McLaren’s abysmal season was actually “good” for the team, boss Eric Boullier says. Following the hype of Honda’s return to F1 last year and the reunion of the formerly-dominant Anglo-Japanese ...
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Magnussen could replace Maldonado – newspaper
Kevin Magnussen is reportedly in talks with Renault about replacing Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado in 2016. Having taken over Lotus, there has been speculation the French carmaker might be re-thinking the ...
Read More »Ferrari targeting race win in Australia – Marchionne
Sergio Marchionne has reiterated Ferrari’s winning target for 2016. Although it has emerged that development of the Maranello team’s 2016 car was delayed last year, president Marchionne said recently that ...
Read More »Zetsche happy with Mercedes’ driver lineup
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says he is perfectly happy with Mercedes’ F1 driver duo. Team boss Toto Wolff warned recently that if the bitterness of the rivalry between Lewis Hamilton ...
Read More »Three teams named for Pirelli test
Only three teams will be in action later this month as Pirelli develops its wet-weather F1 tyres. F1’s official supplier on Monday announced that Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren have ...
Read More »Coulthard company to produce F1 coverage
A company co-owned by David Coulthard will produce the new free-to-air coverage of formula one in Britain this year. Whisper Films is co-owned by the former McLaren and Red Bull ...
Read More »Wolff understands Ecclestone’s criticism
Toto Wolff says he can understand the criticisms being made by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. When asked by the Tiroler Tageszeitung newspaper if he enjoyed Christmas, the Mercedes team boss ...
Read More »Ferrari boost worth one second per lap – Verstappen
Max Verstappen has marked the end of his New Year holiday by predicting a big power boost for Toro Rosso this year. “I’m back in Monaco to train,” the 18-year-old ...
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