Sepang not joining chorus to make F1 louder
F1 remains “amazing” According to the outspoken Australian Ron Walker, his fellow F1 promoters will speak with “an enormous voice” next week in Bahrain. Walker, fiercely critical of the quieter sound...
View Article‘Super GP2′ could be key to F1′s future
The ‘GP1′ rumours are building. It has been rumoured that all the bleating about F1′s controversial 2014 rules is because Bernie Ecclestone and Dietrich Mateschitz are trying to devalue the sport so...
View ArticleF1′s four smallest teams have written a letter complaining about the state of...
Smallest teams write ‘explosive’ letter – report Germany’s Sport Bild revealed that the letter, initiated by Marussia and also signed by Caterham, Force India and Sauber, was addressed to the other...
View ArticlePlea bargain could keep Ecclestone in charge
“I’m going into this trial to prove my innocence of what I’m being charged with” Bernie Ecclestone has denied rumours he will strike a plea deal with Munich prosecutors to stay out of jail and in...
View ArticleRivals step up amid ‘tense’ Mercedes battle
Mercedes’ rivals look closer to the pace this weekend in China. Back-to-back winner Lewis Hamilton was the fastest overall in Shanghai practice, but Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was only a tenth behind....
View ArticleProspects ‘not good’ as Ecclestone trial begins
Bernie Ecclestone’s bribery trial begins on Thursday. It could be the final lap in a long and lucrative career for the 83-year-old Briton, as two courts have already found that he did indeed bribe the...
View ArticleThe European Union is “monitoring” the controversial new system of...
European Union could investigate F1 group – report Earlier this month, we reported that F1′s four smallest teams – Marussia, Caterham, Force India and Sauber – had written a letter complaining about...
View ArticleInsiders tip Ecclestone to survive corruption scandal
However, a trio of F1 insiders is not so sure Three F1 insiders have tipped Bernie Ecclestone to drive out of the corruption scandal not only with his freedom, but also the keys to the sport. Some...
View ArticleFerrari wants Brawn, Bell and Newey – report
“It is rumoured Brawn, Bell and Newey could bring order to Ferrari’s technical department,” Bob Bell could be the next piece of the puzzle, as Ferrari looks to end its slump and return to the top of...
View ArticleNewey ‘keen’ to join $130m America’s Cup bid
Famous British sailor Sir Ben Ainslie has admitted Adrian Newey could play a key role in his America’s Cup yachting project. Newey, the highest paid and most highly regarded engineer in formula one, is...
View ArticleWolff reveals Ecclestone ‘row’ over social networks
Toto Wolff has revealed he had “a long row” with F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. Last month, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo called for a meeting with the sport’s key stakeholders. The...
View ArticleBank ‘not closed’ to higher Ecclestone settlement
Bernie Ecclestone looks set for new settlement talks. After he ended his criminal troubles in Germany recently with a controversial $100 million payment, the F1 supremo’s legal troubles nonetheless...
View ArticleFIA clampdown dubbed ‘Radio Ga-Ga’ in Singapore
The FIA’s Charlie Whiting addressed the media in Singapore F1’s intended clampdown on performance communications between teams and drivers has been dubbed ‘Radio Ga-Ga’ up and down the bemused paddock....
View ArticleAlonso, Button rumours rumble on Monday
Fernando Alonso is still the main character, Even with much of the F1 world on the long-haul return to Europe, the silly season continued to churn on Monday after the Singapore grand prix. Fernando...
View ArticleMercedes says reliability must now crown 2014 champion
Paddy Lowe says it is something the Brackley based team must address Mercedes has acknowledged it needs to up its game in the reliability stakes following former championship leader Nico Rosberg’s...
View ArticleQuestions explode as Bianchi crash video emerges
“Was it the direction of the race or the officials who were at the corner?” As Jules Bianchi lies critically ill in a Japanese hospital, grave questions are being asked about the circumstances...
View Article‘Growing concerns’ about Bianchi’s condition – reports
At least four major publications believe there are “growing concerns” about the health condition of seriously injured F1 driver Jules Bianchi. At present, the only official news is that the Frenchman...
View ArticleAustin says Vettel qualifying absence ‘unfortunate’
Organisers of the US grand prix say world champion Sebastian Vettel’s absence from qualifying this weekend is “unfortunate”. The Red Bull driver will sit out Saturday’s decisive session and start the...
View ArticleCaterham preparing for Abu Dhabi return
Caterham is preparing to return to formula one for F1’s 2014 finale in Abu Dhabi next month. As it was put into administration following founder Tony Fernandes’ ill-fated sale to Colin Kolles-managed...
View ArticleLondon Grand Prix idea raised – again
Impending government proposals have resurrected dreams of an F1 race on the streets of the English capital… The prospect of an F1 race taking place on the streets – or, more specifically, in the parks...
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