Even team chairman Niki Lauda thinks Mercedes has “the edge” over its rivals after the opening test at Jerez. Although teams were not focusing on performance in southern Spain, many ...
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Early 2014 will make F1 an ‘engine formula’ – Newey
Adrian Newey, the fabled designer of Red Bull’s troubled RB10, expects the 2014 season to be dominated by the new powertrain rules. At Jerez last week, the reigning world champions ...
Read More »Honda to fill financial void at McLaren – report
Honda will fill any financial void at McLaren, after the great British team unveiled its new silver and black MP4-29 without replacing departed title sponsor Vodafone. We reported recently that ...
Read More »Prodromou has called off Red Bull exit – report
Peter Prodromou may not move to McLaren after all. McLaren signed Red Bull’s highly-rated aerodynamics chief late last year, but the reigning world champions insisted that Prodromou’s full contract be ...
Read More »Lotus owner says Whitmarsh ‘not the only candidate’
Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez has played down reports McLaren refugee Martin Whitmarsh is definitely headed to Enstone. With Eric Boullier having moved to McLaren to be ‘racing director’, it ...
Read More »Lotus to test double-nosed E22 on Friday
Lotus will not wait until the next official test in Bahrain to get its delayed 2014 car on track. Having not attended the first test at Jerez, the Enstone team ...
Read More »Caterham played safe for Jerez amid Renault crisis
After Red Bull’s catastrophic opening test at Jerez last week, even F1 backmarkers Marussia and Caterham are currently ahead of the formerly-dominant world champions’ game. Indeed, despite sitting out half ...
Read More »Ferrari’s wind tunnel crisis now over
Fernando Alonso has confirmed reports Ferrari has now ended its wind tunnel crisis. For some time, including throughout last season, the famous Italian marque has been working at Toyota’s Cologne ...
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