Archives of Month:  March 2015 - Page 2

Boss plays down 'naughty' Rosberg-Hamilton move

Toto Wolff on Saturday played down suggestions the tension between Mercedes' drivers could be set to reignite. During qualifying at Sepang, Lewis Hamilton was momentarily...

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28 Mar 2015

Hembery: 'No change' after Pirelli's China buyout

Pirelli's F1 project is "business as usual" despite the EUR 7 billion takeover of the historic Italian company by China. It emerged earlier this...

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28 Mar 2015

Malaysia not ruling out night race

Malaysia is looking into switching to a night race format in the future. Organisers of the now 17-year-old Sepang circuit race have been in talks...

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28 Mar 2015

Manager: Sutil's legal issues with Sauber 'not resolved'

Adrian Sutil's legal dispute with Sauber is still ongoing. Late last year, although both the German driver as well as Giedo van der Garde...

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28 Mar 2015

Hamilton storms to Malaysia pole

Lewis Hamilton will start on pole position for tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix, after he beat Sebastian Vettel in a wet qualifying. The final session...

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28 Mar 2015

Qualifying Results 2015 Malaysian F1 Grand Prix

Event: Malaysian grand prix Track: Sepang circuit Weather: Wet Lewis Hamilton scored his 40th pole position today in his Mercedes at the qualifying session for tomorrows Malaysian...

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28 Mar 2015

Ferrari adds EUR 100m to F1 budget

Ferrari is closing the gap to dominant Mercedes in more ways than one, according to reports. The fabled Maranello marque has made a big...

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28 Mar 2015

Schumacher's stepbrother on Germanwings passenger list

Michael Schumacher's step-brother was on the passenger list of the ill-fated Germanwings flight, it has emerged. The Berliner Kurier newspaper reported that 36-year-old Sebastian...

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28 Mar 2015

Alonso role meant no Indycar for Magnussen

Kevin Magnussen has admitted he let an opportunity to race in Indycar this year slide when Fernando Alonso had his Barcelona testing crash. With...

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28 Mar 2015

Hockenheim warns Ecclestone of contract 'consequences'

Hockenheimring has hit back at Bernie Ecclestone's suggestion that Germany might not return to the F1 calendar in 2016. The country has been controversially axed...

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28 Mar 2015

Next hurdle for Manor is 107pc qualifying rule

After the silence of Melbourne, Manor finally got its engines running in Malaysia. The resurrected Marussia team cited software problems two weeks ago, but were...

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28 Mar 2015

Ecclestone: CVC would sell F1 to Red Bull

Bernie Ecclestone has welcomed reports Red Bull might be looking at buying formula one. Some journalists have speculated there is more than meets the...

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28 Mar 2015

Lauda: Manipulating excitement would kill F1

Niki Lauda says Mercedes is staying out of the political debate surrounding the team's ongoing dominance of formula one. After Melbourne, Red Bull -...

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28 Mar 2015

Susie Wolff 'disappointed' with Sutil appointment

Susie Wolff has admitted she is surprised and disappointed with Williams' latest signing. Given Valtteri Bottas' back issues in Australia, Wolff - the British...

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28 Mar 2015

Lap times 3rd practice 2015 Malaysian F1 Grand Prix

Event: Malaysian grand prix Track: Sepang circuit Weather: Dry Mercedes was topping the time sheets again in the last practice session for qualifying later today. We...

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28 Mar 2015

Malaysian Grand Prix Talking Points

The 2015 season got off to a slightly weak start in Melbourne two weeks ago, as Lewis Hamilton picked up where he left off...

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27 Mar 2015

Malaysian Grand Prix flashback- Vettel’s betrayal

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber were never the best of friends, but the events of 24th March 2013 almost sparked a civil war inside...

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27 Mar 2015

Sepang- Prepare for a Storm

The Malaysian Grand Prix has become one of the most popular races on the calendar since its debut in 1999. The venue was the...

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27 Mar 2015

Ecclestone lets frustration show in Malaysia

Bernie Ecclestone cut a frustrated figure on Friday. Speaking to reporters in Malaysia, the F1 supremo refused to accept the blame for the axe of...

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27 Mar 2015

Tension high as Red Bull and Renault head for divorce

The tension between Red Bull's Christian Horner and Renault's Cyril Abiteboul was palpable on Friday, as the warring F1 partners appeared headed for divorce....

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27 Mar 2015

Report: Drivers could get extra engine for 2015

Drivers may be allocated an extra engine to use throughout 2015, it emerged on Friday. Bernie Ecclestone sat down with team bosses in Malaysia and...

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27 Mar 2015

Ricciardo admits Red Bull chassis not best in 2015

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted Red Bull's engine is not its only problem in 2015. In and after Australia, the former champion team took its...

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27 Mar 2015

Rosberg's pregnant wife unwell

Nico Rosberg's mind is on the other side of the world as he also concentrates on his job this weekend in Malaysia. Back at...

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27 Mar 2015

Hamilton has signed new Mercedes F1 contract

Lewis Hamilton has now scribbled his name on a new Mercedes contract beyond 2015, according to a Spanish newspaper. After the reigning world champion said...

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27 Mar 2015

Engine customers no fix for Honda troubles

Adding a customer or two to its roster would not speed up Honda's F1 programme. That is the claim of Yasuhisa Arai, who was...

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27 Mar 2015

Massa denies doubting Mercedes F1 engine parity

Felipe Massa has denied ever saying Williams may be running inferior engines than Mercedes' works team. "I hope we have the same engine," Brazilian...

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27 Mar 2015

Doubts remain as Rosberg says Alonso saga 'strange'

The FIA does not intend to release the findings of its investigation into Fernando Alonso's Barcelona test crash. Although the Spaniard is back up...

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27 Mar 2015

Mercedes made fuel mistake with Rosberg in Australia

Lewis Hamilton may not have been as dominant in Melbourne as first thought. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports that a detailed investigation by...

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27 Mar 2015

Williams signs Sutil as 2015 reserve

After a quiet winter for the experienced 32-year-old, Adrian Sutil has kept his formula one dream alive. Some Le Mans rumours and a low-profile...

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27 Mar 2015

Rule stops Hamilton from wearing green F1 helmet

Lewis Hamilton cannot wear a special helmet this weekend in Malaysia. To celebrate title sponsor Petronas' home race, the reigning world champion and Mercedes both revealed...

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27 Mar 2015