Bernie Ecclestone has tipped the criminal bribery trial, set to begin in Munich in late April, to end before it even begins. “Bet you it doesn’t happen,” the F1 chief ...
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F1 set to change qualifying for 2014
F1 looks set to introduce an eleventh-hour change to the qualifying rules for 2014, according to media reports. Just five weeks ahead of the Melbourne season opener, team bosses, Bernie ...
Read More »Newey ‘back to the drawing board’ amid Red Bull crisis
Amid world champion Red Bull’s testing nightmare at Jerez, bigwigs Christian Horner, Adrian Newey, Helmut Marko and the visiting team owner Dietrich Mateschitz all departed southern Spain on Thursday. While ...
Read More »Red Bull supplier Renault admits early 2014 ‘problem’
Renault, engine supplier to reigning world champions Red Bull, has admitted it has kicked off F1’s radical new V6 era with a significant problem. “Obviously we do (have a problem),” ...
Read More »Ecclestone pushing for ‘double points’ in three races
Bernie Ecclestone has written a letter to F1’s eleven teams, arguing that the controversial new ‘double points’ rule should be extended to the final three races of the season. Three ...
Read More »‘Embarrassing’ start to F1’s brave new era
Roger Benoit, one of the longest serving F1 correspondents in the paddock, said Tuesday’s events at Jerez were “embarrassing”. “I have not experienced a start to a new test season ...
Read More »FIA now ready to police fuel limits in 2014
The manufacturer of a crucial fuel flow sensor is now ready for F1’s 2014 season. We reported last October that the governing FIA was in a race against time to ...
Read More »Schumacher’s coma could last ‘weeks, months’
Michael Schumacher could remain in his coma for weeks, or even months. That is the expert view of Professor Uwe Kehler, the highly respected head of neurosurgery at the Asklepios ...
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