Archives of Year: 2016 - Page 73

Rosberg named in 'Panama Papers' tax evasion leak

Apr.5 - Championship leader Nico Rosberg's name is among hundreds implicated in an enormous global leak of documents known as the 'Panama Papers'. The...

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5 Apr 2016

Grosjean: Developing car next hurdle for Haas

Apr.5 - The real challenge for Haas will be keeping up with the lightening speed of F1's in-season development, Romain Grosjean has admitted. The...

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5 Apr 2016

Amid rumours & Horner backs pressured Kvyat

Apr.5 - Christian Horner has moved to lift the pressure from the shoulders of Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat. There is speculation the energy...

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5 Apr 2016

F1 car seized amid Fittipaldi's mounting debts

Apr.5 - F1 great Emerson Fittipaldi has had legendary racing cars from his private collection seized amid reports of deep financial problems. O Estado...

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5 Apr 2016

Hamilton calm & Ferrari 'fragile as glass'

Apr.5 - Lewis Hamilton is keeping calm, even though he is already 17 points behind at the start of his 2016 championship defence. Mercedes...

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5 Apr 2016

Rosberg makes dream 2016 start

If Nico Rosberg is going to really turn last season’s late optimism into a serious title challenge, then taking full advantage of open goals...

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4 Apr 2016

Mercedes open to MotoGP test for Hamilton

Apr.3 - Mercedes has opened the door for a potential MotoGP test for the team's reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton. Last year, the Briton...

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4 Apr 2016

Ferrari plays down reliability flaw rumours

Apr.4 - Ferrari on Sunday played down rising speculation its championship campaign could be derailed in 2016 by a fundamental reliability flaw. Amid rumours...

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4 Apr 2016

Alonso says Button criticism 'not fair'

Apr.4 - Fernando Alonso says he is "99 per cent" sure he will be back at the cockpit of his McLaren in China. Sidelined...

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4 Apr 2016

Ferrari will not use veto over qualifying

chaApr.4 - Maurizio Arrivabene says Ferrari will not wield its famous veto to prevent F1 from solving the current impasse over qualifying. With the...

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4 Apr 2016

Bosses to meet again over qualifying saga

Apr.3 - The farcical qualifying format saga is set to run and run, with bosses on Sunday only agreeing the date of the next...

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4 Apr 2016

Azerbaijan says fighting no risk to F1 race

Apr.4 - Azerbaijan says intense fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed local region, does not jeopardise forthcoming sports events like the inaugural Baku street race....

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4 Apr 2016

Teams told to consider 'aggregate' qualifying

charismusApr.3 - F1 bosses have been told to mull over an all-new 'aggregate' format for qualifying, after reverting to the 2015 system was ruled...

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4 Apr 2016

Baku & F1 confirms revised start time

Apr.3 - Race organisers and F1 have confirmed reports that the race start time for the inaugural grand prix in Azerbaijan is changing. We...

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4 Apr 2016

Kaltenborn skips Bahrain amid collapse rumours

Apr.4 - In the early rounds of the 2016 season, Sauber is clinging to mere survival. The Swiss team cleared a high hurdle recently...

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4 Apr 2016

McLaren 'can count on' Vandoorne in future

Apr.4 - Stoffel Vandoorne has left Bahrain a happy F1 debutant, even though he will probably have to hand back the keys to Fernando...

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4 Apr 2016

Symonds: Haas taking F1 on wrong road

Apr.4 - Romain Grosjean is no longer being asked if switching from what became the Renault works team this year to the all-new Haas...

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4 Apr 2016

Race results 2016 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix

Event: Bahrain Grand Prix Track: Bahrain International Circuit Weather: Dry & Clear sky Tarmac: Dusty & Dry Nico Rosberg won also won second race of the...

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3 Apr 2016

Todt open to returning to 2015 qualifying

Apr.2 - In an ultra-rare paddock appearance for the media, FIA president Jean Todt on Saturday said it was race organisers who pushed for...

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2 Apr 2016

Qualifying results 2016 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix

Event: Bahrain Grand Prix Track: Bahrain International Circuit Weather: Dry & Clear sky Tarmac: Dry Qualifying results 2016 Bahrain F1 GP Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3...

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2 Apr 2016

McLaren admits Alonso return talks 'ongoing'

Apr.2 - McLaren has confirmed talks with the FIA about getting injured Fernando Alonso back into his McLaren-Honda are "ongoing" in Bahrain. We reported...

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2 Apr 2016

Lap times 3rd practice 2016 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix

Event: Bahrain Grand Prix Track: Bahrain International Circuit Weather: Dry & Clear sky Tarmac: Dry Sebastian Vettel turned up as the quickest driver in the last...

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2 Apr 2016

Mercedes working to catch Ferrari on race starts

Apr.2 - In one area at least, Mercedes is working hard to catch up with Ferrari. The Maranello team's strong challenge to the dominant...

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2 Apr 2016

Reports: McLaren angry with FIA over Alonso injuries

Apr.2 - Ron Dennis is reportedly angry with F1's governing body for not detecting the injuries that have sidelined Fernando Alonso in Bahrain. Just...

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2 Apr 2016

Kvyat not worried Verstappen could derail F1 career

Apr.2 - Daniil Kvyat says he is not worried he might be the victim of the next step in Max Verstappen's meteoric F1 career....

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2 Apr 2016

Force India plays down absent boss Mallya's troubles

Apr.2 - Force India deputy Bob Fernley has moved once again to play down the high-profile legal and financial problems surrounding Vijay Mallya. Mallya,...

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2 Apr 2016

Rosberg saved drowning child in Monaco

Apr.2 - Nico Rosberg was the hero of the day when he rescued a distressed child from waters on the coast of Monaco recently....

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2 Apr 2016

Renault hits out at 'huge' Magnussen penalty

Apr.2 - Renault has hit out at Kevin Magnussen's exclusion from qualifying in Bahrain. The Dane has been ordered to start Sunday's grand prix...

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2 Apr 2016

Button: F1 Commission seat for driver 'would be nice'

Apr.2 - Jenson Button has admitted a seat on the F1 Commission representing the drivers would be "nice". After the Grand Prix Drivers' Association...

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2 Apr 2016

Hamilton defies paddock 'Snapchat' ban

Apr.2 - On the very same day he acknowledged the ban, world champion Lewis Hamilton defied Bernie Ecclestone by filming inside the F1 paddock....

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2 Apr 2016