McLaren is disputing Red Bull’s appointment on Wednesday of a new aerodynamics boss. Late last year, we reported that as well as Red Bull’s aerodynamics chief Peter Prodromou, McLaren has ...
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V6 switch ended Mercedes quit talks
Mercedes has revealed it probably would have quit formula one if the sport had stayed with loud V8 engines beyond 2013. It was believed Renault was the major driving force ...
Read More »Ferrari team no longer ‘excellent’ – Briatore
While Ferrari’s global brand remains strong, the health of the Maranello based formula one team is less impressive. That is the view of former F1 team boss Flavio Briatore, who ...
Read More »Marussia no longer owned by Russian supercar maker
F1 team Marussia has split with its Russian supercar maker owner. The sports arm of the Russian news agency Ria Novosti reports that Marussia Motors, headed by Nikolai Fomenko, is ...
Read More »Even ‘genius’ will not close gap to Mercedes – Marko
Reigning world champion team Red Bull is hoping to be “at least within reach” of dominant Mercedes in the space of a month. After controlled race victories for the German ...
Read More »Hamilton claims ‘document’ helped Rosberg catch up
Lewis Hamilton claims teammate Nico Rosberg improved between the Malaysian and Bahrain grand prix by studying his data. The 2008 world champion, still 11 points behind championship leader Rosberg despite ...
Read More »No title cliff-hanger in 2014 – Ecclestone
When it comes to the loud criticisms of F1’s new ‘double points’ innovation, Bernie Ecclestone simply points to Mercedes. The F1 chief executive said he proposed the extra points for ...
Read More »Ricciardo better than Webber ‘not fair’ – Vettel
Sebastian Vettel insists it is too early to say his new teammate Daniel Ricciardo is better than Mark Webber. Ricciardo, who like Webber is also Australian, has already made Vettel’s ...
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