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Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost believes the Daniil Kvyat has all the ingredients to go on to win races and even fight for a World Championship by 2017. Kvyat endured a season of ups and downs in 2015, but ultimately finished the year in seventh place, three points ahead of his Red Bull teammate. His […]
Last week F1 teams agreed to introduce a new qualifying format which would see drivers eliminated in 90 second intervals instead of at the end of the sessions. It was originally suggested that the new style of qualifying might be used as early as the first race in Australia. However, Bernie Ecclestone has said the […]
Manor announced that Rio Haryanto will partner Pascal Wehrlein for the 2016 season. Here’s a look at the 23-year-old’s journey to F1. Haryanto was born in Surakarta, Indonesia, and is set to become the first driver to compete in F1 from the country. He first tasted big success in 2006 when he won the Asian […]
Manor F1 Team have confirmed that Pascal Wehrlein will drive for them in this years championship, but who is Formula One’s latest addition? The 21-year-old was born in Sigmaringen, Germany, and began his racing career back in 2005, winning the DMV Bundesmeisterschaft Junior Kart Championship in 2007. The following year he went on to finish […]
Former Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo, has said that Michael Schumacher’s health is not good. The seven-time Formula One World Champion suffered a skiing accident back in December 2013 and is still receiving intensive treatment at his home in Switzerland. News regarding the German’s health has been kept quiet, but Montezemolo revealed that he is […]
The FIA has told team bosses that it wants to introduce head protection for 2017, with drivers said to be in favour of the idea. Last week F1 technical chiefs met to discuss plans for increasing head safety in Formula One, following a number of deaths from head injuries across the sport including Jules Bianchi, […]
The chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, Alexander Wurz, has claimed that drivers are pushing for better head protection to be introduced as early as 2017. The push for increased head protection comes after several deaths and serious injuries as a result of having open cockpits, including the tragic loss of Jules Bianchi last […]
Williams chief technical officer, Pat Symonds, believes that the plans to bring refuelling back to F1 should be postponed until 2018. F1 chiefs including Bernie Ecclestone and FIA president, Jean Todt, will be meeting to discuss potential rule changes on Monday. Last year similar discussions took place, with drivers voting in favour of bringing refuelling back […]
Formula One chief executive, Bernie Ecclestone, believes that a female driver “wouldn’t be taken seriously” at the top-level of motor racing. These comments come not long after Susie Wolff launched the “Dare to be Different” scheme that will help increase the number of female drivers in motor sport. However, Ecclestone, who has previously suggest having […]
Pastor Maldonado’s future in Formula One hangs on whether Renault can agree a sponsorship deal with PDVSA, with Autosport reporting that the French manufacturers are close to concluding negotiations. Recent reports have suggested that Maldonado may be losing his seat to Kevin Magnussen after the Dane was seen at the Renault base. However, it’s understood […]
Maria Teresa de Filippis, who took part in three grands prix in 1958, has passed away at the age of 89. The Italian entered five race events, qualifying for three of them, and finishing just one of them, which was her debut at Spa where she finished in tenth. She drove a privately entered Maserati […]
It’s almost two years since the FIA gave the go-ahead for the Haas F1 Team to join the grid for the 2015 season, only for the outfit to decide not to race until 2016. Now the team are all but ready to begin their Formula One careers, making them the newest constructors since HRT, Lotus […]