The Renault RS16 is an evolution of the car used by Lotus during the 2015 season according to technical director Nick Chester After the car was unveiled at the first test in Barcelona on Monday, Renault’s technical director Nick Chester says the RS16 is just an evolution of the car raced by Lotus in 2015. […]
Toro Rosso technical director James Key has revealed the team was forced into a radical redesign of their 2016 challenger after they decided to use a Ferrari power unit. Following a year of disastrous performance and reliability from the Renault power unit, Toro Rosso decided in October 2015 it was best for the team to […]
Engineers from five of the current Formula One teams will meet with FIA safety expert Andy Mellor in London today to discuss the best way to introduce the Halo safety feature in 2017. Whilst the meeting was set to finalise how the Halo design can be implemented it has been revealed Red bull will use […]
Rio Haryanto will reveal his plans for 2016 at a press conference in Indonesia on Thursday alongside his long-term sponsors Pertamina. Haryanto will announce that he will be driving for Manor in 2016, this comes after months of negotiations between Haryanto’s advisors and Manor. The deal had stalled when Manor requested Haryanto sponsorship to pay […]
Whilst cost cutting has been at the forefront of Formula One for the last five years, the cost of attending race weekends for fans has long been ignored. Tracks are asked to pay more and more each year to host a Formula One race, this increase in cost is being passed onto the fans with […]
Ferrari President Sergio Marchionne has said it would be a tragedy if the team goes ten years without winning a Formula One world title but he is happy with the team’s progress. Ferrari last won a constructors world championship back in 2008 but Marchionne believes the positive results in 2015 have helped bring credibility back […]
Red Bull racing advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes the drivers of today are overpaid as the sport is no longer as dangerous or challenging as it has been in the past. We revealed what each driver would earn in the 2016 season back in January, the highest paid drivers being Hamilton, Vettel and Alonso all […]
Renault’s chassis technical director Nick Chester has said the French manufacturer will use Red Bull as a benchmark to see how much work they need to do on the chassis. With Red Bull once again using Renault power units this season, Renault will instantly be able to see how far behind they are with their […]
Renault team boss Frederic Vasseur has said he will not set targets for the team at this stage of the project, he will instead make sure progress behind the scenes continues at its current pace. Having only officially taken over the team a week ago, Vasseur knows the team is currently going through a transitional […]
Daniel Ricciardo has claimed performance from the Renault power unit is the only concern Red Bull have going into the 2016 season. Red Bull suffered a winless season last year thanks to poor reliability and performance issues from the Renault power unit. These issues led to Red Bull looking elsewhere for a power unit but […]
Haas F1 driver Romain Grosjean was impressed with how well the 2016 Haas F1 car felt during his time testing in the simulator. Grosjean was able to test the car in Ferrari’s simulator due to the technical partnership Haas has secured with the Italian outfit. As well as using Ferrari power units and drive trains, […]
Pascal Wehrlein will drive for Manor F1 Team for the 2016 Formula One season after long talks between the young German and Manor have been successful. Wehrlein has been linked with a move to Manor F1 ever since it was announced last season Manor would be using Mercedes power units. This new relationship led people […]