsor search in eastern Europe
Both of Sauber's main team figures were missing in action on Thursday as Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez practiced in Monaco. Roger Benoit, the very well connected corresp...
24 May 2013 12:09 -
Horner issues counter-punch after 'bad losers' remark
Christian Horner has issued a feisty counter-punch, after Fernando Alonso suggested Red Bull were bad losers. Ferrari's Alonso had been asked in Monaco about Red Bull's consiste...
24 May 2013 11:23 -
Pirelli issues quit threat over contract frustration
Pirelli has for the first time indicated it could quit formula one. On the one hand, the Italian tyre company is pushing hard for a new contract, in order to continue supplying ...
24 May 2013 10:32 -
Rosberg right on course for Monaco win - Wurz
Mercedes is right on course for victory in Monaco this weekend. That is the view of Alex Wurz, who agrees with many paddock voices who have singled out the silver-clad team as t...
24 May 2013 09:51 -
Williams could switch to Mercedes power for 2014 - report
Williams could switch to Mercedes power, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport is reporting. Currently, the British team is powered by customer Renault engines, but the French marque i...
24 May 2013 08:38 -
FP2: Mercedes dictates the pace on first day in Monaco
Nico Rosberg continued his domination of Monaco practice on Thursday afternoon, ending the second session 0.318s clear of Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton. The German, who a...
23 May 2013 16:28 -
Force India to oppose any Pirelli tyre tweaks
Force India will oppose any move to alter Pirelli's existing 2013 tyres. It has emerged in the Monaco paddock that, following the controversial reaction to its planned significa...
23 May 2013 16:05 -
McLaren looks forward to being only Honda team in 2015
McLaren looks set to be the only Honda-powered team in 2015. The great British team is already signed up to be Japanese carmaker's 'works' partner, but it had been reported that...
23 May 2013 15:30 -
Safety in Monaco no discussion point for the drivers
World champion Sebastian Vettel has hit back at claims Monaco holds only a dubious place on the formula one calendar. Earlier this week, former driver Ralf Schumacher reportedly...
23 May 2013 14:29 -
FP1: Rosberg opens weekend in Monaco with fastest time
Monaco resident Nico Rosberg ruled Thursday morning's opening free practice session on the streets of Monte Carlo, pipping Ferrari's Fernando Alonso by just 0.087s as one second...
23 May 2013 13:14 -
Button refuses to commit to McLaren's Honda era
Jenson Button on Wednesday refused to commit to McLaren for the beginning of the Honda era in 2015. Team boss Martin Whitmarsh this week said he is happy with McLaren's current ...
23 May 2013 12:15 -
'Pirelli will only change rear tyres for Canada'
The 'T-word' was still the big topic of conversation as the F1 world congregated in Monaco on Wednesday. But the big paddock whisper is that changes to Pirelli's 2013 tyres will...
23 May 2013 11:38 -
Mercedes apologises after expensive Hamilton prank
Wednesday was a costly day in Monaco for Mercedes. According to Swiss newspaper Blick's veteran F1 correspondent Roger Benoit, Lewis Hamilton lost his temper with a boatload of ...
23 May 2013 11:00 -
Ferrari's Pat Fry returns to duty in Monaco
Pat Fry will return to duty for Ferrari this weekend in Monaco. The great Italian team's British technical director had his appendix removed in a Barcelona hospital less than tw...
23 May 2013 08:28 -
Pirelli 'too professional' to favor one team - Wolff
Toto Wolff says he trusts Pirelli to act fairly to all formula one teams. Mercedes and Red Bull have been the most vocal about the Italian marque's controversial 2013 tyres, cau...
22 May 2013 14:30 -
Brawn has to 'find a way' to work with successor Lowe
Ross Brawn has hinted that Mercedes has just appointed his successor. Briton Brawn, 58, is currently Mercedes' team principal, but big rumours this year had linked former McLare...
22 May 2013 13:52 -
Raikkonen weighs up 'two options' for 2014 seat
Kimi Raikkonen has admitted he is weighing up two offers to remain in formula one beyond 2013. In the wake of his impressive return to the sport, the Finn's two-year contract wi...
22 May 2013 12:45 -
Jules Bianchi feels pressure to push Marussia forward
Jules Bianchi thinks it is possible Marussia is on the verge of breaking into F1's midfield. Since the team debuted as Virgin in 2010, the red and black cars have always occupie...
22 May 2013 12:15 -
Renault engine deal for Toro Rosso imminent
Toro Rosso's anticipated switch from Ferrari to Renault power for 2014 and beyond will be announced imminently, the German magazine Sport Bild reports. Paddock rumours for sever...
22 May 2013 11:22
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