F1
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Brawn wants long-term stay
Ross Brawn looked forward to a long-term future as Mercedes Formula One team principal but indicated it would depend on his motivation and how recent managerial changes panned out. “I know all the plans for the future of the team and I hope I’m...
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Money in F1 talking louder than ever
Timo Glock’s sudden exit from Marussia has brought into sharper focus an age-old truth of Formula One – that money makes the wheels go round – and highlighted the gulf between cash-rich rights holders and struggling teams. Alan Baldwin has...
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Pirelli unveil tyre range
Pirelli yesterday unveiled a new range of tyres which they are convinced will improve the show in Formula One. Ahead of their third season in the sport, and with talks ongoing over a new deal, Pirelli say the changes introduced will result in at...
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Hamilton says Mercedes can challenge the best
Lewis Hamilton is adamant it is not impossible for Mercedes to become winners this season and challenge Formula One’s front runners. Hamilton yesterday paid a visit to the Mercedes-Benz museum and factory in Stuttgart and delivered a rousing speech...
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Money talks as Germany’s Glock leaves Marussia
Germany’s Timo Glock has left Marussia with immediate effect in a decision driven by financial reasons and the Formula One team’s need for money in a tough economic climate. The Russian-licensed team said yesterday that the 30-year-old, who was a...
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Williams to run 2012 car at test
Williams will run last year’s car at Formula One’s first pre-season test at the Jerez circuit on February 5 with the new FW35 to be unveiled in Barcelona on February 19, the team said yesterday. The former champions are the first team to state...
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Ferrari boss rules out dream-team pairing
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has insisted a dream-team pairing of Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel is not their goal – for the time being. Speculation has long surrounded Vettel and a potential move to Maranello, with suggestions...
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Ricciardo ready for a close shave
Daniel Ricciardo is preparing himself for a close shave even before the new Formula One season gets under way in two months’ time. While on holiday in his Australian homeland over the past few weeks, Ricciardo has not only let his hair down, but...
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‘Thinking man’s championship’
Formula One is poised to become a “thinking driver’s champion-ship” once the new engine regulations kick in from 2014. That is the view of Andy Cowell, managing director of Mercedes High Performance Powertrains who currently supply engines to not...
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Perez adjusts to life at McLaren
Despite turning up at the factory front door in a bright orange McLaren sportscar, and receiving a standing ovation from the team’s 500-strong staff, Sergio Perez struggled to comprehend just how much his lifestyle had changed. “I think it didn’t...
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Ferrari start work on new F1 factory base
Ferrari have begun work on a new factory building at their Maranello headquarters in Italy that will be home to their Formula One team. “The first excavations have indeed begun of the foundations of the building that will house the offices of the...
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Mark Webber will play supporting role – Marko
Red Bull Racing’s outspoken advisor Helmut Marko has indicated Mark Webber will be expected to play a supporting role to Sebastian Vettel as the German bids to make it four world titles in a row in 2013. Australian Webber won im-pressively in Monaco...
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Stupid errors must stop, says Grosjean
French Formula One driver Romain Grosjean said he would repay the Lotus team’s faith in him by cutting out the reckless mistakes that cast a shadow over a largely successful season for him in 2012. Lotus, who finished an impressive fourth in the...
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Thailand now aiming for F1 race in 2015
Thailand expects to host a floodlit F1 Grand Prix in Bang-kok in 2015 after plans were pushed back a year, the governor of the national sports authority said yesterday. “An F1 race is likely to take place here in early 2015 instead of in 2014 in our...
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Ferrari prefer Vettel to Hamilton – Montezemolo
Triple Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel would be Ferrari’s first choice should they ever need to replace Fernando Alonso, president Luca di Montezemolo has said. The Red Bull driver has been repeatedly linked to Ferrari this season, with...
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No concerns for Vettel about Brazil overtake
Sebastian Vettel never had any doubts over the validity of his 2012 drivers’ title, despite the debate that briefly raged regarding his overtake of Jean-Eric Vergne at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver’s third consecutive...
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Kobayashi ends bid for 2013 drive
Kamui Kobayashi has conceded defeat in his battle to secure a seat on the F1 grid in 2013. The Japanese driver was left without a berth after Sauber elected to go with Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez as their drivers for next...
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Lotus F1 team retain Grosjean
The Lotus Formula One team will have an unchanged line-up next season after they announced that French driver Romain Grosjean will retain his place alongside 2007 champion Kimi Raikkonen. The confirmation came a day after Grosjean won the Race of...
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Germany’s Sutil ready for 2013 Formula 1 return
Adrian Sutil (picture) does not believe his criminal record will prevent him making a return to Formula One in 2013. The German has been linked with a return to Force India, having sat out the 2012 season after the team chose to replace him with...
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Teams vote for Alonso over Vettel
Formula One team principals have voted Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso their driver of the year, despite Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel becoming the sport’s youngest triple world champion at 25. A poll of all the team heads carried out by Britain’s Autosport...
