Vijay Mallya has hit back at speculation his involvement in the F1 team Force India is coming to an end. Last week, after a long battle with Diageo, the flamboyant ...
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2016 to be Mercedes versus Ferrari – Rosberg
Ahead of the final week of pre-season testing, it seems Mercedes and Ferrari are still ahead of the pack in 2016. Finishing third for the past two years was Williams, ...
Read More »Renault to get started on 2017 car – Lopez
Renault is likely to start work almost immediately on its car for 2017. Last week, acknowledging that the 2016 machine is a hastily-compiled version of a car designed by Lotus ...
Read More »No ‘musical chairs’ qualifying in Melbourne
F1’s new ‘musical chairs’ qualifying format has hit a roadblock. Bernie Ecclestone told F1 business journalist Christian Sylt that Formula One Management’s software team does not have time to prepare ...
Read More »Mallya gets $75m, F1 sponsor deal, in company split
Vijay Mallya, the Force India boss and co-owner, will receive $75 million to walk away from a company. United Spirits, the flagship of the United Breweries company Mallya took over ...
Read More »Arai exit was ‘long-term plan’ – Boullier
The departure from Honda’s F1 project of Yasuhisa Arai had tongues wagging in the Barcelona paddock this week. Rumours have been swirling that McLaren chiefs Eric Boullier and Ron Dennis ...
Read More »2016 car is ‘best Red Bull has built’ – Marko
The mood at Red Bull is upbeat, even though part-time designer Adrian Newey admits the RB12 will not be a Mercedes-beater in 2016. But that is not because the car ...
Read More »Hamilton slams moves to make F1 cars heavier
Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has slammed F1’s proposed car ‘revolution’ for 2017. Although the final vote has been delayed until late April, the sport’s decision-making bodies this week approved ...
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