Allergy reaction almost sidelined Raikkonen for Bahrain F1 GP
He ultimately finished second, but Kimi Raikkonen was almost not well enough to contest Sunday's Bahrain grand prix. Finnish sources MTV3 and Turun Sanomat...
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Felipe Massa: Failing F1 tyres are too much
A new problem could be emerging for Pirelli, as the mere safety of its already controversial 2013 tyres is now called into question. The...
McLaren tells Sergio Pérez to keep on fighting
McLaren has urged Sergio Pérez to keep up his fighting spirit, despite rebuking the Mexican for pushing "over the limit" in his battle with...
Nico Rosberg questions Ross Brawn F1 exit reports
Nico Rosberg has played down suggestions Ross Brawn is on the road to the exit door at Mercedes. Earlier, it was believed Paddy Lowe's...
Grosjean: Prost was wrong about emotional situation
Romain Grosjean has hit back at Alain Prost, after the quadruple world champion said the Lotus driver's lack of pace in 2013 was due...
British bank sells Marussia F1 team stake
Lloyds, the part government-owned British bank, has sold its stake in the F1 team Marussia. F1 business journalist Christian Sylt said the bank's private...
Teams get extra set of tyres from Spanish F1 GP
F1 teams will get an extra set of tyres in Barcelona and beyond to spice up the early practice action on Fridays. The original...
McLaren F1 teammates collide during Bahrain F1 GP
Just as the 'Multi-21' affair began to simmer, the next teammate feud broke out in formula one. This time, the animosity was taking place...
Eager Sebastian Vettel wins Bahrain F1 GP
Sebastian Vettel strengthened his lead at the top of the world championship with a dominant victory in the Bahrain grands prix. The German took the...
2013 Bahrain Grand Prix F1 Race Results
Event: Bahrain F1 Grand Prix Track: Bahrain International Circuit Weather: Dry Track temperature: 41°C Air temperature: 28°C Wind Speed: 8.4 mps Wind direction: North Air Pressure:...
Rosberg on pole but not favourite in Bahrain F1 GP
Pole sitter Nico Rosberg is not confident he will win Sunday's Bahrain grand prix. The German acknowledged that while his Mercedes is quick over...
Helmut Marko: Vettel does not need friends in F1
Sebastian Vettel does not need friends to thrive, according to Dr Helmut Marko and Gerhard Berger. German Sunday newspaper Bild am Sonntag reports that,...
Wind tunnel F1 tyres to blame for team struggles
Pirelli's new 60 per cent scale wind tunnel tyres could be to blame for some teams' troubles in 2013, according to a technical expert....
Visiting Gerhard Berger backs F1 in Bahrain
Gerhard Berger has backed Bahrain's grand prix, blaming the media for overstating the island Kingdom's problems. As protests and clashes took place outside the...
Andretti doubts F1 will comeback to Long Beach
Michael Andretti, a leading motor racing figure in the US, has played down reports F1 could add the iconic Long Beach race to its...
Qualifying results 2013 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix
Event: Bahrain F1 Grand Prix Track: Bahrain International Circuit Weather: Dry Track temperature: 42°C Air temperature: 33°C Wind Speed: 4.8 mps Wind direction: North Air Pressure:...
F1 rumour: Toyota could follow Honda in F1 comeback
Toyota could be set to follow its old Japanese rival Honda back into formula one. Having pulled out of the sport amid the global...
McLaren denies throwing Hamilton out of F1 garage
McLaren has denied Lewis Hamilton's claim the team "threw" him out of its pit garage at a pre-season Jerez test. Recalling his effort to...
Helmut Marko: No decisions about Mark Webber until summer
Dr Helmut Marko insists Red Bull will not consider Mark Webber's future until the summer. Amid suggestions Webber's place alongside Sebastian Vettel is now...
Niki Lauda urges Red Bull to contract Kimi Raikkonen
Niki Lauda has advised Red Bull to follow through and sign Kimi Raikkonen for 2014. Lauda, the F1 legend and now Mercedes chairman and...
Pirelli denies 2014 F1 contract is done deal
Paul Hembery has in Bahrain denied Bernie Ecclestone's claim that a new deal for Pirelli is "all done" for 2014. The Italian marque's initial...
Domenicali: Ferrari F1 seat possible for Jules Bianchi
Stefano Domenicali is not ruling out a future Ferrari seat for Jules Bianchi -- but it probably won't happen in 2014. Following rookie Bianchi's...
Grosjean hopes new F1 chassis ends his 2013 struggle
After a low-key start to the 2013 season, Romain Grosjean is using a new Lotus chassis this weekend in Bahrain. The Frenchman, although no...
Lap times 3rd practice 2013 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix
Event: Bahrain F1 Grand Prix Track: Bahrain International Circuit Weather: Dry Track temperature: 42°C Air temperature: 31°C Wind Speed: 3.0 mps Wind direction: North-West Air Pressure:...
Pirelli will do minor tyre changes after Bahrain F1 GP
Pirelli is set to make only minor modifications to its 2013 tyres after this weekend's Bahrain grand prix. It was believed F1's controversial official...
Red Bull copies solution from Williams FW35 F1 car
Red Bull has copied from Williams a clever technical innovation, Auto Motor und Sport correspondent Michael Schmidt reports. During winter testing, eagle-eyed experts spotted...
Bahrain wants to be 2014 F1 season opener
Organisers of the Bahrain grand prix would like the event to return to the top of F1's annual schedule. The Sakhir circuit opened the...
Formula 1 will be five seconds slower in 2014 season
Bernie Ecclestone is worried F1 cars will be five seconds per lap slower next year compared to 2013. That is the claim of Auto...
McLaren threw Lewis Hamilton out of garage
McLaren threw Lewis Hamilton out of its garage during one of February's winter tests, the 2008 world champion claims. Briton Hamilton, 28, rose through...
Webber Alonso & Vettel play down twitter photo dinner with friends
Mark Webber, Fernando Alonso and even Sebastian Vettel were all busy in Bahrain playing down the "dinner with friends" photo posted on Twitter this...
