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Total F1 - 29 Sep 2016 15:10
Carlos Sainz and Daniil Kvyat took a trip down memory lane ahead of this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, with the Toro Rosso team-mates reminded of their Formula BMW days when they had raced at Sepang International Circu...
WRC: Hyundai's new R5 misses shakedown after delay
Racer - 29 Sep 2016 21:00
Hyundai Motorsport's i20 R5 has been delayed by last-minute homologation complications, forcing works driver Kevin Abbring to miss the Tour of Corsica shakedown. The Dutchman and his British co-drive...
F1: 300 starts easier to reach now - Alonso
Racer - 29 Sep 2016 19:00
Fernando Alonso believes reaching 300 starts in Formula 1 will be much easier for today's drivers to achieve in the future. This weekend in Malaysia Alonso's McLaren teammate Jenson Button will becom...
FIA Announces 21-race 2017 Calendar
Planet F1 - 29 Sep 2016 07:14
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Fernando Alonso gets Honda F1 update and Malaysian GP grid penalty
Auto Sport - 29 Sep 2016 07:11
Honda has spent two of its Formula 1 development tokens on an internal combustion engine upgrade but only Fernando Alonso will run it in Malaysia, Autosport has learned
Wolff: Pushing each other to new heights
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2016 07:10
Toto Wolff reckons Mercedes are in “good shape” to emerge from Sepang victorious after failing to win there in 2015. Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton have won 14 out of 15 races between them so far this s...
Next Mercedes hypercar to use Formula 1 engine
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2016 06:40
Mercedes is to use its Formula 1 V6-turbo hybrid engine in a new hypercar that it hopes to bring into production within the next two years. Following rumours about the German car manufacturer's plans to develop the new m...
Mercedes confirms F1-powered hybrid hypercar
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2016 06:20
Mercedes-AMG confirmed that, they are developing a hypercar employing the same hybrid power-trains that power its Formula 1 race cars. A Mercedes executive announced it at the launch event for the... More »
Marcus Ericsson escapes injury after hitting a big chicken in Thailand
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2016 02:00
Malaysian Grand Prix – Sauber's Marcus Ericsson says that he is fit to race this weekend after being involved in an unusual training accident in Thailand. Ericsson was attending a boot camp in Thailand ahead of this ...
Button, Rosberg & Hulkenberg lead line-up for Malaysian press conference
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2016 01:30
Malaysian Grand Prix – The opening press conference of the Sepang weekend sees six drivers face the press for the FIA's Thursday Driver Conference. Racing resumes at the Sepang Circuit near Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia thi...
Brazil organisers surprised by TBC status of 2017 race
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2016 00:20
Brazilian race organisers have said they're 'surprised' by the status of the country's race on the 2017 Formula 1 calendar, which is marked as 'subject to confirmation' along with two other races. Both Germany and Canada...
Malaysian Grand Prix preview: After the watershed
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2016 23:40
Sepang was the future once. When the then-gleaming new venue from the pen of architect of choice Hermann Tilke arrived on the calendar in 1999 the great leap forward, leaving all existing hosts breathless, was conspicuou...
IMSA: Shank Ligier-Honda leads first Petit practice
Racer - 29 Sep 2016 23:37
Michael Shank Racing's Olivier Pla was the pacesetter during the opening practice session for Saturday's 10-hour Petit Le Mans season finale. The Frenchman topped the field under warm and blue skies ...
INDYCAR: Carpenter confirms Newgarden departure
Racer - 29 Sep 2016 21:11
Josef Newgarden has informed Ed Carpenter Racing that he will be driving elsewhere for the 2017 IndyCar season. "While it's disappointing that Josef will not be returning, it's also not a total surpr...
WRC: Toyota reveals livery, Microsoft deal
Racer - 29 Sep 2016 21:00
Toyota unveiled a partnership with Microsoft as it launched its 2017 World Rally Car's livery in Paris on Thursday. Four-time world champion and Toyota Gazoo Racing team principal Tommi Makinen revea...
Hamilton: I will take it one race at a time without expectations
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2016 20:50
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he will take each of the remaining grand prix races as they come with no expectations, while declaring that to him it makes no difference if he is hunting or being hunted in the Formula 1...
F1 drivers step into the unknown
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2016 20:40
Experienced drivers such as Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg and Jenson Button have no idea what to expect at the Malaysian Grand Prix as the Sepang circuit has been overhauled. More »
Vettel: We have six races and our target is win all of them
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2016 20:30
Despite increasingly downbeat body language, Sebastian Vettel is adamant that all is well at Ferrari who are not giving up on victory this season and in fact is targeting winning all remaining races. Speaking to media ah...
DTM: BMW and Mercedes withdraw appeals
Racer - 29 Sep 2016 20:30
BMW and Mercedes have withdrawn their appeals of Marco Wittmann's and Daniel Juncadella's exclusions from last Sunday's DTM race at the Hungaroring. Wittmann crossed the line in fourth place, which w...
No rookie drivers for Haas in 2017
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2016 20:20
Haas team principal Gunther Steiner says the American team will not be considering a rookie driver for their second year in Formula 1, thus ruling out Ferrari protégé Charles Leclerc who has tyested for the team this y...
Ricciardo: Max and I have found a bit more
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2016 20:20
After dominating his Red Bull teammate Daniil Kvyat in the early half of the season, Daniel Ricciardo faced new teammate from Max Verstappen from the Spamnish Grand Prix onward and as a result he believes the pair have r...
Raikkonen: Sometimes I make mistakes, some times the team does
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2016 20:10
Kimi Raikkonen has come out in defense of Ferrari amid criticism directed at the Italian team who fell for a sucker punch which cost the Finn a podium last place time out at the Singapore Grand Prix. The Ferrari pitwall ...