Fears that the pace of second-tier GP2 cars could overtake formula one in 2014 are now easing. After the opening test of the all-new V6 ‘power unit’ era at Jerez ...
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F1 ‘not much quicker’ than GP2 in 2014 – Button
Jenson Button thinks GP2, F1’s second-tier support series, will run the premier category close for pace in 2014. As the sport’s all-new energy-recovery and V6 turbo-powered era kicked off at ...
Read More »Button says goodbye at father’s funeral
Jenson Button has said goodbye to his father John at a funeral in Monaco. The McLaren driver was famously close to his dad, who died of a suspected heart attack ...
Read More »McLaren not commenting on Brawn rumours
McLaren has refused to comment on intensifying speculation Ross Brawn could soon be unveiled as the great British team’s new boss. After five years of Martin Whitmarsh’s reign culminated in ...
Read More »Button’s father John dies at 70
Jenson Button’s father, a highly popular F1 figure and a long-standing paddock regular, has died. John Button, a former rallycross driver and preparer of kart engines, died at the age ...
Read More »Champion Vettel to race number 5 in F1 career
F1’s governing body on Friday revealed the race numbers drivers on the 2014 grid have picked for the rest of their grand prix careers. World champion Sebastian Vettel will carry ...
Read More »‘Hilarious’ 2014 pre-season already begun
After a controversial 2013, Pirelli has moved to allay fears about its tyres for next year’s world championship. Before the Tweet was deleted, German driver Nico Rosberg on Thursday told ...
Read More »McLaren not in Williams-style slide – Button
Jenson Button has played down fears McLaren could be set to enter a Williams-like slide into the bottom half of the formula one grid. The once-dominant Williams team has now ...
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