Mercedes will remove the complex ‘Fric’ system from its dominant F1 car ahead of next weekend’s German grand prix. The FIA surprised the entire world of F1 this week by ...
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Whiting slams Lauda for race delay criticism
F1 race director Charlie Whiting has hit back at Niki Lauda, after the Mercedes team chairman slammed as “ridiculous” the delayed British grand prix. “The chances of it happening again ...
Read More »Lauda slams Vettel for ‘screaming like child’
Niki Lauda has slammed Sebastian Vettel for “screaming like a child” during the British grand prix. The Mercedes team chairman said he enjoyed every moment of the on-track battle for ...
Read More »Rosberg failure blows championship wide open
Lewis Hamilton is right back in the game, as his championship deficit shrinks from 29 points to just 4 with a popular home win at Silverstone. Mercedes team chairman Niki ...
Read More »Lauda denies Ferrari poaching top engineers
Niki Lauda has promptly played down suggestions dominant Mercedes is bleeding engineers to Ferrari. Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that a couple of handsful of engineers from rival teams ...
Read More »Hamilton decision is latest title blow
As ever, it was Niki Lauda who delivered the bluntest assessment of Saturday’s events at Silverstone. “Lewis was wrong,” said the F1 legend. “It was his decision as he thought ...
Read More »Horner backs embattled Vettel to ‘come back’
Christian Horner has backed Sebastian Vettel, amid suggestions the four time world champion could be losing the support of the Red Bull team. Typically-forthright 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve this ...
Read More »Mistakes cost Hamilton, rivalry hurting Mercedes
Key mistakes in Austria blew out Lewis Hamilton’s championship deficit by another 7 points. The gap to teammate Nico Rosberg is now 29 points with almost half the 2014 season ...
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