F1 will push ahead with trying to make the sport’s new turbo V6 engines louder. In an interview with the British broadcaster Sky on Sunday, chief executive Bernie Ecclestone was ...
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Team battles hotting up at Mercedes, Red Bull
The battle is hotting up at Mercedes. Red Bull’s reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel, the dominant force of the last four years, summed up the mood in the paddock on ...
Read More »Hamilton ‘unbeatable when focused’ – Lauda
Lewis Hamilton will be hard to beat for the 2014 title, according to Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda. Hamilton’s former McLaren teammate, Jenson Button, this week said that while the ...
Read More »Marko relieved to have ‘fair’ Australian at Red Bull
Dr Helmut Marko has hailed the start of Daniel Ricciardo’s Red Bull tenure by slamming his predecessor, Mark Webber. “Finally we have an Australian who starts (races) well and can ...
Read More »Vettel rebuked by Todt in personal letter
Sebastian Vettel was rebuked in writing by FIA president Jean Todt for calling the sound of the new turbo V6 engines “shit”. Citing internal sources, Sport Bild and another German ...
Read More »Raikkonen yearns for ‘more exciting’ F1
Kimi Raikkonen has been quoted as lamenting the end of F1’s more exciting days. The Finn went into the 2014 season playing down the likely impact of the sweeping 2014 ...
Read More »Red Bull denies dropping Ricciardo appeal
Red Bull has denied rumours it is preparing to drop its appeal against Daniel Ricciardo’s Melbourne disqualification. The story goes that FIA president Jean Todt, angry with world champion Sebastian ...
Read More »Drivers stall over new boss for F1 union
The future of the F1 drivers’ association appears in danger. We reported after the season-opening Australian grand prix that current GPDA president Pedro de la Rosa wants to step down. ...
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