“Whoever said formula one is boring looks stupid now,” declared F1 legend Niki Lauda after a thrilling Hungarian grand prix. Sunday marked the end to Mercedes’ impressive and – to ...
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Jules Bianchi dies aged 25
F1 driver Jules Bianchi has died. Aged 25, the talented Frenchman has been unconscious since striking a recovery vehicle in fading light and wet conditions during last October’s Japanese grand ...
Read More »Bottas signs deal to replace Raikkonen – report
Valtteri Bottas has reached a deal with Ferrari to replace Finnish countryman Kimi Raikkonen from 2016. That is the claim of Italy’s Corriere dello Sport on Friday, adding that the ...
Read More »Renault did not deliver power unit ‘promises’ – Horner
Christian Horner has admitted the rocky relationship between Red Bull and Renault is due to a loss of “patience”. “A lot has been said and written about the relationship between ...
Read More »Pirelli wants more testing to spice up F1
Pirelli has vowed to try to spice up next year’s grands prix. In 2015, criticism of the F1 ‘show’ has come from all quarters, but a big factor contributing to ...
Read More »Monaco crash gave Verstappen more confidence
Max Verstappen says his big crash at Monaco helped him to find a new level in formula one. Many people – particularly 17-year-old rookies – might have been forgiven for ...
Read More »Dennis defends McLaren management
Ron Dennis has defended the management structure at McLaren. The Woking outfit’s supremo recently denounced Eddie Jordan as the “village idiot” of F1, after he suggested the bosses are one ...
Read More »Ferrari’s title dream slipping away again – press
Ferrari may be slipping back into old habits, the worried Italian media observed after the British grand prix. La Repubblica said Silverstone had been the Maranello team’s “worst performance of ...
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