Archives of Month:  April 2016 - Page 8

Italy hails new 'Schumi' after race wins

Apr.11 - Mick Schumacher is pressing the throttle on the next stage in his quest for future F1 glory. The son of F1 legend...

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11 Apr 2016

Wolff: F1 must not repeat 'erratic' quali decisions

Apr.11 - With the third round of the season now looming, F1 is heaving a collective sigh of relief that the hated 'musical chairs'...

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11 Apr 2016

Johansson: GPDA letter a mistake

Apr.11 - F1 veteran Stefan Johansson has blasted today's drivers for their recent open letter. Although signed off by the Grand Prix Drivers' Association...

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11 Apr 2016

Report: 2017 rules could fail at Pirelli hurdle

Apr.11 - F1's radical rules changes for 2017 may stumble at the last hurdle, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports. Earlier, it emerged that...

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11 Apr 2016

Honda now turning focus to 'power'

Apr.11 - Honda is ready to push ahead with finding more performance from its 2016 power unit. After the unmitigated disaster of 2015, when...

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11 Apr 2016

Tyre Choices for the Chinese Grand Prix

The Chinese Grand Prix in F1 is ahead of us. It will be held on the weekend 15th-17th April at Shanghai International Circuit. Formula...

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11 Apr 2016

Good to Go, the Only F1 Themed Slot Machine on the 'Net

When you hear of a Formula 1 game, your first thought is probably racing. And for good reason - aside from a handful of...

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8 Apr 2016

#AskToto - F1 qualifying, Ferrari & Mercedes F1 team dynamics

We put your #AskToto questions to Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Toto Wolff. He rates Ferrari's Maurizio Arrivabene's sense of humour, he explains why the...

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8 Apr 2016

FIA clears Ferrari over 'coded' pit board message

Apr.8 - Ferrari has been cleared of wrongdoing in the wake of reports Sebastian Vettel was shown an illegal 'coded' message on his pit...

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8 Apr 2016

Teams vow to reconsider qualifying change for 2017

Apr.8 - F1 teams have promised to revisit the possibility of spicing up the qualifying hour ahead of the 2017 season. The pledge has...

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8 Apr 2016

Toro Rosso duo poses Red Bull promotion 'dilemma'

Apr.8 - Red Bull is facing a "dilemma" as it ponders the future of its young F1 stars Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz. That...

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8 Apr 2016

Bosses write letter urging 2015 qualifying return

Apr.7 - F1's qualifying debacle of 2016 continues, as team bosses on Thursday pleaded with authorities to revert to last year's successful format. With...

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8 Apr 2016

Bottas: 'Too early' for silly season to start

Apr.8 - Valtteri Bottas has refused to rule out playing a starring role in this year's 'silly season'. Last year, the Finn admitted strong...

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8 Apr 2016

Boss eyes 'solution' to Sauber financial strife

Apr.8 - Sauber is working hard to find "a lasting solution" to its obvious financial problems, boss and co-owner Monisha Kaltenborn has revealed. The...

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8 Apr 2016

Reports: Monza boosts F1 hopes with Capelli exit

Apr.8 - Amid intense and faltering negotiations with Bernie Ecclestone, former F1 driver Ivan Capelli has resigned as a chief of Monza's circuit operator...

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8 Apr 2016

Whiting: 2017 takes everyone into account

F1 race director Charlie Whiting has promised that the new rules will satisfy all teams after meetings held in the past few months. The...

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7 Apr 2016

F1 revert to old qualifying system

Formula 1 qualifying will go back to 2015’s system after teams and drivers demanded the new elimination-style method to be changed. The new system,...

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7 Apr 2016

How did Lewis Hamilton bounce back in Bahrain? + #AskToto

On this week’s Silver Arrows Show Rosanna finds out how Lewis Hamilton and the team salvaged a podium finish after his car sustained damage...

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7 Apr 2016

Father: Verstappen could be at Mercedes or Ferrari in 2017

Apr.7 - Max Verstappen's father and manager has ramped up his bid for a top seat in formula one for 2017. In the past...

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7 Apr 2016

Reports: Vettel's Bahrain engine cannot be fixed

Apr.7 - Sebastian Vettel is down to four power units for the remaining 19 races this year, following his smoky retirement on the parade...

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7 Apr 2016

Sauber late with staff payments again

Apr.7 - Sauber has fallen behind once again with its full salary payments to its 300 staff in Switzerland. Boss Monisha Kaltenborn was not...

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7 Apr 2016

Amid political tension & F1 to meet on Thursday

Apr.7 - Amid a poisonously political climate in F1, the sport's stakeholders will get together on Thursday in yet another bid to fix the...

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7 Apr 2016

Vandoorne preparing for possible second race in China

Apr.7 - Stoffel Vandoorne says he will remain race-ready ahead of next weekend's Chinese grand prix. Although Fernando Alonso was getting CT scans done...

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7 Apr 2016

Imola takes position as Monza alternative

Apr.7 - Imola is ramping up its bid to keep Italy on the F1 calendar. Amid historic Monza's troubled negotiations with F1 supremo Bernie...

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7 Apr 2016

Teams: 'Too late' to call off 2017 revolution

Apr.7 - Speculation the touted rules revolution for 2017 could be called off at the eleventh hour are being played down on all sides....

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7 Apr 2016

Insider: Ferrari working to fix injector problem

Apr.6 - Ferrari is confident it will quickly solve the engine flaw that stopped Sebastian Vettel from even starting Sunday's Bahrain grand prix. Kimi...

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6 Apr 2016

Lawyer says Rosberg not evading tax

Apr.6 - Nico Rosberg's lawyer has denied claims the Mercedes driver is evading tax. The 2016 championship leader's name was mentioned among the millions...

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6 Apr 2016

Schumacher to contest two F4 series in 2016

Apr.6 - Mick Schumacher is taking on a busy calendar in 2016 as he continues his push towards formula one. Now 17, F1 legend...

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6 Apr 2016

'Best driver' Alonso resumes training

Apr.6 - Fernando Alonso has resumed training as he fights to be fit to return to the cockpit of his McLaren-Honda in China. On...

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6 Apr 2016

FIA investigating Ferrari coded message

Apr.6 - F1's governing body is looking into whether Ferrari stretched the new radio clampdown rules, according to a report in Germany's Auto Motor...

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6 Apr 2016