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Wolff: "Ross Brawn staying as Mercedes team boss"
Ross Brawn looks likely to keep his job at Mercedes, contrary to earlier speculation he will be replaced by McLaren's Paddy Lowe. Former technical director Lowe is currently on ...
25 Apr 2013 08:46 -
Long Beach denies Formula 1 return
The bosses of the iconic US street race have denied reports formula one is interested in adding Long Beach to its annual calendar. Reports this month said that with Indycar's co...
25 Apr 2013 08:38 -
Marussia plays down Lloyd exit
Marussia has played down the impact of the withdrawal of a team co-owner. It emerged this week that Lloyds, the part government-owned British bank, has sold its 25.3pc stake due...
24 Apr 2013 11:01 -
Webber: "I won't beat the record of Barrichello"
Mark Webber has scoffed at the suggestion he might one day beat Rubens Barrichello's all-time race record. In the last couple of races, Australian Webber and Ferrari's Fernando ...
24 Apr 2013 10:33 -
Lotus expects to stay with Renault in 2014
Team owner Gerard Lopez thinks it is likely Lotus will stay with Renault power beyond 2013. Next year, F1 is switching to all-new and more expensive turbo V6 engines, and Luxemb...
24 Apr 2013 10:17 -
Porsche: "Formula 1 not a logical step"
German carmaker Porsche has revealed it considered entering formula one. Instead, the iconic marque is preparing to field a prototype design in the first-tier Le Mans-style spor...
24 Apr 2013 09:40 -
Stewards told to be more lenient in 'secret' FIA meeting
In a 'secret' meeting over the winter, it was agreed that stewards should impose less penalties in 2013 in order to spice up the action. That is the claim on Tuesday of Germany'...
23 Apr 2013 15:41 -
Webber hungry for 'few more years' in Formula 1
Mark Webber has cooled speculation he is on the verge of quitting formula one by insisting he is still "hungry" for success. Amid rumours his team is lining up Kimi Raikkonen to...
23 Apr 2013 13:30 -
Whitmarsh resisted urge to issue team orders in Bahrain
McLaren resisted the urge to call off the on-track spat between teammates Jenson Button and Sergio Perez in Bahrain, boss Martin Whitmarsh has revealed. Button could be heard an...
23 Apr 2013 12:45 -
Kubica conducts tests in Mercedes' F1 simulator - report
Robert Kubica has been conducting secret formula one tests at the wheel of Mercedes' sophisticated driver simulator, German newspaper Bild reports. The Pole tested the German ma...
23 Apr 2013 12:07 -
Teams should not expect major tyre changes - Pirelli
Pirelli has all but confirmed reports it will make only minor changes to its controversial 2013 tyres for next month's Spanish grand prix and beyond. It was thought Sebastian Ve...
23 Apr 2013 11:37 -
Alonso miraculously captured eight place - press
The Italian press hailed Sebastian Vettel's return to top form in Bahrain, whilst lamenting the bad luck that prevented Fernando Alonso from challenging. "Although his car broke...
23 Apr 2013 10:53 -
GP3: Ellinas returns for seconde season with Marussia Manor
Marussia Manor Racing, the GP3 Series team that is part of the Marussia F1 Team Young Driver Programme, is pleased to announce that Tio Ellinas will return to the squad for a se...
23 Apr 2013 09:22 -
Bahrain could stage 2014 Grand Prix at night
Bahrain could celebrate its tenth anniversary as a formula one host by staging next year's race under lights, circuit chairman Zayed Alzayani has revealed. The news follows repo...
23 Apr 2013 08:36 -
Andretti doubts F1 back to Long Beach will happen
Michael Andretti, a leading motor racing figure in the US, has played down reports F1 could add the iconic Long Beach race to its own annual calendar. Reports this month said th...
22 Apr 2013 16:29 -
Grosjean proves Prost wrong after 'emotional' diagnosis
Romain Grosjean has hit back at Alain Prost, after the quadruple world champion said the Lotus driver's lack of pace in 2013 was due to his "emotionally difficult situation". "I...
22 Apr 2013 15:14 -
Rosberg knows nothing about Brawn departure
Nico Rosberg has played down suggestions Ross Brawn is on the road to the exit door at Mercedes. Earlier, it was believed Paddy Lowe's McLaren 'gardening leave' was because he w...
22 Apr 2013 13:57 -
Two tyre failures in one race too much, says Massa
A new problem could be emerging for Pirelli, as the mere safety of its already controversial 2013 tyres is now called into question. The occurrence of tyre failures - or delamin...
22 Apr 2013 12:47 -
McLaren tells Perez to keep fighting spirit up
McLaren has urged Sergio Perez to keep up his fighting spirit, despite rebuking the Mexican for pushing "over the limit" in his battle with teammate Jenson Button in Bahrain. Re...
22 Apr 2013 12:16 -
Allergic reaction almost sidelined Raikkonen in Bahrain
He ultimately finished second, but Kimi Raikkonen was almost not well enough to contest Sunday's Bahrain grand prix. Finnish sources MTV3 and Turun Sanomat report that the Lotus...
22 Apr 2013 11:37 -
British bank Lloyds sells Marussia team stake
Lloyds, the part government-owned British bank, has sold its stake in the F1 team Marussia. F1 business journalist Christian Sylt said the bank's private equity division LDC dec...
22 Apr 2013 10:46 -
Scaled wind tunnel tyres to blame for team struggles - report
Pirelli's new 60 per cent scale wind tunnel tyres could be to blame for some teams' troubles in 2013, according to a technical expert. Top team McLaren faltered badly over the w...
22 Apr 2013 09:29 -
Next teammate feud erupts in Bahrain at McLaren
Just as the 'Multi-21' affair began to simmer, the next teammate feud broke out in formula one. This time, the animosity was taking place a bit further down the field, as McLare...
22 Apr 2013 08:49 -
Red Bull copies brake duct solution from Williams - report
Red Bull has copied from Williams a clever technical innovation, Auto Motor und Sport correspondent Michael Schmidt reports. During winter testing, eagle-eyed experts spotted th...
19 Apr 2013 16:58 -
Bahrain wants to host season opener and test in 2014
Organisers of the Bahrain grand prix would like the event to return to the top of F1's annual schedule. The Sakhir circuit opened the sport's world championship in 2006 and agai...
19 Apr 2013 16:21 -
FP2: Raikkonen keeps Red Bull Racing duo behind
Kimi Raikkonen rose to the top of the timesheets at Sakhir on Friday afternoon, as he set the fastest time of the day for Lotus in 1m 34.154s to beat Mark Webber's Red Bull by 0...
19 Apr 2013 15:22 -
Heikki Kovalainen denies stalking Caterham race seat
Heikki Kovalainen has denied he has been lured back to Caterham on the prospect of a race seat in the near future. Having been dropped from the team's race lineup for 2013, the ...
19 Apr 2013 14:01 -
Webber to have private conversation with Mateschitz - report
Mark Webber on Thursday refused to specifically deny reports he is set to quit formula one and spearhead Porsche's Le Mans prototype project next year. "At the moment there's al...
19 Apr 2013 13:19 -
FP1: Ferrari dictates pace with Massa and Alonso in front
Ferrari got their 2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix campaign off to the best possible start in Sakhir on Friday morning when Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso ended FP1 ...
19 Apr 2013 12:06 -
McLaren threw Hamilton out of team garage in Jerez
McLaren threw Lewis Hamilton out of its garage during one of February's winter tests, the 2008 world champion claims. Briton Hamilton, 28, rose through the junior ranks with the...
19 Apr 2013 11:50 -
Sergio Perez amazed by early McLaren criticism
The pressure is showing on Sergio Perez, as the Mexican admitted he found boss Martin Whitmarsh's criticism in the wake of last weekend's Chinese grand prix "quite amazing". Alb...
19 Apr 2013 10:59 -
Ecclestone shakes up F1 paddock for more interaction
Bernie Ecclestone has shaken up the F1 paddock. Observing that drivers were in the habit of simply walking a few steps from the teams' hospitality areas straight into the garage...
19 Apr 2013 09:43 -
Mercedes admits Lotus has best FRIC suspension system
The secret of Lotus' speed in 2013 is an hydraulically-controlled active suspension system, Germany's specialist Auto Motor und Sport reports. Last month, we reported that, unde...
19 Apr 2013 08:28 -
Sauber rumoured to go for Honda power in 2015
The small teams are worried. Currently, they pay around EUR 10 million per year for a customer engine supply, but next year's V6s are expected to cost between EUR 20 and 23 mill...
18 Apr 2013 17:18 -
Ferrari orders team members to avoid streets of Bahrain
Ferrari has ordered members of its formula one race team to avoid the streets of Bahrain this week, Speed Week's Mathias Brunner reports from the island Kingdom. Brunner said th...
18 Apr 2013 17:05 -
F1 to be five seconds a lap slower in 2014 - report
Bernie Ecclestone is worried F1 cars will be five seconds per lap slower next year compared to 2013. That is the claim of Auto Motor und Sport correspondent Michael Schmidt, who...
18 Apr 2013 16:10 -
Bahrain 2013 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
We are up and running in Bahrain ready for Round 4 of the Formula 1 World Championship, taking place in the Kingdom this weekend within a week of the last race in China. This...
18 Apr 2013 14:58 -
Marko denies reports Red Bull could quit F1 over Multi-21
Helmut Marko has scoffed at reports Red Bull could quit formula one over the 'Multi-21' team orders affair. According to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, owner Dietrich Mateschit...
18 Apr 2013 14:06 -
De la Rosa reveals serious talks with Mercedes for 2013
New Ferrari tester Pedro de la Rosa has revealed he could also have signed for Mercedes or McLaren for 2013. The 42-year-old Spaniard left his role as McLaren's respected test a...
18 Apr 2013 12:43 -
Bahrain 2013 preview quotes: Force India
Team principal Vijay Mallya: "Last weekend's race in China left us with mixed feelings: the pace of the VJM06 was evident throughout the sessions and we would have been on track...
18 Apr 2013 12:09 -
Video: Webber reflects on carreer ahead of 200th Grand Prix
This weekend's Grand Prix in Bahrain will be Mark's 200th Formula One race. He talks us through some of his highlights and we also hear reflections from key figures in Formula O...
18 Apr 2013 11:22 -
Hankook emerges as alternative for Pirelli - rumour
Hankook, a South Korean company, has emerged as an alternative official tyre supplier for formula one. Currently the subject of intense criticism of its heavily-degrading 2013 p...
18 Apr 2013 10:16 -
Video: A lap around Bahrain onboard with Alonso
Bahrain International Circuit hosts the Grand Prix of Bahrain this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Fernando Alonso around that track. Order 2013 Formu...
18 Apr 2013 09:01 -
Ferrari impressed by Bianchi's first steps in F1
Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali has admitted he would like Jules Bianchi's impressive start to his F1 career to lead him to "other teams". The rookie Frenchman has been a surpri...
18 Apr 2013 08:40 -
Webber and Alonso rekindle 'Multi-21' affair with photo
Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber have rekindled the 'Multi-21' controversy. When the pair sat down for dinner in Dubai on Tuesday, Spaniard Alonso captured the moment on his phon...
17 Apr 2013 16:50 -
Romain Grosjean lacks 'self confidence' - Prost
Romain Grosjean needs to rebuild his tattered confidence if he wants to get back on terms with Lotus team leader Kimi Raikkonen. That is the advice of France's quadruple world c...
17 Apr 2013 16:28 -
F1 journalists slam absent FIA president Todt
British F1 journalists have attacked Jean Todt for not travelling to Bahrain for the sport's highly controversial grand prix this weekend. In the days before F1 action kicks off...
17 Apr 2013 15:44 -
Bahrain 2013 preview quotes: Williams
Mike Coughlan, Technical Director: "Bahrain is a circuit that has some key characteristics that will present new challenges for the teams. It's a high braking circuit so brake w...
17 Apr 2013 14:32 -
Ecclestone interested in Formula 1 deal for Long Beach
Media reports suggest Bernie Ecclestone could take over Long Beach's iconic street race in California, after Indycar's contract expires next year. The magazine Motorsport sa...
17 Apr 2013 13:53 -
Sao Paulo denies Interlagos to be dropped from 2014 calendar
Sao Paulo's mayor has dismissed reports Bernie Ecclestone is close to dropping Interlagos from the F1 calendar after 2013. F1's chief executive was quoted by O Estado de S.Paulo...
17 Apr 2013 12:48 -
Bahrain steward Mika Salo felt Iran earthquake
Former F1 driver Mika Salo said he felt the major earthquake that struck Iran on Tuesday. Reports said dozens were killed in the 7.8 magnitude quake on the Pakistan border. Finn...
17 Apr 2013 12:12 -
Bahrain 2013 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Charles Pic: "I left China on Sunday night and headed straight to Dubai for a couple of days off before going to Bahrain for race four. I was pleased with my performance in Shan...
17 Apr 2013 11:25 -
Lotus to sell stake to retain Raikkonen for 2014 - report
Lotus owner Genii is offering part of the Enstone based team for sale, according to a report by Cesare Mannucci in Italy's Autosprint. Mannucci said the money would go towards t...
17 Apr 2013 10:52 -
Pirelli changes plans for Bahrain with medium instead of soft
Pirelli has decided against taking its soft tyre compound to this weekend's Bahrain grand prix. Before the season began, F1's official tyre supplier announced that it would take...
17 Apr 2013 09:33 -
Kovalainen rejoins Caterham as development driver
Caterham F1 Team has announced that it is restructuring its driver line-up with Heikki Kovalainen rejoining the team as one of the two Reserve Drivers, alongside current Reserve...
17 Apr 2013 08:41 -
Alonso at the moment 'just the best' - Weber
Fernando Alonso is the best driver in formula one today. That is the claim of Willi Weber, the former manager of F1's great Michael Schumacher, the seven time world champion and...
16 Apr 2013 16:51 -
Hacktivists Anonymous warns Formula 1 over Bahrain
Bernie Ecclestone has toned down his rhetoric ahead of the weekend's highly controversial Bahrain grand prix. Earlier, amid reports of explosions near the formula one circuit li...
16 Apr 2013 16:33 -
Bahrain 2013 preview quotes: Mercedes
Nico Rosberg: "I'll be really happy to get back in the car again on Friday after a tough weekend in Shanghai. The first three races haven't quite worked out as we had hoped on m...
16 Apr 2013 16:17 -
McLaren needs to 'step up and support' struggling Perez
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has admitted new team driver Sergio Perez has struggled since replacing Lewis Hamilton. After a poor weekend for the young Mexican in China, includ...
16 Apr 2013 14:57 -
Nurburgring rescue deal only for Grand Prix in 2013
The future of the Nurburgring's formula one race beyond this season is unclear. Earlier, even the circuit's 2013 grand prix was in doubt, as the Nurburgring grappled with financ...
16 Apr 2013 14:03 -
Bahrain 2013 preview quotes: Sauber
Straight after the Chinese Grand Prix the Sauber F1 Team set off to the Middle East for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. Located in the middle of the desert, heat will play a si...
16 Apr 2013 12:43 -
Hembery admits Pirelli could change tyres for Spain
Paul Hembery has admitted Pirelli might change tack after Sunday's Bahrain grand prix, in the wake of heavy criticism of its 2013 tyres. Mercedes' Niki Lauda, who like Red Bull ...
16 Apr 2013 12:09 -
Ecclestone threatens to axe Interlagos after 2013
Bernie Ecclestone has threatened to axe Brazil's formula one race if organisers fail to urgently upgrade the ageing Interlagos circuit. The F1 chief executive told O Estado de S...
16 Apr 2013 11:31 -
Toto Wolff looking for buyer for his Williams shares
Williams will survive if Toto Wolff withdraws his major stake in the famous British team. That is the vow of Claire Williams, who is founder and boss Sir Frank Williams' daughte...
16 Apr 2013 10:39 -
Lotus would like to keep Raikkonen for 2014
Lotus has played down reports Kimi Raikkonen could be set to jump ship to Red Bull for 2014. Team owner Gerard Lopez told France's RMC Sport that he thinks the rumours connectin...
16 Apr 2013 09:15 -
Sauber pushes 'arrogant' Frijns to accept GP2 offer
New Sauber reserve driver Robin Frijns will get back on track this weekend in Bahrain. Earlier, the highly rated 21-year-old Dutchman said he would focus solely on his new formu...
16 Apr 2013 08:44 -
Lotus boss backs Grosjean to bounce back
Lotus boss Eric Boullier has backed Romain Grosjean to bounce back from a bad start to the 2013 season. Last year, while often showing lightning speed, Swiss-born Grosjean becam...
15 Apr 2013 17:03 -
GP2: Hilmer Motorsport gives Frijns a seat for Bahrain
Hilmer Motorsport have confirmed today that Dutch ace Robin Frijns will race with them this week in the second round of the 2013 GP2 Series season at Bahrain International Circu...
15 Apr 2013 16:19 -
Tyre situation 'painful' for Formula 1 - Whitmarsh
Some members of F1's travelling circus admitted their frustration at the end of the Chinese grand prix. "It's quite excruciating," McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh is quoted b...
15 Apr 2013 15:57 -
Bahrain 2013 preview quotes: Pirelli
Just one week after the Chinese Grand Prix, Formula One moves to Bahrain where the P Zero Orange hard and P Zero White medium tyres have been nominated. At the Bahrain Internati...
15 Apr 2013 14:55
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