Bernie Ecclestone claims Mercedes had a head-start over its engine rivals at the start of F1’s controversial turbo V6 era. After the 2015 season opener, the F1 supremo on Monday ...
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New McLaren ‘better than it seems’
It has been a tumultuous winter for the fledgling McLaren-Honda collaboration. The MP4-30 has been unreliable and uncompetitive, and now star driver Fernando Alonso is on the sidelines after his ...
Read More »Mercedes rivalry more intense in 2015 – Lauda
Mercedes will continue to let its drivers fight hard for the title, boss Toto Wolff insists. Earlier, former champion Jacques Villeneuve said he hopes the German team dominates again in ...
Read More »Alonso ‘wanted to test’ in Barcelona – Dennis
He was in hospital for four days, and is absent at the final winter test in Barcelona, but Fernando Alonso is “categorically not injured”. That was the insistence on Thursday ...
Read More »Button predicts unpredictable Melbourne grid
Jenson Button is predicting an unpredictable grid for next weekend’s Melbourne season opener. As the final four-day test of the winter pre-season begins on Thursday in Barcelona, the McLaren-Honda driver ...
Read More »‘Favourite opponent’ Rosberg ready to beat Hamilton
Nico Rosberg says he is determined to beat reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton to the 2015 title. Last year, the utterly dominant Mercedes duo fought a close and intense battle ...
Read More »FIA to investigate mysterious Alonso crash
F1’s governing body has vowed to look into the circumstances surrounding the mysterious crash that hospitalised Fernando Alonso for four days. McLaren initially took 28 hours to issue a statement ...
Read More »Marchionne backs 2017 delay for F1 revolution
Sergio Marchionne has backed the move to delay a technical revolution in formula one until 2017. It had appeared that Ferrari was leading the charge for rapid change, when on ...
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