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Cash injection required for Marussia to travel to Austin
F1's grid may have shrunk to just 18 cars by the time of the US grand prix next weekend. Caterham's troubles - with administrators locking the green cars inside the Leafield fac...
24 Oct 2014 10:06 -
'Barrichello never accepted that he is a former F1 driver'
Rubens Barrichello's desire to return to the F1 grid appears to have ended his days as a roving commentator. We reported on Thursday that the most experienced driver in the hist...
24 Oct 2014 09:29 -
Clock is ticking for Caterham to meet Austin deadline
The clock is ticking down to struggling F1 backmarker Caterham's apparent collapse. With the Saturday freight deadline for sending cars and equipment to Austin now just hours aw...
24 Oct 2014 08:40 -
'Recovery Schumacher might take one to three years'
Michael Schumacher has made "progress" since leaving hospital and rehabilitation and returning to his home in Switzerland. That was the cautious news on Thursday of Jean-Francoi...
23 Oct 2014 16:38 -
New Caterham owners claim they have paid Fernandes
The investment group that bough Caterham F1 Team earlier this year has issued out a statement in response to a Tweet from former owner Tony Fernandes. He suggested on Twitter th...
23 Oct 2014 16:15 -
F1 paddock still guessing on Alonso's future
Yet another week in F1 history is passing by with little more known about the future of arguably the sport's biggest name. Insiders suggest Fernando Alonso is wavering between a...
23 Oct 2014 15:54 -
It would be better if Caterham goes - Ecclestone
Caterham is on the brink of collapse, as the backmarker team loses even the support of F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. "I think it's better they go," said the 83-year-old Briton a...
23 Oct 2014 15:07 -
Barcelona not worried about race in streets of Madrid
Spanish grand prix boss Salvador Servia insists reports the capital Madrid is bidding to join the F1 calendar do not worry him. El Confidencial reported in recent days that Bern...
23 Oct 2014 14:41 -
We have a license, we will be there in 2016 - Haas
Gene Haas has played down suggestions Bernie Ecclestone could freeze him out of F1 long before his team's scheduled 2016 debut. The American might be forgiven if he was alarmed ...
23 Oct 2014 13:32 -
Berger steps down as Single Seater Commission president
Rumours linking Gerhard Berger with a return to the F1 paddock have resurfaced. Earlier, McLaren slammed as "complete and utter nonsense" reports the former team driver is a can...
23 Oct 2014 12:49 -
Bianchi's recovery chances are not very good - Burti
Luciano Burti, a former F1 driver and full-time pundit for Brazil's Globo, has bad news about the health of critically injured driver Jules Bianchi. Little has been heard about ...
23 Oct 2014 12:03 -
TV Globo ends contract with pundit Rubens Barrichello
A familiar face will be missing in action when the F1 circus reconvenes in Austin next week. Brazil's TV Globo has confirmed that its commentary contract with pundit and popular...
23 Oct 2014 11:27 -
Lotus not a bad place to be in 2015 - Grosjean
Romain Grosjean appears set to remain at Lotus in 2015. Although the French driver has been leaving his future open while Fernando Alonso's move remains unclear, Lotus owner Ger...
23 Oct 2014 10:57 -
Rosberg in the hunt for the titel: "I am a hunter"
Nico Rosberg has admitted he will think more about his own interests now after Mercedes wrapped up the constructors' championship in Russia. The German has fallen 17 points behi...
23 Oct 2014 10:14 -
McLaren denies more key figures to follow Sam Michael exit
McLaren has denied it is set to lose more key team figures ahead of the looming Honda era. The Woking based team confirmed on Wednesday that sporting director Sam Michael, said ...
23 Oct 2014 09:37 -
New Caterham team owners threaten to quit F1
Caterham F1 Team issued out this statement: "On 29 June 2014, Caterham Enterprises Ltd, Caterham (UK) Ltd and Sheikh Mohamed Nasarudin (Seller) and their shareholders Tony Ferna...
23 Oct 2014 08:26 -
Lotus concludes deal with Endless Jewelry for Austin
Lotus F1 Team has concluded a deal with Endless Jewelry which will see the rapidly expanding jewellery brand represented on the airbox and on the top of sidepod of the E22 for t...
22 Oct 2014 14:25 -
Vettel is much more sensitive than Schumacher - Weber
Michael Schumacher's former manager doubts Sebastian Vettel can emulate the F1 legend's success at rebuilding a beleaguered Ferrari team. Willi Weber, also known as the lucrativ...
22 Oct 2014 12:21 -
Perez wants to establish himself with Force India
Sergio Perez could be the next driver to secure his place on the 2015 grid. Force India made no mention of the Mexican, who is closely aligned with the team's on-car Mexican bac...
22 Oct 2014 10:34 -
Kurt Busch signs up to participate in Race of Champions
American NASCAR superstar Kurt Busch has happily accepted the invitation to participate in the 2014 Race Of Champions, to be held at the Bushy Park Circuit in Barbados on Decemb...
22 Oct 2014 09:52 -
Caterham needs an agreement with administrators CSL
Caterham's financial troubles appear to be deepening, as it emerges the struggling F1 team may have no cars to race at the forthcoming US grand prix. Reuters reports that the gr...
22 Oct 2014 08:40 -
Nico Rosberg is not free in the head - Frentzen
Nico Rosberg needs to relax if he wants to get back into the world championship fight. That is the advice of German countryman Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who at the peak of his care...
21 Oct 2014 14:47 -
Total president De Margerie killed in plane crash
The president of F1 sponsor Total has been killed in a plane crash, the Russian news agency Ria Novosti reports. The French oil multinational is closely aligned in formula one w...
21 Oct 2014 13:38 -
Van der Garde drops hint about his F1 future
Just as news about Nico Hulkenberg emerged on Monday, Giedo van der Garde dropped a big hint about his own future in formula one. Force India announced that 27-year-old German H...
21 Oct 2014 12:46 -
Plans for F1 street race in Madrid have emerged
Plans are afoot for a F1 street race in the heart of Madrid, Spain's El Confidencial reports. It is claimed Bernie Ecclestone is in talks with a group of Spanish businessmen who...
21 Oct 2014 12:01 -
Raikkonen undoubtebly better than he is showing - Massa
Kimi Raikkonen is suffering psychologically alongside his Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso this year. That is the view of Felipe Massa, who although still friends with Alonso fa...
21 Oct 2014 11:20 -
Brawn and Domenicali in new FIA Accident Panel
The composition of a new FIA Accident Panel, as announced by FIA President Jean Todt in Sochi on 10 October 2014 following the accident involving Jules Bianchi at the Japanese G...
21 Oct 2014 10:37 -
Susie Wolff to compete in Race of Champions 2014
The Race of Champions is to feature its first female competitor as Susie Wolff has signed up for ROC 2014 at the Bushy Park Circuit in Barbados on December 13-14. Originally fr...
21 Oct 2014 09:42 -
Caterham Sports Limited placed into process of insolvency
More alarming news about the health of the ailing F1 backmarker Caterham has emerged. The posts have now been deleted, but race driver Kamui Kobayashi reportedly admitted on Fac...
21 Oct 2014 08:26 -
Mercedes preparing big step with turbo pressure for 2015
Dominant Mercedes is unapologetic amid increasing pressure to agree to an engine 'unfreeze' for 2015. The new constructors' champions came under fire recently when Red Bull's Ch...
20 Oct 2014 14:28 -
Ricciardo has learned leadership role from Vettel
Sebastian Vettel behaved impeccably in 2014, despite plotting his Red Bull exit and being outclassed by his teammate. That is the claim of Daniel Ricciardo, who having establish...
20 Oct 2014 13:43 -
Let teams choose their own two tyre options - Force India
Force India has a radical suggestion about how F1 should proceed in the sport's Pirelli-tyred era. Earlier in the Italian supplier's F1 tenure, Pirelli was famed - and often hea...
20 Oct 2014 12:46 -
Hamilton on his future: "I don't make promises to anyone"
The German newspaper Bild claims Ferrari will announce Alonso's departure and Vettel's arrival before the US grand prix in Austin early next month. It appears increasingly likel...
20 Oct 2014 12:15 -
Force India confirms Hulkenberg to stay for 2015
Sahara Force India Formula One Team is pleased to confirm that Nico Hulkenberg will continue to race with team for 2015. The 27-year-old German returned to Sahara Force India a...
20 Oct 2014 11:07 -
Nico Hulkenberg on Porsche's shortlist for Le Mans
Porsche would like to enter a third car in the fabled Le Mans 24 hour race next year with F1 stars at the wheel, according to Germany's Auto Bild. The report said Nico Hulkenber...
20 Oct 2014 10:55 -
Todt asks for calm until Bianchi crash is fully investigated
Jean Todt has called for patience in the wake of critically-injured Jules Bianchi's recent Suzuka crash. Since the Frenchman struck a recovery vehicle in controversial circumsta...
20 Oct 2014 10:09 -
Sainz jr patiently waiting for a call from Red Bull
Even now crowned the new Formula Renault 3.5 champion, Carlos Sainz jr is still in the dark about his F1 future. Clearly the cream of Red Bull's hopeful clan of young developmen...
20 Oct 2014 09:23 -
Kubica needs more surgery to make F1 comeback possible
More surgery on his injured arm could lead Robert Kubica back to formula one. The Pole was becoming so established as a rising great talent in F1 that by 2011 he was being menti...
20 Oct 2014 08:40 -
Button linked again with switch to Le Mans
Jenson Button could move into Le Mans sports cars next year if he loses his McLaren seat, manager Richard Goddard has admitted. With just three races left to run in 2014, McLar...
19 Oct 2014 15:07 -
Ecclestone: "Las Vegas ready to host F1 race"
Las Vegas could be the next new F1 destination, Bernie Ecclestone has revealed. "Vegas say they are ready to go and it would be on The Strip for sure," the F1 chief executive t...
18 Oct 2014 15:41 -
Tony Fernandes sells his Caterham GP2 team
Fernandes has completed his exit from top open-wheeler racing by selling his Caterham-branded GP2 team. The Malaysian entrepreneur sold his Leafield-based F1 team to a myster...
18 Oct 2014 13:55 -
Mother Bianchi: "People 'shirking responsibilities' after crash"
Jules Bianchi's mother has broken her silence by hinting the family is being told to keep quiet about her son's life-threatening crash. Christine Bianchi, still at the Mie hospi...
17 Oct 2014 16:40 -
Fong and Nissany to test two-year old Sauber C31
On the 22nd and 23rd October, Adderly Fong and Roy Nissany will test a two-year old Sauber C31 on the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. Adderly Fong will be driving during t...
17 Oct 2014 13:43 -
Pirelli alters tyre selection for Brazilian Grand Prix
After a meeting of the Tyre Working Group, the tyre nomination for the Brazilian Grand Prix (November 6-9) has been changed, following Pirelli's proposal and with the unanimous ...
17 Oct 2014 13:07 -
STL renews supplier partnership with Force India
STL Communications has renewed its supplier partnership with Sahara Force India F1 Team for a further three years in an agreement signed by the team's Chief Operating Officer, O...
17 Oct 2014 12:15 -
F1 not always about logic, merit and results - Sainz jr
Carlos Sainz jr says he is being "patient" as Red Bull decides his future in formula one. Before Sebastian Vettel blew the 'silly season' wide open and Daniil Kvyat got the call...
17 Oct 2014 11:31 -
Renovation Interlagos needed to save Brazil GP - mayor
Brazil had to spend millions on upgrading the ageing Interlagos circuit or risk losing its place on the formula one calendar. That is the claim of Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Hadda...
17 Oct 2014 10:44 -
Raikkonen may be staying put at Ferrari for 2016
Amid all the 'silly season' commotion surrounding Fernando Alonso, the other Ferrari driver insists he is going nowhere fast. Newly-departed president Luca di Montezemolo confir...
17 Oct 2014 09:51 -
Ecclestone admires Putin: "He's a first-class person"
Bernie Ecclestone has done it again; this time saying Vladimir Putin could "control Europe or America" if he wasn't so busy. Ecclestone has never been afraid to speak his mind a...
17 Oct 2014 08:40 -
Mercedes to close sporting year with Stars & Cars
One week after the Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi, Mercedes-Benz would like to invite fans to Stuttgart on Saturday, November 29th, 2014 for the grand 'Stars & Cars, 2014'...
16 Oct 2014 15:45 -
'Thank you' from Ferrari would be nice - Di Montezemolo
Luca di Montezemolo has hit back at suggestions he was ousted as Ferrari president because of the Italian team's struggles. "A lack of results?" the 67-year-old, who was replace...
16 Oct 2014 12:14 -
Domenicali's new job at Audi triggers Alonso rumours
Stefano Domenicali has accepted an offer to work for the German manufacturer Audi. Earlier this week, we reported that the former Ferrari team boss could be moving to the Ingols...
16 Oct 2014 11:27 -
FIA asks teams for more information on Bianchi crash
F1's governing body has formed an 'accident panel' in the wake of Jules Bianchi's life threatening crash. The news, confirmed in a letter from the FIA to "all F1 teams" this wee...
16 Oct 2014 10:35 -
Caterham 'very surprised' to hear Kobayashi claims
Kamui Kobayashi's job at Caterham appears even more tenuous after boss Manfredi Ravetto rebuked the Japanese's comments after the Russian grand prix. After the struggling team's...
16 Oct 2014 09:41 -
Di Montezemolo confirms Alonso's departure at Ferrari
Luca di Montezemolo has admitted Fernando Alonso is leaving Ferrari. The Spaniard's falling out with the Maranello team and recent dissolving of his contract is an open secret i...
16 Oct 2014 08:20 -
Berger surprised Vettel moving to 'turbulent' Ferrari
Former Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger says he is surprised world champion Sebastian Vettel is joining Ferrari. The great Austrian told Germany's Sport Bild he thinks the long-tim...
15 Oct 2014 16:30 -
Red Bull Racing welcomes Exness as new sponsor
Infiniti Red Bull Racing is pleased to announce a new partnership agreement with Exness, one of the world’s largest retail Foreign Exchange Brokers. The association will forma...
15 Oct 2014 15:57 -
Lotus will win half a second with Mercedes - Maldonado
Pastor Maldonado has admitted he is looking forward to Lotus' switch from Renault to Mercedes power for 2015. The Venezuelan has said consistently this year he does not regret m...
15 Oct 2014 15:05 -
Alonso sabbatical unlikely: "He's a racing animal"
It is possible Fernando Alonso will take a sabbatical in 2015, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. It is the burning question of the F1 driver 'silly season' at present ...
15 Oct 2014 14:24 -
Stefano Domenicali linked with potential move to Audi
Stefano Domenicali could be Audi-bound, according to a report in Italy's Autosprint. Amid Ferrari's struggle at the start of the new turbo V6 era, the 49-year-old Italian was...
15 Oct 2014 13:41 -
McLaren to decide on lineup for 2015 this season
McLaren is aiming to decide its 2015 driver lineup before the chequered flag waves in Abu Dhabi next month. That is the claim of boss Eric Boullier, after the Woking team's lead...
15 Oct 2014 12:11 -
Red Bull releases Vettel after test in Abu Dhabi
Sebastian Vettel will not be able to make his test debut for Ferrari in the days immediately after next month's Abu Dhabi grand prix finale. Italy's Omnicorse claims that, even ...
15 Oct 2014 11:47 -
Mercedes working on new car for two months already
Mercedes is already hard at work on the championship-winning 2014 car's successor. "The departments have already changed over," said team boss Toto Wolff, after the Brackley ...
15 Oct 2014 11:02 -
Marussia angered and shocked by false allegations
Marussia has issued out this statement: "During the course of Tuesday 14 October, a number of media reports emerged suggesting: 1) that Jules Bianchi did not slow down under t...
15 Oct 2014 10:25 -
Ferrari agrees to give Raikkonen new chassis for Austin
Kimi Raikkonen will race a new chassis in Austin and beyond, the Italian publication Omnicorse reports. After finishing ninth in Russia, the Finn was quoted in Ferrari's post-ra...
15 Oct 2014 10:24 -
Mercedes celebrates constuctors title in both factories
The past two days have seen celebrations at Brackley and Brixworth as the team commemorated the first ever FIA Formula 1 World Constructors Championship title for Mercedes-Benz ...
15 Oct 2014 09:32 -
Bianchi's condition remains critical and challenging
A new official statement on the condition of Jules Bianchi: "At the request of the family of Jules Bianchi, and in conjunction with the Mie General Medical Center in Yokkaichi, ...
15 Oct 2014 08:41 -
Ocon will test two-year old Lotus E20 at Valencia
Lotus F1 Team Junior driver Esteban Ocon will test a two-year old Lotus F1 Team E20 as part of his ongoing development programme and as a reward for winning the FIA Formula 3 Ch...
14 Oct 2014 14:42 -
'Marussia urged Bianchi to push hard before crash'
Marussia has been thrown into the spotlight as more information reportedly emerges about Jules Bianchi's tragic Suzuka crash. Germany's Sport Bild claims an FIA transmission rec...
14 Oct 2014 14:00 -
Button worried about teammate Magnussen's future
Jenson Button says he is concerned about the future of his rookie teammate Kevin Magnussen, as McLaren continues to delay its decision about 2015. Seemingly waiting for the nego...
14 Oct 2014 13:28
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