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Button poised to confirm F1 retirement in Japan
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 05:40
The odds are firming that Jenson Button will announce his retirement from Formula 1 at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. Fleet Street claim the 2009 World Champion will call time on his 16 season grand prix career on h...
Lewis Hamilton has 'no confidence' Mercedes will sort out problems
Telegraph - 22 Sep 2015 23:00
Japanese Grand Prix: Title leader admits he is baffled by lack of speed, with Nico Rosberg also expressing concerns
Toto Wolff: "We wish to continue to support independent, privateer teams"
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 22:10
Toto Wolff has revealed that Mercedes rejected the opportunity to supply Red Bull Racing with engines as they wanted to respect the current partnerships they have with privateer teams in Formula 1. The Head of Mercedes-B...
Perez linked to second Lotus seat
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 21:40
Force India's Sergio Perez has been linked with a potentially vacant seat at the Lotus F1 team, following Romain Grosjean's rumoured move to the Haas F1 team for 2016. With Romain Grosjean declaring that he has sorted ou...
Pastor Maldonado: "Almost a perfect track!"
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 21:30
Pastor Maldonado admits it is nice to be challenged by a circuit, and believes Suzuka is one of those that is a challenge every year. The Lotus F1 Team driver feels the Japanese Grand Prix circuit is at least comparable ...
Pirelli: 'Suzuka to generate the highest continuous G loading of the year'
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 21:20
Japanese Grand Prix – Pirelli will bring their two hardest compounds to the Suzuka race, having used their two softest compounds last time out in Singapore. The Medium & Hard compounds have only made three appearances ...
Maldonado downplays Button criticism following Singapore clash
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 21:20
Pastor Maldonado has downplayed the criticism from Jenson Button following their clash during the Singapore Grand Prix that left the Venezuelan with a damaged diffuser and the Briton with a broken front wing. The Lotus F...
VIDEO: Classic F1 - Japanese Grand Prix 1988
BBC - 22 Sep 2015 20:51
Watch highlights from the 1988 Japanese Grand Prix as Ayrton Senna clinches his first world title after a scintillating drive in wet/dry conditions at Suzuka.
‘Emotional' weekend ahead for Manor
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 20:50
Japanese Grand Prix – The Manor team are preparing for what is likely to be an 'emotional weekend' as they head to Japan one year on from the race which took Jules Bianchi's life. The 2014 Japanese Grand Prix was overs...
Fernando Alonso to bring 'samurai spirit' to Suzuka
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 20:40
Japanese Grand Prix – McLaren-Honda's Fernando Alonso says that Suzuka presents a stern challenge once again for his team, but that he will be bringing 'samurai spirit' to the weekend. Singapore, last time out, was sup...
Wolff backs Mercedes call not to supply Red Bull
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 20:40
XPB Images Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff defends his company's decision not to supply Red Bull, suggesting that the constructor's years of toil should not benefit a rival outfit. The four-time world champions ar...
Horner admits VW/Audi interested in Red Bull deal
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 20:30
Christian Horner has finally admitted that Volkswagen/Audi have shown interest in taking over the Red Bull Formula 1 team, but says no deal has yet been agreed. Former team owner Eddie Jordan recently claimed that the Ge...
Wolff: Lewis is the best in F1
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 20:30
In the days leading up to the Singapore Grand Prix, seemingly all that mattered, to some sections of the media, was the potential for Lewis Hamilton to equal the number of Grand Prix wins accumulated by his great hero, A...
Team spirit?
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 20:00
Toro Rosso rookies Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz have certainly been a frisky duo to watch in action this year, with the pair seemingly getting along well off track too. Therefore, will we see any hard feelings between...
Kimi's finest F1 win
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 19:30
How could we ever forget Kimi Raikkonen's stunning last-lap move on Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella to win the 2005 Japanese Grand Prix? Having qualified only 17th following a rain-afflicted session at Suzuka, the Finn ch...
Video: Honda's power unit development
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 19:30
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Max Verstappen: "It will be special to go back to Suzuka!"
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 19:20
Max Verstappen made his first appearance as a Scuderia Toro Rosso driver in Suzuka last year, and is excited to make his first race appearance at the circuit this weekend. The Dutch teenager was ecstatic to make his Form...
Singapore Grand Prix track invader charged in court
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 19:00
XPB Images The man who caused a second Safety Cary period in the Singapore Grand Prix by taking a stroll on track was charged in court on Tuesday, following his arrest by local police on Sunday. Named Yogvitam Pravin ...
Red Bull demands Ferrari engine parity to stay in F1
ESPN - 22 Sep 2015 18:41
Red Bull demands Ferrari engine parity to stay in F1
Boullier seeks reliability cure for McLaren
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 18:20
Eric Boullier is demanding McLaren Honda cures its reliability woes ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix but is bracing for another difficult race weekend. The Woking-based team suffered its fourth double retirement of the y...
Mercedes to try Rosberg s damaged engine
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 18:20
Mercedes says it is planning to run Nico Rosberg s damaged engine during free practice for the Japanese Grand Prix in the hope it will limit his chances of a penalty in the final rounds More »
Wolff explains Red Bull engine deal refusal
Total F1 - 22 Sep 2015 17:50
Mercedes' director of motorsport Toto Wolff has elaborated on the marque's decision not to provide engines to Formula 1 rivals Red Bull, hinting that they're not the kind of team the manufacturer wants to supply. In an i...