Felipe Massa’s first pole in more than five years was no surprise to Fernando Alonso. It was the thrilling finale in Brazil, 2008 – where for an instant the Ferrari ...
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Austria raises alarm for once-dominant Mercedes
Austria has raised the alarm bell for Mercedes, F1’s utterly dominant force in 2014. But although kicking off the season with a peerless double hat-trick of victories, the party came ...
Read More »Kvyat hopes ‘growth spurt’ now over
Daniil Kvyat has his fingers crossed his growth spurt is over. A cursory look at the Russian’s formative career, including his GP3 title last year, shows that the then lanky ...
Read More »Rosberg opposed to ‘extreme’ F1 proposals
Nico Rosberg is not sure what all the fuss is about. This weekend in Austria, a palpable air of soul-searching has been evident in the paddock, as F1 muses the ...
Read More »Mateschitz plays down ‘Red Bull engine’ claims
Dietrich Mateschitz has played down claims he is set to approve a bespoke engine project to power his formula one team Red Bull from 2016. The rumours have been fuelled ...
Read More »Austria’s place on ‘stable’ calendar secure – Ecclestone
Austria’s new place on the F1 calendar is secure, Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed. After the A1-Ring last held a grand prix in 2003, Red Bull’s Dietrich Mateschitz bought the Spielberg ...
Read More »Mercedes still troubled by Montreal glitch
Mercedes’ reliability worries are not over. In Canada, Lewis Hamilton failed to finish, while Nico Rosberg nursed his ailing W05 to just second place as the otherwise utterly dominant German ...
Read More »Todt admits some F1 teams may not survive
Jean Todt has admitted some F1 teams are in danger of bowing out. Despite the impressively rejuvenated Red Bull Ring, an air of slight melancholy has gripped the F1 paddock. ...
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