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Maldonado: I've been a victim
Planet F1 - 5 Apr 2015 18:15
Two from two without a single point or even reaching the chequered flag, Pastor Maldonado feels he has been an "unlucky" "victim" this season...
Di Grassi delighted to be leading driver's championship
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 03:20
Lucas di Grassi was pleased to be leading the Driver's Championship once again after outscoring rival Nicolas Prost in the Long Beach ePrix. Speaking after the race, di Grassi told reporters that he believes the result m...
Piquet dominates Long Beach ePrix
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 02:10
China Racing's Nelson Piquet Jr. took a controlled victory in Long Beach ahead of Jean-Eric Vergne and Lucas di Grassi. Piquet took victory after a decisive lap one overtake handed him the lead of the race. From there, h...
Hembery: F1 needs to put focus on 'hero' drivers
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 22:40
Pirelli's Paul Hembery has called for changes to the sport which would make drivers the stars of the show once again, rather than a focus on complicated technology. His comments come when Pirelli is due to make a decisio...
Pirelli wants F1 changes for 2017
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 20:40
Paul Hembery has urged F1 to make changes before Pirelli commits to a new contract. The Italian tyre supplier's F1 chief told the Guardian newspaper that he fully supports efforts by Bernie Ecclestone to spice up the ‘...
Mother insists the only identification that Max Verstappen is Belgian
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 20:40
Max Verstappen's mother says the 17-year-old is in fact Belgian. The Toro Rosso rookie, now making waves as the youngest ever driver and points-scorer in F1 history, is the son of former grand prix star Jos Verstappen. J...
McLaren: We will succeed soon, Alonso and Button happy with MP4-30
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 20:40
McLaren supremo Ron Dennis is confident the team can emerge from the early troubles of the new Honda era. He is quoted by France's L'Equipe as saying the bright side of the early bad reliability and lack of pace is that ...
Amlin Aguri takes 7th Place in the Long Beach ePrix
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 19:50
António Félix da Costa produced a steady display to finish a credible seventh. Amlin-Aguri claimed more points in the inaugural Formula E championship, with António Félix da Costa producing a steady display to finish...
Ferrari and Vettel love affair keeps on blossoming
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 19:40
Ferrari's love affair with Sebastian Vettel – and vice versa – is in high gear as the German's shares at Maranello soar in the aftermath of his shock victory in the recent Malaysian Grand Prix, and mutual admiration ...
Mercedes team get in war mode to fend off Ferrari
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 19:20
The world champion Mercedes team is pulling together to fend off the new threat posed by Ferrari, with an all hands on deck meeting ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend. Sebastian Vettel's Sepang win was a shock to th...
BTCC: Double for Honda as Neal wins Brands final
Auto Sport - 5 Apr 2015 19:12
Matt Neal made it two wins from three for Honda's new British Touring Car Championship challenger, as he held off MG debutant Jack Goff in the Brands Hatch reverse-grid race
Max Verstappen is Belgian says his mother
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 19:10
Max Verstappen's mother says the 17-year-old is in fact Belgian and not Dutch.. The Toro Rosso rookie, now making waves as the youngest ever driver and points-scorer in F1 history, is the son of former grand prix star Jo...
Was Alonso over-medicated after Barcelona crash?
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 19:10
Yet another report has emerged surrounding the mysterious circumstances of Fernando Alonso's testing crash. Michael Schmidt, the highly respected correspondent for Auto Motor und Sport, claims the McLaren-Honda driver ma...
Pirelli boss wants F1 to spice up the show before 2017
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 18:30
Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery has urged Formula 1 to make changes before the company commits to a new contract. The Italian tyre supplier's F1 chief told the Guardian newspaper that he fully supports efforts by Be...
Van der Garde sheds more light on Melbiourne legal saga
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 18:30
Giedo van der Garde has revealed the awkwardness of his situation at the 2015 Formula 1 season opener, as he pressed his claim for a race seat against Sauber. Ultimately, the Swiss team settled its dispute with the Dutch...
Raikkonen invested in Nasr's career
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 18:30
Felipe Nasr has revealed that Kimi Raikkonen helped to fund his rise to Formula 1. In the first two grands prix of his career, Brazilian rookie Nasr clashed on track with Ferrari's Raikkonen. But the 22-year-old has told...
Merhi confident of Chinese GP race seat with Manor
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 18:30
Rookie Roberto Merhi is confident he will return to the cockpit of the Manor car in China. And Diario Sport said that if the 24-year-old rookie does reprise his race role in Shanghai, he will surely also appear in Bahrai...
Lucas di Grassi reclaims Formula E championship lead
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 18:10
Daniel Abt had grabbed the headlines after becoming the first German in Formula E to claim pole position. Lucas di Grassi from the ABT Sportsline team reclaimed the Formula E championship lead after finishing third in th...
Merhi confident of retaining Manor seat for China
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 18:00
Roberto Merhi is convinced he will return to the cockpit of the Manor Marussia car in the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai next weekend. Merhi, 24, got to the finish in his first-ever Grand Prix start in Malaysia last week...
Andretti Formula-E Team's third trophy at Long Beach
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 17:40
Andretti Formula E race report, Long Beach Eprix. French racing driver Jean-Éric Vergne has brought home the Andretti Formula-E Team's third FIA Formula-E Championship trophy today with a second-place finish and his fou...
Ricciardo happy to contend with Shanghai tyre wear
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 17:30
Daniel Ricciardo has mixed feelings about F1's annual trip to China, but insists that he is more than ready to put up with the extreme tyre wear the teams will face next weekend. The Australian has endured a tough start ...
Maldonado: I've been a victim
Total F1 - 5 Apr 2015 16:30
Two from two without a single point or even reaching the chequered flag, Pastor Maldonado feels he has been an 'unlucky' 'victim' this season. Despite racing a car that many believe is capable of points finishes, Maldona...