Martin Whitmarsh has admitted he is not sure if Mercedes will supply a “competitive” engine in 2014. According to the paddock grapevine, the German manufacturer has an early performance head-start ...
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Honda beginning to poach Mercedes staff – Wolff
Honda, to return to F1 in 2015 with McLaren, has begun to poach staff from rival manufacturers like Mercedes. That is the claim of Mercedes’ motor sport chief Toto Wolff, ...
Read More »Legal action bubbles around new F1 body
A political storm is brewing ahead of Monday’s London meeting of the new F1 rule-making Strategy Group. The new body has effectively replaced the old sporting and technical working groups, ...
Read More »McLaren not expecting poor Mercedes service
McLaren is not concerned engine supplier Mercedes will give the British team sub-standard service next year. 2014 will be the final year of McLaren’s long engine collaboration with Mercedes, as ...
Read More »Vettel using ‘secret’ exhaust-blown solution – report
Sebastian Vettel’s dominance is being powered by a clever post-‘exhaust blowing’ solution, a specialist Italian magazine claims. After the reigning world champion extended his 2013 points lead with a dominant ...
Read More »Mercedes eyes Massa for DTM seat
Toto Wolff, the boss of Mercedes’ motor racing activities, has admitted Felipe Massa is a candidate to move into the German touring car series DTM in 2014. While also hoping ...
Read More »Mercedes backs Wolff amid Kolles comments saga
Mercedes has thrown its “full confidence” behind Toto Wolff, following reports he made disparaging remarks about his colleagues and bosses. The German magazine Sport Bild this week claimed Wolff, Mercedes’ ...
Read More »Pirelli to assess ‘mood’ for F1 after tyre-gate
It is possible F1 will have to embark on an eleventh-hour search for a new official tyre supplier for 2014. Pirelli is expressing increasing frustration with its situation in formula ...
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