Jean Todt has slammed as “a joke” the initial cost-saving proposals put forward by formula one teams. The powerful ‘Strategy Group’ teams vetoed the FIA president’s plans for mandatory budget ...
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Mateschitz renews attack on ‘new’ F1
Dietrich Mateschitz, Red Bull’s low profile team owner, has renewed his attack on the new face of formula one. The Austrian billionaire has already been highly critical of the sport’s ...
Read More »‘Trumpets’ will get F1 sound close to V8s – report
‘Megaphone’ exhausts will get this year’s turbo V6s half-way to the volume of the popular V8s of last season. At the post-race Spanish grand prix test next week, Mercedes will ...
Read More »Small teams want mid-season car spec ‘freeze’
F1’s smallest teams have proposed a mid-season development freeze to cut costs from 2015. After the powerful ‘Strategy Group’ teams recently vetoed plans for a budget cap, the FIA told ...
Read More »Teams must agree to cost-cutting rules – Todt
Jean Todt insists his hands are tied after F1’s most powerful teams vetoed the move to a budget cap for 2015. It has been suggested former FIA president Max Mosley, ...
Read More »Only one Sauber under minimum F1 weight in Spain – report
Only one Sauber driver will be racing under F1’s minimum weight limit this weekend in Barcelona, according to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport. The Swiss team, whose Ferrari-powered C33 has ...
Read More »McLaren to pass Mercedes information to Honda – Wolff
Toto Wolff suspects McLaren will pass on knowledge about Mercedes’ turbo V6 to its 2015 engine supplier Honda. This year, Mercedes is in the awkward situation of being contractually bound ...
Read More »Vettel renews attack on ‘new’ F1
Sebastian Vettel his renewed his attack on F1’s ‘new’ face, after he was rebuked by the FIA for earlier calling the mild sound of the V6 engines “sh*t”. Now with ...
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