FIA keeps canopy safety concept in the cards
The FIA is keeping the canopy safety concept on the backburner, in case teams end up rejecting the Halo device. The canopy design, or Aeroscreen, was initially devised by Red…
Manor F1 shuts down – no buyer shows up
Sadly, the writing was on the wall, but the Manor team has now officially collapsed and will not enter the 2017 Formula 1 world championship. The outfits operating company, Just…
‘Ferrari no stronger in 2017 – just more of the same,’ says Briatore
Flamboyant pundit Flavio Briatore, who always has a handy metaphor or two up his sleeve, just compared Ferrari to an old Roman bakery using the same old dough. The former…
Alonso and Vandoorne ‘getting along well’ – so far
McLaren F1 executive director Zak Brown says that his new driver pairing of Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne are getting along well at the moment - but he's aware that…
Australia, Indonesia Attack WikiLeaks for Publishing Censorship Order
After WikiLeaks released a secret gag order in Australia blocking the country's media from reporting on a massive political corruption scandal, international leaders are evading culpability and scrambling to control…
F1 at maximum capacity with 21 races – Brawn
Ross Brawn, F1's new sporting director, believes a 21-race calendar is the maximum number of events that Formula 1 can reasonably support. The Formula One Group CEO Chase Carey has…
Wolff: ‘It’s like Federer and Nadal between the drivers’
Lewis Hamilton's well-disposed attitude towards Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas is clearly a departure from the cold and distant relationship which prevailed with Nico Rosberg last year. It's all for…
McLaren drivers fighting to keep frustrations under wraps
McLaren-Honda drivers are doing their very best to keep their frustration and disappointment under control, says Stoffel Vandoorne. In the midst of another dismal period in which Honda's lack of…
Engines issues taking a toll on McLaren-Honda relationship
In light of the persistence of Honda's engine troubles, McLaren's Eric Boullier says the relationship between the two partners is "strained". Stoffel Vandoorne was hit with an electrical issue this…
Webber hints Alonso could be about to quit McLaren
Mark Webber believes the situation at McLaren is now so bad that Fernando Alonso could decide to quit mid-season. Alonso ended up retiring from the Australian Grand Prix with a…