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Rio Haryanto and his management team are fighting hard to ensure the Indonesian can continue with Manor when the season resumes in Belgium later this month. In the build-up to the German Grand Prix, it was announced Haryanto had only secured enough sponsorship to take him up to the Hungarian Grand Prix despite signing a […]
Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley has suggested a new six-team ‘independent’ championship. The idea would see Force India, Williams, Toro Rosso, Sauber, Haas and Manor all be part of this secondary championship whilst still being part of the larger constructors championship if they could all abide by a cost-cap. The cost cap would […]
Christian Horner says he is happy the radio ban in Formula One has been lifted. Whilst the ban has been lifted on radio communications between teams and their drivers, during the race the teams will still not be able to communicate with their driver at all on the formation lap to avoid coded messages about […]
Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner has confirmed the American team has switched their focus to manufacturing and developing their 2017 challenger and will no longer look to develop this season’s car. Haas started this season in tremendous fashion scoring a sixth place finish at the season opener in Australia and sixth place finish during […]
Fernando Alonso has blasted the state of Formula One in its current form, claiming the direction of the sport is “unclear” leading to doubts over his own future. The double world champion is unhappy with several aspects of modern day Formula One, particularly the introduction of V6 turbo hybrid engines in 2014 and the high […]
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes are considering taking a double penalty at an upcoming race to create a pool of engines that will support the Briton’s title push and get him through the 2016 Formula One season without any unexpected penalties. Hamilton has already used the five turbochargers and five MGU-Hs each driver is allowed to […]
Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda has revealed Lewis Hamilton ‘destroyed’ his room at the Mercedes hospitality offices after the Briton crashed out in his quest for pole position at the European Grand Prix. Speaking to Servus TV ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, Lauda revealed the speculation that Hamilton was in an uncontrollable rage after […]
Both Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley and Mercedes Motorsport boss Toto Wolff have raised fresh concerns over the lack of information each team is allowed to supply their drivers over team radio. This comes after the Force India of Sergio Perez suffered a brake failure on the last lap in Austria resulting in […]
Valtteri Bottas has revealed he intends to be far more hands-on with negotiations involving his future within Formula One and beyond from now on. There had been rumours Bottas was looking to change his management before entering into negotiations with Williams over a new contract, but the Finn has insisted Didier Coton will remain as […]
Sebastian Vettel is confident Ferrari are heading in the right direction but has admitted they still have a long way to go. Ferrari has had their chances to record wins this season but fell short either in performance or strategy on each occasion. This will be especially disappointing for Vettel who was there to take […]
Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene says neither the team or Kimi Raikkonen are in a rush to extend the Finn’s contract for the 2017 Formula One season. Raikkonen’s contract is due to expire at the end of the current year, with speculation rife his seat could be taken by Sergio Perez or Valtteri Bottas. Arrivabene […]
Pirelli boss Paul Hembery is concerned the long straights at this weekend’s European Grand Prix in Baku could cause a standing wave issue that potentially can lead to a complete tyre failure in extreme circumstances. Standing waves have been an issue with Formula One tyres before, most notably Michelin suffered standing wave issues during the […]