Nico Rosberg dwelled on the multiple driver errors during the Italian Grand Prix that handed the race win to team-mate and championship rival Lewis Hamilton. Rosberg, who lined up 2nd on the grid behind pole-sitter Hamilton, snatched the lead at the race start when Hamilton made a poor getaway due to clutch problems. The German […]
Mercedes restored order at the top in the second practice session as Nico Rosberg edged out Lewis Hamilton as quickest of all. The championship leader clocked a 1:26.225 on his low-fuel run, a mini margin of over half a tenth ahead of team-mate Hamilton, whose session was curtailed by a misfiring car but recovered to […]
Drivers in the press conference ahead of the Italian Grand Prix had they say on the introduction of a new tarmac area on the outside of the Parabolica corner. The FIA decided to lay down extra tarmac at the famous corner prior to this weekend’s race with the aim of improving the safety levels of […]
Mercedes Motorsport boss Toto Wolff believes Max Verstappen made the right call on joining Toro Rosso instead of their own junior driver programme. Both Mercedes and Red Bull were in a battle behind the scenes to secure the talented 16-year-old, with the latter prevailing and soon announcing that he’ll be making his Formula 1 debut […]
Fernando Alonso wants to move a step closer towards ending speculations about his future at Ferrari by expressing his desire to sign a new contract with the team. The double world champion has been the subject of constant rumours linking him to a return to McLaren for next season as well as rumours performance clauses […]
Fernando Alonso has no intention of leaving Ferrari in a pursuit for his third world title amid rumours of a return to former team McLaren. The double world champion has been long linked with the Woking-based outfit as they are looking to bolster their driver lineup ahead of their switch to Honda power next season […]
Honda is aiming to score race wins in its return to Formula 1 next year with McLaren, says its Motorsport boss Yasuhisa Arai. The Japanese car company will take over from Mercedes as the Woking-based outfit’s engine supplier in 2015 after departing the sport at the end of the 2008 season due to major losses […]
FIA race director Charlie Whiting says that the reason behind the newly-placed tarmac on the outskirts of the Parabolica corner on the Monza track ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix is for improving safety. Replacing gravel traps at corners with extra run-off areas has been the norm in recent seasons, with fans being left […]
Mercedes have announced in a statement that it’ll continue to allow Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to continue racing freely despite their controversial collision in the Belgian Grand Prix The pair collided on the second lap of the race, with both drivers’ races suffering as a result of damage from both cars, Hamilton ultimately retired […]
The Belgian Grand Prix last weekend made for quite some story as the inter-team and championship rivalry at Mercedes between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg reached new heights when the pair came to blows on the second lap, with Hamilton’s race suffering more than Rosberg’s, the latter ultimately being beaten to Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo […]
Renault’s Track Operations boss Rémi Taffin sees the engine manufacturer’s win at the Belgian Grand Prix in the form of Red Bull and Daniel Ricciardo’s 3rd win of the season as “renewned confidence” in its power-unit. The 2014 campaign has seen the French company’s new turbo-charged power unit battle with unreliability as well as deficiencies […]
McLaren have confirmed that former Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh has now officially exited the team, bringing his 25 year association with the team to an end. Whitmarsh, who took over the reins of the Formula 1 team from Ron Dennis in 2009, was ousted after the end of last season with the Woking-based team putting […]