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Hamilton to debut new McLaren on February 10
Lewis Hamilton will be the first McLaren driver to test the 2011-specification MP4-26 next month. The British team said Jenson Button is then scheduled to drive on day two of the second group test at...
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F1 writers find wet weather in Turkey
F1′s travelling correspondents have found wet weather in Turkey. “First off the plane in Istanbul,” wrote the Daily Mirror’s Byron Young on Twitter. “It’s raining!” Agreed The Times’ Kevin Eason:...
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F1 world still busy on winter Sunday
The next pieces are set to fall into place as a busy period in the world of formula one continues. With four 2012 cars now launched, the next one – Lotus’ new E20 car – will head the headlines on...
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Ecclestone, team bosses, say Bahrain going ahead
F1 team bosses turned out in force as officials insisted next month’s Bahrain grand prix is definitely on. The sport’s chief executive Bernie Ecclestone joined Sir Frank Williams, Martin Whitmarsh,...
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Reports question Bahrain spectator figures
The facility’s capacity is 46,000. A respected specialist publication has questioned the official spectator figures published by the organisers of Sunday’s highly controversial Bahrain grand prix.The...
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Hamilton, Schumacher are silly-season ‘kings’
Hamilton’s latest quote is that, while yet to put pen to paper for next season, he is “happy” with McLaren. Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton are the “kings” of the 2013 driver market, according to...
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Sauber ‘capable of winning’ in 2013 – Perez
Sauber will reveal its 2013 car, the C32, in the days before it makes its track debut at the start of winter testing. Team founder Peter Sauber had already announced that the new Ferrari-powered single...
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Vettel ‘camaraderie’ quotes ‘rubbish’– Webber
“Call me a cynic” Mark Webber has denied saying he and Sebastian Vettel “share a great camaraderie”.In the wake of the ‘Multi-21′ team orders affair, and the deepening of the bad feeling between the...
View ArticleSick Raikkonen skips Spa spotlight
With speculation over his future at melting point, Kimi Raikkonen called in sick on Thursday. Earlier, as the F1′s media spotlight prepared to shine on the Finn as he chooses between Lotus, Red Bull...
View ArticleSalo backs Raikkonen’s surgery over Lotus finale
“It has been a problem for Kimi for a long time” Late last week, there was no sign Kimi Raikkonen was planning to sit out the last two grands prix of his Lotus career. Indeed, late on Friday, the team...
View ArticleControversy explodes with new ‘double points’ finale
“Why should a single race be worth more?” International publications have described the highly controversial decision to award double-points in the 2014 season finale as “strange” (Bild) and “crazy”...
View ArticleMcLaren and Lotus reveal odd-nosed 2014 cars
The world of F1 is now in full 2014 mode, as two more new cars saw the light of day on Friday. Force India and Williams had already released images of their new ‘anteater’-nosed single seaters, and now...
View ArticlePromoter insists Sochi will be ready for race
“Construction of the autodrome in Sochi keeps moving forward.” The promoter of the all-new Russian grand prix insists the Sochi venue will be ready for the inaugural race in October. With the...
View Article‘Negative’ reaction to trumpet exhaust look, sound
Mercedes’ ‘trumpet’ exhaust made a questionable debut on Wednesday. “Looks like Mercedes have put a vuvuzela on the back of their car,” Reuters’ Alan Baldwin wryly observed. Germany’s Auto Motor und...
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