Archives of Month:  January 2016 - Page 3

Ericsson 'not worried' about 2016 Sauber delay

Jan.23 - Sauber can still have a good 2016 even though the debut of the new car is delayed. That is the view of...

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23 Jan 2016

F1 decision-time arrives for Wehrlein

Jan.22 - Decision-time regarding Pascal Wehrlein's F1 future is now imminent. The new DTM champion's employer, Mercedes, has been in talks with Manor about...

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23 Jan 2016

Monza still negotiating race fee with Ecclestone

Jan.22 - Monza race organisers and Bernie Ecclestone are still negotiating over the fee for a new Italian grand prix contract. Recently, it appeared...

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23 Jan 2016

McLaren not promising Vandoorne 2017 seat

Jan.22 - Stoffel Vandoorne on Friday said there is no guarantee he will step into a F1 race cockpit for 2017. The Belgian was...

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23 Jan 2016

Button’s experience helping him at McLaren

Jenson Button has admitted that he is using all of his F1 nous to help McLaren get out of their dire situation. The British...

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23 Jan 2016

Marciello still has F1 dream

Former Ferrari academy prospect Raffaele Marciello believes he can still become a successful grand prix driver despite leaving the Italian team. The 21-year-old joined...

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23 Jan 2016

Villeneuve: ‘F1 is too soft’

Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes that the sport needs to re-discover its crazy edge. F1 has been criticised for being too complicated and...

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23 Jan 2016

Vandoorne hopes to be different from K-Mag

Stoffel Vandoorne hopes that a season in Super Formula will boost his chances of a 2017 drive at McLaren. The reserve driver has been...

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23 Jan 2016

Report: Pirelli changed tyre construction 'secretly'

Jan.22 - Pirelli secretly altered the construction of its F1 tyres in preparation for 2016. That is the claim of the British magazine F1...

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22 Jan 2016

Red Bull to reveal new livery next month

Jan.21 - The F1 world will get its first look at Red Bull's 2016 livery next month. Although the team's new car will not...

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22 Jan 2016

Baku denies oil crisis to halt Azerbaijan GP

Jan.22 - Organisers of the inaugural grand prix in Azerbaijan have hit back at reports that the June race is in doubt. Reports have...

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22 Jan 2016

Boss: Early 2016 to be 'challenging' for Red Bull

Jan.22 - With the engine supply crisis of last year finally over, Red Bull is not ruling out staying in F1 even beyond 2020....

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22 Jan 2016

Renault says Red Bull era 'was going nowhere'

Jan.22 - Renault concluded last year that returning to winning ways in collaboration with Red Bull would not be possible. That is the admission...

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22 Jan 2016

Argentine gov't targeting F1 race return

Jan.22 - An Argentinean minister has confirmed the government's desire to see formula one return to the South American country. F1 has not raced...

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22 Jan 2016

Villeneuve & Berger lament state of today's F1

Jan.22 - Two former F1 drivers have lamented the current state of the sport. 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve and F1 veteran Gerhard Berger...

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22 Jan 2016

'No date' set for Capito's McLaren move

Feb.22 - Jost Capito, McLaren's new team CEO, has not confirmed speculation he will start work at the Honda-powered team in April or May....

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22 Jan 2016

Max Verstappen's Kitzbühel F1 Showdown

It's a tale of Man and Machine. Watch as Max Verstappen, the RB7 and Alpine Ski Racer Aksel Lund Svindal meet up for a...

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21 Jan 2016

Hunting the new W07, wind tunnel model revealed & F1 tyres explained!

On this week’s studio show Rosanna goes in search of the new W07, we reveal how a wind tunnel model translates to a Championship-winning...

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21 Jan 2016

Hunting the new W07, wind tunnel model revealed & F1 tyres explained!

On this week’s studio show Rosanna goes in search of the new W07, we reveal how a wind tunnel model translates to a Championship-winning...

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21 Jan 2016

Ferrari denies Toro Rosso to use 2016 engine

Jan.21 - Toro Rosso and Ferrari have played down media reports that are doing the rounds on Thursday. A report in Italy suggested that...

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21 Jan 2016

Azerbaijan pushing ahead despite GP rumours

Jan.21 - Amid swirling rumours, the promoter of F1's newest race said Azerbaijan cannot wait for its inaugural grand prix. Reports on Thursday suggested...

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21 Jan 2016

Alonso's manager eyes 'competitive' 2016 McLaren

Jan.21 - Fernando Alonso's manager says he is confident McLaren-Honda will prepare a better car for the Spaniard to race in 2016. Having wooed...

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21 Jan 2016

Renault to reveal 2016 plans in Paris

Jan.21 - The media has been summoned to Paris for February 3, as Renault presses the throttle on its plans for 2016. In a...

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21 Jan 2016

Mateschitz paying EUR 3m for Salzburgring

Jan.21 - More details about Dietrich Mateschitz's latest acquisition have emerged. Last September, we reported that the Red Bull mogul and billionaire, already the...

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21 Jan 2016

Oil crisis threatens Azerbaijan GP

Jan.21 - Azerbaijan's inaugural grand prix should be in doubt, according to an economist. The first F1 race on the historic streets of Baku...

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21 Jan 2016

F1 option 'not closed' for Merhi

Jan.21 - Roberto Merhi is not giving up on formula one. El Confidencial, a Spanish newspaper, says the 24-year-old has been busily preparing for...

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21 Jan 2016

Report: Williams contemplating Honda switch

Jan.21 - Williams' Rob Smedley has played down suggestions the Grove team might be contemplating a shock switch from F1's field-leading Mercedes power. The...

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21 Jan 2016

Report: Kubica's rally career could end

Jan.21 - Robert Kubica's rally career could end after the forthcoming season opener in Monte Carlo. Now 31, the talented Pole's F1 career was...

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21 Jan 2016

New GP2 sponsor eyes F1

Jan.21 - The new sponsor of a GP2 team is tipped to eventually enter formula one. The Spanish newspaper El Confidencial said a deal...

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21 Jan 2016

Horner encouraged Hamilton move to Mercedes

Christian Horner has admitted that he played a key role in Lewis Hamilton’s shock switch from McLaren to Mercedes in 2013. The British star...

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20 Jan 2016