Latest F1 news in brief – Thursday (Update)
UPDATE Updates shown in red below. If he goes to trial and loses, will Ecclestone run F1 from his jail cell like the best crime bosses did? 01/16/14 Lopez admits … Read More
Category: Formula 1
Valsecchi to IndyCar?
Davide Valsecchi Davide Valsecchi expects to leave Lotus and is keen on securing a move to IndyCar as he isn't prepared to spend another season as a reserve driver. Having … Read More
Vettel’s daughter born in Switzerland?
Vettel and girlfriend Hanna Prater (GMM) Sebastian Vettel has reportedly kicked off the new year by becoming a father. The news of the world champion's impending parenthood broke only in … Read More
Ferrari to reveal 2014 car next week
(GMM) Ferrari confirmed on Wednesday that it will launch its 2014 car on 25 January. We reported last week that the famous Italian team would have its new car ready … Read More
Lotus F1 Team could be rebadged as De Tomaso F1 (Update)
UPDATE Lotus owner Gerard Lopez played down reports of a link with the Italian marque De Tomaso. "There is currently nothing to it," he said, but he did admit that … Read More
Lopez plays down Lotus collapse fears
(GMM) Lotus owner Gerard Lopez has moved to allay fears the Enstone based team is on the verge of collapse. When the FIA issued the official 2014 entry list recently, … Read More
Formula 1 teams called to FIA summit to discuss ride-buying cancer rotting the sport
Formula 1 team chiefs will meet with the FIA in Switzerland next week to discuss a variety of key issues concerning the future of the sport, the governing body has … Read More
Marussia hopes Ferrari will make big difference in F1 2014
Marussia hopes Ferrari power helps them leapfrog back of the grid opponent Caterham Marussia sporting director Graeme Lowdon is looking forward to teaming up with Ferrari in 2014, believing that … Read More
Silverstone prepares for 50th Grand Prix
Silverstone will this year organize its 50th Grand Prix, with organizers planning to celebrate the occasion. Fans attending the race will be able to enjoy a variety of events, including … Read More
A small change at McLaren
McLaren has had some changes in the first couple of weeks of the year with Mansour Ojjeh standing down as a director of the McLaren Group and McLaren Automotive, handing … Read More
Talented drivers overlooked in open wheel cancer crisis
Too many Formula One and IndyCar drivers are being gifted dash-for-cash breakthroughs at the cost of the more talented but less financially blessed, who are being dumped off the race … Read More
Q&A with Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa at the Williams factory HOW WAS YOUR CHRISTMAS? Christmas was great, it was nice to be with the family and I spent it at home in Brazil. I … Read More
Vettel’s number 5 not Schumacher tribute
Sebastian Vettel (GMM) Sebastian Vettel has explained the reasoning behind picking the number 5 for the rest of his formula one career. As world champion, the Red Bull driver will … Read More
Frijns to Caterham? (Update)
UPDATE Robin Frijns (GMM) Robin Frijns looks set to secure a role in the F1 paddock for 2014. The only remaining vacancies on next year's grid are at Caterham, but … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Tuesday (Update)
UPDATE Updates shown in red below. Valsecchi thinks he should get paid to drive? The cancer killing open wheel racing is pervasive 01/14/14 Button's father John dies at 70 Williams … Read More
Raikkonen gets to work at Maranello
Kimi Raikkonen Today, Kimi Raikkonen embarked on his first week’s work since starting his second career stint in red. The Finn arrived in Maranello this morning and will spend three … Read More
Doctors begin tests on Michael Schumacher’s brain
A small part of his skull has been removed in a bid to relieve pressure on his brain, according to a Zurich paper, and he remains in a critical but … Read More
Button’s father dies of suspected heart attack
F1 driver Jenson Button’s father has died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 70. John Button, who has been a strong guiding force behind his son’s career … Read More
Williams F1 announces engineering changes
The Williams F1 Team has expanded its engineering team as part of its on-going work to strengthen the technical leadership structure at Williams ahead of the 2014 Formula One World … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Monday
GP2 champ Fabio Leimer latest open-wheel talent to be stuck by the cancer killing the sport Marussia, Lotus hit back at 2014 doubts Disappointed Leimer struck by 'open-wheel cancer' Schumacher's … Read More
2014 cars to have ‘anteater’ noses
(GMM) Nose solutions for the 2014 regulations could leave F1 cars resembling "anteaters", the Italian magazine Autosprint has revealed. The report published an image apparently originating from the mandatory FIA … Read More
Red Bull Ring Adds Additional Temporary Stands As It Prepares For F1 Comeback
Red Bull Ring Construction work at the Red Bull Ring, which will host the Austrian F1 Grand Prix, "has been in full swing," according to Elisabeth Holzer of the KURIER. … Read More
Brundle: F1 driver pay situation ‘fundamentally wrong’
There has been concern over teams ever further up the grid requiring funded drivers for 2014, with Pastor Maldonado's Venezuelan sponsorship key to his deal with Lotus, where he replaces … Read More
Sauber retains Mexican sponsor Jose Cuervo
Sauber has announced that it will retain Mexican sponsor Jose Cuervo for the 2014 Formula 1 campaign. Last season, the tequila brand gained exposure around the globe for a fourth … Read More
In Brazil, Liuzzi wins Massa’s kart race
Liuzzi gets the Senna trophy Vitantonio Liuzzi was unbeatable this weekend at the Desafio Internacional das Estrelas, the star-hosted go-karting event organized by Felipe Massa at the southern Brazilian coast. … Read More