The FIA have approved Formula One’s new elimination-style qualifying in its original form and it will be introduced the first race of the season in Melbourne on March 18 to 20. The new qualifying structure will go ahead at the first race despite mounting concerns over the software needed to use such a system and […]
Sebastian Vettel has said the new ‘halo’ protection system can be as ugly as possible as long as it saves lives. Vettel tested out the ‘halo’ protection system on Friday morning during the final day of pre-season testing after his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen had tested it out a day earlier. The new device received criticism […]
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said the FIA may need to take another look at the proposal of independent Formula One engines if the cost reduction plans in place do not materialise. The plans to introduce an independent Formula One engine supplier were scrapped when the four current engine suppliers Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault […]
Renault engine chief Remi Taffin claims the team has found more than half-a-second in performance from their power unit upgrades over the winter break. Since the introduction of hybrid power units in 2014, Renault has struggled immensely to get to grips with the new V6 power units, suffering constant reliability and performance issues. Following on […]
Lewis Hamilton has said he does not believe the Mercedes W07 is not running efficiently on Pirelli’s soft tyres, claiming he would rather have the tyres from last year’s Formula One season as opposed to the new construction Pirelli is using in 2016. Hamilton put in his first low fuel laps on the soft compound tyre […]
Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene has insisted Ferrari have no engine problems despite reliability issues that have hampered both theirs and customer team Haas’s pre-season tests. With both Ferrari and Haas suffering similar issues last week rumours began to surface around the Ferrari power unit but after a strong finish these soon dissipated. However, yesterday […]
Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne wants a re-think over the proposed changes to the format of qualifying in Formula One claiming he isn’t sure Ferrari can accept Bernie Ecclestone’s ideas. Last week F1 team’s and the Formula One Management (FOM) reached an agreement that would see the format of qualifying on a Saturday changed to a knockout style […]
Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo sees himself as a “pretty complete driver” but he knows he can always keep learning and evolving. After moving from junior team Toro Rosso to Red Bull in 2014 Ricciardo exploded onto the scene beating his more experienced and decorated team-mate Sebastian Vettel on regular occasions along with recording his […]
Bernie Ecclestone is confident the US Grand Prix will go ahead as scheduled despite the US Government minimising the amount of funding they will provide The Circuit of The Americas. The US Grand Prix at COTA (Circuit of The Americas) has been part of the Formula One calendar since 2012 but since its introduction, the […]
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has said “there is still a lot of work to do” despite the reliability and performance progress both McLaren and Honda have made over the winter break. During the first pre-season test in Barcelona, McLaren enjoyed a good start achieving 257 laps in four days running, that is only 123 […]
Romain Grosjean has slammed Formula One’s proposed rule changes in 2017, claiming he doesn’t see how they will make the cars look nicer. During crunch talks before the first test in Barcelona team representatives, the FIA and FOM met to discuss how the rules can be changed in 2017 to make Formula One cars go […]
Manor Racing’s Rio Haryanto has admitted he needs to learn quickly from a tough first test after his Thursday was cut short when the Indonesian driver lost control at turn five in Barcelona resulting in him running backwards into the barriers. Despite a trying few days for the Formula One rookie, Haryanto believes he has […]
