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F1 figures say Austin uncertainty bad for sport
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 01:20
Two more F1 figures say it would not be good for the sport if Austin falls off the 2016 calendar. Although many say the US grand prix is now a highlight of the season, a funding dispute between... More »
WTCC: Honda WTCC team drops Tarquini
Auto Sport - 18 Dec 2015 22:13
Honda has dropped 2009 World Touring Car champion Gabriele Tarquini from its factory line-up for the '16 season
If Alonso had drove for Ferrari in 2015
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 21:00
Imagine it: the end of the 2014 season is nigh and instead of announcing his departure from Ferrari after five years – finishing runner-up to Sebastian Vettel on three occasions – Fernando Alonso gives one last roll ...
Competition to give youngsters a chance to emulate Lewis Hamilton
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 20:00
A competition is being run by the Autosport International Show and Formula Kart Stars to give aspiring young racing drivers the chance to enter the same karting series that Lewis Hamilton once competed in. One young driv...
Red Bull's alternative RB12
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 19:30
While Red Bull has come in for criticism for its approach to its problems in 2015 - including recently from Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne - it could at least show a sense of humour at the end of the season as it po...
Watch out, Maurizio!
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 19:30
Red Bull's light-hearted Christmas card which features Toto Wolff becoming stuck under its Flintstones-style RB12 conjures up memories of a near miss for another team principal this season. Maurizio Arrivabene stepped ou...
Late Renault update was 'a tiny spec' of 2016
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 19:10
XPB Images Renault Sport F1 director of operations Remi Taffin says the power unit manufacturer's update which it introduced late in the season was "a tiny spec of 2016". After a frustrating season fighting reliabilit...
Ecclestone warns BBC over F1 contract
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 18:50
XPB Images Bernie Ecclestone has warned the BBC he could force it to see out its current contract to show F1 until 2018. As reported by industry monitor Broadcast, the BBC is keen to end its deal three years early in ...
The F1 Gossip Column
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 18:40
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Ecclestone not ruling out forcing BBC to see out contract
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 18:30
Bernie Ecclestone insists Formula 1's switch to ITV for 2016 is not a done deal, and has not yet ruled out forcing the BBC to see out its contract. Speculation that UK-network ITV was poised to secure an F1 contract from...
GP2: DAMS locks in Lynn and Latifi for GP2
Auto Sport - 18 Dec 2015 18:21
Multiple GP2 champion team DAMS has confirmed Williams Formula 1 development driver Alex Lynn and Nicholas Latifi as its 2016 line-up, as predicted by Autosport
F1 2015 Season Review – McLaren, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Kevin Magnussen
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 18:20
MCLAREN – BUSTED Wow. Expectations were unrealistically high before the season, but did anyone imagine the first year of the renewed McLaren-Honda partnership would play out quite as dismally as it did in 2015. For a t...
Ecclestone labels F1 'crap' as he demands immediate change
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 18:20
Bernie Ecclestone has branded Formula 1 "crap", whilst calling for immediate change to ensure it doesn't remain that way in future. It's not the first time the 85-year-old has referred to the sport as 'crap', but this ti...
Half a second of Ferrari's gain down to fuel - Shell
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 18:10
Almost half a second a lap of Ferrari's 2015 improvement was down to fuel and lubricant development alone, the Italian team's supplier has claimed. Ferrari's competitive gains in the F1 season just ended was one of th...
Pérez: Force India must 'continue growing'
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 17:40
– Sergio Pérez says that Force India needs to "continue growing" next year, after the team recorded its highest-ever championship classification of fifth in 2015.Pérez and team-mate Nico Hülkenberg, aided by a mid-s...
Haas exclusive
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 17:20
Sky Sports F1 heads to the European home of the Haas F1 team in Banbury, and speaks to Team Principal Gunether Steiner about the teams prospects for the 2016 season when they make their debut. More »
F1: Monza set to secure its F1 future
Auto Sport - 18 Dec 2015 17:19
The future of Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix at Monza appears to have been secured, according to Automobile Club of Milan president Ivan Capelli
Perez: Force India must repeat fifth place
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 17:10
Sahara Force India Sergio Perez says repeating fifth position in the Constructors' championship must be the minimum target for the outfit after its most successful campaign in 2015. Perez and Force India recovered from a...
Law change only way to save Monza, says Italy chief
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 16:40
Italy's motorsport boss says a law change that allows fresh funding for the Italian Grand Prix was the only way to save Monza's Formula 1 future. An imminent amendment to Italy's Stability Law will allow the Automobile C...
Mercedes gap 'enormous' heading in to 2016 - Horner
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 16:30
XPB Images Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says teams have little chance of closing the "enormous gap" to Mercedes next season. Mercedes has dominated the past two seasons since the introduction of the 1.6-li...
Formula 1 2016 confirmed driver line-up
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 16:10
With the Australian Grand Prix just under three months away, the driver line-up in near complete for the Formula 1 2016 season, and new rookie drivers on the horizon, and new-comers Haas F1 just add to the driver line-up...
The team would explode with two Hamiltons - Wolff
Total F1 - 18 Dec 2015 16:00
Despite having been crowned World Champion this and last year, having two Lewis Hamiltons in a team wouldn't be the dream driver line-up, according to Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff. In fact, Wolff believes it would...