Nico Rosberg has dominated the first day of the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. The German set the fastest time in first free practice and lowered the bar to a 1:49.385...
F1's new clampdown on race start technology has divided paddock opinion. On the one hand, some say it is a step in the right direction, as Bernie Ecclestone applauded the mo...
Sauber is not worried it will become Ferrari's last priority in 2016 and beyond. Already this year, the Swiss team has had to wait until this weekend's Belgian grand pri...
Although clearly the quickest team in F1, championship leader Mercedes is still pushing hard to improve its 2015 machine. Sebastian Vettel broke through for Ferrari's second...
German fans can heave a sigh of relief, as the broadcaster RTL has penned a new free-to-air television deal with Bernie Ecclestone. Until now, in the wake of the demise of the 2...
Fernando Alonso has admitted he will start Sunday's Belgian grand prix from the back of the grid. That is because of a double engine change as McLaren's struggling partn...
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg experienced a troubled start of the weekend with a sudden loss of power in his first run in free practice in Belgium. His team found a solution and ...
Sebastian Vettel's helmet livery tweak for the Belgian grand prix conforms with the regulations. That is the claim of the German's helmet painter Jens Munser, as the Fer...
Valtteri Bottas claims rumours about a switch to Ferrari hurt his relationship with Williams. The speculation about the young Finn's move was so strong at one point that pub...
Max Verstappen, the talented Toro Rosso Formula 1 team driver, has today signed a personal partnership agreement with Exact, a global frontrunner in cloud-based business softwar...
A trio of drivers swallowed hard this week when Ferrari announced it is keeping Kimi Raikkonen for 2016. They had hoped the Maranello team might swap the 35-year-old Finn for a ...
Sergio Perez on Thursday said he has no concerns about the safety of his Force India car. In Hungary, both the Mexican and his teammate Nico Hulkenberg suffered catastrophic fai...
It will be a long and tiring Belgian grand prix weekend for the McLaren-Honda mechanics. It was already known that, as Honda has traded in some of its upgrade 'tokens', ...
Andre Maes, promoter of the Belgian grand prix, is looking forward not only to this weekend's race, but also more of the same in the future at fabled and popular Spa-Francor...
Ferrari was "sensible and wise" to have re-signed Kimi Raikkonen for 2016. That is the view of Mika Salo, another Finnish driver who once raced for the fabled Maranell...
Nico Rosberg has a private jet on standby as the minutes tick down to fatherhood. The Mercedes driver's wife Viviane is set to give birth to their first child any day now --...
With the Ferrari seat to remain occupied by Kimi Raikkonen, Valtteri Bottas will now almost certainly stay at Williams next year. The Finn was reportedly the leading candidate t...
Sebastian Vettel has vowed to keep his foot to the floor on his outside shot at the 2015 world championship. Having entered the break with a second win of the season, Vettel has...
Renault is confident it will take a step forward for 2016. The French carmaker will soon decide how it will proceed for the future, as the relationship with Red Bull breaks down...
Spa-Francorchamps hosts the Grand Prix of Belgium this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Nico Rosberg around that track. ...
F1's clampdown on assisted race starts is a step in the right direction, according to Bernie Ecclestone. The F1 supremo, openly no fan of the sport's current era, has gi...
Ferrari has ended speculation about Kimi Raikkonen's future by re-signing the Finn for 2016. "The driver lineup next season will still consist of the Finnish driver and...
Romain Grosjean has admitted a buyout by Renault would be an ideal solution to Lotus' "difficult financial situation". It is believed Renault and Lotus' owner ...
Battle will resume between Mercedes and Ferrari this weekend in Belgium. While Mercedes is easily leading both world championships, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel entered the re...
Nico Rosberg is charging out of the summer break determined to fire everything at his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. Reigning champion Hamilton, leading the duo's in-hous...
Haas' driver short-list of ten potential candidates for 2016 may now have become nine, as the American female superstar Danica Patrick fell out of the running. Patrick, 33, ...
Kimi Raikkonen has described reports that Finland could host a grand prix in the near future as "unrealistic". We reported earlier in August that Bernie Ecclestone hel...
Niki Lauda thinks it is possible Williams and Ferrari will line up in 2016 with unchanged driver lineups. It has been strongly rumoured that Williams' Valtteri Bottas could ...
Romain Grosjean says continually sitting out free practice sessions in 2015 is "unfair". Whenever reserve driver Jolyon Palmer conducts Friday morning duties for Lotus...
A big talking point at Spa this weekend will be the FIA's new rules regarding race starts. The mid-season change has divided paddock opinion, with some applauding the shift ...
There has been less overtaking in formula one this year compared to 2014, the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport has found. The report said that last year, based on the openin...
Kimi Raikkonen has denied that his future in formula one depends on the outcome of this weekend's Belgian grand prix. F1 legend Niki Lauda has said that Spa-Francorchamps sp...
A new building at Toro Rosso's Faenza headquarters is now up and running. Italy's Omnicorse reports that, during the summer break, the Red Bull-owned team took advantage...
2015 Le Mans 24 Hours winner Nico Hülkenberg has signed up for this year's Race Of Champions on November 20-21 at the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the iconi...
It is not clear how much progress McLaren-Honda will make this weekend in Belgium. While much of the F1 world enjoyed its summer break, struggling engine supplier Honda has been...
Sebastian Vettel has admitted he is no fan of having to save fuel during grands prix. The Ferrari driver, who counts himself among what are regarded as motor racing 'purists...
Sauber will finally get its hands on Ferrari's updated engine this weekend in Belgium. Already improved going into the 2015 season, Ferrari has continued to make progress wi...
Felipe Massa says he enjoys having the support of his family at grands prix. Lately, the highest-profile youngster in the paddock - Max Verstappen aside - is five-year-old Felip...
Toto Wolff has put the brakes on runaway speculation about a Mercedes engine deal for Red Bull. Reports in the last days have indicated that the energy drink owned team will alm...
Max Verstappen has delivered a sobering message for those expecting drivers to have more control over their race starts at Spa. The FIA's clampdown on automated starts guide...
New F1 team Haas' first driver lineup could be known within two weeks. Team boss Gunther Steiner on Monday said he has drawn up a list of about 10 potential candidates for t...
Red Bull and Mercedes appear to be closing in on an engine deal. Earlier, a collaboration between the arch-enemies appeared impossible, but Mercedes' Toto Wolff is no longer...
Former F1 doctor Gary Hartstein has launched an attack on officials of the sport's governing body following the death of Jules Bianchi. His comments follow hot on the heels ...
Formula 2 has been put on the back burner for now. Actually, the FIA intended to revive the series for 2016 to be a genuine new step between Formula 3 and F1, with the last iter...
Jenson Button has stepped up his personal security following a robbery incident whilst on holiday in the south of France recently. The McLaren driver, his wife and three friends...
F1 legend Niki Lauda attended the Czech Republic's MotoGP round at the weekend, and admitted he likes what he sees at the pinnacle of two-wheeled racing. "It is very in...
Pascal Wehrlein could be the next rookie in formula one. The 20-year-old German is not only Mercedes' star driver in the German touring car series DTM, he is also reserve dr...
Fernando Alonso will be a title contender in 2016. That is the confident prediction of the Spaniard's manager Luis Garcia Abad, even though one notable figure does not expec...
Lotus' troubles are continuing for now. Amid rumours of financial trouble and a potential buyout by Renault, deputy boss Federico Gastaldi said the Enstone team is braced fo...
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...
Lotus 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...
Toto Wolff has admitted supplying Red Bull with engines could be "an attractive option" for Mercedes. It is a significant change of tune for the German outfit, having ...
Daniil Kvyat's father has played down rumours the young Russian's future at Red Bull is not safe. Kvyat, 21, struggled earlier in 2015 after graduating from Toro Rosso, ...
Toto Wolff has played down reports Valtteri Bottas is still in the running for a Ferrari race seat. In recent weeks, the young Finn appeared a shoo-in to replace his older count...
The spotlight will be on Mercedes' duelling driver duo once the summer break ends next week. For Lewis Hamilton, it will be the end of what the Daily Mail has called a "...
It is the perfection of formula one that is turning off the fans, according to the well-known motor racing figure Gil de Ferran. The Brazilian, now 47, is best known for his suc...
Gene Haas says he expects his new F1 team to be competitive when it enters the sport next year. Already with a team in America's premier series Nascar, the Californian has n...
Monisha Kaltenborn thinks F1 should not rule out the idea of reviving a 'tyre war'. Any competing Pirelli and Michelin are doing at present is off the track, as the spor...
Cosworth might be considering a return to F1 as an engine supplier in 2017. This is the claim of Jonathan Noble, editor at Motorsport.com. Amid discussions to cut costs and make...
Dr Helmut Marko has played down the latest rumours swirling around F1 teen sensation Max Verstappen. The Red Bull official, who heads the energy drink outfit's highly succes...
Double MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo has signed up for this year's Race Of Champions on November 20-21 at the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the iconic home ...
F1 engineers are concerned that the FIA's mid-season clampdown on race start procedures has not been properly thought through. Initially, the measure to put more onus on the...
The issue of recovery vehicles in formula one still needs to be addressed. That is the view of Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost, as the sport continues to reflect on the tragic d...
F1 is not the "man's world" it once was, according to female deputy team boss Claire Williams. "Formula one is quite different to how it was ten years - or ev...
Jenson Button is back on track after his robbery scare a week ago. Whilst Button holidayed in St Tropez last week, burglars broke into the rented villa as the McLaren driver, hi...
Max Verstappen is keeping his focus on the track, amid continuing criticism of his approach to formula one. On one hand, the 17-year-old Dutchman is being hailed as the next Sen...
Felipe Massa says the death of fellow driver Jules Bianchi has brought the group of current F1 drivers closer together. 25-year-old Frenchman Bianchi's death was the first a...
Pastor Maldonado says his bad reputation is the fault of journalists who are scrabbling for news. The Venezuelan is often criticised not only for his image as the most powerful ...
McLaren has denied reports that an announcement about the Honda-powered team's driver plans for 2016 is now imminent. Media reports claimed the Woking outfit has decided to ...
Finland could be the next new stop on the F1 calendar in the near future. That is the claim of the country's Ilta Sanomat newspaper, reporting that Bernie Ecclestone is not ...
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