Archives of Year: 2016

Ferrari's CEO Marchionne about 2016/2017 F1 season

Interview of Sergio Marchionne (Ferrari's CEO) who talks about the finished 2016 Formula 1 season and the upcoming 2017 F1 season.

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31 Dec 2016

F1 2016 - Mercedes End Credits

It's the end of another Championship-winning season and Mercedes wants to say thank you to all the amazing people who worked on making this...

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31 Dec 2016

When Nico Met @F1elvis! Picking up Bernie, Title Glory & More!

Just one day before Nico Rosberg announced his retirement, F1 Elvis aka Marc Priestley went for a drive with the 2016 F1 Champion and...

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30 Dec 2016

CHALLENGE NICO! Who can beat the F1 champion in the simulator?!

On top of spending a day with their hero 2016 F1 Champion Nico Rosberg and driving around Mercedes-Benz World's off road course in a...

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29 Dec 2016

Webber: Rosberg exit is Ricciardo boost

Dec.28 - The shock retirement of world champion Nico Rosberg is a big boost to Daniel Ricciardo's title chances. That is the view of...

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28 Dec 2016

Schumacher's son targets F1 title

Dec.28 - Mick Schumacher says he wants to follow in his famous father's footsteps by winning the world championship. "I want to be formula...

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28 Dec 2016

Ickx: Alonso is Vandoorne's 'worst enemy'

Dec.28 - Stoffel Vandoorne's "worst enemy" in 2017 will be his highly rated teammate Fernando Alonso. That is the claim of F1 legend Jacky...

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28 Dec 2016

Rosberg hits back at Hamilton complaints

Dec.28 - World champion Nico Rosberg has hit back at his former teammate's complaints about losing key members of his race crew in 2016....

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28 Dec 2016

Lauda slams Brawn's Mercedes contribution

Dec.28 - Niki Lauda has hit out at Ross Brawn's contribution to the recent success of the Mercedes team. Recently, former boss Brawn indicated...

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28 Dec 2016

Hulkenberg: 2017 another tough year for Renault

Dec.28 - Nico Hulkenberg thinks 2017 could be a second consecutive tough campaign for the Renault works team. The German is switching to the...

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28 Dec 2016

Report: Liberty not offering teams voting power

Dec.28 - F1 teams are being offered shares in the sport but not voting rights, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. Correspondent Michael...

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28 Dec 2016

Massa not commenting on F1 return

Dec.28 - Felipe Massa is still refusing to comment on widespread speculation his F1 retirement will be very short lived. Given Nico Rosberg's shock...

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28 Dec 2016

Stewart says only 5 drivers earn more than him

Dec.28 - Sir Jackie Stewart claims he earns more than most of the entire F1 grid. The legend and triple world champion retired as...

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28 Dec 2016

Nasr admits he could lose F1 seat

Dec.28 - Felipe Nasr has admitted it is possible he will be left without a F1 seat for 2017. And if that happens, unless...

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28 Dec 2016

Wolff: Bottas 'a possibility' for 2017

Dec.27 - Toto Wolff has admitted for the first time that Valtteri Bottas is a "possibility" to replace Nico Rosberg at Mercedes. Sources in...

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27 Dec 2016

Nico Rosberg drives final laps in his F1 W07 car

Just days after announcing his retirement from the sport, Nico Rosberg went to visit his Mercedes-Benz colleagues in Stuttgart to thank them for the...

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23 Dec 2016

Liberty could scratch Fridays from F1 schedule

Dec.23 - New owners Liberty Media are considering scratching Fridays from the F1 race weekend. That is the claim of respected sports journalist Kevin...

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23 Dec 2016

Mercedes-Benz CAR-nage! Burnouts - onboard - F1 & DTM!

An epic wrap up of all the track action during the Team's Championship celebrations at Mercedes-Benz HQ in Stuttgart. Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton...

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22 Dec 2016

Mercedes Hamilton baulked at Wehrlein solution

Dec.22 - It is now almost certain that Mercedes will head into 2017 with Valtteri Bottas as Lewis Hamilton's new teammate. Authoritative reports say...

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22 Dec 2016

Tost: Mercedes dominance must end in 2017

Dec.22 - F1's utter domination by Mercedes must end in 2017. That is the view of Toro Rosso chief Franz Tost, speaking after Mercedes'...

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22 Dec 2016

Giovinazzi set for Friday drives in 2017

Dec.22 - New Ferrari reserve Antonio Giovinazzi could be set for some Friday practice outings with Sauber or Haas in 2017. The great Italian...

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22 Dec 2016

F1 Themed Online Games

Racing games have always been popular for online play, and nothing beats the high octane rush that F1 is always able to deliver. F1...

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21 Dec 2016

Massa plays down EUR 6 million comeback reports

Dec.21 - Felipe Massa has played down reports that he is definitely cancelling his retirement plans in order to stay at Williams for 2017....

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21 Dec 2016

Report: 2017 cars to have 'ugly' airbox sails

Dec.21 - F1 could be about to find a spanner in the works of its plans for more aesthetically pleasing cars for 2017. The...

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21 Dec 2016

McLaren says marketing chief still at team

Dec.21 - McLaren has clarified claims that another key member of the Honda-powered team is leaving. It has been all change at Woking recently,...

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21 Dec 2016

Red Bull did not consider Sainz release

Dec.21 - Carlos Sainz says his Red Bull bosses didn't even contemplate letting him go to Mercedes for 2017. The British press in particular...

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21 Dec 2016

Sauber tips Liberty to be fairer to small teams

Dec.21 - Monisha Kaltenborn thinks F1's new owners are sympathetic to the idea of a fairer distribution of power among the teams. So disillusioned...

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21 Dec 2016

Happy Holidays from Ricciardo & Verstappen!

Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen Team up for one final 1.92 Second Challenge... this time with a festive twist! A very Happy Holidays to...

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20 Dec 2016

ONBOARD & HIGH SPEED SELFIE! - Nico Rosberg's last drive in W07!

Newly crowned F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg takes his winning Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid car for a final spin just after announcing his retirement...

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20 Dec 2016

Reports: Capito leaving McLaren

Dec.20 - McLaren is not commenting on reports new boss Jost Capito is leaving the team, just four months after starting work. Capito left...

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20 Dec 2016