Niki Lauda has hit back at the critics who are slamming the revolutionary new face of formula one. Ron Walker, the Australian grand prix chief who is a key Bernie ...
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Melbourne GP stalwart Ron Walker steps down
The long-serving chairman of Australia’s grand prix in Melbourne is stepping down. Ron Walker, a stalwart of the almost twenty-year-old Albert Park race and a close friend and political ally ...
Read More »Briatore, Rossi dislike ‘new’ F1 era
Former team boss Flavio Briatore has slammed the new face of formula one. The 63-year-old Italian, absent from F1 in the wake of the ‘crashgate’ scandal, said he watched the ...
Read More »Ecclestone to push for louder F1 engines
Bernie Ecclestone has vowed to get to work on making formula one loud again. The F1 chief executive said he is “horrified” by the purring tones of the new turbo ...
Read More »Aus GP furious with F1’s purring engines
Organisers of the Australian grand prix are furious with F1’s new low volume. Even some of the sport’s stalwarts were alarmed in Melbourne when the 22 cars purred towards the ...
Read More »Red Bull to appeal Ricciardo exclusion
Under pitch black skies in Melbourne, FIA stewards took away Daniel Ricciardo’s popular second place finish. Hours after the chequered flag waved and the champagne flowed, the Australian’s Red Bull ...
Read More »Ricciardo podium in doubt over fuel flow breach
The first major technical controversy of F1’s new V6 era is currently unfolding in Melbourne. We reported earlier that after Ferrari was warned at the Bahrain test, fellow engine supplier ...
Read More »Mercedes wins but Red Bull crisis ending
Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel, and Melbourne pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton, failed to finish Sunday’s 2014 season opener. Both men struck trouble right from the start at Albert Park, after a ...
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