The ‘fuel flow’ saga is continuing in Malaysia. The Times newspaper reports that, after Daniel Ricciardo’s disqualification in Melbourne, Red Bull spent over $130,000 on five brand new FIA-mandated Gill ...
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Ecclestone admits engines louder than he thought
Bernie Ecclestone admitted on Friday that F1’s new-generation cars are actually louder than he first thought. The F1 chief executive did not attend any of the pre-season tests or the ...
Read More »Ferrari suffered FIA engine glitch in Melbourne
Fernando Alonso has denied that Ferrari is yet to ‘turn its engine up’ in the 2014 season. Lewis Hamilton, a title favourite with the dominant team Mercedes, downplayed the German ...
Read More »Kobayashi worried about ‘submarining’ noses
Kamui Kobayashi has confirmed he is worried about the safety of this year’s low nose designs. Before the season began, Red Bull designer Adrian Newey expressed concern about the new, ...
Read More »Button doesn’t like sound of Vettel’s critique
Sebastian Vettel on Thursday admitted a dubious weather forecast for the Malaysian grand prix is making him excited, not nervous. “Daniel (Ricciardo) showed in Melbourne that the car is fast ...
Read More »‘Great’ Vettel finally wins Laureus award
Sebastian Vettel has finally won the coveted Laureus world sportsman of the year award. It was the Red Bull driver’s fifth nomination since he began to dominate formula one with ...
Read More »Alonso trying to ‘destroy’ Raikkonen – Villeneuve
Fernando Alonso is working hard to “destroy” his new teammate Kimi Raikkonen. That is the view of F1’s outspoken 1997 title winner Jacques Villeneuve, who acknowledged that the predictions of ...
Read More »Fuel ‘arguments’ could return in Malaysia – Horner
Team boss Christian Horner is not ruling out more fuel-flow controversy for the next two race weekends in Malaysia and Bahrain. Red Bull’s appeal against the Daniel Ricciardo disqualification in ...
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