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F1 driver power - a nice idea but impossible?
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 01:20
“It’s very rare that in our conversations anything I say is taken any notice of,” Lewis Hamilton said in Australia last weekend. “There’s no point in me being there. At the top end there is way too many people ...
COTA get major funding to the tune of $81 million
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 00:40
F1 News COTA get major funding to the tune of $81 million Sky Sports will be ‘home' of F1 through 2024 Who's defending new qualifying format? These guys Condolences: Rebecca Allison Tire selection for Bahrain, is this ...
Highlights from the 37th running of the Indianapolis 500
Miami Herald - 24 Mar 2016 00:12
RACE: 37th Indianapolis 500 …
Confusion over F1 qualifying format
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 22:40
The future of Formula 1's qualifying format remains shrouded in confusion after bosses failed to agree on a change for the next race in Bahrain. Teams decided at the season-opening race in Australia to ditch the new elim...
Purple ultrasoft to make debut in Monaco GP
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 22:30
Formula 1 tyre provider Pirelli has announced that, it's brand new P Zero Purple ultrasoft will make debut in Monaco Grand Prix. The sixth round of the 2016 F1 season will be held on 26-29 May on the... More »
Fastest street circuit in F1?
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 21:50
F1 News Fastest street circuit in F1? A tale of two letters, who's interests? Pump your brakes, new quali could stay for Bahrain COTA get major funding to the tune of $81 million Sky Sports will be ‘home' of F1 through...
As Britain switches, Wurz argues against F1's pay-TV future
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 21:40
Formula 1 needs to adapt to the changing shape of the world and media. That is the view of Alex Wurz, who on the same day as the release of the GPDA's controversial open letter on the state of... More »
No change to Bahrain qualifying format
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 21:20
Yet again, the world's most technically advanced sport has shown itself to be woefully lagging when it comes to decision making and self-interest. Although the teams, under the guidance of circus-master Bernie Ecclestone...
After a very positive start to the season, Renault preview the Bahrain GP
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 21:20
Renault Sport Formula One Team previews the second race weekend of the 2016 Formula 1 season, the Bahrain Grand Prix. Fred Vasseur : Very encouraging 'It was a very positive start to the season.' How happy were you with ...
Elimination qualifying to stay for Bahrain
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 20:40
– Formula 1's new-for-2016 live elimination qualifying format will remain in place for the upcoming Bahrain Grand Prix, despite the sport agreeing to scrap it immediately after its introduction in Australia.Under the n...
Alonso to run new power unit in Bahrain
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 20:20
Bahrain Grand Prix – Fernando Alonso will run a new power unit in his McLaren at next weekend's Bahrain GP. Alonso was involved in a heavy crash at last weekend's Australian Grand Prix, which saw the Spaniard go throug...
Magnussen buoyed by 'very driveable' R.S.16
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 20:20
XPB Images Kevin Magnussen describes his Renault R.S.16 as "very driveable", but adds that it not competitive yet to challenge for a spot in Q3. Making his return to Formula One action last weekend in Melbourne, the D...
Controversial qualifying gets another spin
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 19:40
Formula One's controversial and widely-panned new qualifying system will remain in place at the Bahrain Grand Prix despite it being slammed as "crap" by the sport's commercial ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone. The eliminatio...
Former F1 driver convicted of child rape
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 19:10
Gary Brabham has been found guilty of raping a girl under the age of 12, one count of indecent treatment, and not guilty of five counts of indecent treatment. The 1988 British Formula 3 runner-up and '89 British F3000 ch...
F1 to keep full knockout qualifying in Bahrain
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 19:00
XPB Images The much decried elimination-style qualifying will remain for the upcoming Bahrain Grand Prix, despite F1 team bosses initially wanting to revert to the old format. The new knockout system turned out to be ...
Former racer Gary Brabham found guilty of charges in Australia
Auto Sport - 24 Mar 2016 18:53
Former racer and the son of three-time Formula 1 world champion Sir Jack Brabham, Gary Brabham has been found guilty of raping a six-year-old girl in Australia
Leading drivers unhappy at "ill-structured" F1 leadership
Miami Herald - 24 Mar 2016 18:53
Just one race into the new Formula One season and unhappy drivers are calling the sport's decision-making "obsolete and ill-structured" and calling for a "restructuring" of its governance. …
Qualy unchanged for Bahrain GP
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 18:50
Qualifying will remain unaltered from its heavily-criticised elimination-style system for the Bahrain GP, Sky sources understand. Team bosses voted to revert to 2015's rules during a meeting in Melbourne on race-day mor...
Antonio Fuoco stays on top in GP3 testing at Estoril
Auto Sport - 24 Mar 2016 18:49
Ferrari junior Antonio Fuoco dominated the final day of GP3 Series testing at Estoril, topping both morning and afternoon sessions as he had on Wednesday
A tale of two letters, who's interests?
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 18:40
F1 News A tale of two letters, who's interests? Pump your brakes, new quali could stay for Bahrain COTA get major funding to the tune of $81 million Sky Sports will be ‘home' of F1 through 2024 Who's defending new qual...
Whiting: Juicy content will remain despite radio bans
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 18:40
FIA race director Charlie Whiting says the fans and TV companies won't miss out on any 'juicy content' over the driver radios despite the new restrictions applied for the 2016 F1 season. The new sporting regulations stat...
Tilke promises 'world's fastest city circuit' in Baku
Total F1 - 24 Mar 2016 18:30
©Baku City Circuit Hermann Tilke says the new Baku City Circuit (BCC), which hosts this year's European Grand Prix, will be the "world's fastest" street racetrack. Azerbaijan's inaugural Formula One race is scheduled to...