Tag Archives: Pat Symonds

Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has slammed F1’s proposed car ‘revolution’ for 2017. Although the final vote has been delayed until late April, the sport’s decision-making bodies this week approved ...

F1 appears to have succeeded in turning up the volume for 2016. With many fans, race promoters and other stakeholders disappointed with the milder tones of the new ‘power unit’ ...

Plans to dramatically shake up the engine regulations appear to now be off the table, following a key meeting in Geneva on Monday. F1’s engine manufacturers had been handed a ...

Williams appears more than happy with Felipe Massa. In recent weeks, the star of the early 2016 ‘silly season’ has been Valtteri Bottas, who is strongly linked with a potential ...

Manufacturers and teams are busily assessing the impact of the newly-clarified engine ‘freeze’ situation, mere weeks before the season opener. Pushed by Ferrari and Renault, the governing FIA has agreed ...

Sauber refugee Esteban Gutierrez has rescued his F1 career with a role at Ferrari. The 23-year-old, who raced at Ferrari customer Sauber in 2013 and 2014 with strong Mexican backing, ...

Mercedes’ rivals are in for some bad news — the dominant German team looks set to pull even further ahead in Singapore and beyond. Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reports ...

Given Mercedes’ dominance in Australia, the German marque’s rivals have now begun their chase. Second on the road in Melbourne was the later-disqualified Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo. “When you ...