Esteban Gutierrez is confident in his abilities ahead of his return to the Formula One Championship despite not racing in over a year. Gutierrez will drive for Haas F1 during the 2016 season following the loss of his Sauber seat at the end of the 2014 season. Despite losing his seat Gutierrez didn’t slip away from Formula One, he […]
Silverstone has confirmed they will host a two day in season test on July 12th and 13th, the week after the British Grand Prix. Previously when Silverstone has hosted an in-season test, they have been open to the public. Pending approval from the FIA and Formula One, Silverstone are intending to make this test open […]
Yesterday it was revealed that Christian Horner was unhappy at the way Mercedes behaved towards the proposed engine deal. Initially, Horner and Red Bull believed they had a deal in place only for Toto Wolff to block the move as he believed there was no benefit to be gained if the German team supplied one of […]
Pirelli has confirmed it will hold a two-day wet tyre test at the Paul Ricard circuit at the end of January. The test will run on the 25th and 26th of January with McLaren, Ferrari and Red bull taking part. No announcement has been made regarding the drivers that will be involved in the testing […]
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner told Motorsport.com that their engine saga had “an awful lot more to it than meets the eye”. Following their dispute with Renault over their power units performance and reliability Christian Horner and Red Bull began searching for deals with Mercedes, Ferrari or Honda for the 2016 season. Neither of […]
McLaren Racing director Eric Boullier has said McLaren cannot afford a second season like 2015 if they are to keep hold of their drivers. These claims come after a season where McLaren failed to regularly score points eventually finishing up ninth overall, with Manor the only team behind them. The poor season sparked conversation throughout […]
Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne has said Formula One’s current engine manufacturers would be prepared to manufacture budget engines for customer teams if Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One Management company (FOM) would finance it. There has been debate after debate in the last few months as to what’s the best way to introduce lower priced engines for […]
Former FIA president Max Mosley believes the sports engine manufacturers should not be against radical changes to cut costs. The manufacturers have until the 15th of January to submit any suggestions they may have on reducing the cost of their power units. Mosley believes manufacturers and the FIA should look at doubling the amount of […]
Valtteri Bottas believes his aggressive approach in the second half of the 2015 season sent a message to his rivals warning them he wouldn’t be an easy target in wheel to wheel racing. Following the summer break Valtteri Bottas collided with fellow Countryman Kimi Raikkonen twice last season, with Bottas having to retire in Russia […]
Honda Motorsport boss Yasuhisa Arai has said Honda had the capabilities to supply a second Formula One team with a power unit despite Ron Dennis claiming otherwise. Red Bull were thought to be interested in taking a Honda engine for the 2016 season after their falling out with Renault but Ron Dennis vetoed this so […]
In an interview with Motorsport.com, Red Bull’s Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey claims Formula One is at risk of becoming a two-horse race with only Mercedes and Ferrari capable of winnings races if the sport does not embrace the ideas put forward of independent engines. The current Formula One engine manufacturers have until the 15th […]
Red Bull Chief Technical Director Adrian Newey claims the regulation changes for Formula One in 2017 have “no real fundamental differences.” When questioned about the regulation changes by The National Newey claimed the changes due to come into effect for the 2017 season “are actually not that different to what we have now”. The new regulations […]