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No grid penalty for Raikkonen following unsafe release
Kimi Raikkonen has avoided a grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after he was released unsafely during the second practice session. Ferrari was practising a pit-stop towards...
06 Apr 2018 19:31 -
Wolff: Ferrari practice pace isn't too worrying
Toto Wolff says that despite Kimi Raikkonen fast lap in free practice two being "good", he has played down the speed difference between Ferrari and Mercedes. Ferrari t...
06 Apr 2018 18:49 -
FP2: Raikkonen leads Ferrari one-two
Kimi Raikkonen ended the second practice session from Bahrain on top, leading his teammate Sebastian Vettel for a Ferrari one-two. The Scuderia duo were separated by just eleven...
06 Apr 2018 18:30 -
Horner urges Liberty to be "ambitious" with timeframe
Christian Horner has urged Liberty Media to be ambitious with its timeframe for laying out the exact details of the new regulations for 2021. On Friday morning in Bahrain, teams...
06 Apr 2018 16:22 -
Ericsson encouraged by Sauber's straight-line speed
Marcus Ericsson says that he is pleased with Sauber's straight-line speed in 2018, saying it is a big difference from last year. During the 2017 season, the Swiss team ran w...
06 Apr 2018 15:48 -
Aston Martin reacts positively to Liberty's plans
Aston Martin has reacted positively to Liberty Media's plans for Formula 1's future, with CEO Andy Palmer stating that the British manufacturer is "extremely please...
06 Apr 2018 15:02 -
FP1: Ricciardo heads the field in Bahrain
Daniel Ricciardo has topped the first practice session from Bahrain, setting a lap time of 1:31.060. The Australian was over three-tenths of a second ahead of the rest of the fi...
06 Apr 2018 14:30 -
'Ricciardo will replace Raikkonen at Ferrari in 2019'
The 2018 Formula 1 season has just started, but the silly season for 2019 has already kicked off. Three of the six seats at Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari will be free following...
06 Apr 2018 11:55 -
Liberty Media holds meeting in Bahrain to present F1 future
Liberty Media held a meeting in Bahrain on Friday to present to the teams how the future of Formula 1 will look. Liberty was expected to showcase the finalised engine rules for ...
06 Apr 2018 10:58 -
Monaco and Russia to ignore 'grid girl' ban
Monaco and Russia look set to buck the trend and bring 'grid girls' back to formula one. Before the 2018 season began, F1 owner Liberty Media said grid girls will be ban...
06 Apr 2018 10:50 -
Lance Stroll hits back after Villeneuve comments
Lance Stroll says he remains unfazed by Jacques Villeneuve's constant criticisms. After fellow French Canadian Stroll made his 2017 debut, 1997 world champion Villeneuve sai...
06 Apr 2018 10:11 -
Lewis Hamilton eyeing key F1 meetings in Bahrain
F1's future is speeding ahead in Bahrain. Some are predicting Friday fireworks, when Liberty Media presents its potentially explosive financial and engine plans for 2021 to ...
06 Apr 2018 09:36 -
Max Verstappen does not back 'party mode' ban
Max Verstappen says he does not agree that Mercedes' so-called 'party mode' engine setting should be banned. The Dutch driver's Red Bull team boss, Christian Hor...
06 Apr 2018 08:59 -
Haas alter pit crew following Melbourne blunders
Haas F1 team has changed up the roles of its pit crew for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, following the heartbreak it suffered two weeks ago at Melbourne. Haas was on for...
05 Apr 2018 13:26 -
F1 expects better racing and more overtaking in Bahrain
Drivers are confident this weekend's grand prix in Bahrain will be more exciting than Melbourne. While Liberty Media works on making the cars easier to overtake for 2021, th...
05 Apr 2018 10:58 -
Liberty Media struggling to launch 'F1 TV'
Liberty Media is struggling to launch F1's new live streaming service. Before Australia, the new F1 owner announced that limited countries would have access to the service -...
05 Apr 2018 10:19 -
Toto Wolff: "New Hamilton contract as good as done"
Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton's new contract is "as good as done". The Mercedes chief had hoped to get the signatures on paper prior to Melbourne, but amid rumour...
05 Apr 2018 09:25 -
Video: A lap around Bahrain onboard with Pascal Wehrlein
Bahrain International Circuit hosts the Grand Prix of Bahrain this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap around that track onboard with Pascal Wehrlein. ...
05 Apr 2018 08:53 -
Bernie Ecclestone thinks Brawn wants top F1 job
Bernie Ecclestone thinks Ross Brawn is eyeing the top job in F1. Before being ousted as F1 supremo, Ecclestone said he did not want to work alongside the former Ferrari and Merc...
04 Apr 2018 15:00 -
Jörg Zander: "FIA staff should be free to join teams"
Sauber technical boss Jorg Zander says FIA personnel should be free to move to F1 teams. Recently, the moves of engineers Marcin Budkowski and Laurent Mekies from prominent FIA ...
04 Apr 2018 14:06 -
Start-finish straight DRS zone lengthened in Bahrain
The DRS zone on the start-finish straight in Bahrain has been lengthened for this weekend's Grand Prix in order to boost overtaking. At the season-opening Australi...
04 Apr 2018 13:49 -
New Ricciardo deal must be 'beneficial' for Red Bull as well
Dr Helmut Marko says he wants Daniel Ricciardo to stay at Red Bull. Actually, Australian Ricciardo has gone onto the driver market for 2019, and is already linked with a move to...
04 Apr 2018 12:17 -
Esteban Ocon: "No panic at struggling Force India"
Esteban Ocon insists there is "no panic" after a bad start to the season for Force India. The small Silverstone based team finished fourth overall in 2016 and 2017, bu...
04 Apr 2018 11:38 -
Pierre Gasly: "Necessary to give Honda time"
Pierre Gasly has backed Honda to up its game in 2018. Following the McLaren-Honda split, Toro Rosso's hopes were high for its new engine partnership following a promising wi...
04 Apr 2018 10:55 -
Carlos Sainz: "Victory could take three years"
Carlos Sainz thinks victory for Renault may require a wait of up to three years. The Spaniard is actually 'on loan' to the French works team from Red Bull just for 2018....
04 Apr 2018 10:23 -
Robert Kubica not 'teacher' for Williams drivers
Robert Kubica insists he does not see himself as a "teacher" at Williams. The British team has come under fire for its heavily sponsored and notably young and inexperi...
04 Apr 2018 09:58 -
Bernie Ecclestone backs calls for engine equalisation
Bernie Ecclestone has backed calls for performance to be equalised in formula one. The former F1 supremo thinks the Mercedes-dominated 'power unit' era has been bad for ...
04 Apr 2018 09:36 -
Sauber appoint new Head of Aerodynamics
Sauber has confirmed that Jan Monchaux has joined the team, taking on the role of its Head of Aerodynamics. Monchaux has previous experience working with Toyota and Fe...
03 Apr 2018 14:19 -
Sergey Sirotkin denies Kubica 'sabotage' claims
Sergey Sirotkin has played down claims Robert Kubica could campaign to derail his formula one career. Recently, 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve warned that as he advances...
03 Apr 2018 12:58 -
Chat about the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix!
This is the chatbox to discuss all the events from the Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit near Sakhir!
03 Apr 2018 12:00 -
McLaren rewards best performing talent with F1 seat
McLaren is tangling a tantalising carrot in front of its junior drivers in 2018. According to Dutchman Nick de Vries, McLaren executive Zak Brown has promised that if he or Land...
03 Apr 2018 11:31 -
Liberty Media considers F1 'qualifying race'
Liberty Media could be looking to shake up the grand prix weekend format. Auto Motor und Sport reports that a new 'qualifying race' could be held on Saturday that determ...
03 Apr 2018 11:03 -
Monaco layout could be tweaked for 2025
The famous Monaco grand prix layout could be tweaked by 2025. Forbes' F1 business journalist Christian Sylt said a EUR 2 billion project to reclaim 25 acres of land from the...
03 Apr 2018 10:32 -
Boullier impressed by Red Bull's pace in Australia
Eric Boullier, McLaren's racing director, admitted in an interview that he is encouraged by the Red Bull's pace at the Australian Grand Prix. Heading to Bahrain, the Fre...
02 Apr 2018 16:08 -
Whiting brushes away 'illegal' Haas car claims
Charlie Whiting has dismissed claims from teams who have suggested that Haas' 2018 car is illegal. The American team is in close contact with Ferrari, and have been buying a...
02 Apr 2018 15:31 -
Hamilton: Ferrari yet to showcase true performance
Four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton believes that Ferrari has not yet shown its true pace. At the season-opening Australian Grand Prix just over a week ago, Sebastian Vettel...
02 Apr 2018 15:06 -
Steiner: Haas lacked pit stop practice in Melbourne
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner says that the team was behind in pit stop practice for the Australian Grand Prix, which was the cause for its double retirement. The America...
30 Mar 2018 14:07 -
Leclerc stunned by number of buttons in F1
Charles Leclerc says that Formula 1 is a big step up to what he's used to, expressing surprise at the number of buttons on an F1 steering wheel. The 20-year-old made hi...
30 Mar 2018 12:34 -
Mercedes finalising new contract with Hamilton
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that the team is close to securing Lewis Hamilton's future, as it settles "the last topics". Hamilton's current deal that he sign...
30 Mar 2018 11:58 -
Maini to continue as Haas F1 development driver in 2018
Arjun Maini will continue as a Haas F1 Team development driver in 2018 while simultaneously competing in his first full season in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Team Triden...
30 Mar 2018 10:13 -
Renault extends partnership with Bell & Ross
Renault Sport Formula One Team is pleased to confirm a timely continuation of its partnership with Bell & Ross, marked by the launch of three new Renault R.S.18-inspired chr...
30 Mar 2018 09:50 -
Gasly not thinking about Red Bull future
Pierre Gasly says that he is solely focusing on his tasks at Toro Rosso, and is not thinking about any possible future with Red Bull. The Frenchman is competing in his first ful...
29 Mar 2018 17:42 -
Vergne: Red Bull's call to Hartley "makes me laugh"
Ex-Formula 1 driver Jean-Eric Vergne says that Red Bull's decision to bring back Brendon Hartley to the squad "makes me laugh". Hartley made his debut at the US Gr...
29 Mar 2018 14:21 -
Hypersoft tyre to debut at Monaco
Pirelli has confirmed that the new hypersoft tyre will debut at Monaco later this year. For the 2018 season, Formula 1's tyre supplier introduced two new compounds - the sup...
29 Mar 2018 13:38 -
Force India says Renault teams have upped their game
Force India says it is still working on its 2018 car, after a difficult start in Melbourne. Despite finishing fourth overall in 2016 and 2017, the Silverstone based team has fal...
29 Mar 2018 09:56 -
Haas F1 Team rivals want 'Ferrari clone' investigation
Gunther Steiner has hit back with fury at suggestions Haas is using a carbon copy of last year's Ferrari in 2018. Force India is calling for an investigation into whether wh...
29 Mar 2018 09:06 -
Sebastian Vettel admits 'struggling' with 2018 Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel has admitted he does not yet feel at home at the wheel of this year's Ferrari. As in 2017, the German kicked off his new championship campaign with a win --...
29 Mar 2018 08:34 -
Ferrucci retains role as Haas development driver
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has confirmed that Santino Ferrucci will retain his role as Haas' development driver for the 2018 season. When the American team joined ...
28 Mar 2018 16:28 -
Melbourne open to tweaking Albert Park layout
Australian grand prix organisers say they are open to tweaking the layout of the Melbourne circuit. Australian Grand Prix Corporation chief Andrew Westacott's comments come ...
28 Mar 2018 11:23 -
Next four weeks decisive for Force India survival
Force India is in a race for mere survival, its deputy boss Bob Fernley has admitted. Amid owner and boss Vijay Mallya's ever deepening legal troubles, his deputy Fernley ha...
28 Mar 2018 10:51 -
Sponsor links Valtteri Bottas to Ferrari move
Valtteri Bottas' sponsor thinks the Finnish driver will continue to race with a top team beyond 2018. Bottas had a bad start to his season in Australia with a qualifying cra...
28 Mar 2018 10:24 -
Gasly: "We're fighting with Williams and Force India"
Toro Rosso-Honda has the "potential" to improve in 2018. That is the view of the team's rookie driver Pierre Gasly, after a disappointing first outing for the newl...
28 Mar 2018 10:10 -
Liberty Media to present 2021 plans in Bahrain
Bahrain will set the scene for the next round of tensions between F1 owner Liberty Media and angry top teams Ferrari and Mercedes. The top teams are already threatening to quit ...
28 Mar 2018 09:38 -
F1 looking to add additional DRS zones at circuits
F1's race director Charlie Whiting says that upcoming circuits on the calendar could feature additional DRS zones in a boost to aid overtaking. At the Australian Grand Prix ...
27 Mar 2018 18:32 -
Opinion: Haas humiliated but are destined to get the last laugh
The main headline at Albert Park was Sebastian Vettel getting ‘lucky’ to win the first race of the new Formula 1 season by leapfrogging, expected championship rival,...
27 Mar 2018 16:11 -
Horner calls for restrictions on qualifying engine modes
Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner has suggested that qualifying engine modes should be a part of parc ferme regulations. After the cars leave the garages at the sta...
27 Mar 2018 15:15 -
Brawn: Overtaking problem to be solved in 2021
Formula 1's managing director of motorsports Ross Brawn says that the sport's current overtaking problem can't be solved until 2021. At the Australian Grand Pri...
27 Mar 2018 13:52 -
Daimler boss: "Ferrari win good for F1"
Dieter Zetsche says Ferrari's win at the 2018 season opener is "good for the championship". He is chairman of Daimler, the parent of Mercedes who have won the past...
27 Mar 2018 13:23 -
Alexander Wurz: "Mercedes rivals have no party mode"
Alex Wurz has weighed into the debate about Mercedes' supposed engine "party mode". After Lewis Hamilton dominated qualifying in Melbourne, some said it was becaus...
27 Mar 2018 12:32 -
Italian newspapers say 2018 can be Ferrari's year
Ferrari may not have the best car, but it is in the running for the 2018 world championship. That is the view of the Italian press after the Melbourne season opener. Sebastian V...
27 Mar 2018 11:14 -
Niki Lauda: "Ricciardo penalty wrong for F1"
Niki Lauda has hit out at the FIA for being too hard on Daniel Ricciardo in Australia. Local hero Ricciardo was penalised three places on the grid, after falling foul of a compl...
27 Mar 2018 10:38 -
Haas F1 Team will not fire mechanics after blunders
Gunther Steiner says Haas will line up with the same set of mechanics next weekend in Bahrain. Although it looked like technical glitches, the American team's boss confirmed...
27 Mar 2018 09:48 -
Robert Kubica reluctant to comment on Williams situation
Robert Kubica is reluctant to comment on Williams' poor start to the 2018 season. There are already rumours that the Pole and reserve driver could eventually step in to repl...
27 Mar 2018 09:21 -
Bernie Ecclestone to be back in court in 2019
Bernie Ecclestone will be back in court next year as the bribery scandal returns. In 2014, the now former F1 supremo escaped jail over corruption charges after paying $100 milli...
27 Mar 2018 08:37 -
Photos: 2018 Australian Grand Prix
The 2018 Formula 1 season got underway on Sunday, with Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari taking the first win of the season. There was heartbreak for Haas, who missed out on big poin...
26 Mar 2018 17:18 -
Mercedes plays down Haas-Ferrari conspiracy theory
Mercedes has played down a conspiracy theory relating to Sebastian Vettel's surprise win in Melbourne. The reigning champions are investigating how the virtual safety car pe...
26 Mar 2018 11:13 -
Hülkenberg: "Gap to top teams bigger in 2018"
Nico Hulkenberg says the challengers to F1's top three teams have "a lot of work to do" to catch up. Like other hopeful midfield teams including McLaren, Renault e...
26 Mar 2018 10:02 -
Questions remain as Formula 1 looks ahead to Bahrain
Questions remain unanswered after Sunday's 2018 season opener in Melbourne. Max Verstappen, for instance, wonders if viewers might be in for a particularly painful season, g...
26 Mar 2018 09:29 -
Lance Stroll hits out at Williams' 2018 car
Lance Stroll has fired some rare criticism at his F1 employer. Williams has had a tough start to the 2018 season, amid criticism for not signing Robert Kubica as race driver and...
26 Mar 2018 08:54 -
Ricciardo believes Red Bull can fight with Ferrari
Daniel Ricciardo believes that Red Bull can now fight fair and square with Ferrari after showcasing its pace at the Australian Grand Prix. Ricciardo was involved in a battle wit...
25 Mar 2018 13:15
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