F1 Rumours: Alonso to Mercedes & Newey to Ferrari
Ferrari is a hotbed of rumours at the scene of the Spanish grand prix. The first rumour was that Ross Brawn, the team's ultra-successful...
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Hamilton: Car is the difference in 2014
Lewis Hamilton has fended off suggestions he is dominating F1 at present because of a new focus on his game. The Briton has won...
Mercedes F1 rivals may block 'megaphone' exhaust
Mercedes' rivals may block the introduction of the 'megaphone' exhaust, according to reports. Already utterly dominating the 2014 season, Mercedes will try the trumpet-like...
Perez slams Pirelli over 'boring' tyres
Sergio Pérez has slammed Pirelli for supplying overly conservative tyre compounds at the Spanish grand prix. F1's official tyre supplier had a tumultuous and...
Lotus isolated as non-paying Renault team
Lotus has been left isolated after supplier Renault complained about unpaid engine bills. Earlier in Barcelona, Renault chief Jean-Michel Jalinier warned that some of...
Hulkenberg would consider GPDA top job
Nico Hulkenberg has not ruled out becoming the next president of the GPDA. The Grand Prix Drivers' Association, primarily concerned with the rights and...
Caterham ousts technical boss Smith
F1 backmarker Caterham has ousted its technical boss Mark Smith. That is the claim of Luis Vasconcelos, the correspondent at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya this...
Trumpets will tune up F1 sound close to V8
'Megaphone' exhausts will get this year's turbo V6s half-way to the volume of the popular V8s of last season. At the post-race Spanish grand...
Alonso jokes Raikkonen struggle 'no surprise'
Fernando Alonso could not resist a mischievous joke on Thursday when asked about teammate Kimi Raikkonen's struggles so far in 2014. Finn Raikkonen has...
Mercedes to test 'megaphone' next week
Mercedes will test a new 'megaphone' exhaust next week, not during Friday practice for the Spanish grand prix. It had been claimed the Brackley...
Hamilton: 'Bad feeling' in Spain over now
Lewis Hamilton says the dark days of deep unpopularity in Spain are over. The Briton's relationship with Barcelona hit a low at the height...
Horner tips Ricciardo to get even stronger
Red Bull has been surprised by the performance so far of team newcomer Daniel Ricciardo. The reigning world champion team signed the Australian for 2014...
Small teams want mid-season car spec 'freeze'
F1's smallest teams have proposed a mid-season development freeze to cut costs from 2015. After the powerful 'Strategy Group' teams recently vetoed plans for...
Pressure on Vergne as Tost hails Kvyat
Toro Rosso is singling out teenage Russian rookie Daniil Kvyat as a future world champion. "Yes," boss Franz Tost confirmed, "because he's shown that...
Bottas to keep sitting out Friday F1 practice sessions
Valtteri Bottas will continue to sit out practice sessions this year for Williams' test drivers. When reserve driver Felipe Nasr made his first Friday...
Lap times 2nd practice 2014 Spanish F1 Grand Prix
Event: Spanish Grand Prix Track: Catalunya Circuit Highest speed: 335.1 km/h by Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W05 FP2 Lap Times 2014 Spanish F1 GP Pos No Driver Team Lap Time...
Renault losing patience with late-paying F1 teams
Renault on Friday said it is losing patience with some of its F1 team customers. The French supplier's F1 chief Jean-Michel Jalinier revealed to...
Ecclestone meets Gribkowsky at Munich trial
F1's most familiar face was missing on Friday as the sport practiced in Barcelona. That is because, more than 1000 kilometres away, F1 chief...
Vettel's new chassis for Spain is 'old'
Sebastian Vettel has confirmed he switched chassis ahead of this weekend's Spanish grand prix because of his poor performance in China. After Shanghai, where...
Jenson Button Twitter takeover
Jenson Button takes to the digital airwaves to answer McLaren fans' questions live from the @McLarenF1 twitter account. Here's what wouldn't fit into 140...
Button doubts Mercedes' F1 rivals can win in 2014
Toto Wolff has entered the Spanish grand prix weekend predicting that Ferrari could be Mercedes' biggest challenger over the entire 2014 season. But what...
Vettel raced kart in F1 calendar break
Sebastian Vettel could not resist the lure of racing in the three-week gap between F1's Chinese and Spanish grands prix. Kolner Express newspaper revealed...
Heavy Sutil tested 'no food' diet
Adrian Sutil has revealed he trialled abstaining from food altogether as he battled to lose weight for 2014. According to Germany's Auto Motor und...
Horner: Red Bull keeps pressure on Renault
Christian Horner insists Red Bull is not giving up on the 2014 title. Many, however, believe Mercedes' advantage to be so great early this...
Lap times 1st practice 2014 Spanish F1 Grand Prix
Event: Spanish Grand Prix Track: Catalunya Circuit Highest speed: 331.8 km/h by Felipe Massa, Williams FW36 FP1 Lap Times 2014 Spanish F1 GP Pos No Driver Team Lap Time...
Hamilton karting in Barcelona ahead of the 2014 Spanish GP
Lewis Hamilton gets some practice in ahead of the 2014 Spanish F1 GP as he goes karting with media ahead of the race. Was...
Mercedes to use megaphone exhaust during practice
Mercedes is preparing to show off a louder engine note during the Spanish grand prix weekend. Early this week, team chief Toto Wolff revealed...
Gribkowsky will testify on Friday in Ecclestone F1 trail
Bernie Ecclestone's bribery trial will step up a gear on Friday. SID news agency reports that Gerhard Gribkowsky, the jailed former banker who the...
Red Bull: Vettel's chassis change will not matter
Red Bull has played down the significance of Sebastian Vettel getting a brand new chassis for this weekend's Spanish grand prix. Just days after...
Mercedes F1 rules out taxi driving in Spain
Mercedes has played down the issue of team orders ahead of this weekend's Spanish grand prix. After Bahrain, where Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg...
