Fernando Alonso has finally confirmed reports Mercedes expressed interest in signing him up for 2017. Ultimately, the German team replaced the suddenly-retired Nico Rosberg with Valtteri Bottas, but not before ...
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‘No problems’ with 2017 Renault engine – Marko
Dr Helmut Marko has played down reports Renault’s 2017 engine came out of the blocks with an apparent technical failure. It emerged last week that, with the French marque taking ...
Read More »Massa admits 2017 Mercedes ‘beautiful’
Although every 2017 car is now officially unveiled, Felipe Massa is not willing to guess who will have the edge in Melbourne. On the eve of winter testing in Barcelona, ...
Read More »Mallya fires parting shot at deposed Ecclestone
Vijay Mallya has fired a parting shot at the recently deposed F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. The Indian businessman’s Force India team finished an admirable fourth overall last year, despite having ...
Read More »Mercedes to keep ‘driver rules’ in 2017
Mercedes will continue to have written ‘rules of engagement’ for the battle between its F1 drivers. In recent years, the acrimony between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg meant that detailed ...
Read More »Marchionne ‘not falling in trap’ of bold targets
Sergio Marchionne has confirmed that Ferrari will keep quiet about bold targets for 2017. A year ago, the Ferrari president was raising eyebrows with his proclamations about winning the 2016 ...
Read More »Hamilton says ‘zero problems with Bottas’
Lewis Hamilton on Monday rowed back on comments that had been interpreted as prickly opening salvos to his 2017 campaign. Valtteri Bottas says the triple world champion has briefly welcomed ...
Read More »Marchionne ‘looked silly’ as 2016 targets failed
Sergio Marchionne has admitted he “looked silly” after his brash target of wins and the title did not materialise in 2016. “For 2016, all bets are off,” the Ferrari president ...
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