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F1 to challenge laptime records this season - Pirelli
Paul Hembery, official tyre supplier Pirelli's F1 chief, is expecting the field to speed up significantly in 2015. Last year, the Italian marque took a deliberately conservative...
09 Jan 2015 11:43 -
You need bottomless pit of money for F1 - Bird
Former Mercedes tester Sam Bird says F1 teams no longer scour the world's top racing categories in search of the best possible drivers. 28 today, the Briton was until recently a...
09 Jan 2015 10:55 -
McLaren confirms January 29 launch for MP4-30
McLaren has confirmed reports it will launch the Honda-powered 2015 car on 29 January. We reported earlier that the Woking based team would stage an event for the unveiling of t...
09 Jan 2015 10:23 -
Porsche chief Muller says that LMP1 is the future
Porsche chief executive Matthias Muller has now added his confirmation to reports the German marque is not interested in entering formula one. Already this week, the fabled Volk...
09 Jan 2015 09:23 -
McLaren, Ferrari to launch new cars in late January
McLaren looks set to launch its Honda-powered 2015 car with an event at the British team's Woking headquarters on January 29. International media reports are suggesting the McLa...
09 Jan 2015 08:39 -
Lauda not worried about new Hamilton contract
Niki Lauda has played down the chance Fernando Alonso will join Mercedes next year. Last week, team boss Toto Wolff caused a stir when he said Spaniard Alonso, who has just join...
08 Jan 2015 13:29 -
2016 rules would have stopped Schumacher comeback
The FIA's new super licence points system would even have locked Michael Schumacher out of F1. Apparently reacting to the controversial debut this year of 17-year-old Max Versta...
08 Jan 2015 12:45 -
Lotus was late to pay FIA entry fee for 2015
Lotus was late to pay the FIA entry fee for the 2015 world championship, according to reports in Spain and Italy. The Enstone team's place on the 2015 entry list recently was ma...
08 Jan 2015 11:53 -
Doing more harm than good to Susie's career - Toto Wolff
Toto Wolff thinks his relationship with wife Susie has actually harmed rather than helped the Williams test driver's career. Formerly Susie Stoddart, the Scot and former F3 and ...
08 Jan 2015 11:05 -
Rosberg sends Hamilton cheeky birthday message
The feud between Mercedes teammates Nico Rosberg and new world champion Lewis Hamilton appears to have cooled. In 2014, the duo's tussle for the title boiled over to the extent ...
08 Jan 2015 10:13 -
McLaren profitable without title sponsor - Boullier
Team boss Eric Boullier says McLaren can survive without a title sponsor. The Woking team lost its title backer Vodafone at the end of 2013, and raced throughout last season wit...
08 Jan 2015 09:47 -
Formula 1 never was an issue for Porsche
Porsche has ruled out entering formula one. 2016 F1 entrant Gene Haas this week indicated he hopes rumours the German giant Volkswagen - Porsche's parent - is contemplating ente...
08 Jan 2015 08:27 -
FIA to rethink position regarding Honda 'engine freeze'
The FIA could be set to rethink its decision to leave Honda outside of the new engine development 'unfreeze'. A loophole in the existing rules will allow 2014 suppliers Ferrari,...
07 Jan 2015 12:12 -
Spa extends Belgian GP deal through 2018
The future of the historic Belgian grand prix at popular Spa-Francorchamps appears safe. La Libre, a French-language Belgian newspaper, said the economics minister of the local ...
07 Jan 2015 11:44 -
European Commission to 'brush off' F1 investigation
The European Commission looks set to dismiss claims formula one authorities are acting anti-competitively. Recently, it appeared likely the European Union's executive body would...
07 Jan 2015 10:39 -
Old model of smaller teams 'insanity' - Gene Haas
The collapse of Marussia and Caterham may be the definite end of an era in formula one, according to the sport's newest team entrant. American Gene Haas, basing his 2016 outfit ...
07 Jan 2015 09:29 -
Alonso 'more adaptable' than Raikkonen, claims Fry
Fernando Alonso is more adaptable than Kimi Raikkonen and better able to cope with a difficult car. That is the claim of Ferrari's recently-ousted technical chief Pat Fry, musin...
07 Jan 2015 08:41 -
No first practice appearances for Magnussen in 2015
Kevin Magnussen will not be making any Friday practice appearances in 2015. As McLaren boss Ron Dennis explained last month, the 22-year-old Danish rookie's F1 race career has b...
06 Jan 2015 14:53 -
Williams welcomes Dtex Systems as new partner
Williams, the leading Formula One team and advanced engineering company, today announces a new technical IT partnership with Dtex Systems, the global security software provider,...
06 Jan 2015 13:29 -
McLaren-Honda in contact with FIA over engine rules
Honda is "annoyed" it has been left out of the relaxation of the F1 engine freeze for 2015. After Ferrari and Renault championed a loophole in the regulations, the governing FIA...
06 Jan 2015 11:26 -
End of the line nears for Caterham and Marussia
Caterham and Marussia are nearing the end of the line as other teams move preparations for the 2015 season into high gear. With just 26 days until the winter test season begins ...
06 Jan 2015 10:36 -
FIA devises a 'points system' for F1 super licence
The FIA has devised a points system as part of its clampdown on the ease of achieving an F1 super licence. With Max Verstappen set to debut this year at the controversially youn...
06 Jan 2015 09:47 -
Ferrari sticking with 'pullrod' front suspension in 2015
Ferrari is sticking with its unique 'pullrod' front suspension layout for a fourth consecutive season, according to Italy's Autosprint. The Maranello team has persevered with th...
06 Jan 2015 08:30 -
Engine manufacturers to talk about future F1 rules
As ever in formula one, the future is always just around the next bend. On Tuesday, at Bernie Ecclestone's behest, representatives of the four engine manufacturers - Mercedes, R...
05 Jan 2015 16:25 -
Williams recruits Robson as race engineer for Massa
Williams is pleased to announce an updated Race Operations structure to further bolster the engineering department ahead of the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship season. ...
05 Jan 2015 13:32 -
F1 future of ailing backmarkers remains unclear
Less than a month before official winter testing begins, the future of the ailing backmarkers Marussia and Caterham remains unclear. Marussia's administrators have auctioned tea...
05 Jan 2015 12:48 -
Mercedes uncovers 50hp engine boost for 2015
Delaying a start-of-season engine 'freeze' may be nowhere near enough for Mercedes' rivals to catch up in 2015. Although the rule 'loophole' championed by Ferrari and Renault wi...
05 Jan 2015 12:07 -
Sainz's father says famous surname no ticket to F1
Carlos Sainz insists his famous name alone did not power his 20-year-old son all the way to formula one. Carlos Sainz jr, the new reigning Formula Renault 3.5 champion, will mak...
05 Jan 2015 11:24 -
Mercedes, McLaren to change liveries for 2015
At least two top teams will enter the 2015 season with fundamentally different colour schemes, it has emerged. Spain's El Mundo Deportivo reports that new reigning champions Mer...
05 Jan 2015 10:59 -
Max Verstappen: "I'm a driver, not a magician"
Max Verstappen has moved to play down expectations ahead of his record-making formula one debut in 2015. With the FIA set to clamp down on very young drivers from 2016, the Dutc...
05 Jan 2015 09:32 -
Force India to launch new VJM08 on January 21
Force India has set a firm date for the launch of its 2015 car, the Mercedes-powered VJM08. After finishing the 2014 season a career-high sixth in the constructors' championship...
05 Jan 2015 08:43 -
Fantasy Dakar 2015: 225 euro price money
The Fantasy Dakar 2015 starts on Sunday 4 January 2015 at 11:00 hours CET. The Dakar Rally takes place in South America (Argentina, Bolivia and Chili) and exists out of 13 stag...
03 Jan 2015 15:01 -
Sauber announces Marciello as test and reserve driver
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce Raffaele Marciello as its test and reserve driver for 2015. The 20-year-old Italian started his racing career in karting in 2005. After...
31 Dec 2014 11:37 -
Family Bianchi statement: "No significant change in situation Jules"
The parents of Jules Bianchi, Philippe and Christine, would like to provide the following update regarding Jules’ medical situation: "As we reach the conclusion of a diffic...
30 Dec 2014 17:46 -
One year on - Schumacher still faces 'long fight' for recovery
Michael Schumacher faces a 'long fight' his manager, Sabine Kehm, has revealed a year following his tragic skiing accident in the French Alps of Méribel. The 44-year-old Ger...
29 Dec 2014 12:36 -
Haas buys Marussia factory
Haas, the new American F1 team for 2016, has reportedly acquired Marussia's factory in Banbury, UK. Although the cars will be designed and manufactured at a bespoke facility alo...
24 Dec 2014 09:44 -
Ferrari to launch new car late January via internet
Ferrari will launch its 2015 car on the internet in late January. The fabled Italian team's new boss Maurizio Arrivabene confirmed to reporters earlier this week that the new pr...
24 Dec 2014 09:16 -
New law threatens Monza future
The future of the historic grand prix at fabled Monza has taken a blow this week, according to reports in the Italian press. F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone warned earlier this yea...
23 Dec 2014 09:44 -
Ferrari boss warns Raikkonen to deliver results
Kimi Raikkonen will need to prove in 2015 that he deserves another year at Ferrari. That is the warning of new Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene, following recent reports th...
23 Dec 2014 09:23 -
Villeneuve: "Verstappen debut an insult"
Jacques Villeneuve says the forthcoming debut of F1's youngest ever race driver Max Verstappen is "an insult". Just a year out of karts, 17-year-old Verstappen has been signed t...
22 Dec 2014 11:49 -
Audi recruit adds more fuel to F1 rumours
Audi appears to be taking more steps towards a potential F1 foray in the near future. Rumours of a project were fuelled recently when ousted Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali resu...
22 Dec 2014 09:35 -
Red Bull Racing keeps Buemi as reserve driver
Sebastien Buemi is staying put as Red Bull's reserve driver. The 26-year-old has been the team's main test and simulation driver since he was dropped from the junior squad Toro ...
22 Dec 2014 09:05 -
Briatore: "Alonso was tired of Ferrari promises"
Fernando Alonso effectively decided to leave Ferrari more than a year ago. That is the claim of Flavio Briatore, who has played a leading role in the Spanish driver's management...
22 Dec 2014 08:43 -
Jean-Eric Vergne becomes test driver for Ferrari
Ferrari announces that, as from next season, Jean-Eric Vergne will join the Scuderia in the role of test driver to work on car development in the simulator. The rest of the driv...
19 Dec 2014 18:38 -
F1 speeding towards new engine rules for 2016
F1 is now speeding towards yet another new set of engine regulations. On Thursday at a Geneva meeting of the Strategy Group, Bernie Ecclestone proposed to scrap the current turb...
19 Dec 2014 16:02 -
Ecclestone locked in legal fight with German bank
Bernie Ecclestone and a German bank are still locked in a legal fight. Earlier this year, the F1 supremo controversially ended a criminal trial in Munich by paying $100 million....
19 Dec 2014 15:15 -
Chassis Sauber C34 passes mandatory crash tests
Sauber is the second team to have its new chassis homologated by the FIA. The Swiss outfit announced on Twitter that its C34 has passed the mandatory crash tests. The rear crash...
19 Dec 2014 14:39 -
Nasr chooses 12 as permanent race number for F1
Felipe Nasr has announced that he will be racing with number 12 in the Formula 1. The Brazilian is set to debut for Sauber in 2015. Nasr is one of three rookies in F1 next year,...
19 Dec 2014 13:26 -
Mercedes confirms departure of engineer Clear
Mercedes has confirmed the departure of new world champion Lewis Hamilton's performance engineer Jock Clear. "We thank Jock for his work and wish him well and all the best for t...
19 Dec 2014 11:28 -
Schumacher's son Mick in 'secret' Formula 4 test
Michael Schumacher's son is taking his next steps in the wake of his fabled father. Racing under the protective pseudonym of 'Mick Junior', 15-year-old Schumacher has had a succ...
19 Dec 2014 10:36 -
De la Rosa could follow Alonso out of Ferrari
Pedro de la Rosa has refused to comment on whether he will be following his countryman and friend out of Ferrari. It is rumoured that, with Esteban Gutierrez and his Mexican bac...
19 Dec 2014 09:51 -
Ecclestone, Walsh, Di Montezemolo join F1 board
F1's owner CVC has made three notable appointments to the sport's executive board. After escaping jail in the wake of the Gerhard Gribkowsky scandal, chief executive Bernie Eccl...
19 Dec 2014 08:42 -
Ecclestone pokes fun at bribery trial in Xmas card
Bernie Ecclestone has poked fun at the legal troubles that almost landed him in jail this year. Every Christmas season, the F1 supremo sends out a card to his friends in the spo...
18 Dec 2014 14:53 -
Horner confirms Renault is working with Ilmor
Christian Horner has confirmed that Red Bull's engine supplier Renault is now working with Mario Illien. As the French engine marque faltered at the start of the new 'power unit...
18 Dec 2014 10:13 -
Alonso was a real option for Lotus - Lopez
Lotus really was one of Fernando Alonso's options for the 2015 season, team owner Gerard Lopez has admitted. As the long saga preceding the Spanish driver's switch from Ferrari ...
18 Dec 2014 09:42 -
Ferrari convinces Mercedes figure to move to Maranello
The sweeping pre-2015 revolution at Ferrari is continuing at full speed. The latest of multiple heads to officially roll is the former Bridgestone tyre specialist Hirohide Hamas...
18 Dec 2014 08:26 -
Prost advice helped contain Mercedes rivalry - Wolff
Alain Prost gave Mercedes crucial advice early this year to help avoid a repeat of his troubled pairing with Ayrton Senna in the late 80s. Only in the past days has the bitter e...
17 Dec 2014 12:47 -
A number of stolen Red Bull trophies found in lake
Red Bull has recovered up to a third of the trophies stolen from its F1 headquarters in a ram-raid earlier this month. More than 60 trophies won on podiums around the world by t...
17 Dec 2014 12:02 -
Walsh no longer interested in role as F1 chairman
Paul Walsh is no longer a threat to Bernie Ecclestone's long reign over formula one. Specialist reports in the Financial Times and The Times newspapers said former Diageo chief ...
17 Dec 2014 11:28 -
Schumacher most searched-for sportsman on Google
Michael Schumacher was the most searched-for sportsman in 2014, the internet giant Google has announced. An analysis of the more than two trillion searches on the world's most p...
17 Dec 2014 10:35 -
Horner compares mindset Kvyat to that of Raikkonen
Christian Horner has likened Red Bull's new driver for 2015 to one of the most unique drivers in F1 history. As quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel departed for Ferrari, R...
17 Dec 2014 09:57 -
Ferrari confirms departure of Tombazis and Fry
Ferrari has confirmed reports top engineers Nikolas Tombazis and Pat Fry have left the Italian team. We reported last week that, after a list of names left F1's turmoil-struck g...
17 Dec 2014 08:40 -
Ferrari welcomes America Móvil Group as sponsor
Scuderia Ferrari announces that it has reached a sponsorship agreement with Mexican based America Móvil group, a leading telecommunications company, with presence in Latin Amer...
16 Dec 2014 16:16 -
Vettel and Ferrari share will for revenge - Montezemolo
Ousted Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has backed the Italian team's signing of Sebastian Vettel for 2015. Amid the turmoil of Ferrari's 2014 campaign, long-time chief Mon...
16 Dec 2014 12:05 -
Mercedes contemplating engine compromise solution
Mercedes is reportedly ready to compromise amid the engine regulations dispute. Backed by struggling Ferrari and Renault, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is so concerned about the ...
16 Dec 2014 10:56 -
Haas to bid for failed Marussia's assets at auction
Gene Haas has a close eye on Marussia as the backmarker team's collapse is completed over the next few days. On Tuesday, the assets of the failed Banbury-based team will begin t...
16 Dec 2014 09:42 -
Contract Frijns at Caterham expired yesterday
The contract between the 23-year-old Dutch race driver Robin Frijns and 1Malaysia Racing Team (1MRT), the company holding the race licence of Caterham F1 Team, expired yesterday...
16 Dec 2014 08:31 -
Gutierrez joins Ferrari as test and reserve driver
Ferrari announces that, as from next season, Esteban Gutierrez will become part of the Scuderia workforce. After two years competing in Formula 1 at the wheel of Ferrari-powered...
15 Dec 2014 16:11 -
Villeneuve sceptical about Alonso's return to McLaren
Ron Dennis has dismissed reports Fernando Alonso has built 'exit clauses' into his new McLaren-Honda contract. It is claimed the Spaniard might want to leave Woking at the end o...
15 Dec 2014 16:08 -
Decision to let Vergne go was 'difficult' - Tost
Jean-Eric Vergne has made a promising start to his post-F1 career. Dropped by Toro Rosso after three years on the grid, the 24-year-old Frenchman burst onto the Formula E scene ...
15 Dec 2014 15:41
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