World champion Sebastian Vettel on Saturday admitted he needs to up his game. The German has won the last four drivers’ titles on the trot, but all of them were ...
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Lauda denies 80hp advantage for Mercedes
Niki Lauda has rejected suggestions Renault is trailing the pace by a figure of 80 horse power. Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko has mentioned the figure – dominant Mercedes’ supposed ...
Read More »Mercedes wanted three-race ban for Red Bull
Mercedes wanted reigning world champions Red Bull to serve a three-race ban for appealing against its Melbourne disqualification. Earlier rumours in the Shanghai paddock had hinted at Mercedes’ push for ...
Read More »Lotus wants engine equality with Red Bull
Lotus has discovered it is second or even third in line for the best service offered by F1 engine supplier Renault. That is the claim of Michael Schmidt, the highly ...
Read More »Mattiacci plays down Alonso exit rumours
Ferrari’s new boss on Friday played down suggestions Fernando Alonso might be looking to leave the struggling Italian team. Although car upgrades appear to have pushed the Spaniard closer to ...
Read More »Red Bull ‘surprised’ by Ricciardo pace
Daniel Ricciardo thinks he has shown he deserves his new seat at Red Bull. The Australian had driven at backmarker HRT and Red Bull’s junior team Toro Rosso, but this ...
Read More »Engine makers get to work on louder F1
F1’s engine manufacturers will focus their attention on the exhaust pipe as they work on spicing up the sound of the turbo V6 engines. Unhappy with the milder noise of ...
Read More »Rivals step up amid ‘tense’ Mercedes battle
Mercedes’ rivals look closer to the pace this weekend in China. Back-to-back winner Lewis Hamilton was the fastest overall in Shanghai practice, but Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was only a tenth ...
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