Lotus and Renault on Thursday finally announced a new engine deal for 2014 “and beyond”. The Enstone team had already begun winter testing with the French marque’s new turbo V6 ...
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Verdict expected in Ecclestone case
The F1 world’s attention will shift from pre-season testing to a London courtroom on Thursday. A morning judgement is expected in the high-profile Bernie Ecclestone corruption affair, with Constantin Medien ...
Read More »Red Bull to lose title sponsor Infiniti – report
Red Bull could be set to lose its major title sponsor Infiniti. Just as the world champion team is faltering on the pre-season test circuits, Germany’s Sport Bild reports that ...
Read More »Lopez tips new Lotus to ‘go like hell’
Acting team boss Gerard Lopez expects Lotus to be fully competitive in 2014. Amid rumours of financial strife, the Enstone team sat out the opening Jerez test, and when the ...
Read More »Massa hid Williams talks from manager
Felipe Massa kept his talks with Williams last year secret even from his own manager. The former Ferrari driver said that when he initially made contact with the British team, ...
Read More »No Martini livery launch for Williams in Bahrain
Williams will not reveal its new Martini livery in Bahrain. Earlier this week, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport said the official wraps would come off the highly-anticipated partnership in the ...
Read More »Berger ‘not surprised’ by Mercedes’ fast start
Gerhard Berger, who is famously close to Red Bull’s inner circle, has admitted Mercedes is heading into the 2014 season as the favourite. World champions Red Bull, powered by Renault, ...
Read More »Even small teams driving up F1 costs – Louis
Even the smaller teams are guilty of worsening F1’s growing financial crisis. That is the view of the departing Lotus chief executive Patrick Louis, who admitted the Enstone team baulked ...
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