Fernando Alonso has hailed the “amazing” job being done this year by Daniel Ricciardo. At Silverstone, Spaniard Alonso’s wheel-to-wheel duel with world champion Sebastian Vettel was littered with radio complaints ...
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Red Bull-Renault partnership now in better health
The relationship between Red Bull and Renault appears to be in better health. Mere weeks ago, as the French supplier struggled with its new turbo V6 ‘power unit’, talk of ...
Read More »Hamilton heads for therapy after Hockenheim
Lewis Hamilton is planning a week of physiotherapy following his drive through the field after a hefty qualifying crash at Hockenheim. Even before the race, the Mercedes driver reportedly had ...
Read More »Ferrari ‘needs’ Raikkonen for 2015 – boss
Marco Mattiacci has hit back at suggestions Ferrari could or should plan its revival for the 2015 season without Kimi Raikkonen. Lamenting the Maranello team’s slip behind Williams for third ...
Read More »Vettel blamed for turning off Hockenheim crowd
World champion Sebastian Vettel is copping some of the blame for the small crowd at Hockenheim last weekend. After buzzing atmospheres and big crowds in Canada, Austria and Silverstone, the ...
Read More »‘Fric’ storm exits F1 with a whimper
As quickly as the ‘Fric’ storm swept into the paddock, it left with barely a whimper. “It changed nothing,” said Niki Lauda, chairman of the Mercedes team that supposedly would ...
Read More »F1 left to muse reasons for small Hockenheim crowd
Elsewhere in Germany on Sunday, the Nurburgring hosted an event called the ‘Truck Grand Prix’. Watching the unwieldy trucks from the grandstands were about 100,000 excited spectators — about twice ...
Read More »Vettel admits new fuel gave no boost in Germany
New fuel did not give Red Bull the boost it was hoping for in Germany, world champion Sebastian Vettel has admitted. Pre-Hockenheim, it was reported the new blend supplied by ...
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