Bernie Ecclestone thinks FIA president Jean Todt should step back from the front line in formula one. According to the BBC, an increasingly alarmed F1 supremo told the World Motor ...
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Red Bull confirms Tag Heuer-branded Renault engines
Red Bull on Friday confirmed it will continue to use Renault power in 2016, re-badged in the name of new Swiss watchmaker sponsor Tag-Heuer. The announcement finally ends the team’s ...
Read More »Ecclestone involved in Renault buyout ‘solution’
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he was involved with the solution that means Renault is returning to F1 next year as a full works team. The French carmaker signed a letter ...
Read More »F1 rejects ‘client engine’ proposal
The F1 Commission on Tuesday rejected plans for a low-cost ‘client engine’ in 2017. By Monday’s deadline, three independent manufacturers – Ilmor, AER and Mecachrome – had expressed their formal ...
Read More »Mercedes, not Hamilton to decide strategy – Wolff
Toto Wolff says Mercedes will continue to make the call on race strategy, following the complaints of world champion driver Lewis Hamilton. In Brazil, teammate Nico Rosberg won his second ...
Read More »Ecclestone determined to fix F1 for future
Bernie Ecclestone sounds determined to lead formula one into a better future. The F1 supremo says that despite some opposition from powerful carmakers, the sport will have faster cars in ...
Read More »Former F1 driver Wurz announces retirement
Former F1 star Alex Wurz on Tuesday announced his retirement as a racing driver. The 41-year-old Austrian made his grand prix debut in 1997 for Benetton, but was also a ...
Read More »Ecclestone expects sale of F1 ‘shortly’
Bernie Ecclestone said on Tuesday he expects formula one to be sold “shortly”. Earlier this year, multiple media reports suggested current owner CVC was eyeing a sale to one of ...
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