Motorsport News
Bottas misses Australian GP due to back issue
Miami Herald - 15 Mar 2015 08:11
Williams driver Valtteri Bottas did not compete in Sunday's Formula One season-opening Australian Grand Prix after suffering a back injury in qualifying the day prior. …
Bottas remains a doubt after night in hospital
Total F1 - 15 Mar 2015 03:00
Sutton Images Enlarge Valtteri Bottas remains a doubt for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix after spending the night in hospital with soft tissue damage to his back. Bottas felt a twinge of pain when he hit the brakes on hi...
Rossi: "Today was hard work"
Moto GP - 15 Mar 2015 23:49
Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi ended the second night of preseason testing in Qatar in fourth and fifth place respectively.
Horner calls on FIA to rein in dominant Mercedes
Total F1 - 15 Mar 2015 23:40
+ Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has called on the FIA to rein in the dominant Mercedes team following the Australian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg finished half a minute clear of Ferrari's Sebastian V...
Despite Ricciardo points, a frustrating grand prix for Red Bull in Australia
Total F1 - 15 Mar 2015 23:40
Daniel Ricciardo: "In terms of where we need to improve, the main issue is the drivability and the power," Daniel Ricciardo (Finish Position: 6th, Start Position: 7th): "It wasn't the most exciting race. After the start ...
Marquez: "I'm pleased with our overall pace"
Moto GP - 15 Mar 2015 23:33
Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa have completed a productive second day at the Qatar pre-season test.
Mercedes superiority means relatively dull season - Red Bull
Total F1 - 15 Mar 2015 23:30
At the very first race of the 2015 season, Dr Helmut Marko has predicted a 'dull' world championship. 'Mercedes superiority has become even stronger,' the Red Bull official said in Melbourne. 'That means it will be a rel...
German GP demise 'a shame' - Hulkenberg
Total F1 - 15 Mar 2015 23:30
Nico Hulkenberg has lamented the apparent decline of the German grand prix. Officially, the FIA has scheduled a race for mid July, but Bernie Ecclestone had made clear commercial talks with the Nurburgring or alternative...
Red Bull Racing's F1 future in doubt
Total F1 - 15 Mar 2015 23:20
With reports the Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz wants to sell his F1 team and a ailing relationship with engine provider Renault, the future of Red Bull Racing is certainly up in the air. Red Bull Racing's struggles i...
MOTOGP: Dovizioso keeps Ducati on top in Qatar
Auto Sport - 15 Mar 2015 23:15
Andrea Dovizioso fended off Marc Marquez to keep Ducati on top for a second day of MotoGP testing in Qatar
Smith: "I believe my bike is 95% there"
Moto GP - 15 Mar 2015 23:09
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider Bradley Smith finished in 8th position on the second day of testing at the final preseason outing.
Merhi hoping to keep Manor seat for Malaysian GP
Total F1 - 15 Mar 2015 23:00
Roberto Merhi is hoping to keep his Manor race seat for Malaysia. The Spanish rookie was nominated by the resurrected former Marussia team to race in Melbourne, but Manor ultimately did not even turn a wheel. 'I assure y...
Race Analysis: Mercedes lay down the gauntlet in a race of attrition in Melbourne
Total F1 - 15 Mar 2015 23:00
+ So the 2015 Formula 1 season is now officially underway, after a fascinating season-opening race around Melbourne's Albert Park Circuit in Australia. As expected by many as early as February, Mercedes romped away at th...
McLaren-Honda's Button completes 56 laps and finish the race at Albert Park
Total F1 - 15 Mar 2015 22:10
Kevin Magnussen: "Finishing is a small victory for the team - I don't think we expected to be able to do that." Jenson Button (Started 16th - Finished 11th): "Today has been a good day. We're still a long way off, but th...
Dovizioso continues Ducati's dominance in Qatar
Moto GP - 15 Mar 2015 22:00
Andrea Dovizioso set the fastest time on day 2 of the MotoGP™ test in Qatar with less than 1 second separating the top 14 riders.
Owner Haas: 'I always believed Kurt' Busch
ESPN - 15 Mar 2015 21:57
Gene Haas said Sunday he never wavered in his support of Kurt Busch in the aftermath of the controversy over whether Busch assaulted ex-girlfriend Patricia Driscoll at Dover International Speedway in September.
Red Bull confirms Renault in Toro Rosso takeover talks
Total F1 - 15 Mar 2015 21:50
Talks are underway between Red Bull and Renault, regarding the sale of the Toro Rosso team. In the Melbourne paddock, high tension between officials of the energy drink company and its French partner is obvious. A divorc...
F1: Red Bull makes new threat to quit F1
Auto Sport - 15 Mar 2015 21:33
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has warned that the Austrian firm could pull out of Formula 1, claiming that the current regulations "will kill the sport"
Sahara Force India scored seven points in today's season-opening Australian GP
Total F1 - 15 Mar 2015 21:20
Nico Hulkenberg racing to seventh place and Sergio Perez picking up the final point in tenth. Nico Hulkenberg (P7): "I am very pleased with today's result and starting the season with two cars in the points is always pos...
Lewis Hamilton wins Australian Grand Prix easily but sparks furious outburst from Mercedes' rivals
Telegraph - 15 Mar 2015 20:39
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Mercedes one-two could kill sport but winning team's chief Toto Wolff tells him to 'take moans to the Wailing Wall'
Horner unhappy
Total F1 - 15 Mar 2015 20:30
Other than Renault's failure to raise its game, Christian Horner claims that Mercedes' domination is a turn-off for fans. Though the Austrian team wasn't expecting to take the fight to Mercedes today, it clearly expected...
Good & Bad Weekend – Australian GP
Total F1 - 15 Mar 2015 20:20
In the much anticipated 2015 season opener, the F1 community were as much enthralled by the continued off track drama as they were by the reduced participants in the actual race. Off track over the weekend, court cases t...