Christian Horner was not at Maranello recently to discuss his or Adrian Newey’s possible switch to Ferrari. When the Red Bull team boss was spotted at Ferrari’s fabled headquarters, it ...
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Last-minute ban spoiled Red Bull’s 2012 start – Newey
Adrian Newey has confirmed reports an eleventh-hour ban by the FIA was a serious setback to Red Bull’s 2012 preparations. It emerged in recent days that, just as the reigning ...
Read More »FIA names F1 doctor Hartstein’s successor
The FIA has finally named a successor for F1’s departed doctor Gary Hartstein. We reported last week that, with American Hartstein’s contract not renewed for 2013, the F1 governing had ...
Read More »Stewart wrong to say F1 poorly managed – FIA
An FIA spokesman has rejected F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart’s claim that the sport is disorganised and poorly managed. Triple world champion Stewart, 73, said the post-season controversy over yellow ...
Read More »F1 ‘will get used to’ V6 engine sounds – Whiting
Charlie Whiting, the highest ranking FIA official at grands prix, is sure formula one will not miss the sound of F1’s current V8 engines. For the past couple of decades, ...
Read More »Ecclestone admits scandal could cost him F1 job
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted his bosses at F1 owners CVC would probably oust him if he is pursued by German prosecutors. With convicted bribe recipient and ex F1 banker Gerhard ...
Read More »Two more 2013 cars pass FIA crash tests
The monocoque of two more F1 teams’ 2013 cars have passed the mandatory FIA crash tests. According to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, one of them is Mercedes’ W04, to ...
Read More »DRS clampdown ‘sensible’ – Raikkonen
Banning the use of the moveable rear wing innovation DRS on Friday and Saturday is a good move, Kimi Raikkonen has declared. DRS was introduced in 2011 to make overtaking ...
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