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Are Ferrari in freefall?
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 14:20
errari are "going backwards" on the track and "reverting to type" off it after a poor first half of the season, according to this week's F1 Report guests. The Scuderia had expected to build on a promising 2015 campaign b...
Palmer relaxed over 2017 drive
Planet F1 - 4 Aug 2016 13:23
After admitting he hasn't started 2017 contract negotiations with Renault, Jolyon Palmer has said that he is quite relaxed about his future in F1. The post Palmer relaxed over 2017 drive appeared first on PlanetF1.
IMSA: Black Swan Racing to suspend activities
Racer - 4 Aug 2016 04:44
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship team owner Tim Pappas has chosen to pause his GT Daytona program in the wake of his father's death on Monday. "We lost an amazing person on Monday," Pappas sai...
Teams regularly updating Pirelli with 2017 performance
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 14:30
XPB Images F1 teams are regularly sharing their latest projections for the performance of the 2017 cars with Pirelli. New regulations for 2017 are intended to make cars up to five seconds per lap faster through modifi...
Tech analysis: Williams' search for missing performance
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 14:30
Williams continued to seek answers for its poor performance in recent races with more updates introduced in Germany, as Giorgio Piola and Matt Somerfield explain. Williams Williams took the drastic step of reverting to r...
Wolff pleads for Ocon to be put on the grid
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 14:30
Looking ahead to the future, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has pleaded with his F1 colleagues to give development driver Esteban Ocon a spot on the starting grid. The youngster, currently on loan to Renault as a reserve drive...
F1's track-limit rules should be scrapped, Mercedes' Wolff feels
Auto Sport - 4 Aug 2016 14:27
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Formula 1's track-limit rules should be relaxed, with drivers allowed to use all of the asphalt to find the quickest line
Brundle leads Amon tributes
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 14:20
Former Ferrari driver Chris Amon has died aged 73 after a battle with cancer. More »
Can Kvyat's F1 career be saved?
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 14:20
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Rachel's Diary: Time for a break!
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 14:20
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Ferrari admit failings
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 14:20
Beleaguered Ferrari will complete further reorganisation of their underperforming F1 team after admitting a failure to improve their car's aerodynamics lies behind their slump in form. The Scuderia's hopes of ending thei...
F1 in 2017: A first look...
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 14:20
Ferrari offered us a first glimpse of Formula 1's future with their testing of Pirelli's new wider tyres - so, take a look... Ferrari used a modified SF15-T - with a wider front and rear wing - to test the tyres The comp...
Hamilton: Play hard, win hard
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 14:20
ewis Hamilton has explained why he likes to stay busy during F1's summer break - but says he will never allow his focus on his title-winning goals to slip. The reigning world champion and 2016 title leader has headed to ...
Renault could go from yellow to blue for 2017
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 13:50
The works Renault team could be set to change colours to accommodate the corporate branding of new sponsors set to get on board for 2017, according to the latest international reports. El Mundo Deportivo reports that the...
Ecclestone monetise F1 team-to-driver communications
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 13:50
Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone is reportedly planning to monetise access team-to-driver radio communications. At the recent strategy group meeting, the controversial restrictions on radio communications were dropped c...
Marko plays down Kvyat axe rumours
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 13:50
Red Bull F1 consultant Helmut Marko has moved to play down speculation that Daniil Kvyat is set to definitely lose backing from the energy drinks organisation. A poor run of form for the young Russian following his demot...
Palmer relaxed over 2017 drive
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 13:50
After admitting he hasn't started 2017 contract negotiations with Renault, Jolyon Palmer has said that he is quite relaxed about his future in F1. In his debut F1 season, Palmer has scored no points in the first half of ...
Hulkenberg hails McLaren-Honda progress
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 13:40
Nico Hulkenberg has hailed McLaren-Honda's rate of improvement in 2016. The German drives for Force India, the small Silverstone based outfit that has impressed by taking on Williams for the role of F1's fourth-quickest ...
Valentino Rossi: 2016 MotoGP changes had smaller impact than feared
Auto Sport - 4 Aug 2016 13:33
Yamaha's Valentino Rossi says the impact of MotoGP's new-for-2016 tyres and control electronics on bike set-up has been smaller than he anticipated
Sirotkin in running for Renault seat claims his father
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 13:30
Sergey Sirotkin's father believes his son is in the running to step into a race seat with Renault for 2017. The 20-year-old Russian first made F1 headlines in 2013, when his father Oleg was at the centre of a so-called R...
Teams sharing data with Pirelli on projected 2017 performance
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 23:50
Formula 1 teams have agreed to regularly update Pirelli on how much downforce their 2017 cars will produce to ensure the tyre supplier can deliver tyres capable of holding up to the greater speed and wear demands next y...
Sirotkin in running for 2017 Renault F1 seat
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2016 22:20
Sirotkin in running for 2017 Renault F1 seat Sergey Sirotkin's father thinks the 20-year-old Russian is in the running to step into a race seat with Renault for 2017. Sirotkin first made F1 headlines in 2013, when his fa...