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F1 veterans warn newcomer HaasThree F1 veterans have warned that Haas is facing a "rude awakening" in formula one. The new American team has linked up as almost a Ferrari 'B team', but form...
05 Dec 2015 09:40 -
Ghosn suggests Maldonado, Palmer contracts in doubtRenault CEO Carlos Ghosn has cast doubt upon the driver contracts agreed between Lotus and Pastor Maldonado and 2016 rookie Jolyon Palmer. After months of delays, the French car...
05 Dec 2015 08:41 -
Lauda backs Rosberg in Hamilton duelNiki Lauda has sided with Nico Rosberg, after Lewis Hamilton suggested a technical change at Mercedes has favoured his German teammate. After dominantly winning his second conse...
28 Nov 2015 09:42 -
Gutierrez started work at Haas 'weeks ago'Esteban Gutierrez has revealed he started work at Haas "several weeks ago". The Mexican was unveiled as Romain Grosjean's teammate for the new American team at the...
28 Nov 2015 09:31 -
Rosberg could leave Mercedes after 2016 - Salo
2016 could be Nico Rosberg's final season in silver, former F1 driver Mika Salo has predicted. Finn Salo, who drove for several F1 teams including Ferrari and Toyota, told b...
28 Nov 2015 09:11 -
Ferrari denies Arrivabene death threat reportsFerrari has denied speculation its F1 team boss threatened to kill a cameraman in the Abu Dhabi pitlane on Friday. Darren Heath, a well-known and veteran F1 photographer, tweet...
28 Nov 2015 08:56 -
Mercedes' F1 team signs up Esteban OconFrench teenager Esteban Ocon has been signed up by Mercedes' F1 team, it emerged in Abu Dhabi late on Friday. Early this week, we reported that the front-running GP3 driver ...
28 Nov 2015 08:47 -
Sainz denies announcing Ferrari engine dealCarlos Sainz has denied prematurely announcing Toro Rosso's new 2015-spec Ferrari engine deal for next season. Earlier in Abu Dhabi, the Spanish driver reportedly told the M...
28 Nov 2015 08:40 -
Lauda denies tension with Toto WolffNiki Lauda has dismissed reports he is at loggerheads with fellow Mercedes chief Toto Wolff. "Sources have told The Times that Lauda is considering quitting the team, possi...
07 Nov 2015 09:53 -
Ferrari defends right to veto engine cost capFerrari has defended its decision to 'veto' the FIA's efforts to impose a cap on the price of customer engines in formula one. In the form of an official statement a...
31 Oct 2015 10:17 -
Wolff says Manor resignations 'a blow'Mercedes chiefs will be "curious spectators" as apparent trouble at the British backmarker Manor unfolds. That is what Toto Wolff said after rumours spread around the ...
31 Oct 2015 09:47 -
Honda not ruling out Red Bull engine dealHonda has refused to back its works partner McLaren in ruling out a supply of customer Japanese power for ailing Red Bull for 2016. Having now dropped its quit threat, the belea...
31 Oct 2015 09:35 -
Pirelli confirms 3 compounds per race in 2016Pirelli will offer three tyre compounds for F1 teams to use at each grand prix from 2016. The news has been a long time coming, but it was finally confirmed by the Italian marqu...
31 Oct 2015 09:19 -
Kaltenborn hits back after Lauda attackMonisha Kaltenborn has hit back in the wake of an equally venomous attack by the F1 legend Niki Lauda. Lauda, the Mercedes team chairman, recently lashed out at Sauber for joini...
24 Oct 2015 09:34 -
'Travesty' if Magnussen locked out of F1 - CarlinKevin Magnussen could be left with no role at all in F1 in 2016, after McLaren-Honda showed him the door. Team boss Eric Boullier on Friday hit back at suggestions the Dane was ...
24 Oct 2015 09:26 -
2015 title will not be Hamilton's best memory - AndrettiAccording to F1 legend Mario Andretti, Lewis Hamilton has been "outstanding" as he raced to match point in the 2015 world championship. But the 75-year-old, who won hi...
24 Oct 2015 09:17 -
Hulkenberg reveals he lost weight in 2015Nico Hulkenberg has admitted he has slimmed down during the course of the 2015 season. Although highly rated and the reigning Le Mans champion, German Hulkenberg has struggled a...
24 Oct 2015 09:08 -
FIA to launch tender for new F1 engine supplierThe FIA has agreed to launch a tender process for a new parallel engine formula. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, reporting that Bernie Ecclestone has ma...
24 Oct 2015 08:59 -
Haas books chassis crash tests for January
Haas' preparations for its 2016 formula one debut are speeding up. Gunther Steiner, the new American team's boss, is on site in Austin this weekend, and on Friday was sp...
24 Oct 2015 08:42 -
Manor seat not guaranteed for Wehrlein - WolffManor's new engine deal does not guarantee Pascal Wehrlein a race seat with the British backmarker. That is the claim of Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, who recently signed o...
10 Oct 2015 10:01 -
Mercedes offered 'cheap engine' to rivalsMercedes had no takers when it offered a more affordable version of its title-winning power unit to potential customers last year. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport claims the ...
10 Oct 2015 09:29 -
Rosberg on pole after heavy crash KvyatNico Rosberg grabbed pole position this morning during the qualifying of the Japanese Grand Prix. Daniil Kvyat was the highlight of the session however, with a heavy crash at tu...
26 Sep 2015 09:26 -
FP3: Rosberg quickest at dry SuzukaAfter two Renault-drivers on Friday, it was Nico Rosberg who was quickest during the third free practice session at Suzuka. The German drove a 1:33,995, and was three tenths qui...
26 Sep 2015 06:13 -
Singapore trains threaten hybrid F1 cars - reportTeam engineers are nervous each time their cars approach Singapore's Anderson Bridge, according to a report in the German newspaper Bild. It is said that a strange magnetic ...
19 Sep 2015 10:38 -
Ferrari 'obviously' new Red Bull supplier - Verstappen
Former F1 driver Jos Verstappen is sure that splitting with Renault is the best move for the Red Bull camp. As speculation swirls in the Singapore paddock, the Dutchman admitted...
19 Sep 2015 10:21 -
Lauda sure Ferrari will supply engines to Red BullAlong with a clear quit threat, Red Bull has announced that it is splitting with long-time engine supplier Renault. "The separation from our engine partner at the end of th...
19 Sep 2015 10:12 -
Lack of sponsors led to Manor seat exit - MerhiRoberto Merhi has admitted his lack of sponsorship backing opened the door for Alexander Rossi to take his place at Manor. Spaniard Merhi said he only found out about his sideli...
19 Sep 2015 09:58 -
FP3: Hamilton again quickest in ItalyLewis Hamilton scored his 'hattrick' of quickest times in free practice sessions, this morning in Monza. On a drying track the Mercedes driver managed a 1:24,544, beatin...
05 Sep 2015 12:11 -
Drivers silenced as Pirelli survives Spa blowout sagaThe Pirelli blowout saga reached its zenith at Monza, when an unprecedented summit took place ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. Bernie Ecclestone was there for the one-hour meeti...
05 Sep 2015 10:23 -
Promoter says 'no panic' in Monza future talksAccording to Bernie Ecclestone, the future of the Italian grand prix at Monza is hanging by a thread. Italian reports quote the F1 supremo as warning that, even after new meetin...
05 Sep 2015 10:17 -
'Mercedes testing 2016 engine at Monza'
Mercedes' engine customers are yet to benefit from the very latest specification of the dominant German marque's power unit. Ahead of the Italian grand prix, Mercedes ha...
05 Sep 2015 09:48 -
Lotus denies reports of pre-Singapore team collapseLotus has hit back at reports Monza could be the last race in the Enstone team's long history. Neither side can hide now that discussions about a buyout by Renault are takin...
05 Sep 2015 09:28 -
'Vettel's partner Hanna had second daughter'Nico Rosberg is not the only German driver with a brand new baby at home. The German newspaper Bild reports that the fiercely-private Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel's partn...
05 Sep 2015 09:14 -
Button's chances for a seat at McLaren in 2016 are improvingJenson Button looks set to keep his place at McLaren-Honda into 2016. However, it is rumoured that the team's woeful performance this year could mean the loss of some of the...
05 Sep 2015 09:13 -
Ecclestone: "Next season might end in December"F1's race calendar for 2016 looks set for another radical change. According to the provisional schedule, the unprecedentedly-long 21-race calendar will start later than usua...
05 Sep 2015 08:42 -
Drivers push Pirelli for answers after Rosberg scareDrivers are pushing Pirelli for an explanation to the tyre failure that pitched Nico Rosberg out of control at more than 300kph on Friday. The Mercedes driver admitted it was lu...
22 Aug 2015 09:08 -
Pic admits Lotus 'did not respect the contract'Yet another cloud has formed above the troubled Lotus team's garage. The story began to emerge on Friday, when the Enstone team broke the personnel curfew at Spa-Francorcham...
22 Aug 2015 09:06 -
No more new teams in 2016 - FIA
No other new teams will join Haas on the 2016 grid. At the end of May, F1's governing body surprised the media by announcing it is searching for a twelfth team. Given the sh...
15 Aug 2015 08:53 -
Lotus expects more rumours in Spa paddockLotus has warned that it will be making no announcements about its future in Belgium next weekend. It is believed Renault is nearing a decision about its own future in formula o...
15 Aug 2015 08:51 -
Teams not confirming 'mini-GP' race format shakeup
Team bosses at Silverstone were reluctant to confirm the details of a race weekend format shakeup that could save the increasingly slated sport. Information leaked to specialist...
04 Jul 2015 09:43 -
Monza officials meet Ecclestone once againMonza is stepping up its campaign to save the embattled Italian grand prix. After one recent meeting moved Bernie Ecclestone to declare "stalemate", officials of the f...
04 Jul 2015 09:42 -
Wolff open to 'solution' if Lotus drops Mercedes powerToto Wolff has indicated Mercedes is ready to be flexible amid rumours Renault is looking to take over Lotus. Officially, no party is willing to confirm the increasingly-widespr...
04 Jul 2015 09:14 -
Rosberg must 'save 2015 championship' - EcclestoneSebastian Vettel says Mercedes is still clearly the favourite for British grand prix victory. On Friday - as is increasingly the case in 2015 - Ferrari looked poised to pose a r...
04 Jul 2015 08:46 -
F1 rules contributed to Canada spin - RaikkonenKimi Raikkonen says Ferrari has made some tweaks in the wake of his spin in Canada recently. The spin cost the Finn a sure podium, and incurred the wrath of his boss Maurizio Ar...
20 Jun 2015 09:39 -
Michelin wants F1 to be 'extreme sport'Michelin has hit back at Bernie Ecclestone's claim it would not be good for F1 if the French marque won the sport's 2017 tyre contract. F1's current supplier Pirelli...
20 Jun 2015 09:24 -
Austria set for 'silver versus red' battleThose with a ticket for Sunday's Austrian grand prix could be in for a 'silver versus red' treat. Last year, 90,000 race-day spectators watched on as Red Bull organi...
20 Jun 2015 09:10 -
Mateschitz will not 'give up' - LaudaDietrich Mateschitz is not poised to quit formula one. That is the claim of fellow Austrian and F1 legend Niki Lauda, as speculation about Red Bull's future on the grid swir...
20 Jun 2015 09:08 -
McLaren almost shelved new 'short nose'McLaren's all-new 'short nose' was almost shelved at the scene of the Austrian grand prix. The British team reportedly tried and failed to pass the FIA's mandato...
20 Jun 2015 08:53 -
Ecclestone struggling to sell 'crap product'Bernie Ecclestone says he is struggling to sell a "crap product" to the public in the new era of formula one. The F1 supremo has said consistently that the 'power ...
20 Jun 2015 08:51 -
Merhi pushing hard to keep Manor seatRoberto Merhi is pushing hard to keep his place at the Manor team. Until now, the former Marussia outfit has been extending a race-by-race deal with the Spanish rookie, as it le...
06 Jun 2015 11:25 -
Haas doubts F1 switch for Danica Patrick
Haas, F1's new American entrant for 2016, has played down the prospect of Danica Patrick switching from Nascar. American Patrick, 33, is one of the highest profile racing dr...
06 Jun 2015 10:39 -
Sauber 'not happy' with engine situation - NasrSauber is "not happy" with its engine situation in Canada, according to team driver Felipe Nasr. Team boss and co-owner Monisha Kaltenborn has had to deny speculation ...
06 Jun 2015 10:37 -
Verstappen's father slams Massa
Max Verstappen's father has hit back hard at Felipe Massa. Two weeks ago and then again in Canada, Brazilian driver Massa criticised 17-year-old rookie Verstappen following ...
06 Jun 2015 10:35 -
FP1: Mercedes gaps the field by over a secondLewis Hamilton put his Mercedes on top during the first free practice session in Montreal. The championship leader was almost half a second quicker than teammate Nico Rosberg. M...
05 Jun 2015 17:43 -
'No plans' to make ART 'B' team - McLarenMcLaren has played down claims about a 2016 'B' team. After the FIA kicked off a search for a new F1 team late this week, speculation suggested an early frontrunner coul...
30 May 2015 10:47 -
Kehm defends handling of Schumacher privacy
Manager Sabine Kehm has defended her handling of the media since Michael Schumacher's skiing crash seventeen months ago. Kehm and Schumacher's wife Corinna have often be...
30 May 2015 10:45 -
Red Bull 'unfair' to former drivers - AlguersuariJaime Alguersuari has accused Red Bull of being "unfair" to some of its former F1 drivers. The Spaniard made his debut amid some fanfare in 2009, as at the time he was the young...
18 Apr 2015 11:01 -
Senna-Berger is like Hamilton-Rosberg - BergerGerhard Berger sees a similarity between his own F1 career and the crossroad now reached by Nico Rosberg. The F1 legend has compared Rosberg's new struggle to keep up with Merce...
18 Apr 2015 10:59 -
Alonso happy with 'challenge of my life'Fernando Alonso insists the McLaren-Honda project remains "exciting" rather than depressing. At the sharp end of the grid, rumours are linking Lewis Hamilton with a move from F1...
18 Apr 2015 10:56 -
Hamilton-to-Ferrari rumours fire in BahrainAs the long wait for his new Mercedes contract rolls on, rumours are filling the Bahrain paddock about Lewis Hamilton's red-coloured future. It is suggested the reigning world c...
18 Apr 2015 10:54 -
Chairman Ghosn approves F1 revival for RenaultCarlos Ghosn, the chairman and CEO of Renault, has reportedly green-lighted a major push for the French carmaker to bounce back in formula one. Mere weeks ago, the marque's F1 b...
18 Apr 2015 10:51 -
Verstappen 'best I've ever seen' - PujolarExperienced engineer Xevi Pujolar says 17-year-old sensation Max Verstappen is the best driver he has seen enter formula one. Although the young Dutchman's 2015 debut initially ...
18 Apr 2015 10:41 -
Mercedes bracing for Ferrari battle in BahrainMercedes is bracing for another Malaysia-style battle with Ferrari this weekend in Bahrain. After losing to Sebastian Vettel in the Sepang sun, Mercedes hit back in cooler China...
18 Apr 2015 10:26 -
Merhi: "Manor leaving 107pc headache behind"Manor looks set to put its '107 per cent' headache in the past. That is the claim of Roberto Merhi, who said the struggling former Marussia team is now taking "giant steps" afte...
11 Apr 2015 07:25
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