Archives of Month:  October 2015 - Page 9

Verstappen sure Red Bull exit would not end F1 career

Oct.9 - As the engine crisis apparently deepens, the only man wearing a Red Bull uniform who does not seem worried is Max Verstappen....

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9 Oct 2015

Button defends Alonso after 'GP2 engine' outbursts

Oct.9 - Jenson Button has defended his McLaren-Honda teammate, following Fernando Alonso's controversial radio outbursts at Suzuka. Spaniard Alonso, who called Honda's "embarrassing" power...

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9 Oct 2015

Raikkonen disagrees with Alonso over radio broadcast ban

Oct.9 - Kimi Raikkonen has refused to back former teammate Fernando Alonso's view that radio traffic should not be broadcast live in formula one....

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9 Oct 2015

Ricciardo: Mateschitz's October deadline 'good'

Oct.9 - Daniel Ricciardo has backed the October deadline set by his boss to end Red Bull's current engine crisis. If the deadline comes...

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9 Oct 2015

Customer drivers ponder Mercedes engine parity

Oct.9 - Drivers for Mercedes' customer teams are beginning to speak up about the issue of engine parity. Williams and Force India, both powered...

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9 Oct 2015

Briatore: Alonso to stay in F1 for 'four or five years'

Oct.9 - Flavio Briatore has backed Fernando Alonso's claim that the Spaniard is staying put at McLaren-Honda. Having lost his temper on the radio...

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9 Oct 2015

Merhi: F1 seat without sponsor was 'a miracle'

Oct.9 - Roberto Merhi says he has not given up on remaining in F1 next year, even though four drivers are clamouring at the...

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9 Oct 2015

Uncertainty still hanging over Lotus

Oct.9 - Renault has signed a letter of intent, but that does not mean life at Lotus suddenly became comfortable. The Enstone team refuted...

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9 Oct 2015

Report: Ecclestone and Mackenzie 'might buy F1'

Oct.9 - Bernie Ecclestone has now stepped away from his earlier claim that the sale of formula one is imminent. Earlier this week, the...

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9 Oct 2015

Nasr aims to end Sauber struggle with new engineer

Oct.9 - Felipe Nasr has begun working with a new race engineer. After an impressive start to his F1 career with Sauber this year,...

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9 Oct 2015

Hulkenberg rules out Le Mans in 2016

Oct.8 - Nico Hulkenberg on Thursday confirmed he will not be defending his Le Mans title next year. That is because Bernie Ecclestone's re-jigged...

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9 Oct 2015

#AskTheDriver - Russia - Episode 13/2015 - Sauber F1 Team

It's the Russian Grand Prix! Felipe's preference regarding a nickname - Fred, Phil or anything else? Did Marcus ever have to pee during a...

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9 Oct 2015

Silverstone chief says F1 'sh*t' and 'not saleable'

Oct.8 - Silverstone chief Patrick Allen has launched an unprecedented attack on formula one, describing it as a "sh*t product". It is an echo...

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8 Oct 2015

Coulthard thinks Alonso could quit McLaren-Honda

Oct.8 - Former long-time team driver David Coulthard says he can imagine Fernando Alonso quitting McLaren at the end of the season. Spaniard Alonso...

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8 Oct 2015

Only Alonso to race token-upgraded Honda at Sochi

Oct.8 - Honda has brought a new engine specification to Russia, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports. Correspondent Michael Schmidt said the power unit...

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8 Oct 2015

Rosberg hopes Ferraris help title fight-back

Oct.8 - Ferrari will have an unusual supporter barracking for a strong weekend for the Maranello team this weekend in Russia. It is Nico...

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8 Oct 2015

Ecclestone comments trigger retirement rumours

Oct.8 - Bernie Ecclestone has tongues wagging in the F1 paddock after declaring that formula one is set to be sold within three months....

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8 Oct 2015

Mateschitz wants engine crisis solution in October

Oct.8 - Dietrich Mateschitz has now set a target for the end of Red Bull's current engine crisis, and it is looming fast. "Sometime...

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8 Oct 2015

Lauda: Ecclestone promised better TV coverage for Sochi

Oct.8 - Niki Lauda says Bernie Ecclestone has assured him the two Mercedes cars will not be ignored by the television cameras this weekend...

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8 Oct 2015

Kaltenborn: Podium 'impossible' for small teams now

Oct.8 - When asked by the German publication Sport Bild how things are going at Sauber, the Swiss team's boss replied: "I can't complain."...

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8 Oct 2015

Lotus hits back at Sochi lock-out 'rumours'

Oct.7 - Lotus on Wednesday hit back at what it called "paddock rumours". Earlier reports suggested that, just like at Suzuka, the troubled Enstone...

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7 Oct 2015

Gene Haas: Haas' F1 and Nascar budgets are similar

Oct.7 - Gene Haas says the money he will spend on formula one is comparable to his four-car operation in the American tin-top series...

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7 Oct 2015

F3 leap not ruled out for Mick Schumacher

Oct.7 - The immediate leap from Formula 4 to Formula 3 for F1 legend Michael Schumacher's son is not being ruled out. 16-year-old Mick,...

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7 Oct 2015

Lauda worried about Sochi's Singapore-like track

Oct.7 - Niki Lauda has admitted he is worried about this weekend's Russian grand prix. Earlier, we reported that Mercedes is indeed nervous about...

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7 Oct 2015

McLaren-Honda must look ahead to 2016 now

Oct.7 - McLaren-Honda is having to look beyond the final five races of 2015. At Suzuka recently, the Anglo-Japanese collaboration looked set to unravel,...

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7 Oct 2015

Lotus now locked out at Sochi

Oct.7 - Lotus' travelling staff are once again locked out of the struggling team's designated paddock building ahead of a grand prix. Amid the...

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7 Oct 2015

Kovalainen: Bottas' career could stagnate at Williams

Oct.7 - Valtteri Bottas risks watching his F1 career stagnate at Williams, fellow Finn Heikki Kovalainen has warned. Earlier this year, the now 26-year-old...

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7 Oct 2015

Todt defends F1's Le Mans clash for 2016

Oct.7 - FIA president Jean Todt has defended a controversial clash on next year's F1 calendar. A re-jig of the Bernie Ecclestone-authored schedule for...

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7 Oct 2015

Wolff denies Red Bull engine talks back on

Oct.7 - Toto Wolff has hit back at Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner's claim that negotiations about a supply of engines for 2016 are...

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7 Oct 2015

Wolff: Next F1 owner must be committed

Oct.7 - F1's next owner needs to be fully committed to the sport. That is the view of Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, after...

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7 Oct 2015