He is on the cusp of an ultra-rare fourth consecutive world championship, but Sebastian Vettel is not the best driver in the F1 field. That is the view of Lewis ...
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Sauber closing on 2014 Ferrari engine deal
Sauber is close to reaching a deal to stay with Ferrari power beyond this season. The Swiss team has had a troubled 2013, but boss Monisha Kaltenborn says money from ...
Read More »Pirelli – still no tyre deal with FIA
Pirelli boss Paul Hembery on Friday admitted there is still no deal with the FIA for the sport’s supply of tyres beyond 2013. The governing body rubber-stamped the Italian marque’s ...
Read More »Aragon likely new venue for McLaren-Pirelli test
McLaren and Pirelli look set to head to Spain, after failing to get the FIA’s green light for a 2014 tyre test in Austin later this month. Reportedly after rival ...
Read More »Bahrain to be ‘twilight’ race in 2014 – Whitmarsh
Floodlights have been installed at the venue of the Bahrain grand prix, McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh has revealed. Earlier, we reported that organisers planned to mark the tenth anniversary ...
Read More »Lauda not convinced amid Red Bull cheat rumours
Niki Lauda did not sound convinced about the legality of Red Bull’s car as rumours of illegal traction control echo around the Yeongam paddock. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso on Thursday, however, ...
Read More »Heavy drivers push for F1 rule change
F1’s heavier drivers are pushing hard for an increase in the mandatory minimum weight of the cars next year. It emerged recently that tall Nico Hulkenberg may have dropped out ...
Read More »FIA stops McLaren’s Pirelli test in Austin – report
The FIA has scuppered McLaren’s plans to test Pirelli tyres with a 2011 car at the US grand prix venue in Austin, it emerged on Thursday. Germany’s Auto Motor und ...
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