Archives of Year: 2015 - Page 78

Hamilton promises contract 'news' in Monaco

May 12 - Lewis Hamilton has promised that the long delay over his new Mercedes contract will finally end at the next race. The...

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Maldonado: 'No problem' between Lotus duo

May 13 - Pastor Maldonado has not ramped up the tension with his teammate Romain Grosjean. In Barcelona, it emerged that tension between the...

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Ferrari exit 'unavoidable' for Alonso

May 14 - Luca di Montezemolo has backed away from his earlier criticism of Ferrari. The former Ferrari president's claim that the Maranello team...

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14 May 2015

Hakkinen understands Mercedes 'team order'

May 14 - Mika Hakkinen says he can understand why Mercedes issued a 'team order' towards the end of the Spanish grand prix. After...

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Secret F1 income payment system leaked

May 14 - Ahead of a crucial meeting about F1's future on Thursday, the inequality of the sport's secret payments system has been exposed....

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Massa wants more test freedom in F1

May 14 - Felipe Massa would prefer if teams were given more freedom to decide their in-season testing plans. For cost reasons, there are...

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Renault admits 'something wrong' at factory

May 14 - Renault has admitted there is "something wrong" at its Viry-Chattilon base. The French marque is struggling to get to the bottom...

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Hakkinen: Managers want Bottas to be champion

May 14 - Mika Hakkinen says he does not want to add more fuel to the rumours surrounding Valtteri Bottas. In Barcelona, the Williams...

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Sainz happy to survive Verstappen hype

May 14 - According to some, Carlos Sainz has been the 'revelation of the season'. The build-up to the Spaniard's debut season in formula...

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Ferrari quietly extends Marlboro deal

May 14 - Tobacco giant Philip Morris has quietly extended its sponsorship deal with Ferrari, the Bloomberg news agency reports. Even though the red...

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Nasr says no Sauber upgrades yet

May 14 - Felipe Nasr is expecting Sauber to suffer at the next few races. Early in 2015, the Brazilian rookie emerged as a...

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Marko's 'exceptional juniors' pile pressure on Kvyat

May 13 - Toro Rosso's "exceptional" drivers are free to race their counterparts in the senior Red Bull team. That is the news of...

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14 May 2015

Ecclestone against Michelin return

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has admitted that he is not keen on tyre suppliers Michelin returning to the sport. The French company shared...

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14 May 2015

Rosberg happy if Hamilton signs new deal

May 13 - Nico Rosberg says he is happy if Lewis Hamilton stays at Mercedes beyond 2015. After a long period of negotiation and...

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Candidates line up for Force India role

May 13 - The candidates are lining up to be Force India's official reserve driver. "We are looking," confirmed deputy team boss Bob Fernley....

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CVC's Mackenzie to attend crucial F1 summit

May 13 - Even the normally low-profile Donald Mackenzie and Jean Todt are looking ahead to Thursday's critical meeting of the powerful Strategy Group....

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Briatore facing jail over tax fraud

May 13 - Flavio Briatore could face four years in jail over alleged tax fraud. Five years ago, Italian police seized the former Renault...

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Report: Gutierrez 'had meeting' with Haas

May 13 - Esteban Gutierrez appears to be in pole position to head the new Haas team's driver lineup next year. According to Italy's...

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Michelin pushing for F1 return

May 13 - Michelin has confirmed its interest in returning to formula one. Italy's Autosprint reported that the former F1 tyre supplier could go...

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14 May 2015

Rosberg: ‘I believe in myself’

Nico Rosberg has insisted that he was confident a victory was just around the corner before his success in the Spanish Grand Prix. Rosberg’s...

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13 May 2015

Introducing Alex Lynn, one of Britain's brightest F1 prospects

WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING Development Driver Alex Lynn, has his first test for Williams in the FW37 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona today....

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13 May 2015

Marko: Audi could prevent Red Bull exit

May 12 - Audi could stop Red Bull from quitting formula one. That is the sensational claim of the former world champion team's Austrian...

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Alonso defends Button after 'negative' slip

May 12 - Fernando Alonso has defended his teammate Jenson Button, after the British driver let his positivity slip after the Spanish grand prix....

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Ferrari criticised for Barcelona test lineup

May 12 - The only team missing from the post-race Barcelona test this week is Manor. "There is nothing to test," Britain's Times newspaper...

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Teams survived FIA fuel flow checks

May 12 - Teams escaped the ire of F1's governing body following a spate of post-race fuel systems checks after the Spanish grand prix....

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Jorda says McLaren 'impatient' with Honda

May 12 - Carmen Jorda, the female development driver for Lotus, says she has heard whispers of discord at McLaren-Honda. Spaniard and former GP3...

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McLaren wants helmet 'tear-off' rethink

May 12 - McLaren has called on F1 to consider a rule tweak about the disposal of drivers' helmet visor tear-offs. The Honda-powered team...

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Horner :Red Bull 'drivers not our problem'

May 12 - Christian Horner has leapt to the defence of Red Bull's drivers. Amid the Renault-powered former champions' deep crisis, team official Dr...

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12 May 2015

Prost: F1 cars 'too complicated' now

May 12 - Alain Prost, once nicknamed 'The Professor' in F1 for his famously intellectual approach to racing, has admitted the sport is now...

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12 May 2015

Lauda: Mercedes to change pitstop philosophy

May 12 - Mercedes will change its philosophy regarding pitstops ahead of Monaco, team chairman Niki Lauda has announced. Although the German team extended...

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12 May 2015