Archives of Year: 2016 - Page 96

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

Sainz 'interested' in struggling Alonso

Carlos Sainz has described watching Fernando Alonso struggle at McLaren as “interesting” as he continues to learn in F1. Alonso, a two-time champion, suffered...

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20 Jan 2016

F1 Commission approves engine cost-cap plan

Jan.20 - The F1 Commission on Tuesday approved a plan by the sport's engine manufacturers to impose a cap on the price of supplying...

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20 Jan 2016

Vettel to also test Ferrari next week

Jan.20 - Sebastian Vettel will keep his pre-season preparations in a high gear next week. While his rivals still have their engines silent, the...

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20 Jan 2016

Red Bull facing fine after Verstappen snow run

Jan.20 - Red Bull is facing the possibility of a EUR 30,000 fine after Max Verstappen's spectacular blast up and down the famous Kitzbuhel...

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20 Jan 2016

Montezemolo wants more 'thanks' from Ferrari

Jan.20 - Luca di Montezemolo thinks he deserves more credit for the contribution he made to Ferrari. Now 68, the Italian's Ferrari career dates...

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20 Jan 2016

Report: Lukoil to be Russian GP sponsor

Jan.20 - Organisers of the Russian grand prix look to have secured a title sponsor for the fourth edition of the Sochi race this...

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20 Jan 2016

Marciello splits with Ferrari and Sauber

Jan.20 - Raffaele Marciello has split with Ferrari and will also no longer work with the Ferrari-powered F1 team Sauber. With the death of...

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20 Jan 2016