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Symonds rules out signing with another team
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 08:30
Pat Symonds has revealed that he has no intention of signing with another F1 team after parting ways with Williams. Symonds joined Williams from Marussia in 2013, signing on as the team's technical director. That relatio...
Russian Time boss questions F1 feeder system set-up
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 01:50
Russian Time team boss Svetlana Strelnikova believes the decision by some Formula 1 teams to choose drivers from the FIA European Formula 3 Championship rather than through the GP2 Series makes it unclear to how the sing...
APNewsBreak: Danica Patrick's sponsor sued by racing team
Miami Herald - 4 Feb 2017 01:20
Stewart-Haas Racing filed a $31 million breach of contract lawsuit against Nature's Bakery on Friday, accusing the company of refusing to pay millions of dollars it owes the team to …
Can Liberty Media crack US by focusing on Gen Z?
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 20:00
F1 News Ferrari call Liberty's hand on future of F1 Teams still considering buy-in with Liberty amidst complex F1 structure Lowe to take Williams director role March 1 Formula1blog.com Podcast #510 Max Verstappen is the ...
Max Verstappen gets his own grandstand!
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 19:00
©WRI2 With the news that Max Verstappen will have a grandstand named after him at Spa this year, we can safely say the Dutch prodigy has now reached cult status! The story is more about commercial opportunity than fan f...
Teams should not dismiss F1 stake offer - Wolff
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 17:30
XPBImages Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Liberty Media's offer to teams to acquire a stake in the sport should not be dismissed without proper consideration. In a move to encourage teams to have a vested interest in F...
F1 can become "huge" in US, but needs more races - Brown
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 16:20
McLaren executive director Zak Brown says Formula 1 will not "become an American sport overnight", but insists the US needs to host more grands prix. Brown is convinced that there's ample opportunity for F1 to expand in ...
Ferrari gets first dedicated weather test with Pirelli
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 16:00
XPBImages Pirelli's first dedicated wet weather test will take place over two days at Fiorano on February 9, with Ferrari supplying a 2015-modified mule car. The Italian tyre manufacturer is working hard to improve its w...
Is Bentley considering Formula 1?
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 14:40
. Could Formula 1's recent change of ownership help reverse Volkswagen's stance on the pinnacle of motorsport? It's perhaps more a case of wishful thinking on the part of those who wish the German manufacture would take ...
Williams: Massa will be 'instrumental'
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 14:20
– Williams' Deputy Team Principal Claire Williams says re-hired driver Felipe Massa will be "instrumental" in plotting the squad's development trajectory over the course of 2017.Massa announced his retirement from Form...
Caption Competition 122: Ricciardo's latest shoey | Caption Competition
F1 Fanatic - 4 Feb 2017 13:52
The new season hasn't even started yet and Daniel Ricciardo's done his first 'Shoey' of the year. Can you come up with the funniest caption for this picture?
Vettel underestimated Ferrari challenge, Schumacher's impact - Gerhard Berger
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 13:30
Ex-Formula 1 driver and team boss Gerhard Berger believes that Sebastian Vettel underestimated the challenge he faced upon joining Ferrari in 2015. Vettel moved to Ferrari for the 2015 season after winning four world tit...
Mosley: Liberty should have made use of Bernie
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 13:20
Though his attention is now focussed on the media, Max Mosley still keeps a watching eye on the sport he helped build. The barrister and racer who went on to help create March, which was to build race cars for numerous s...
Rain hits Ferrari test with Raikkonen at Fiorano | 2017 F1 season
F1 Fanatic - 4 Feb 2017 12:45
Ferrari concluded two days of testing at Fiorano on Friday with Kimi Raikkonen at the wheel but rain affected the second day of the team's running.
Toro Rosso will benefit from driver experience
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 12:40
As Formula 1 heralds a new era in 2017, James Key reckons Toro Rosso will benefit from having two drivers with experience in Carlos Sainz and Daniil Kvyat. Whereas Toro Rosso have spent many years fielding rookie racers,...
Toro Rosso will benefit from driver experience
Planet F1 - 4 Feb 2017 12:34
As Formula 1 heralds a new era in 2017, James Key reckons Toro Rosso will benefit from having two drivers with experience in Carlos Sainz and Daniil Kvyat. The post Toro Rosso will benefit from driver experience appeared...
Renault F1 team wants iconic driver-team association with Hulkenberg
Auto Sport - 4 Feb 2017 12:24
Renault wants to forge an iconic driver-team link with Nico Hulkenberg, similar to that which Lewis Hamilton has with Mercedes and Sebastian Vettel had with Red Bull in Formula 1
Max Mosley: Liberty should have kept Bernie Ecclestone in charge of F1
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 12:20
Former FIA president Max Mosley believes that Liberty Media should have kept Bernie Ecclestone in charge of Formula 1 following its takeover of the sport last month. Mosley forged a famous partnership with Ecclestone dur...
Ex-Ferrari president: I made a mistake to allow hybrid engine unit era
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 12:10
Luca di Montezemolo says it is no surprise that Mercedes is utterly dominating F1's current ‘power unit' era. The former Ferrari president said that while the 1.6 litre, turbo V6... More»
Max Mosley: Liberty should have kept Bernie on!
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 12:10
XPBImages Former FIA president Max Mosley was perhaps the sole voice we hadn't yet heard from on the subject of Bernie Ecclestone's demise. A close friend of Ecclestone, and indeed a comrade-in-arms of the former F1 supr...
Renault wants iconic team-driver association with Hulkenberg
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 12:10
Renault believes it can forge the kind of iconic driver/team link with Nico Hulkenberg that Lewis Hamilton has with Mercedes and Sebastian Vettel had with Red Bull in Formula 1. Hulkenberg is joining the French car manuf...
Former Williams tech chief Symonds rules out F1 team return
Total F1 - 4 Feb 2017 12:10
Pat Symonds has ruled out a return to a Formula 1 outfit in the near future - but insists he has not retired from an active role in motor racing. The former Benetton and Renault man left his position as chief technical o...