A single word caused ‘flag-gate’, it has emerged. Article 43.2 of the sporting rules dictates that if the chequered flag is waved early, even in error, the race is over. ...
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Hakkinen blasts Vettel for ignoring orders
Fellow world champion Mika Hakkinen has criticised Sebastian Vettel for ignoring team orders. Although Red Bull and the German driver have claimed Vettel ultimately decided to let teammate Daniel Ricciardo ...
Read More »F1 board admits Ecclestone reign ‘over’
The criminal trial is only just beginning, but F1’s board has already conceded that the Bernie Ecclestone reign is at an end. The banker he allegedly bribed, Gerhard Gribkowsky, is ...
Read More »F1 ‘must’ look beyond Ecclestone era – Wolff
On the eve of a trial that could send Bernie Ecclestone to jail, formula one is having to look into its future. If convicted of bribery in Munich, the F1 ...
Read More »Struggling Vettel to get new ‘Suzie’ – Marko
Red Bull is investigating whether a fault in his chassis is causing Sebastian Vettel’s 2014 trough. Team boss Christian Horner says the reigning quadruple world champion is lacking the “feel” ...
Read More »No name change after ownership split – Marussia
Marussia is not planning to change its name, even though the F1 team is no longer owned by the Russian supercar maker. It emerged two weeks ago that the British-based ...
Read More »Lopez ‘surprised’ by Raikkonen struggle
Kimi Raikkonen’s last team boss says he is “surprised” the Finn is struggling so much at the wheel of his new F1 car. The 2007 world champion, who had returned ...
Read More »New fuel could bring three tenths – Marko
New fuel could give Red Bull a three-tenths boost next time out in Barcelona. That is the claim of the reigning world champions’ Austrian director Dr Helmut Marko, as Red ...
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