Mercedes and Nico Rosberg had a seemingly trouble free opening day in Jerez as the W06 circulated the Spanish circuit 157 times, 84 more than the second highest tally set by Sauber. “It was a really good first day. For me it was the best one I’ve seen in terms of mileage and reliability” Mercedes […]
Renault managing director, Cyril Abiteboul has higher hopes for Renault powered cars in 2015 and says his goal is “to claim at least 5 wins this season.” For the 2015 season Renault are only supplying Red Bull and sister team, Toro Rosso, since Lotus have switched to Mercedes power and Caterham are still fighting for […]
In a conference held in Mexico City, Force India have revealed a new livery along with their 2015 challenger, the VJM08. The conference in Mexico’s capital comes before Mexico’s first appearance on the race calendar since the 1992 Mexican Grand Prix which won won by Nigel Mansell. Images courtesy of Sahara Force India F1 Team. […]
Mercedes have announced the “W06 Hybrid” will be unveiled on February 1st, at the opening day of winter testing in Jerez – the same as the previous year. The Constructors champions also announced the days which the drivers will be driving the car in Jerez. Last years championship runner up, Nico Rosberg, will be driving […]
3 months after going into administration Marussia’s team principle, John Booth, has revealed the team are close to a rescue deal with a new investor. “We are at a fairly advanced stage with a new investor – a credible investor” Booth told BBC Sport. Marussia were to auction their 2014 cars on the 21st of […]
Shortly after doubt was cast over the venue of the German Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed that the race is now intended for Hockenheim. “It’s going to be at Hockenheim” revealed Ecclestone in an interview with Reuters.com on Thursday morning. “We’re in the middle of doing something with [Hockenheim]. It can’t be Nürburgring because […]
The venue of the 2015 German GP looks uncertain as the CEO of the Nürburgring, Mr Carsten Schumacher, has said the circuit does not yet have a contract to stage the F1 race this year. The iconic venue has a history of financial struggles but has still remained the host of half the German F1 […]
For the first time since 2010, Red Bull failed to win the constructors championship, nor was Vettel crowned champion. Despite this, Red Bull have had a largely positive season. 3 wins and 33 out of a possible 38 finishes landed the Milton Keynes-based team second place in the constructor’s championship. For 2014, Red Bull lost […]
As with all the Renault powered cars, 2014 prospects did not look good from pre-season testing. Lotus missed the opening test week in Jerez to continue with the construction of the car – did their patience pay off? No. The Lotus E22 completed just 1288km of running in winter testing, the least of any team […]
2014 will be a tough blow to recover from for Sauber. What once was a popular team in 2012 with the driver pairing of Kobayashi and Perez has turned into the anonymous figure we saw this season. Experienced driver Adrian Sutil and team mate Esteban Gutierrez have won zero points in 2014 for the Swiss […]
Lewis Hamilton says he is looking forward to a “battle” with team-mate Nico Rosberg in tomorrows desert duel, and insists he will not settle for second place to win the title. “I always liked to be the chaser as that’s what my whole race career was about. That was always a strength that I had […]
Mercedes executive director, Toto Wolff, has spoken about his desire for a clean finish to the championship. This message comes after the Mercedes W05’s dominant but not invincible season, with the W05 giving the two Mercedes drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, several problems throughout their respective seasons so far. “We want the championship to […]