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F1 news and predictions for 2017
Planet F1 - 9 Jan 2017 06:56
Respected sports betting sites are gearing up for what promises to be another thrilling Formula 1 season, full of twists and turns and excitement. Champion Nico Rosberg’s shock retirement rocked the sport and in partic...
McLaren Honda need all over improvements to challenge in 2017
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 14:50
The McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team need to improve everywhere if they are to pose any sort of challenge to the top order in 2017, according to Honda's Head of F1 Project Yusuke Hasegawa. The Woking based squad enjoyed a mu...
Mika Hakkinen can imagine Valtteri Bottas winning championship with Mercedes
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 03:00
Two-time champion Mika Hakkinen says he 'could imagine' Valtteri Bottas winning the championship with Mercedes, if the deal goes ahead as is widely expected. The Finnish driver is poised to move from Williams to the cham...
Esteban Gutierrez: Ex-Haas driver to race in Formula E
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 20:40
Former Haas driver Esteban Gutierrez will compete in the Formula E race in his native Mexico after losing his seat for the 2017 Formula 1 season. Gutierrez, 25, failed to score a point in 2016 and was replaced by Kevin M...
Esteban Gutierrez: Ex-Haas driver to race in Formula E
BBC - 9 Jan 2017 20:37
Former Haas driver Esteban Gutierrez will race in Formula E after losing his F1 seat for the 2017 season.
Massa ditches Formula E deal as F1 stay looms
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 20:30
Felipe Massa has reportedly backed out of 'done deal' to compete in Formula E this season, adding credibility to the theory that he is prolonging his Formula 1 career for at least another year with Williams to allow his ...
Gutierrez to race in Formula E after F1 exit
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 20:00
Mexican driver Esteban Gutierrez will compete in his home Formula E electric race in April after losing his Formula One seat at the U.S-owned Haas team. More»
Ecclestone: Nico has the title so why continue?
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 20:00
Bernie Ecclestone has come to accept why Nico Rosberg quit the sport a mere five days after claiming his first Formula 1 World Championship and admits he is happy that the German is walking away at the top of his game, u...
Gutierrez finds refuge in Formula E after F1 exit
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 19:50
Esteban Gutierrez will compete in his home Formula E electric race in April after losing his Formula One seat with the Haas team. Any real hopes Gutierrez had of staying on the grand prix grid took a hit last week when t...
Hulkenberg happy without Mercedes seat
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 18:30
©Instagram Timing and opportunity are often everything in Formula 1, and had Nico Hulkenberg still been on the driver's market when Nico Rosberg retired, he could have been heading to Mercedes. But the Renault driver sa...
Gutierrez enters Mexican Formula E race as F1 hopes fade | 2017 F1 season
F1 Fanatic - 9 Jan 2017 18:25
Esteban Gutierrez will join the Formula E field for his home race in Mexico City, the promoters have announced, indicating he is unlikely to race in F1 this year.
Video: A bored Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen count down the days...
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 18:10
When the #F1 season is still 10 weeks away... Longing for the new season with @DanielRicciardo and @Max33Verstappen! #BoredDrivers — Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) January 9, 2017 The off-season may come... More»
Berger declines DTM executive role
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 17:50
XPBImages Former F1 driver Gerhard Berger was apparently approached for an executive role with the German DTM series, but declined the offer on the basis of his current business commitments. Three members of the ITR, the...
Force India passes all FIA crash tests
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 17:30
– Force India's new Formula 1 challenger has passed the FIA's mandatory crash tests.Formula 1 is preparing to enter a new era of technical regulations in 2017, with cars set to be four to five seconds per lap faster th...
British GP at risk; Ecclestone says stop complaining
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 17:20
F1 News British GP at risk; Ecclestone says stop complaining Despite ‘Mule Car', Pirelli still unsure of 2017 tires Honda will deliver all-new engine for McLaren Manor insolvent, enter administration, on life support F...
Video: A pair of bored bulls rearing to go
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 17:20
©Twitter Red Bull Racing's Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen are counting the days to the Australian Grand Prix. With ten weeks to go, the atmosphere at Milton Keynes is slowly revving up, but the drivers are still in...
Renault progress could tip balance in Mercedes fight, says Horner
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 17:20
Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes that if Renault can make a similar jump this winter as it did last year then it could let his team properly take the fight to Mercedes in 2017. After encouraging progress in 2016, ...
Toto Wolff once turned down a Formula 1 drive!
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 17:10
XPBImages Toto Wolff is one of the pivotal individuals behind the remarkable success of Mercedes in Grand Prix racing. In addition to his business acumen and management skills, Wolff is also a very competent driver who i...
Patience and consistency key to Force India progress
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 17:00
The Sahara Force India F1 Team enjoyed their best ever campaign in F1 history, when they finished fourth in the constructor's championship in 2016, and Chief Operating Officer Otmar Szafnauer believes this is down to the...
Williams F1 team's Claire Williams puzzled by 'pay driver' slurs
Auto Sport - 9 Jan 2017 16:56
Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams says she cannot understand the criticism surrounding Formula 1 drivers who bring financial support to the teams they race for
McLaren: New tyres pose 'major challenge'
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 16:10
– McLaren-Honda technical chief Tim Goss says that understanding Pirelli's much wider 2017 tyres will pose a "major challenge" to Formula 1 teams early in the season.Pirelli carried out an extensive test programme thro...
'Red Bull backing an obstacle' – Vergne
Total F1 - 9 Jan 2017 15:50
In 2008 Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne was named as part of the Red Bull Junior Team, he remained a part of the Red Bull programme until his departure from Formula One at the end of 2014. Vergne made 58 starts for Toro Rosso...