Since buying the defunct A1-Ring in 2004, Red Bull’s Dietrich Mateschitz has ploughed a quarter of a billion euros into the Austrian grand prix, the local Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper claims. ...
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Renault ‘definitely’ 2015 engine supplier – Marko
Red Bull will “definitely” be powered by Renault in 2015, Dr Helmut Marko insists. Reports emerged at the scene of the reigning world champions’ new home race on Friday that ...
Read More »Wolff sells 5pc Williams stake
Williams has a new co-owner. Ever since he bought into Mercedes and became the Brackley squad’s team boss, Toto Wolff has been looking to sell his 15 per cent Williams ...
Read More »Ecclestone to ‘comply with’ Hockenheim contract
Bernie Ecclestone has played down the threat to Hockenheim’s future on the F1 calendar. The track’s current contract is for a race this July, and then again in 2016 and ...
Read More »‘Silly season’ yet to hit highest gear
The ‘silly season’ is yet to hit its highest gear in 2014. Two early protagonists, Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton, spent time on Thursday dismissing the rumblings about their respective ...
Read More »F1 to create ‘sparks’ in Austria practice
Hot on the heels of the exhaust ‘megaphone’, F1 is now courting more controversy with its latest push to spice up the show. Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has been ...
Read More »Traffic chaos mars first day at ‘Red Bull Ring’
The Red Bull Ring’s first grand prix weekend got off to a sluggish start, when members of the teams and media got stuck in a huge traffic jam. McLaren chiefs ...
Read More »FIA vows to ease driver penalties
A big talking point in Austria on Thursday was the continuing feud between Felipe Massa and Sergio Perez. The pair crashed and ended their Canadian grand prix in hospital, where ...
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