Motorsport News
Team bosses vote Lewis Hamilton best driver in F1
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 10:50
Formula One team bosses have voted defending world champion Lewis Hamilton the best driver in F1 today. Germany's Auto Bild magazine ran the survey amongst all ten rival team principals in the paddock, with Mercedes' rei...
Ex-Lauda Rush BRM to star at Retro Speedfest
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 01:10
An ex-Niki Lauda BRM that featured in the hit movie Rush headlines a list of 10 genuine Formula 1 cars that are set to feature at this year's Sydney Retro Speedfest. The BRM P160E chassis raced in nine grands prix across...
Manor recruit ex-Mercedes chief Bell
BBC - 1 Jun 2015 17:22
Manor - formerly Marussia - bring in former Mercedes technical director Bob Bell as a consultant to advise their rebuild.
F1 drivers all looking to Le Mans says Dumas
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 23:50
F1 drivers are now taking the world of prototype sports cars seriously. That is the claim of Romain Dumas, a French driver who races for Porsche in the increasingly high-profile world endurance championship (WEC). WEC's ...
German broadcaster RTL wants F1 to improve
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 23:40
RTL, F1's free-to-air broadcaster in Germany, wants the sport to improve. We reported last week that, with the traditional market already losing its grand prix in 2015, Germany's main television host may now also be eyei...
Column: NASCAR has long needed a driver council for feedback
Miami Herald - 1 Jun 2015 22:51
It started last fall as a text message chain that included roughly 20 of NASCAR's top drivers. The purpose of that group chat was for the drivers to hash out where the current rules package was headed and attempt to gain...
The Inside Line: Halfway to the Sprint Cup Chase
Miami Herald - 1 Jun 2015 22:49
The regular season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has reached its midpoint, with 13 races completed and 13 to go before the championship Chase begins. …
Ferrari and Honda dip into engine development tokens
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 22:40
Whilst Mercedes and Renault have confirmed they have yet to use any of their engine development tokens, it's been revealed that both Ferrari and Honda have dipped into their allocation ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. F...
'Honda and Ferrari use tokens'
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 22:20
Ferrari and Honda are believed to have both used engine tokens ahead of this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix, the first manufacturers to take advantage of in-season development. The new hybrid engines introduced at the sta...
Mercedes boost power unit performance for Canada
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 22:10
Mercedes will supply an upgraded engine for itself and its customer teams for this weekend's Canadian GP. The German engine manufacturer will introduce developments without using any of its seven tokens which it has left...
Kehm defends Schumacher media blackout
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 21:40
Michael Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm has told German media that the man himself would desire to keep his rehabilitation and home recovery as private as possible. Michael Schumacher was critically injured in December ...
Bob Bell amongst new Manor F1 staffing appointments
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 21:40
Former Mercedes AMG PETRONAS Technical Director Bob Bell is one of a trio of new names added to the Manor F1 Team's technical and engineering departments. Bell, who also had a spell as the Team Principal of the Renault F...
McLaren fighting hard to fix reliability problem before Canadian GP
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 21:20
Canadian Grand Prix has typically been a happy hunting ground for McLaren with 13 victories making them the most successful team in the race's history. The McLaren-Honda took one of those victories on its last visit to M...
Press conference schedule 2015 Canadian GP
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 20:20
Defending world champion, Lewis Hamilton will likely be centre stage when he appears in Thursday's FIA press conference in Montreal alongside youngster Max Verstappen – whose crash led to the Briton's reversed fortunes...
Exclusive: Ferrari and Honda use F1 engine tokens
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 19:30
Ferrari and Honda are poised for a mid-season engine upgrade, Motorsport.com can reveal, after it emerged on Monday that they had both used development tokens. With the two engine manufacturers looking to make improvemen...
NAT: Jet-engined Mini crashes during demo
Auto Sport - 1 Jun 2015 18:33
A Time Attack event at Snetterton was disrupted when a jet-powered Mini crashed at the final corner while travelling the wrong way round the circuit during a demonstration run
Alonso wants focus on reliability over performance
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 18:30
Fernando Alonso has urged McLaren-Honda to get on top of its reliability issues, which have hampered the Spaniard in both Spain and Monaco, before turning its attention to performance. Alonso looked set for his first poi...
F1: Refuelling return plan puzzles Manor
Auto Sport - 1 Jun 2015 18:25
Manor sporting director Graeme Lowdon does not understand why refuelling is set to make a comeback in Formula 1 in 2017
McLaren-Honda: A snapshot from the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 18:10
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is the first high-speed challenge of the 2015 campaign. After the slow-speed demands of Monaco, Formula 1 heads across the pond to one of the fastest circuits on the calendar. The Circuit Gi...
Sauber drivers confident of stronger performance in Montreal
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 18:00
Both Sauber drivers Marcus Ericsson & Felipe Nasr are feeling optimistic ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. The pair believe that the higher speed nature of the circuit will allow them to compete more strongly than in Mon...
McLaren preview Canadian GP
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 17:40
After the slow-speed demands of Monaco, Formula 1 heads across the pond to one of the fastest circuits on the calendar. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, situated on an island in the St Lawrence River in Montreal, is the fi...
Manor announce key technical signings
Total F1 - 1 Jun 2015 17:30
Manor have announced three signings to its technical staff, as the team start to build towards its future after a troubled start to 2015. The team, assembled from the remnants of the former Marussia team which went into ...