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Korean GP organisers face action for breach of contract
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 03:10
The organisers of the cancelled Korean Grand Prix are facing demands of compensation from FOM for breach of contract. According to a report from AFP, the organisers behind the Korean Grand Prix which was scheduled for Ma...
Schumacher progress 'painfully slow' - report
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 16:50
Nearly 14 months after his late 2013 skiing accident, little new is known about the great Michael Schumacher's medical progress. The 46-year-old is reportedly cared for by a private medical team numbering 15 professional...
Earnhardt Jr., Hamlin fail post-qualifying inspection for Daytona 500
Miami Herald - 16 Feb 2015 02:21
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Denny Hamlin will have to start from the rear of the field in their respective Budweiser Duel qualifying races after both drivers had their cars fail Sunday's post- qualifying inspection for the Da...
McLaren completes filming day in Barcelona
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 20:40
+ McLaren has completed a filming day in Barcelona ahead of the second pre-season test at the circuit. Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button managed just 79 laps between them with the new Honda-powered MP4-30 at the opening ...
F1: F1 revolution faces Tuesday vote
Auto Sport - 16 Feb 2015 20:14
Formula 1's move towards a rules revolution faces a key vote on Tuesday that should decide whether major changes to car design can happen in time for 2016
Barcelona Test: Team & Driver Line-Ups
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 20:00
The first of two Barcelona tests begins this week, and most of the teams have now revealed their driver line-ups. The test begins this Thursday 19th February, running until Sunday the 22nd, and takes place at the Circuit...
McLaren use last filming day ahead of Barcelona test
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 19:50
McLaren completed a day of filming on Monday for 'promotional purposes' at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona ahead of the second pre-season test at the same circuit. The team struggled to put mileage on its MP4-30 du...
Sainz happy to be in Verstappen's shade
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 18:40
February 16, 2015 (GPracingplus/GMM).- Carlos Sainz jr insists he is happy to be in the shade of his high-profile Toro Rosso teammate. Spaniard Sainz, whose father and namesake is the world rally legend, is making his gr...
Prodromou created McLaren 'masterpiece'
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 18:40
February 16, 2015 (GPracingplus/GMM).- Going extreme with the new MP4-30 is a "calculated risk", McLaren supremo Ron Dennis has revealed. Although it has struggled to run amid early troubles with new works engine partner...
Grosjean not expecting winning Lotus in 2015
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 18:30
February 16, 2015 (GPracingplus/GMM).- Lotus is not expecting a return to the top step of the podium in 2015. In 2012 and 2013, when the returning Kimi Raikkonen was at the wheel of the black and gold car, the Finn manag...
Nasr defends lack of success in GP2
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 18:30
February 16, 2015 (GPracingplus/GMM).- Felipe Nasr has defended his move into formula one this year despite not matching the success of others in the sport's feeder category. The Brazilian will make his debut next month ...
Red Bull announce driver days for first Barcelona test
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 18:20
Daniel Ricciardo will be at the wheel of the Red Bull RB11 for the first two days of the second official Formula 1 test in Barcelona which begins on 19th February. The Australian will be testing on Thursday and Friday be...
INDY: Jakes back to IndyCar with Schmidt
Auto Sport - 16 Feb 2015 18:17
James Jakes will return to IndyCar in 2015 after securing a deal to replace Mikhail Aleshin at Schmidt Peterson Motorsport
McLaren puts MP4-30 through paces in Barcelona
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 17:40
Jenson Button in action in Jerez earlier this month Sutton Images Enlarge McLaren has put the MP4-30 through its paces ahead of the second pre-season test during a filming day in Barcelona. The team's start to life with ...
F1: Customer teams help Mercedes efforts
Auto Sport - 16 Feb 2015 17:31
Mercedes is convinced that its push to stay dominant in Formula 1 is helped by it supplying engines to so many teams
Archaic F1 management puts sponsors off - Lopez
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 17:30
Lotus co-owner Gerard Lopez has hit out at Formula One Management (FOM) - the company which owns the rights to the sport - for the way they run the business side of things. Lopez described their approach as "archaic" and...
Vettel in the Ferrari FXX K (video)
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 17:30
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Lopez hits out at F1's archaic management
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 17:20
Lotus boss Gerard Lopez believes that those at the very top of F1 are damaging the sport and holding it back. Falling TV viewing figures and swathes of empty seats in grandstands are the obvious face of Formula One's fai...
Merc engine boss: Rivals can catch up
Planet F1 - 16 Feb 2015 16:43
Mercedes engine boss Andy Cowell insists their rivals can catch up this season, but has warned that Merc are not standing still...
F1 management is 'blockage' for sponsors - Lopez
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 16:40
Gerard Lopez has hit out at F1's 'archaic management'. Refuting rumours he is looking for new investors to replace the Lotus boss, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone earlier this month insisted the Luxembourger is 'a friend'. ...
F1 management is blockage for sponsors says Lopez
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 16:30
Gerard Lopez has hit out at F1's "archaic management". Refuting rumours he is looking for new investors to replace the Lotus boss, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone earlier this month insisted the Luxembourger is "a friend". ...
Lopez hits out at 'archaic' F1 management
Total F1 - 16 Feb 2015 16:30
Lotus Formula One boss Gerard Lopez has labelled the sport's management as "archaic". Lopez, who at the end of last season was leading the charge as angry midfield teams demanded a change to the way revenue is shared, re...