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Young gun Verstappen ready for 'old school' Austria
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 17:50
Max Verstappen says he can't wait to get going at the Red Bull Ring, calling it an 'old school track', and wants to put in a strong performance to please his Red Bull bosses. The young Dutch driver suffered a difficult G...
Ricciardo set for Mexico demo run
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 02:20
Daniel Ricciardo will kick-start the build-up to the first Mexican Grand Prix in 23 years with a demonstration run in Mexico City later this month. The Red Bull driver will drive an RB7 around an inner-city demonstration...
Austrian GP press conference schedule
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 23:50
Latest-Debut Le Mans winner Nico Hulkenberg will be among the drivers fielding questions for the Austrian GP Thursday press conference in Spielberg, as on Friday it is the turn of team technical personnel to face the med...
Michelin to challenge Pirelli to become F1 tyre suppliers
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 23:10
Michelin are to take on Pirelli in a head-to-head to become the sole tyre suppliers in Formula One. After a ten year absence, the French tyre manufacturers have submitted an application to become Formula One's official t...
McLaren Preview 2015 Austrian GP
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 23:00
#14 Fernando Alonso – "Montreal was a difficult race for the whole team - we expected it to be tough because of the nature of the circuit, but obviously a double retirement was especially disappointing. But, of course,...
NASCAR to go to lower downforce for July race at Kentucky
Miami Herald - 16 Jun 2015 22:44
NASCAR will use a rules package with lower downforce for next month's race at Kentucky Speedway. …
Williams bring in updates for Austrian GP
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 22:20
Grand Prix veterans Williams are expecting stronger results this weekend in Austria. The team notched up their first podium of the season at the last race in Canada and have also brought updates for their FW37. "We are c...
Austrian GP: Preview - McLaren
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 22:20
Start time: 1400 (local)/1300 (BST)Race distance: 71 laps (full world championship points awarded after 75 per cent distance/54 laps)2014 winner: Nico Rosberg2014 pole position: Felipe Massa 1m08.759s 226.495km/h 2014 fa...
Team-Mate Battles – Moscow ePrix
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 22:10
The inaugural Formula E season may have seen several drivers come and go, but it doesn't make beating your team-mate any less important. As the season reaches it's conclusion we'll be finding out who the main candidates ...
Michelin confirms 2017 tyre supplier bid
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 20:50
Mercedes AMG Petronas Michelin has confirmed that it has submitted a bid to supply tyres to Formula 1 from the start of the 2017 season. Michelin last competed in the sport in 2006, when it was engaged in a tyre war with...
Alonso & Button: ‘Austria will be challenging for our package'
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 20:20
McLaren's Fernando Alonso & Jenson Button say they are hopeful of an upswing in fortune this weekend in Austria, but admits that the circuit doesn't play to their car's strengths. "Montreal was a difficult race for the w...
Williams F1 targeting second-best Ferrari
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 20:20
"We are coming out of a race where we've shown great pace and good tyre management so going into Austria we can be confident of aiming for the front again. It's a circuit that is very rewarding for power and drag and we ...
Michelin confirms F1 2017 tyre tender application
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 20:20
The French tyre manufactures Michelin has submitted an application to become F1 2015 tyre provider. Autosport revealed. Formula One governing body FIA's time limit for the tender process closing on June 17, Michelin and ...
F1: Michelin submits F1 tyre supply bid
Auto Sport - 16 Jun 2015 19:13
Michelin has submitted a proposal to become Formula 1's next tyre supplier, AUTOSPORT can confirm
Bottas anticipates Williams improvement
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 18:20
Valtteri Bottas is expecting a jump in performance with his Williams FW37 at the circuit where he recorded his maiden Formula 1 podium. Williams enjoyed a successful Austrian Grand Prix last season, notching up its only ...
Michael Schumacher's life post-coma: is recovery possible?
Telegraph - 16 Jun 2015 18:15
Progress can be extremely gradual after major brain damage. Gwen Milham, whose son was in a coma almost two decades ago, talks about the slow process of rehabilitation
McLaren and Honda play down Manor reports
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 18:10
McLaren and Honda have played down speculation linking Manor with a supply of Japanese power beyond the 2015 season. Honda, returning to F1 this year, decided to focus exclusively on McLaren, but boss Yasuhisa Arai has s...
Williams aiming for the front again in Austria
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 18:10
Williams is confident it will be able to fight at the front of the Formula 1 field in this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix. The Grove team started the Red Bull Ring race from pole position last year with Felipe Massa, and ...
Williams sets sights on Ferrari in Austria
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 18:10
– Williams performance chief Rob Smedley hopes the squad will be able to edge closer to the front of the Formula 1 grid at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, and cut the points deficit to second-placed Ferrari.William...
Moto2™ Paddock gets to grips with new tyres at test
Moto GP - 16 Jun 2015 17:42
Moto2™ teams returned to Barcelona for an official test on Tuesday, where they had the chance to evaluate two new Dunlop tyres.
WEC: Tandy: Porsche LMP1 role not priority
Auto Sport - 16 Jun 2015 17:10
Le Mans 24 Hours winner Nick Tandy is not concerned about his future in the Porsche LMP1 team, as he prepares to return to his LMP2 and GT programmes
Austrian GP Driver Previews – Red Bull Racing
Total F1 - 16 Jun 2015 17:10
Heading to their eponymous circuit, Red Bull Racing drivers Daniel Ricciardo & Daniil Kvyat look ahead to this weekend's racing in Spielberg. _ Daniel Ricciardo: Like the majority of the field, last year you were an Aust...