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Todt vows to “be there” for Sch...

Feb 06, 2014No Comments

FIA president Jean Todt remains an almost ever-present figure in Grenoble. It is there, almost 600 kilometres from Todt’s Paris office, that the great Michael Schumacher – one of the former Ferrari boss’ closest friends –

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New formula 1 not much quicker than GP2 ...

Feb 06, 2014No Comments

Jenson Button thinks GP2, F1’s second-tier support series, will run the premier category close for pace in 2014. As the sport’s all-new energy-recovery and V6 turbo-powered era kicked off at Jerez last week, drivers were impressed

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Wolff tips Red Bull to bounce back fast

Feb 06, 2014No Comments

With Mercedes already cast as the early title favourite, boss Toto Wolff is tipping reigning champions Red Bull to bounce back from an early crisis. Red Bull and engine partner Renault struggled simply to run the

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Money dominated Formula 1 is not fair accor...

Feb 06, 2014No Comments

Robin Frijns says modern formula one is “not fair”. The 22-year-old Dutchman, arguably the hottest young talent not yet on the F1 grid, has seen his rise thwarted by his lack of personal backing. Last year,

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One of Raikkonen managers David Robertson d...

Feb 06, 2014No Comments

One of Kimi Raikkonen’s managers, David Robertson, has died. It emerged late last year that the 70-year-old, who teamed with his son Steve to bring drivers like Finn Raikkonen and Jenson Button into F1, was in

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Red Bull problems annoying but fixable R...

Feb 06, 2014No Comments

Dr Helmut Marko is sure Red Bull will get its 2014 title-defence back on track. The reigning world champions endured a disastrous opening test at Jerez as designer Adrian Newey’s typically extreme packaging for the new

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Vergne happy to stay with Toro Rosso in 201...

Feb 05, 2014No Comments

Jean-Eric Vergne insists he has put in the past Red Bull’s decision to overlook him for the top seat alongside Sebastian Vettel this year. The Frenchman admits he struggled initially to cope when his 2013 Toro

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F1 supremo contradicts himself, again

Feb 05, 2014No Comments

Depending on the forum, Bernie Ecclestone has contradictory views about F1’s new V6-powered era. Speaking to the specialist press, the F1 chief executive slammed the revolutionary new rules, milder engine tones and widespread technical failures at