Mercedes will remove the complex ‘Fric’ system from its dominant F1 car ahead of next weekend’s German grand prix. The FIA surprised the entire world of F1 this week by ...
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Dominant Mercedes to lose ‘extreme’ Fric advantage
Lewis Hamilton left Silverstone without making a single comment to the media after testing on Wednesday. He might have been advised to steer a wide course around the ‘Nico Rosberg ...
Read More »Whiting slams Lauda for race delay criticism
F1 race director Charlie Whiting has hit back at Niki Lauda, after the Mercedes team chairman slammed as “ridiculous” the delayed British grand prix. “The chances of it happening again ...
Read More »Whiting plays down grid restart fears
F1 race director Charlie Whiting has played down concerns about next year’s grid restarts. “We (drivers) all pretty much disagreed (with the proposal) as far as I am aware,” Red ...
Read More »Mugello could step in amid Monza ‘problems’ – Malago
Ten million euros might not be enough to keep the Italian grand prix at historic Monza. It is believed the governing FIA has some powers to protect some of the ...
Read More »‘Illegal test’ saga now over – reports
A saga involving a controversial pre-season test is now over. Last month, an unnamed whistleblower circulated letters to the FIA and some rival teams about an allegedly illegal six-day test ...
Read More »‘Not possible’ to catch Mercedes in 2014 – Renault
Not even halfway through the 2014 season, Renault is having to acknowledge it will not catch up with V6 pacesetters Mercedes. That, according to the French marque’s F1 engine chief ...
Read More »Wolff, Marko ‘not on speaking terms’
Mercedes, the dominant team of 2014, and defending quadruple world champions Red Bull, are the perfect F1 enemies. After winning on Red Bull’s home soil last weekend, Mercedes released an ...
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