Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz Jr has said fellow Spaniard Fernando Alonso was a good role model for the rookie driver during his first Formula One season. Sainz had an impressive breakthrough season, scoring points in seven races earned him 15th in the drivers world championship standings. He did also suffer seven retirements but several […]
New McLaren CEO Jost Capito will not start working for the Formula One team until May so he can fulfill his Volkswagen World Rally Championship commitments. Capito was announced as the new CEO of McLaren last week but in the team’s statement they did recognise he would start in due course and not immediately. This […]
Massimo Rivola has left Ferrari’s Formula One team to head up the Ferrari driver academy according to various reports. Rivola will replace Luca Baldisserri, who left Ferrari’s driver academy in December so he could focus on managing the career of Formula 3 star Lance Stroll, who himself left Ferrari in order to join the Williams […]
In a message on the team’s website McLaren Operations director Simon Roberts has said the entire team scrapped their Christmas holiday plans to get ahead on the new car, Motorsport.com has revealed. As well as this the team announced that their car will be complete and unveiled on their website on the 21st of February, […]
FIA President Jean Todt has confirmed he will meet with the current F1 engine manufacturers next week to listen to their solutions to the various power unit concerns. The meeting will take place in Geneva over two days with Jean Todt confident that by the end of these two days “positive steps” would have been […]
Sauber will officially debut their 2016 Formula One car at the second pre-season test in Barcelona between March 1st and 4th 2016 according to AUTOSPORT. It is understood the team had intended to unveil the C35 at the first test originally scheduled for March 1st but due to the change in schedule the team intends […]
McLaren Racing Director Eric Boullier believes the team’s size zero approach is still the way forward and he insists there are no regrets. McLaren tried something different from the rest of the field last season, they were far more aggressive in their approach to the aerodynamics surrounding the packaging of the power unit which many […]
FIA President Jean Todt has confirmed the FIA have brought in an independent audit company to show their organisation is fully transparent and above board. This is a result of the recent scandals involving FIFA who controls world Football and the IAAF who control international Athletics. Whilst the audit shows signs of transparency the FIA […]
Adrian Sutil’s legal dispute against the Sauber Formula One team has been upheld by a court in Zurich. The case relates to the termination of Sutil’s contract and unpaid money in excess of $3.5 million dollars from 2014. Sutil drove for Sauber in 2014 and he contracted to drive for them again in 2015 however […]
Renault Sport F1 look set to make ART team principle Frederic Vasseur their new racing director for their return to Formula One in just a few short months. Following in McLaren and Mercedes footsteps, Renault have decided to avoid the usual team structure by not having a team principle. Instead, they will implement a new […]
According to Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery Pirelli are yet to receive and sign a contract for the supply of tyres for the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Formula One Seasons. During the 2015 season, the tyre supply was put out to tender with both Michelin and current tyre supplier Pirelli putting forward their proposals for […]
Four-time Formula One World Champion Alain Prost believes wholesale changes need to be made to improve Formula One. What can be done to improve the sport is always a hot topic, with audiences falling, tracks struggling to fund races and teams struggling to stay afloat the FIA have asked FIA President Jean Todt and Bernie […]