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Lotus sign comes down as Renault occupy Enstone again
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 11:30
Renault's Lotus takeover is continuing to race ahead, although an official name change for the Enstone team is yet to be announced. But the big Lotus team sign on the main building at Enstone has now been taken down, whi...
Records show big dip in non-Texans at US Grand Prix
Miami Herald - 11 Jan 2016 00:58
Records filed with the state of Texas show a dip in out-of-state attendance at the troubled 2015 U.S. Grand Prix. …
Coulthard to move across to Channel 4's F1 coverage
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 23:30
David Coulthard will move across from the BBC to Channel 4 following Formula 1's free-to-air broadcaster switch in the United Kingdom, after the BBC dumped the sport in order to cut costs. Channel 4 currently has a three...
Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren selected for wet-tyre test
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 23:20
Pirelli has confirmed that Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren have been selected to take part in their wet-weather test at the Paul Ricard circuit later this month. The sole tyre supplier is keen to improve its full-wet tyres...
DAKAR: Al-Attiyah wins stage, Loeb loses hour
Auto Sport - 11 Jan 2016 23:07
Nasser Al-Attiyah claimed Mini's first stage victory of the 2016 Dakar Rally, as Sebastien Loeb lost one hour and the lead after rolling
Peterhansel grabs overall lead in cars at Dakar Rally
Miami Herald - 11 Jan 2016 22:28
Stephane Peterhansel of France moved into the overall lead in the car category of the Dakar Rally on Monday. …
Plans to speed up cars lose traction
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 21:20
Plans to make Formula 1 cars faster for 2017 are being watered down following an intervention from Pirelli. More »
Haas F1 reveals 2016 race livery trucks
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 21:10
Haas F1 Team preparing for their opening season in Formula 1, below we added their groundwork video released by the team of the race trucks getting stickered up. The team, based in North Carolina and... More »
Plans to speed up cars lose traction
BBC - 11 Jan 2016 21:10
Plans to make Formula 1 cars faster for 2017 are being watered down following an intervention from Pirelli.
Mercedes absent from F1 tyre test
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 20:20
Formula One world champions Mercedes will be absent from a pre-season wet tyre test organised by Pirelli in southern France this month and attended by the sport's three other engine manufacturers. The Italian tyre manufa...
NAT: Herta in BRDC F4 switch with Carlin
Auto Sport - 11 Jan 2016 19:18
MSA Formula racer Colton Herta will move into the revamped BRDC Formula 4 Championship this season, making the step up with Carlin
Eric Boullier: 'We cannot have another year like this'
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 19:10
McLaren-Honda racing director Eric Boullier believes McLaren cannot afford another poor season if the team wants to keep its current driver line-up committed. The 2015 Formula 1 season was challenging for Fernando Alonso...
Budget main obstacle to Force India performance
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 18:40
XPB Images Force India chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer says the team has the structure to challenge closer to the front of the F1 grid but will need additional funds to do so. 2015 proved to be Force India's b...
Haas reveal liveried race trucks
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 18:20
The Haas F1 Team have taken to Twitter to show off their race trucks, now emblazoned with their logos. It's full steam ahead for the American team, who announced on Friday that their 2016 F1 car had passed mandatory FIA ...
Vandoorne to drive for McLaren at Pirelli test
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 18:20
McLaren will field GP2 Champion Stoffel Vandoorne at the Pirelli test at Paul Ricard at the end of January. McLaren, Ferrari & Red Bull are all confirmed participants at the two day wet tyre test at La Castellet in south...
F1: Massa expects to be in demand in '17
Auto Sport - 11 Jan 2016 18:18
Williams racer Felipe Massa believes he will be a key player in the 2017 Formula 1 driver market because the rules shake-up will place a premium on experience
Wolff says wife Susie was good enough for F1 race seat
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 17:50
Mercedes F1 chief Toto Wolff says his wife Susie was good enough to race with a mid-pack Formula 1 team. Wolff was speaking for the first time since Susie Wolff decided to give up her position as a Williams test driver, ...
FIA to ensure teams gain no advantage from wet tyre test
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 17:50
The FIA will monitor the upcoming Pirelli wet tyre test at Paul Ricard in order to ensure that the teams taking part gain no advantage over their absent rivals. Only McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari will take part in the te...
2016 Mclaren teamwear revealed
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 17:30
In a new Sanatander UK advert released over the weekend, Jenson Button is seen wearing Mclaren 2016 teamwear for the first time. The design suggests the team will retain a similar style to 2015 in both teamwear and colou...
Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren set for Pirelli wet tyre test
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 17:20
Three Formula 1 teams will be in action later this month as Pirelli develops its wet-weather tyres ahead of the 2016 season. F1's official supplier on Monday announced that Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren have been selecte...
Grosjean 'not ready' for Formula 1 in 2009
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 12:10
– Romain Grosjean has admitted that he was not ready to make the jump to Formula 1 when he received a mid-season promotion to race for Renault in 2009.Grosjean was challenging Nico Hülkenberg for the GP2 title when Re...
Coulthard company to produce F1 coverage
Total F1 - 11 Jan 2016 17:20
A TV production company co-owned by David Coulthard will produce the new free-to-air coverage of formula one in Britain this year. Whisper Films is co-owned by the former McLaren and Red Bull driver, as well as former F1...