Archives of Month:  April 2014

Italian company helps to turn up F1 noise

Formula one is pushing ahead with efforts to make its new V6 engines louder. After decades of screaming, naturally-aspirated V12s, V10s and V8s, the...

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30 Apr 2014

Montoya: F1 has not changed much

Mercedes may now be at the front, but little has changed in formula one. That is the view of former driver Juan Pablo Montoya,...

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30 Apr 2014

Nuclear millions powering de Silvestro's F1 push

The nuclear lobby is powering Simona Silvestro's push for a Sauber race seat in 2015. That is the claim of the Swiss newspaper Blick,...

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30 Apr 2014

McLaren denies Button leg injury reports

McLaren on Tuesday denied reports Jenson Button is nursing a leg injury ahead of next weekend's Spanish grand prix. The 2009 world champion pulled...

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30 Apr 2014

Hakkinen: Raikkonen must solve Ferrari's crisis

  Kimi Raikkonen must quickly get on terms with his Ferrari teammate, countryman and fellow world champion Mika Hakkinen insists. When Hakkinen left McLaren...

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30 Apr 2014

#RememberSenna - May 1st

On May 1st, 20 years to the day since Ayrton Senna was killed in a fatal crash in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix,...

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30 Apr 2014

Button ends triathlon with leg injury

Jenson Button pulled out of a triathlon on the Canary Islands last weekend. The McLaren driver, participating in the event at Fuerteventura in the...

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30 Apr 2014

Argentina eyes return to F1 calendar

Argentina has set its sights on returning to formula one. Last held on an ageing circuit in Buenos Aires in 1998, plans to revive...

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30 Apr 2014

Domenicali returns to F1 with Haas?

Stefano Domenicali could continue his formula one career with F1's newest team. Gunther Steiner, a former Jaguar and Red Bull chief, is now heavily...

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30 Apr 2014

Kovalainen to be Mercedes F1 test driver

Heikki Kovalainen is poised to return to formula one, according to the major Finnish newspaper Ilta Sanomat. The report said the 32-year-old, who was...

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30 Apr 2014

Remember Senna

Ayrton Senna's qualifying lap during the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix is widely regarded as the best single lap in F1 history. On May 1st,...

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30 Apr 2014

Remember Senna - trailer

On May 1st, 20 years to the day since Ayrton Senna was killed in a fatal crash in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix,...

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29 Apr 2014

Manager: Latest Schumacher rumours not true

Michael Schumacher's manager has denied reports she told German television that the F1 legend had finally emerged from his long coma. Late last week,...

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28 Apr 2014

European Union could investigate F1 group

The European Union is "monitoring" the controversial new system of decision-making within formula one, it has emerged. Earlier this month, we reported that F1's...

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28 Apr 2014

Wealthy backer behind Sauber and de Silvestro

Simone de Silvestro's debut F1 test for Sauber was funded by a wealthy industrialist. At the weekend, the Swiss team headed to engine supplier...

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28 Apr 2014

Hamilton tells Vettel to 'show leadership'

Lewis Hamilton thinks the time is right for Sebastian Vettel to "show his leadership" at world champion team Red Bull. The Milton Keynes based...

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28 Apr 2014

Boullier: Magnussen dip part of 'learning'

 Kevin Magnussen is going through the same sort of rookie "processes" endured in the past by the likes of Vitaly Petrov and Romain Grosjean....

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28 Apr 2014

Ecclestone senses 'vultures circling'

Bernie Ecclestone's troubles are continuing. According to F1 business journalist Christian Sylt in the Telegraph, court papers in Munich show that, since the F1...

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28 Apr 2014

Schumacher's coma state unclear

A respected German journalist has denied rumours Michael Schumacher has woken up from his coma. The reports late on Friday suggested the seven time...

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27 Apr 2014

Alexander Rossi to drive FP1 in Canada and the USA for Caterham

Caterham F1 Team reserve driver Alexander Rossi will take part in the first free practice sessions in Montreal and Austin at the Canadian and...

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27 Apr 2014

Ecclestone denies $400m plea deal reports

Bernie Ecclestone on Friday rubbished reports he is preparing to plead guilty in order to avoid jail. As the F1 chief executive's Munich trial...

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27 Apr 2014

Marko suspects 'crack' in Vettel's F1 car

Sebastian Vettel will definitely be at the wheel of a new 'Suzie' for the start of the European season. Earlier this week, we reported...

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27 Apr 2014

A Formula One Lap with Simona De Silvestro

We mounted a #GoPro cam to Simona De Silvestro's helmet filming an in and an outlap during her first test in a Formula One...

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27 Apr 2014

Mercedes chiefs disagree over F1 team orders

A debate is raging inside Mercedes. The dominant German team declared proudly after the Bahrain grand prix that letting Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg...

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25 Apr 2014

Domenicali linked with Italian basketball move

Stefano Domenicali could rebuild his professional career in the world of Italian basketball. Italian media reports claim the 48-year-old, who started work at Maranello...

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25 Apr 2014

Ecclestone smiles & jokes as bribery F1 trial begins

Bernie Ecclestone on Thursday showed he has not lost his sense of humour, despite the seriousness of his predicament. Facing the loss of his...

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25 Apr 2014

Marko: Ricciardo silenced doubters

Daniel Ricciardo has proved his doubters wrong -- even those who wear a Red Bull uniform. That is the claim of Dr Helmut Marko,...

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25 Apr 2014

A to Z of Formula One: Part 6/6 (V to Z)

This is the final part In Red Bull's six part mini-series: The A to Z of Formula One. Featuring Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Sébastien Buemi, Christian...

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24 Apr 2014

Marko: Struggling Vettel gets new RB10

Red Bull is investigating whether a fault in his chassis is causing Sebastian Vettel's 2014 trough. Team boss Christian Horner says the reigning quadruple...

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23 Apr 2014

Lauda: Mercedes wants rival F1 teams to win races in 2014

Niki Lauda hopes Mercedes' rivals do not make it too easy for the German marque in 2014. So far this year, the dominant Brackley...

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23 Apr 2014