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Williams considers Button 'attractive' prospect for 2017 | F1 Fanatic Round-up
F1 Fanatic - 6 Aug 2016 01:01
In the round-up: Button a "very attractive" option for Williams • Rossi has potential for Manor return • Haas pleased with team's performance so far
WTCC Argentina: Jose Maria Lopez on pole after Guerrieri error
Auto Sport - 6 Aug 2016 21:19
Jose Maria Lopez will start Sunday's main World Touring Car Championship race in Argentina from pole after a pitlane error in qualifying denied Esteban Guerrieri a pole on his debut
Haas wants more from Ferrari
Total F1 - 6 Aug 2016 13:10
After an incredible start to their season, Haas' have failed to keep pace with their rivals leaving Gene Haas to urge Ferrari to be open to more collaboration. Haas went into this season, the American team's first in For...
Lewis Hamilton 'probably the best driver in F1 at the moment' - Toto Wolff
Total F1 - 6 Aug 2016 14:00
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has conceded that Lewis Hamilton is 'probably' the best driver in the sport at the moment and Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg accepts that he is the benchmark. The Briton, a three-time world...
INDYCAR: Rahal encouraged after Pocono test
Racer - 6 Aug 2016 02:38
When IndyCar stops at Pocono in two weeks, Graham Rahal won't be battling for the championship like he was a year ago. But he and his Rahal Letterman Lanigan team did find some things in Thursday's t...
IMSA: Mazda leads final Road America practice
Racer - 6 Aug 2016 23:41
Mazda led its second of three practice sessions for IMSA's visit to Road America for its WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series. Jonathan Bomarito was fastest in his No. 55 Mazda Prototype (1m55.0...
Teams want immediate talks over next generation engine
Total F1 - 6 Aug 2016 22:20
Formula 1 teams want to begin discussing the future power unit that will eventually replace the current hybrid V6 system as soon as possible, with the date for its introduction drawing closer. An agreement to continue...
Carl Edwards wins Sprint Cup pole at Watkins Glen
Miami Herald - 6 Aug 2016 20:36
Carl Edwards, who won the pole at Watkins Glen International, has become somewhat of a master at qualifying on NASCAR's two Sprint Cup road courses. …
Kovalainen admits McLaren exit affected his confidence
Total F1 - 6 Aug 2016 19:30
XPB Images Former Formula One driver Heikki Kovalainen has revealed that his spell driving for McLaren in 2008 and 2009 alongside Lewis Hamilton and the team's subsequent decision to let him go at the end of the seaso...
Then and Now - Driving Flat Out
Total F1 - 6 Aug 2016 17:40
F1 News Button to Williams? Sure, but how much is he? Alonso: ‘it would be nice to have [rules] consistency' Then and Now - The Rise and Fall of Daniil Kvyat RIP: Chris Amon- 1943-2016 While the world focuses on Rio, I...
Wolff: Abolishing track limits would fix "boring" asphalt run-offs
Total F1 - 6 Aug 2016 17:40
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insists that Formula 1 would be made far more spectacular if track limits were abolished totally, rather than drivers being forced to stay away from 'boring' asphalt run-off areas. Although the F...
Horner calls for consistent line on track limits
Total F1 - 6 Aug 2016 16:40
XPB Images Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has called for more consistency and common sense when it comes to tackling the vexed issue of enforcing track limits in Formula One. "I think the problem is that you...
WTCC Argentina: Esteban Guerrieri tops both practice sessions on debut
Auto Sport - 6 Aug 2016 16:34
Debutant Esteban Guerrieri was a surprise leader in World Touring Car Championship practice in Argentina, topping both sessions at Termas de Rio Hondo
Button celebrates his first Grand Prix victory
Total F1 - 6 Aug 2016 15:50
It took Britain's Jenson Button a long time before he finally found the top step of the podium in Formula One. He was into this sixth season by the time he clinched victory on his 113th Grand Prix, winning the Hungarian ...
Sainz fears Toro Rosso falling behind now
Total F1 - 6 Aug 2016 15:50
Carlos Sainz fears Toro Rosso is already starting to pay the price for running a 2015 F1 engine that is not being developed anymore. The Faenza-based squad secured a last-minute deal to switch from Renault to Ferrari eng...
Wolff wary of Red Bull resurgence, Ferrari threat
Total F1 - 6 Aug 2016 15:40
Toto Wolff feels Mercedes' dominance of the F1 2016 championship has been constantly come under pressure from the rejuvenated Red Bull while he isn't ruling out the threat from Ferrari. Mercedes looks set to better its i...
Whither goest thou, Rossi?
Total F1 - 6 Aug 2016 15:30
F1 News Button to Williams? Sure, but how much is he? Alonso: ‘it would be nice to have [rules] consistency' Then and Now - The Rise and Fall of Daniil Kvyat RIP: Chris Amon- 1943-2016 While the world focuses on Rio, I...
McLaren turned down Pirelli 2017 tyre test Boullier
Total F1 - 6 Aug 2016 14:40
Eric Boullier says McLaren declined the offer of taking part in the Pirelli tyre tests for the 2017 compounds in order to focus its development resources on next year's challenger. Pirelli has begun testing with next yea...
Ricciardo: I underestimated Verstappen
Total F1 - 6 Aug 2016 14:00
Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that he didn't think much of Max Verstappen when he was promoted up to Red Bull to replace Daniil Kvyat at the Spanish Grand Prix in May. It was after Verstappen won the Spanish GP on his Re...
Ricciardo: I underestimated Verstappen
Planet F1 - 6 Aug 2016 13:48
Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that he didn't think much of Max Verstappen when he was promoted up to Red Bull to replace Daniil Kvyat at the Spanish GP. The post Ricciardo: I underestimated Verstappen appeared first on P...
Horner wants 'simple' track limits solution
Total F1 - 6 Aug 2016 13:10
– Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has urged Formula 1 to come up with a "simple" rule to address track limits, or let drivers act freely, following recent confusion.F1's approach to track limits has been under the ...
Daniel Ricciardo wanted to show he can't be walked over in F1
Auto Sport - 6 Aug 2016 13:06
Daniel Ricciardo says he has tried to express his frustration more regularly in Formula 1 this year to prove he is not a driver who can be walked all over