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Fernando Alonso rides a Moto GP bike at Honda Thanks Day
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 03:50
McLaren's Fernando Alonso represented the team at Honda's ‘Thanks Day' on Sunday at Twin Ring Motegi. The Spanish racer flew to Japan to take part in the event, drawing together almost 50 riders and drivers from Honda'...
Bloodhound - Building a 1000 mph car
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 23:20
F1 News Formula1blog.com Podcast #451 Aston Martin could get cheap F1 return deal The ‘Plucky Teen' wins 3 FIA awards, Lewis lost his tie McLaren could improve, there's enough tokens for it Toro Rosso announces Ferrari...
Berlin ePrix venue may switch to Norisring
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 23:10
With the availability of the Tempelhof airport thrown into doubt, Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag admits the German ePrix could change venue. The Berlin ePrix is scheduled to take place on 21st May, but the organisers may b...
Hamilton set for uncomfortable winter after wake-up call
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 22:10
Nico Rosberg has given team-mate Lewis Hamilton a wake-up call following the German's winning spree at the tail end of the season, according to Mercedes technical chief Paddy Lowe. Whilst Hamilton won ten of the opening ...
Hamilton victorious in two Autosport Awards categories
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 21:30
2015 F1 champion Lewis Hamilton won two trophies at Sunday night's Autosport Awards in London. The Mercedes driver claimed his third world title after scoring 10 race wins and seven further podium finishes. Some of the b...
Will Palmer wins McLaren Formula 1 outing
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 21:20
Will Palmer has won the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC award, with one of the prizes being a McLaren F1 test. He is the son of ex-F1 driver Jonathan, who made 83 starts between 1983 and 1989, and the younger brother ...
Red Bull confirms split with title sponsor Infiniti
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 21:10
Red Bull Racing has announced that its title sponsorship deal with Infiniti will not continue into the 2016 Formula 1 season. The Milton Keynes-based outfit recently confirmed that it will run with TAG Heuer-branded Rena...
Lotus see no change to driver lineup
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 20:50
Renault's takeover of Lotus is unlikely to affect next season's contracted driver lineup of Pastor Maldonado and Jolyon Palmer, the Formula One team's current chief executive Matthew Carter said on Monday. Venezuelan Mal...
F1 will be "destroyed" without independent engine - Ecclestone
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 19:40
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone believes introducing an independent engine in the next few years is essential to stop the sport being "destroyed". Although the plans for a budget engine have been put on hold while ma...
Wolff: Hamilton/Rosberg rivalry is fierce
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 19:10
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the rivalry between drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg got fierce during the 2015 season. More »
F1: Hamilton set for 'uncomfortable winter'
Auto Sport - 7 Dec 2015 19:04
Lewis Hamilton is in for an uncomfortable winter after Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Nico Rosberg gave him a wake-up call at the end of 2015, according to Paddy Lowe
Perez: Start to 2015 'was very difficult' to keep faith
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 18:30
XPB Images Sergio Perez says Force India faced a "very difficult" start to 2015 which rocked his belief in the team for a spell. Force India opted to launch a basic version of its 2015 car due to an overhaul of its ae...
FE: Bid for Swiss Formula E race fails
Auto Sport - 7 Dec 2015 18:29
Lugano will not join Formula E's season two calendar but Switzerland is in position to host a round of the all-electric championship in 2016/17
Renault must revive 'dying' F1 sooner - Briatore
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 18:20
Flavio Briatore has called on the French outfit to be ready to make an immediate impact on the "dying" sport when they return to Formula One in 2016. Renault announced last week they had purchased the Lotus F1 Team in pr...
That winning feeling
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 18:00
Robert Kubica's only F1 victory to date was a hugely popular one at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix. The Pole was in the middle of an impressive championship challenge driving for BMW Sauber and led home a one-two in Montre...
Happy Birthday Robert!
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 18:00
A big happy Birthday to Robert Kubica, who turns 31 today. Former Sauber and Renault driver Kubica was one of Formula One's most exciting talents before a rally accident almost cost him his life in February 2011. The inj...
Martin Brundle says it is good for F1 and Sky Sports if BBC shows live races
Telegraph - 7 Dec 2015 17:54
Brundle, who has worked with BBC and Sky, says competition between the two is good for viewers and Formula One needs a free-to-air presence
Jordan: F1's manufacturer teams have "too much control"
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2015 17:50
Former team boss Eddie Jordan believes Formula 1 chiefs should do more to help protect the independent teams. Against the backdrop of concerns that the influence of the manufacturers in F1 is too significant and is holdi...
F1: Alonso sabbatical a bad idea - Hakkinen
Auto Sport - 7 Dec 2015 17:45
Mika Hakkinen does not believe it would be a good move for McLaren driver Fernando Alonso to take a year out of Formula 1
Lewis Hamilton could be dropped due to rivalry with Nico Rosberg, reiterates Mercedes boss Toto Wolff
Telegraph - 7 Dec 2015 17:41
Toto Wolff made his stark threat last week and confirmed on Sunday that the interests of the team were paramount
'Man, I thought you would be taller'
BBC - 7 Dec 2015 17:14
Who did Lewis Hamilton aim a playful jibe at on the podium this year? Play the BBC F1 trivia quiz to find out...
FE: Formula E could race at Norisring
Auto Sport - 7 Dec 2015 17:13
Formula E is weighing up a race at the Norisring for this season in place of the Berlin Tempelhof airport