Sauber has revealed it cannot afford to simply jump in and copy Mercedes’ innovative F-duct solution. The small Swiss team had almost winning race pace in Malaysia last weekend even ...
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Vettel not in trouble, Marko insists
Dr Helmut Marko has denied reports Sebastian Vettel was summoned to Red Bull’s headquarters this week to explain his behaviour at the recent Malaysian grand prix. The Narain Karthikeyan-saga aside, ...
Read More »FIA ‘not aware’ of penalty risk for obscene Vettel gesture
F1’s governing body has played down claims Sebastian Vettel faces a penalty for his behaviour during the Malaysian grand prix. After the race, the reigning world champion dismissed HRT’s Narain ...
Read More »F-duct legality ‘part of the game’ insists Haug
Norbert Haug has the ‘F-duct’ debate around by admitting he questions the exhaust solution featured on this year’s McLaren car. Some teams – notably Red Bull, Lotus and Ferrari – ...
Read More »Ecclestone, team bosses, say Bahrain going ahead
F1 team bosses turned out in force as officials insisted next month’s Bahrain grand prix is definitely on. The sport’s chief executive Bernie Ecclestone joined Sir Frank Williams, Martin Whitmarsh, ...
Read More »Vettel risks penalty for ‘middle finger’ tirade
The FIA could sanction F1’s reigning back-to-back world champion for his behaviour during the recent Malaysian grand prix. Before calling backmarker Narain Karthikeyan a “gherkin” and “idiot” in the wake ...
Read More »FIA rejects latest Bahrain axe rumours
The FIA has dismissed the latest rumours about next month’s Bahrain grand prix. Some publications this week said F1’s governing body was in the process of drafting a statement announcing ...
Read More »Millions at stake in F1 ‘mini spy saga’
Force India has accused rivals Caterham of saving millions and then reaping even more millions by stealing their secret technical data. A British court last week awarded Vijay Mallya’s team ...
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