Ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s arrival, Mercedes is reportedly preparing to boost the budget of its formula one team by many millions. Bild newspaper said that after slumping in 2012 in ...
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Technical trouble is Alonso’s last hope – Lauda
Fernando Alonso’s last hope to rescue his flagging championship charge in 2012 is a spate of technical problems for Red Bull. That is the view of F1 great Niki Lauda, ...
Read More »Lauda insists Brawn’s top job not endangered
Niki Lauda has now started his new job at Mercedes, insisting his presence does not endanger the Brackley based team’s current boss, Ross Brawn. Officially, the Austrian great’s role is ...
Read More »Mercedes designing ‘completely new’ 2013 car – Lauda
Mercedes is working on a “completely new car” for the 2013 season, Niki Lauda has revealed. Lauda, the F1 legend and triple world champion, is Mercedes’ brand new non-executive chairman ...
Read More »Ferrari updates ‘no great revolution’ – Gene
Ferrari has travelled to India with some improvements for its 2012 car, test driver Marc Gene has revealed. Despite admitting its wind tunnel has not always been up to scratch ...
Read More »Mercedes denies Schumacher was sacked
Mercedes chiefs Niki Lauda and Norbert Haug have scotched claims the German squad sacked Michael Schumacher. Mere days after Mercedes signed Lewis Hamilton to be Nico Rosberg’s teammate next year, ...
Read More »Lauda makes a move to poach Newey – Marko
Niki Lauda has already made a move on Adrian Newey. Austrian great Lauda, having negotiated Mercedes’ new Concorde Agreement and wooed Lewis Hamilton to the German squad, has also joined ...
Read More »Older Schumacher took fewer risks – Lauda
Niki Lauda thinks Michael Schumacher had become too old to succeed at the highest level in formula one. When the seven time world champion made his announcement at Suzuka, he ...
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