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Pressure mounts as Honda/McLaren limps toward 2nd test
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 18:50
F1 News Pressure mounts as Honda/McLaren limps toward 2nd test How did F1's relaxed social media rules work last week? Pat Symonds finds a home…in the Sky booth Ferrari on top, Mercedes ‘pulled muscle' on final day o...
Maffei looking to ramp up TV deals
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 17:50
If Greg Maffei's comments on NBC are anything to go by, Liberty is looking to drive up the cost of TV deals. In fairness, Liberty Media has made no secret of the fact that is looking to drive up profits from its new purc...
Sir Jack Brabham honoured with Australian coin
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 06:20
Sir Jack Brabham's contribution to motorsport has been honoured by the Royal Australian Mint, with the release of a commemorative 50 cent coin. Just over five decades six Brabham won the third of his three World Champion...
Haas delighted with improved reliability
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 01:40
Haas team boss Guenther Steiner believes that after just four days of testing, the VF-17 is looking to be a whole lot better than its predecessor. 'Reliability has, obviously, been good,' he said. 'This year we’ve had ...
Sir Jack Brabham honoured by Royal Australian Mint
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 00:50
The Royal Australian Mint has honoured the contribution to motorsport made by Sir Jack Brabham with the release of a special commemorative coin More»
Test line-ups confirmed
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 23:50
The line-ups for the all-important second Barcelona test, which gets underway on Tuesday, have been confirmed. Once again, Mercedes is alternating Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, one driving in the morning and the ot...
Rosberg helps charity with signed prints of iconic F1 photo
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 22:40
Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg is helping raise money for charity through the sale of signed prints of the iconic shot of him at last year's Japanese Grand Prix. A photograph of Rosberg's Mercedes bouncing through...
Barcelona Week 2: confirmed driver line-up
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 22:30
©WRI2 The second round of pre-season testing kicks off tomorrow in Barcelona and teams have confirmed their driver line-up for the week. Renault in Williams are following Mercedes lead by rotating their drivers between ...
Iconic Formula 1 photo of Nico Rosberg being sold for charity
Auto Sport - 6 Mar 2017 22:24
Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg is helping raise money for charity through the sale of signed prints of the iconic shot of him at last year's Japanese Grand Prix
Second Barcelona pre-season test driver line-up confirmed
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 22:10
The second pre-season Formula 1 test kicks off on Tuesday and teams will be keen to maximise track time, particularly those that struggled with reliability last week - McLaren and Toro Rosso in particular. Mercedes has c...
Driver line-up confirmed for final pre-season test | 2017 F1 season
F1 Fanatic - 6 Mar 2017 21:40
Teams have confirmed their driver line-up for the final four days of testing before the start of the Australian Grand Prix weekend.
Williams and Bombardier announce new partnership
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 21:10
Press Release: Williams Martini Racing and Bombardier Business Aircraft are proud to announce a new strategic partnership ahead of the 2017 season, with the Canadian company coming on board this season in support of fell...
Simon parts company with Honda
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 21:10
Engine expert Giles Simon has parted company with Honda as the Japanese manufacturer's problems continue. Simon, who previously enjoyed success with Renault and Ferrari, and was even recruited by the FIA as a consultant,...
Engine guru Gilles Simon leaves Honda
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 20:00
©WRI2 A Honda spokesman has confirmed that engine expert Gilles Simon has left his role as a consultant on the manufacturer's Formula 1 programme. The 58-year-old engine guru, who is best known for his work with Ferrari...
Liberty says F1 challenges, opportunities bigger than expected
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 20:00
Liberty Media says that running its new F1 business has proved more challenging than expected, but at the same time it has discovered that the rewards are also potentially larger. The American company took over the owner...
Canadian F1 Grand Prix to build first covered grandstand
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 19:50Formula 1 drivers feeling the pain but loving it
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 19:30
Battered and bruised, Lewis Hamilton loves the punishment he is receiving from his more physically demanding Mercedes this season. Because if some extra soreness is the price for increased speed, then Hamilton and Formul...
Renault engine progress huge, says Toro Rosso's Key
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 19:30
XPBImages Toro Rosso tech boss James Key has assessed the performance of Renault's power unit and believes the French manufacturer has turned a "huge corner". Renault Sport redesigned its V6 turbo hybrid engine, stating ...
Boullier not sure Alonso to stay with McLaren beyond the end of 2017
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 19:20
Eric Boullier has admitted he is not sure Fernando Alonso will stay with McLaren-Honda beyond the end of 2017. Everybody in F1 expected that – in year three – the Anglo-Japanese works... More»
Wehrlein will test for Sauber this week
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 19:20
Pascal Wehrlein will make his first official appearance for his new Sauber team at the second Formula 1 preseason test in Barcelona this week, after doctors declared him to be fit enough to do cockpit duty for the first ...
F1 legend Jack Brabham honoured
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 19:20
More than half a century after Sir Jack Brabham won his third formula one title, the motor racing legend has been featured on a special 50 cent coin, released on Monday by the Royal Australian Mint. The commemorative coi...
Red Bull suspicion prompts FIA clarification on oil burn
Total F1 - 6 Mar 2017 19:20
Formula 1's engine manufacturers have been reminded by the FIA that they are not allowed to 'burn' engine oil as fuel, after Red Bull suspected rivals Mercedes could have been employing such tricks in qualifying. There h...