Lotus has discovered it is second or even third in line for the best service offered by F1 engine supplier Renault. That is the claim of Michael Schmidt, the highly ...
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Mattiacci plays down Alonso exit rumours
Ferrari’s new boss on Friday played down suggestions Fernando Alonso might be looking to leave the struggling Italian team. Although car upgrades appear to have pushed the Spaniard closer to ...
Read More »Red Bull ‘surprised’ by Ricciardo pace
Daniel Ricciardo thinks he has shown he deserves his new seat at Red Bull. The Australian had driven at backmarker HRT and Red Bull’s junior team Toro Rosso, but this ...
Read More »Engine makers get to work on louder F1
F1’s engine manufacturers will focus their attention on the exhaust pipe as they work on spicing up the sound of the turbo V6 engines. Unhappy with the milder noise of ...
Read More »Rivals step up amid ‘tense’ Mercedes battle
Mercedes’ rivals look closer to the pace this weekend in China. Back-to-back winner Lewis Hamilton was the fastest overall in Shanghai practice, but Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was only a tenth ...
Read More »Tired Mattiacci says Ferrari not giving up
Marco Mattiacci wore sunglasses all day in cloudy, smoggy Shanghai. “I have not slept in the last 40 hours,” explained Ferrari’s brand new team boss, who is mere days into ...
Read More »Lotus looks to end crisis in China, Spain
Lotus is hoping to finally get its 2014 season on track in the next two races. After a disastrous start to the new turbo V6 era for the Enstone team, ...
Read More »Ferrari unlikely to recover in 2014 – Malago
Giovanni Malago says it is unlikely Ferrari will recover from its competitive slump within the 2014 season. The Italian olympic chief’s name is now well-known in the F1 paddock, after ...
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