‘Luck’ helped Hamilton win in Monza – Rosberg
“Luck” helped Lewis Hamilton to win Sunday’s Italian grand prix. That is the view of his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, even if the championship leader didn’t initially want his arch title nemesis to...
View ArticlePolice enforcing calm around Schumacher home
Swiss police are enforcing calm around Michael Schumacher’s house. This week, the F1 legend returned home to his estate on the shore of Lake Geneva following eight months in hospitals in France and...
View ArticleSchu at home for ‘emotional stimulation’
“Such emotional stimulation is very important for patients who have suffered a severe brain trauma” Michael Schumacher is being treated at home by a medical team numbering about 15, the German...
View ArticleSchumacher’s brother in divorce dispute – report
Ralf Schumacher is locked in a bitter dispute with his wife Cora, as the couple head towards divorce. The German-language magazine Closer reports that the 39-year-old younger brother of F1 legend...
View ArticleLotus’ Lopez, Briatore play down wild Alonso rumours
Lawrence Stroll is interested in buying Lotus Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez, and the Fernando Alonso-connected Flavio Briatore, have played down the latest explosive F1 rumours. Germany’s Sport Bild...
View ArticleVolcano could affect Japan GP – report (+video)
An erupting volcano is threatening to affect this weekend’s Japanese grand prix. On Saturday, Mount Ontake – located less than 200 kilometres from the Suzuka circuit – erupted, killing dozens. Smoke,...
View ArticleMercedes ‘can throw championship away’– Marko
“Every single one of us wants to finish 2014 in style” – Toto Wolff With five full races to spare, Mercedes this weekend has its first opportunity to wrap up the 2014 constructors’ world championship....
View ArticleMercedes admits ‘no peace’ between warring drivers
“There is no need for a peace pact to show to the public” Toto Wolff has admitted tension between Mercedes’ title-warring teammates is inevitable over the decisive final five races of 2014. In the last...
View ArticleVettel’s chief mechanic leaves Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel’s chief mechanic has left Red Bull. Already this year, it was announced that the reigning quadruple world champion’s well-known race engineer, Guillaume ‘Rocky’ Rocquelin, is being...
View ArticleF1 withholding video ‘to protect Bianchi’– report
Mere days after the Suzuka race, F1 authorities are continuing to withhold official video footage of Jules Bianchi’s horror crash. So far, despite widespread reports that the sport’s commercial rights...
View ArticleF1 security unprecedented for Putin visit
Unprecedented security at a grand prix will accompany Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to the inaugural race on Sunday. F1’s regular television broadcasters have been told that when Putin’s...
View Article‘Growing concerns’ about Bianchi’s condition – reports
At least four major publications believe there are “growing concerns” about the health condition of seriously injured F1 driver Jules Bianchi. At present, the only official news is that the Frenchman...
View ArticleRed Bull blocks Vettel’s Ferrari test debut in Abu Dhabi
Also in Abu Dhabi, Pirelli will test its proposed 2015 tyres for the first time. Sebastian Vettel will not be able to make his test debut for Ferrari in the days immediately after next month’s Abu...
View ArticleMontezemolo confirms Alonso leaving Ferrari
Luca di Montezemolo has admitted Fernando Alonso is leaving Ferrari. The Spaniard’s falling out with the Maranello team and recent dissolving of his contract is an open secret in F1 circles, but it is...
View Article‘Silly season’ waits but 2015 rumours still firing
Porsche would like to enter a third car in the fabled Le Mans 24 hour race next year with F1 stars at the wheel, according to Germany’s Auto Bild. The report said Nico Hulkenberg, despite being close...
View ArticleSusie Wolff to extend Williams deal
Susie Wolff will extend her deal with Williams into the 2015 season, according to the German newspaper Bild. The 31-year-old female Briton was the Grove team’s test driver this year, even appearing on...
View ArticleVettel to qualify in Austin ‘out of respect’
Sebastian Vettel will make a brief appearance during qualifying on Saturday ahead of the US grand prix in Austin. Earlier, team figures suggested the reigning world champion would sit out the session...
View ArticleF1 now guaranteed ‘Abu Double’ title finale
Abu Dhabi will count for twice as many points as usual Lewis Hamilton on Sunday continued to charge towards his second world title, but his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg is guaranteed to still be in...
View ArticleRosberg ‘not thinking about’ title defeat
“I am not thinking about how I will react if I don’t win the title” – Rosberg Earlier the runaway title leader, Nico Rosberg’s championship hopes have faded dramatically after five straight wins for...
View ArticleMcLaren gives Alonso deadline for 2015 decision
McLaren has warned Fernando Alonso he is running out of time to commit to the British team for the 2015 season. Media reports in the last days have suggested the Spaniard, whose five-year stint at...
View ArticleSorry Lauda keeps opinion about Rosberg crash
At Mercedes, the apologies are flying around like so much shattered carbon fibre. Contrite after his run-in with teammate Lewis Hamilton at Spa, Nico Rosberg at Monza revealed that boss Niki Lauda also...
View ArticleMontezemolo plays down ‘excessive’ rumours
Rumours of Montezemolo exit gather steam at Monza Luca di Montezemolo was coy on Saturday as he played down swirling speculation about his future. Rumours are gathering steam by the hour that Luca di...
View ArticleMontezemolo denial not stopping future rumours
“As usual, it’s about money” Luca di Montezemolo’s half-hearted denial on Saturday has not stopped rampant speculation about the long-time Ferrari president’s future. Some outlets quoted the...
View ArticleWolff slams ‘paranoid’ conspiracy theorists
F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart is one such conspiracy theorist. When Lewis Hamilton passed championship leader Nico Rosberg to take the win at Monza on Sunday, not everyone was convinced. F1 legend Sir...
View ArticleFIA dismisses Rosberg ‘mistake’ conspiracy
F1’s governing FIA has rubbished the latest conspiracy theory in the wake of the Italian grand prix. After the Monza race, multiple authoritative media publications and F1 officials suspected Nico...
View ArticleMarlboro chief to replace Ferrari boss Mattiacci
After just seven months in the job, Marco Mattiacci is set to lose his role as Ferrari team boss. Germany’s Sport Bild on Saturday cited ‘well-informed sources’ in claiming the 43-year-old Roman will...
View ArticleReports link Brawn, Costa, Bottas with Ferrari
The latest names linked with Ferrari are Ross Brawn and Valtteri Bottas. On Saturday, reports emerged that amid its thorough 2014 shakeup, the beleaguered great Ferrari could now be set to oust its new...
View ArticleMercedes caught Ferrari ‘spy’ in Abu Dhabi
Mercedes thwarted a Ferrari ‘spy’ during the post-race Abu Dhabi test on Wednesday. Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport and the German newspaper Bild published photographs of the blonde female Ferrari...
View ArticleVettel denies driving Ferrari road car at 350kph
On an Abu Dhabi highway at the wheel of a F12 Berlinetta Sebastian Vettel’s press office has denied claims the German driver reached mind-numbing speeds on the public roads of Abu Dhabi last week. A...
View ArticleSusie Wolff appointed official test driver for the 2015 season
Williams confirms Susie Wolff staying Williams is pleased to announce that Susie Wolff will be stepping up to the position of Official Test Driver for WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING for the 2015 Formula One...
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