Clouds still gathering over Ecclestone’s reign
“Constantin will be appealing those findings” A German media company will appeal the verdict in Bernie Ecclestone’s London civil case amid the F1 bribery scandal. On Thursday, the high court judge...
View ArticleEcclestone wants Russia night race
Bernie Ecclestone wants the Russian grand prix to be held at night. The inaugural event at winter olympics venue Sochi this year, however, will be a normal day race. But The Times said F1′s chief...
View ArticleRed Bull confident of winning fuel flow appeal
“We wouldn’t be appealing if we weren’t extremely confident we have a defendable case” Former F1 team owner and boss Paul Stoddart has tipped Red Bull to win its appeal against Daniel Ricciardo’s...
View ArticleF1 drivers’ extreme dieting in 2014 caused one racer to pass out in Malaysia,...
F1 driver ‘passed out’ in Malaysia We reported on Saturday that some drivers are deliberately dehydrating, even at sweltering Sepang, in order to get the weight of their car below the legal 692kg...
View ArticleF1 board admits Ecclestone reign ‘over’
Ecclestone era is “over” The criminal trial is only just beginning, but F1′s board has already conceded that the Bernie Ecclestone reign is at an end. The banker he allegedly bribed, Gerhard...
View ArticleF1 team split eases after London meeting
Together with Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt A meeting in London on Thursday eased the threat of a head-on collision between F1′s big and small teams, according to reports. Together with Bernie...
View ArticleRussian GP ‘unrealistic’ amid Crimean crisis
An unofficial asterisk is still hovering above this year’s inaugural running of the Russian grand prix. Earlier, F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda dismissed suggestions the sport should...
View ArticleDennis wants Alonso to lead McLaren’s Honda charge
“In 2015 we have the Honda engine and we need a great driver.” Former McLaren and Ferrari driver Alain Prost has some advice for those beleaguered F1 teams — “do something different”. “If you compare...
View ArticleHamilton hits reverse after Monaco ‘tantrum’
Lewis Hamilton has hit reverse, after losing his temper two weeks ago in Monaco. The 2008 world champion’s reaction to the Mirabeau qualifying affair, after suggesting his teammate Nico Rosberg had...
View ArticleTrulli adds to F1′s ‘worry’ about formula E – report
According to the Times newspaper, F1 must look over its shoulder at the new ‘formula E’ series that is rapidly gaining credibility. The latest name attracting headlines for the FIA’s all-electric...
View ArticleTraffic chaos mars first day at ‘Red Bull Ring’
“There is just one road in and out of the circuit” The Red Bull Ring’s first grand prix weekend got off to a sluggish start, when members of the teams and media got stuck in a huge traffic jam. McLaren...
View ArticleFernandes hints at Caterham exit
The AirAsia chief has been conspicuously absent from the paddock in 2014 Just before closing down his high-profile Twitter account on Friday, Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes hinted he is pulling...
View ArticleF1 paddock ‘puzzles over’ Caterham sale
Heads are being scratched in the F1 paddock, the day after the struggling Caterham team changed hands. Malaysian aviation entrepreneur Tony Fernandes’ 100 per cent sale of the team was confirmed late...
View ArticleRussia GP plays down plane crash doubts (+photos)
Organisers of the Russian grand prix have responded swiftly to renewed doubts about October’s inaugural Sochi race. The Crimean crisis had already created uncertainty about the viability of a global...
View ArticleF1 ‘too easy’ as teen Verstappen makes debut
F1’s governing body has cleared the way for Max Verstappen to make history this week at Suzuka. Under existing rules, a hopeful rookie can qualify for the mandatory ‘super license’ credential by...
View Article‘Faster’ cars would make F1 ‘harder’– Coulthard
The best way to make F1 cars harder to drive is to make them faster. That is the view of retired grand prix veteran David Coulthard, following reports the sport’s governing FIA is concerned the...
View ArticleControversial Putin to attend Russia GP
F1 will court further controversy this weekend when Russian president Vladimir Putin oversees the inaugural grand prix at Sochi. Amid the Ukraine crisis, the MH17 atrocity and tough anti-Russian...
View ArticleForce India avoids joining backmarkers on US bench – report
Force India has avoided becoming the next formula one team to drop out of this weekend’s US grand prix. Now in administration, backmarkers Caterham and Marussia will miss not only Austin but also the...
View ArticleHamilton takes control of own management
At the same time, “XIX have faded from the F1 scene” Lewis Hamilton is “scaling back” his deal with Simon Fuller, the entertainment manager famed for his involvement with American Idol and the Spice...
View ArticleGrosjean jumps the gun on new Lotus deal
Romain Grosjean has followed Sebastian Vettel’s lead in jumping the gun on his 2015 plans This week, it has already emerged that although Vettel’s switch from Red Bull to Ferrari is not yet official,...
View ArticleMcLaren ups money offer in bid to keep Hamilton
“We will see what we can do. I think we are a good team together.” – Martin Whitmarsh McLaren has slightly upped its monetary offer in a late bid to secure Lewis Hamilton’s services for 2013,...
View ArticleKorea among least-popular races on F1 calendar
Korea, among F1’s new breed of grands prix, is far from the most popular stop on the sport’s annual calendar. Well-known British F1 photographer Darren Heath tweeted from the metropolis Seoul:...
View ArticleEcclestone agrees lower fee for 2016 Korea GP extension
Bernie Ecclestone agreed to reduce the race fee as he extended Korea’s grand prix contract through 2016, the AFP news agency reports. F1’s annual trip since 2010 to Mokpo is among the most...
View ArticleF1 drivers to pay more for F1 ‘super license’
The cost of a formula one driver’s mandatory FIA ‘super license’ is going up, the Times newspaper reports. It emerged in Abu Dhabi last weekend that teams have been told by the governing body that the...
View Article3D could tempt Ecclestone to hand F1 to Sky – report
Pay television company Sky could replace formula one’s own broadcaster, according to a report in the Times. Journalist Kevin Eason said Barney Francis, the managing director of F1’s new British...
View ArticleFIA ‘nervous’ about F1’s return to Bahrain – report
The FIA is “nervous” ahead of formula one’s still-controversial return to Bahrain in 2013. After the 2011 race was cancelled due to civil unrest in the island Kingdom, the sport’s return to Sakhir this...
View ArticleF1 journalists slam absent and ‘impotent’ Todt
“The FIA … is impotent in its most urgent hour.” British F1 journalists have attacked Jean Todt for not travelling to Bahrain for the sport’s highly controversial grand prix this weekend. In the days...
View ArticleF1’s tyre row not so simple
“The tyres are wrong” In the days after the Spanish grand prix, the word on everybody’s lips is the same — tyres. Indeed, so crucial is the impact of Pirelli’s controversial product this year is that...
View ArticleForce India looks set to announce the identity of Nico Hulkenberg’s teammate...
Force India to announce Hulkenberg’s teammate The Silverstone based team told its 165,000 followers on Twitter that supremo Vijay Mallya will take part “in a very special media event in London” on...
View ArticleDi Resta back to DTM, linked with F1 reserve role
Di Resta will kick off his DTM return immediately With the Scot having already lost his Force India seat, it was announced on Tuesday that Paul di Resta is returning to the German touring car series...
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