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Williams finalising deal for Sirotkin – report
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 12:30
Sergey Sirotkin is set to complete Williams' driver line-up for 2018 within the next 10 days, according to BBC Sport. The Renault reserve driver suddenly emerged as an option for the drive when the Enstone team allowed h...
New F1 tyre range "can only create better racing" - Horner
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 11:40
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes that Pirelli's revised range of Formula 1 tyres for 2018 "can only create better racing" by encouraging multiple pitstops. The Italian company's decision to expand from f...
Pro race car driver gets over 16 years in prison
ESPN - 6 Jan 2018 01:56
Pro race car driver Scott Tucker has been sentenced to over 16 years in prison after his conviction for running a payday loan business that prosecutors say cheated millions of financially struggling Americans.
About those F1 TV viewing figures
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 22:10
For the second time in as many weeks, doubt is cast on data released by Formula One Management and according to Forbes this time it could leave team bosses hot under the collar. It is a fact that statistics can be used t...
Horner sees new Pirelli range as harbinger of 'better racing'
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 19:30
Red Bull's Christian Horner believes this year's expansion of Pirelli's tyre range "can only create better racing" and reduce the number of one-stop races. While softening its rubber overall, Pirelli has added two new ty...
Bratches: 'Formula 1 is like managing a start-up!'
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 18:10
Formula 1 commercial boss Sean Bratches says areas of the sport are so under-developed that he feels like he's 'managing a start-up'. Liberty Media's takeover of Grand Prix racing has ushered in a new era for the sport b...
IMSA President Not Expecting Indianapolis 500-style Boost due to Alonso Appearance
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 17:50
Scott Atherton, the President of IMSA, says he does not expect this months Rolex 24 at Daytona to get the same kind of boost that the Indianapolis 500 did last May when Fernando Alonso competes in his first endurance rac...
Hartley: I will focus only on Formula 1
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 17:20
Toro Rosso driver Brendon Hartley has always been eager to fit as many races he could into one season, but now as he embarks on his first full Formula 1 season he will focus only on the 21 races of the 2018 world champio...
Dedicated Hartley excludes racing outside of F1 in 2018
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 17:20
Toro Rosso rookie Brendon Hartley says he will focus exclusively on his Formula 1 commitments this year, excluding any one-off races in any other category. Hartley has retained his ties with Porsche, for which the Kiwi w...
Haas open to Alfa Romeo/Sauber-style rebranding
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 16:30
The Haas Formula 1 team is open to a future rebranding, but has nothing on the horizon in the manner of fellow Ferrari customer Sauber's new Alfa Romeo deal. Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne had long mooted both bring...
Massa: Williams' 2018 car 'a lot more aggressive'
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 16:10
Before heading into retirement at the end of last year, Felipe Massa got a sneak peak at Williams' 2018 charger and was impressed by what he saw. The Grove-based outfit's new car will be the first design overseen by Will...
Ferrari's stars victoriously descend upon Daytona... for six hours
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 15:00
Back in the day, Ferrari's line-up which consisted of Mario Andretti and Jacky Ickx was perhaps the best combo of talent which ever existed in sportscar racing. At a time when jumping from one category of racing to the o...
Haas Formula 1 team open to Alfa Romeo/Sauber-style rebranding
Auto Sport - 6 Jan 2018 14:19
The Haas Formula 1 team is open to a future rebranding, but has nothing on the horizon in the manner of fellow Ferrari customer Sauber's new Alfa Romeo deal
Formula 1's top five tech solutions of 2017
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 14:00
Formula 1 pressed the reset button for 2017 and embraced a brand new set of technical regulations that promised wider, faster, more visually appealing cars that would push drivers to their limits. With downforce increase...
Your top 10 F1 tracks of the last 10 seasons | Top ten
F1 Fanatic - 6 Jan 2018 13:55
Which of the 28 tracks F1 has raced at in the past decade produced the best races? The numbers have been crunched and here's the verdict.
Fernando Alonso targeting Indy 500 return in 2019
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 13:50
Fernando Alonso says he is targeting a return to the Indianapolis 500 in 2019 following his semi-successful debut in 2017 where he led before his retirement. The Spaniard skipped the Monaco Grand Prix with permission fro...
2018 Williams car looks 'more aggressive' and very 'different' - Felipe Massa
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 13:30
The Williams FW41 looks 'a lot more aggressive' according to retired driver Felipe Massa, who said he'd seen the 2018 car in the wind tunnel prior to his departure from the team. This seasonscar is the first that has bee...
Ricciardo wants ‘friction' with Verstappen
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 13:30
Daniel Ricciardo has praised Max Verstappen for 'maturing a lot' over the course of the 2017 season, but would not be adverse to having more 'friction' next campaign. Ricciardo and Verstappen have one of the better team-...
Julias Bär confirmed as Title Partner for the Zürich ePrix
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 13:20
Julius Bär – leading Swiss private banking group and Global Partner of the FIA Formula E Championship – has today been announced as the title sponsor for the historic first running of the Julius Bär Zürich E-Prix....
Ricciardo wants 'friction' with Verstappen
Planet F1 - 6 Jan 2018 13:16
Daniel Ricciardo has praised Max Verstappen for "maturing a lot" over the course of the 2017 season, but would not mind having more "friction" next campaign. The post Ricciardo wants ‘friction’ with Verstappen appear...
F1 the fastest-growing sports brand on social media
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 13:10
Formula 1 owners Liberty Media have certainly made their presence felt in the first year of their tenure with strong growth among TV and digital audiences in 2017. Formula 1's official social media platforms – Facebook...
No dry January for Jenson Button
Total F1 - 6 Jan 2018 13:00
It's cheers from Jenson Button as he savours a glass of Blue Coast lager, a craft beer born in Southern France and for which the former McLaren driver is a distinguished ambassador along with David Coulthard and Daniel R...