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Brawn returns to F1 in management role
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 07:20
Former Ferrari and Mercedes man Ross Brawn is back in Formula 1 after being handed a key role by new owner Liberty Media. A legend in Formula 1, Brawn won 11 with Ferrari and seven with Williams and Benetton while his Br...
Ecclestone out as Liberty Media complete F1 takeover
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 06:50
Bernie Ecclestone was removed from his position as chief executive after Liberty Media completed its $8 billion takeover of Formula 1 on Monday evening. With the takeover confirmed, Liberty Media will change their name t...
NASCAR overhauls race and playoff format
Miami Herald - 24 Jan 2017 03:22
NASCAR is taking a progressive approach to modernizing its series with a radical new format. It's complicated and confusing to explain. But the panel that spent the last seven months …
Ross Brawn and Sean Bratches hired as Formula One Managing Directors
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 00:30
Liberty Media have confirmed that Ross Brawn and Sean Bratches will join Formula One as Managing Directors. Former technical director/team principal of Benetton, Ferrari, Honda, Brawn GP and Mercedes Ross Brawn has taken...
Bernie Ecclestone becomes Chairman Emeritus of F1
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 00:20
Liberty Media has completed its previously announced acquisition of Formula 1 and appointed Chase Carey as Chief Executive Officer, in addition to his existing role as Chairman. Carey has replaced Bernie Ecclestone who h...
Ross Brawn eyes Formula 1 changes to make sport 'purer & simpler'
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 23:50
Formula 1's new racing boss Ross Brawn says he wants to develop a purer, simpler sport in which more teams and drivers can win. The ex-Mercedes team boss, who has been appointed managing director of racing by F1's new ow...
Williams admits to worries about asking Massa to return
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 23:40
Claire Williams has revealed she felt bad about asking Felipe Massa to postpone his retirement, but was delighted to find out the Brazilian was eager to extend his Formula 1 career into 2017. With Valtteri Bottas making ...
Carey: Bernie could help but I am running the show
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 22:30
Bernie Ecclestone can still play an important role in Formula One's new era despite being ousted as supremo, chief executive Chase Carey insisted, but at the same time made it quite clear that he is the new boss. Ecclest...
Danica Patrick may have sponsor shortfall this year
Miami Herald - 24 Jan 2017 22:27
Danica Patrick wore an all-white Tax Act uniform to NASCAR's preseason media event, raising eyebrows about her sponsorship situation. Patrick and Stewart-Haas Racing last year signed a deal with Nature's …
Carey: Our priorities are fans, growth and money
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 22:20
Formula One intends to put fans first in a new era likely to see a big push into the United States while also protecting Europe's historic races, chief executive Chase Carey said on Tuesday. Speaking to Reuters a day aft...
Maldonado had hoped for new F1 chance after Rosberg retirement
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 22:00
Pastor Maldonado had hoped the upheaval at the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team would offer him a way back into Formula 1, but the Venezuelan was not prepared to settle for a ride with the Sauber F1 Team. Maldonado...
Brawn wants 'racing' back in F1
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 21:50
Ross Brawn wants to oversee a more competitive Formula One season when he returns to the sport. More»
Stewards to ease up on collision penalties
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 21:40
While Max Verstappen had race fans on the edge of their seats in 2016 - as in 2015 - race stewards were on their toes. Such was the Dutch racer's robust defence of his position when under attack, the FIA was called on to...
New F1 boss aims to put fans first
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 21:10
Formula One intends to put fans first in a new era likely to see a big push into the United States while also protecting Europe's historic races, chief executive Chase Carey said on Tuesday. More»
Kenseth doesn't understand Edwards' retirement
Miami Herald - 24 Jan 2017 20:57
Matt Kenseth has had several conversations with Carl Edwards, and none has given him any insight into why his teammate suddenly retired. Edwards abruptly walked away from the final year …
Toto Wolff reveals financial contribution was made to Williams for Valtteri Bottas
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 20:50
Claire Williams said ahead of Valtteri Bottas' move to the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team from her Williams Martini Racing outfit that any deal would have to be financially viable, and Toto Wolff has revealed tha...
F1 pays tribute to Ecclestone... sort of
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 20:50
Such was the lack of acknowledgement we were obliged to take to Twitter. 'Other than Zak Brown at McLaren, the silence from teams following yesterday's historic news is deafening,' we tweeted at around 15:00 on Tuesday. ...
Honda aiming for pacesetters Mercedes and Ferrari
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 20:30
XPBImages Honda's foray into the hybrid-turbocharged power-unit era has been a laborious endeavor, but the Japanese manufacturer still has its sights on bridging the gap with pacesetters Mercedes and Ferrari. Honda's ret...
New Formula 1 boss Chase Carey on big talking points
BBC - 24 Jan 2017 19:20
The new Chairman of Formula 1, Chase Carey, talks to BBC Sport's Dan Roan about the big talking points surrounding the sport at the start of his tenure.
Carey : 'We will have a British Grand Prix!'
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 19:20
©WRI2 As Formula 1 ushers in a post-Ecclestone era, new CEO Chase Carey is seeking to reassure British fans by saying that the British GP will remain on the calendar. The race has been surrounded in uncertainty since Si...
With its takeover of F1 secure, Liberty now faces key issues
Miami Herald - 24 Jan 2017 19:06
When one of your biggest stars says your series sends him to sleep there are serious issues to be addressed, and this is the situation facing Formula One's new owner. …
FIA President Jean Todt welcomes Liberty Media arrival
Total F1 - 24 Jan 2017 19:00
Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, has welcomed the arrival of new owners Liberty Media, and paid tribute to outgoing CEO Bernie Ecclestone. Liberty confirmed on Monday that it had completed its acquisition of the sp...