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The FIA has confirmed the rules and regulations for the new elimination-style qualifying set to be used for the first time at the Australian Grand Prix next weekend. On Thursday, the Formula One Strategy Group and F1 Commission unanimously voted in favor of the change to the current qualifying format. This was despite the new […]
Renault Sport F1 chief technical officer Bob Bell has said the works team have made big gains in performance and reliability with their power unit over the winter. Renault has struggled immensely since the V6 turbo hybrid era began in 2014 but with the re-introduction of their works team for this season the French manufacturer […]
Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost has said the team heads into the season opener in Australia more confident than ever before after their most successful pre-season testing programme since the team was formed eleven years ago. Toro Rosso’s 2016 challenger the STR-11 showed increased reliability and performance throughout all eight days of testing eventually […]
Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton has said critics of the new qualifying format should not judge the new format until it has been used at the Australian Grand Prix for the first time. The new qualifying format was confirmed on Friday by the World Motor Sport Council along with confirmation it would be used in Australia not […]
Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams has said she is disappointed Audi have decided not to enter Formula One in the foreseeable future. Last week the man responsible for Audi’s technical development Stefan Knirsch claimed Audi’s focus on electric and hybrid technology would be more useful in the World Endurance Championship they already compete in […]
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has announced he has sold the remaining stake he had in Williams F1 team. Wolff had owned a total of 15 percent of the Williams team but since 2014 he has sold ten percent of his stake to American healthcare executive Brad Hollinger and he has now sold the remaining […]
McLaren’s Fernando Alonso has claimed the MP4-31 himself and Button will use this season is much more reliable compared to its predecessor the MP4-30 which the team last season. Alonso went on to suggest the team will now focus on getting maximum performance from the current power unit now he is confident the reliability issues […]
Formula One race director Charlie Whiting has praised the work done at New York race track Watkins Glen, claiming the track would be “wonderful” for Formula One races after it was recently resurfaced. Whiting visited Watkins Glen as part of his triennial circuit inspection of the circuit, it just so happened recent resurfacing work had […]
Renault’s chief technical officer Bob Bell says he is surprised by the RS16’s performance throughout pre-season testing claiming they may even be able to achieve a top ten finish in Australia. The season opener in Australia will be Renault’s first race back as a constructor in five years after the French manufacturer took control of […]
Toro Rosso starlet Max Verstappen has admitted he may stay with the team in 2017 but that is not his aim. Verstappen completed his rookie year in Formula One last year at the tender age of just 17 years old, despite his young age and lack of experience the young Dutchman finished his debut season 12th […]
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier is confident the team’s more productive and promising pre-season tests will give the team a “big boost” heading into the 2016 season opener in Australia on March 20th. McLaren struggled during pre-season testing in 2015 after rekindling their once formidable engine partnership with Honda. The team managed just 380 laps […]
The Sauber Formula One team is yet to pay any of its staff their complete salaries from February because of cash flow problems. According to sources within Sauber every single member of staff received an equal portion of their expected salaries to ensure each member of staff was treated equally and fairly regardless of position. […]