F1’s intense heat on Pirelli only got hotter on Sunday, as the British grand prix took place amid shards of exploding tyre rubber. Lewis Hamilton, just one of four drivers ...
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Lowe to attend first race for Mercedes at Silverstone
Paddy Lowe will attend his first grand prix as Mercedes’ executive technical director this weekend at Silverstone. The 51-year-old started work at Brackley early this month, having served a period ...
Read More »Brawn hits back at test-gate rivals’ ‘spin’
Ross Brawn has hit back at Red Bull’s “spin”, after the reigning world champions said sitting out the young driver test next month will not hurt Mercedes. At the end ...
Read More »Illegal test threat only a joke – Marko
Dr Helmut Marko has said he was only joking when he suggested Red Bull might boycott the young drivers test and use its race drivers at a private test. On ...
Read More »Ferrari ‘disappointed’ to be dragged into Mercedes defence
Ferrari has admitted it is “disappointed” to have been used as part of Mercedes’ defence as the German team escaped from the test-gate scandal with a light penalty. Before the ...
Read More »Lowe exit not cause of McLaren crisis – Button
Jenson Button has denied the absence of former technical director Paddy Lowe explains McLaren’s struggle in 2013. Before starting work at Mercedes a few weeks ago, the highly rated Lowe ...
Read More »Ferrari furious, Pirelli may sue as ‘test-gate’ rolls on
Ferrari has ridiculed Mercedes’ penalty in the wake of the ‘test-gate’ hearing late last week. Red Bull, who along with Ferrari lodged the original protest against Mercedes’ secret Pirelli tyre ...
Read More »Mercedes not appealing test-gate penalties
Mercedes on Friday said it will not appeal the international tribunal’s verdict, therefore closing the ‘test-gate’ scandal. The tribunal’s judges revealed earlier that the Brackley based team has been reprimanded, ...
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