Archives of Year: 2014 - Page 3

Lopez: Lotus 'opened the door' to Alonso

Lotus really was one of Fernando Alonso's options for the 2015 season, team owner Gerard Lopez has admitted. As the long saga preceding the...

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18 Dec 2014

Ecclestone pokes fun at jail threat in Xmas card

Bernie Ecclestone has poked fun at the legal troubles that almost landed him in jail this year. Every Christmas season, the F1 supremo sends...

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18 Dec 2014

Horner: Ilmor working with Renault 'is great'

Christian Horner has confirmed that Red Bull's engine supplier Renault is now working with Mario Illien. As the French engine marque faltered at the...

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18 Dec 2014

Smedley believes Mercedes dominance won’t last

Williams performance chief Rob Smedley doesn't believe that Mercedes can maintain their dominant position. Mercedes won both the drivers and constructors championship in the...

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17 Dec 2014

Alonso prepared to wait for McLaren success

New McLaren driver Fernando Alonso has said that he accepts it may take a while for his new team to return to being winners...

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17 Dec 2014

Hamilton and Rosberg to fight again next year

Team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are free to fight next season despite a fractious battle in 2014, according to their Mercedes team. Hamilton beat Rosberg to...

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17 Dec 2014

Chilton wing sells for £15,000

Max Chilton’s front wing has sold for £15,000 at an online auction yesterday for Marussia parts. The wing is one of many items up...

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17 Dec 2014

Ferrari confirms exit for Tombazis & Fry

Ferrari has confirmed reports top engineers Nikolas Tombazis and Pat Fry have left the Italian team. We reported last week that, after a list...

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17 Dec 2014

Damaged Red Bull trophies found in lake

Red Bull has recovered up to a third of the trophies stolen from its F1 headquarters in a ram-raid earlier this month. More than...

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17 Dec 2014

Google: Schu most searched-for sportsman in 2014

Michael Schumacher was the most searched-for sportsman in 2014, the internet giant Google has announced. An analysis of the more than two trillion searches...

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17 Dec 2014

Horner says Kvyat has 'Raikkonen mindset'

Christian Horner has likened Red Bull's new driver for 2015 to one of the most unique drivers in F1 history. As quadruple world champion...

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17 Dec 2014

Wolff: Prost advice helped prevent Mercedes 'war'

Alain Prost gave Mercedes crucial advice early this year to help avoid a repeat of his troubled pairing with Ayrton Senna in the late...

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17 Dec 2014

Ecclestone threat ends as Walsh 'walks away'

Paul Walsh is no longer a threat to Bernie Ecclestone's long reign over formula one. Specialist reports in the Financial Times and The Times...

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17 Dec 2014

Alonso expects Ferrari to be strong next year

Fernando Alonso has said that he believes Ferrari will be the favourites to win at the start of the 2015 season, despite struggling in...

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16 Dec 2014

Comment- Hamilton award shows Britain is finally accepting him

Lewis Hamilton’s victory at BBC Sports Personality of the Year is, perhaps, his most significant win of 2014. Hamilton has struggled to get the public...

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16 Dec 2014

Montezemolo: Vettel to replace Alonso 'the right choice'

Ousted Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has backed the Italian team's signing of Sebastian Vettel for 2015. Amid the turmoil of Ferrari's 2014 campaign,...

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16 Dec 2014

Mercedes ready to compromise amid F1 engine dispute

Mercedes is reportedly ready to compromise amid the engine regulations dispute. Backed by struggling Ferrari and Renault, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is so concerned...

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16 Dec 2014

F1 news about Gutierrez, Frijns & Nielsen

Sauber refugee Esteban Gutierrez has rescued his F1 career with a role at Ferrari. The 23-year-old, who raced at Ferrari customer Sauber in 2013 and...

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16 Dec 2014

Haas F1 team to bid for failed Marussia's assets

Gene Haas has a close eye on Marussia as the backmarker team's collapse is completed over the next few days. On Tuesday, the assets...

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16 Dec 2014

Hamilton wants to drive F1 until 2022

World champion Lewis Hamilton has said that he wants to drive for seven more seasons, after winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Hamilton...

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16 Dec 2014

Alonso rules out Le Mans in 2015

Fernando Alonso says he will not be following Nico Hulkenberg's lead by splitting his F1 duties with Le Mans next year. There has been...

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15 Dec 2014

Villeneuve: Alonso-McLaren 'mess' could be looming

Ron Dennis has dismissed reports Fernando Alonso has built 'exit clauses' into his new McLaren-Honda contract. It is claimed the Spaniard might want to...

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15 Dec 2014

Lauda not sure how F1 engine row will end

Even Niki Lauda admits he is not sure what is the future of F1's engine regulations. Bernie Ecclestone revealed last week that he intends...

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15 Dec 2014

Dennis: Magnussen can win titles after 2015 'pause'

Ron Dennis has likened Kevin Magnussen to champions Fernando Alonso and Mika Hakkinen, insisting the deposed rookie Dane's career is only on "pause". McLaren...

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15 Dec 2014

Ecclestone says no F1 action on Youtube

Bernie Ecclestone has ruled out the broadcasting of grands prix on the internet. The F1 chief executive, however, has acknowledged that despite his disparagement...

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15 Dec 2014

Tost: Decision to oust Vergne 'difficult'

Jean-Eric Vergne has made a promising start to his post-F1 career. Dropped by Toro Rosso after three years on the grid, the 24-year-old Frenchman...

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15 Dec 2014

Todt: Verstappen 'too young' for F1

Jean Todt says Max Verstappen is "too young" for formula one. At the most recent meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, the FIA...

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15 Dec 2014

Kubica: 'No sense' to try F1 comeback

Robert Kubica has suggested he is close to abandoning the idea of ever returning to formula one. Amid the Polish driver's burgeoning F1 career in...

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15 Dec 2014

Korea endangers sports car race for Hulkenberg

Korea has become a potential spanner in the works for Nico Hulkenberg. It was announced recently that the German driver, whilst racing full-time for...

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15 Dec 2014

Todt: Ferrari should resist 'revolution'

Jean Todt has urged Ferrari to resist making revolutionary changes after faltering at the start of the new V6 era. Before becoming FIA president,...

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15 Dec 2014