World champion Sebastian Vettel is copping some of the blame for the small crowd at Hockenheim last weekend. After buzzing atmospheres and big crowds in Canada, Austria and Silverstone, the ...
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‘Fric’ storm exits F1 with a whimper
As quickly as the ‘Fric’ storm swept into the paddock, it left with barely a whimper. “It changed nothing,” said Niki Lauda, chairman of the Mercedes team that supposedly would ...
Read More »Lauda uses expletive to describe McLaren, Ferrari cars
Niki Lauda has used an expletive to describe the quality of the cars produced by Mercedes’ grandee rivals in 2014. The F1 legend is the chairman of the Mercedes team, ...
Read More »Lauda slams Williams for fudging Susie Wolff ‘PR move’
Niki Lauda has criticised Williams, in the wake of female driver Susie Wolff’s Friday morning appearances at Silverstone and Hockenheim. Wolff’s Silverstone outing was short-lived due to technical trouble, but ...
Read More »Mercedes slams ‘unacceptable’ Brembo failure
Mercedes has slammed as “unacceptable” the failure of Lewis Hamilton’s Brembo brand brake disc during qualifying at Hockenheim. The big crash in Q1, leaving the Briton winded and with bruised ...
Read More »Fans enjoyed ‘kindergarten’ complaining – Vettel
World champion Sebastian Vettel has dismissed Niki Lauda’s criticism in the wake of the British grand prix. Having heard his excitable radio calls about Fernando Alonso’s driving during their thrilling ...
Read More »Mercedes won’t ‘interfere’ with title battle – Lauda
Niki Lauda insists Mercedes’ two drivers will continue to enjoy a free run to the 2014 title. Amid Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg’s ever-intensifying clash for the world championship, boss ...
Read More »Fric removal ‘will not change much’ – Lauda
Niki Lauda has played down the effect the removal of the complex ‘Fric’ system will have on F1’s dominant team. The triple world champion is also the F1 chairman at ...
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