Latest F1 news in brief – Thursday
American Alexander Rossi hoping to land a ride with the American Haas F1 team Caterham axes 'at least 50' F1 staff Boss 'not worried' about Hockenheim future Mercedes wants driver … Read More
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New race engineer for Button
Jenson Button will work with a new race engineer from this weekend's race in Germany, according to Autosport. Dave Robson has been Button's race engineer since he joined the Woking … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Wednesday (Update)
UPDATE Updates shown in red below. 07/16/14 The end for Hockenheim? Weekend could be last blast at 'new' Hockenheim Hamilton's comments on Rosberg 'a joke' – Wolff Van der Garde … Read More
Van der Garde to race for Sauber?
Giedo van der Garde (GMM) Giedo van der Garde has played down rumors linking him with a race seat at Sauber. The 29-year-old Dutchman is currently the Swiss team's reserve … Read More
Caterham most likely to lodge Fric protest
(GMM) The word on everyone's lips ahead of the German grand prix weekend is 'Fric'. In the days before scrutineering on Thursday, the biggest questions are: will teams continue to … Read More
Mercedes can win every remaining race in 2014 – Vettel
(GMM) Sebastian Vettel has admitted Red Bull will not be able to catch up with Mercedes in 2014. Mere hours ago, reports suggested the reigning world champion was not yet … Read More
Ecclestone says Gribkowsky payment an ‘insurance policy’
(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone on Tuesday told his corruption trial in Munich that he made a $44 million payment to avoid bankruptcy. Prosecutors allege the F1 chief executive paid Gerhard Gribkowsky … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Tuesday
Caterham to get new nose Mercedes to limit warring drivers' pit strategies New Caterham chiefs to axe ugly 2014 nose Titanium skids for safety, not sparks – FIA F1 legend … Read More
KV Racing sues backer of Simona de Silvestro
According to these court documents, IndyCar team KV Racing has quietly filed a lawsuit against Racing 78 GMGH, the backers of their former driver, Simona de Silvestro, who has since … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Monday (Update)
UPDATE Updates shown in red below. 07/14/14 Nico Rosberg married his longtime girlfriend Vivian Sibold Montezemolo feels 'duty' to fix F1 Ecclestone plays down London GP hopes Mercedes won't 'interfere' … Read More
Simona De Silvestro and DigitasLBi Sign Global Partnership
Starting 2015 Simona De Silvestro is expected to make her debut as full time Formula 1 pilot, the first female to do so since Lella Lombardi in 1976. Today she … Read More
F1 to race on streets of London (5th Update)
UPDATE #5 Ecclestone wonders how serious the politicians really are Despite Britain opening its roads to racing, Bernie Ecclestone has cast doubt over the possibility of a London Grand Prix. … Read More
Time For Ferrari To Cut Their Kimi Losses
Raikkonen has not sown any sign of brilliance There appears to be a sense of deja vu for Ferrari and their fans since the return of Kimi Raikkonen, and with … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Friday
Pirelli campaigns for larger wheels in F1 Ungar joins Caterham, Marmorini exits Ferrari Fric removal 'will not change much' – Lauda Honda to work with Mercedes-linked company for F1 turbo … Read More
Williams’ Martini sponsorship worth less than smaller McLaren deal
Williams' title sponsorship deal with Martini is worth less than McLaren’s tie up with Johnnie Walker. According to figures published in this year's Formula One Black Book, Williams receive $15m … Read More
Mercedes to remove ‘Fric’ for Hockenheim
(GMM) Mercedes will remove the complex 'Fric' system from its dominant F1 car ahead of next weekend's German grand prix. The FIA surprised the entire world of F1 this week … Read More
F1 set to strip Mercedes F1 of 130 HP advantage and trick suspension (2nd Update)
UPDATE #2 Via a conference call, Boullier added: "It was not based on any team action, it was an FIA action. "We had been warned at the weekend something could … Read More
German GP Preview with Lewis Hamilton
"Hockenheim is one of the home Grands Prix for the team. It’s important to Mercedes-Benz and it’s important to me" says MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS driver Lewis Hamilton about the upcoming … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Thursday
Vettel knows he has no chance – his Renault is down 130 HP to Mercedes CVC's Mackenzie backs Ecclestone in court Vettel not sure Red Bull can catch Mercedes for … Read More
Shareholder says Ecclestone drove hard bargain over F1 sale
Ecclestone drove a hard bargain, which is perfectly legal Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone persuaded private equity fund CVC to double its initial valuation when it was buying a stake … Read More
Van der Garde escapes injury in crash
Giedo van der Garde escaped unharmed from a huge crash that he was unable to pinpoint a cause of on the final test day at Silverstone. The Sauber reserve lost … Read More
Buemi tops day three of Donington Park Formula E testing
E.dams-Renault’s Sebastien Buemi topped the timesheets for a second time at Donington Park during the third day of official pre-season testing for the all-electric FIA Formula E Championship. In dry … Read More
Silverstone Test Day 2: Bianchi on top for Ferrari
Pos Driver Car Time Laps 1 Jules Bianchi Ferrari 1:35.262 89 2 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:35.544 55 3 Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1:35.593 91 4 Giedo van der Garde Sauber … Read More