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Red Bull would be dominant in F1 with Mercedes engine - Verstappen
Auto Sport - 11 Feb 2018 11:20
Max Verstappen believes Red Bull would be dominating Formula 1 if it had Mercedes engines
Millican breaks Top Fuel national time record
ESPN - 11 Feb 2018 04:20
Clay Millican had a Top Fuel national time record of 3.628 seconds at 322.04 mph to take the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday in the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
Clay Millican breaks NHRA Top Fuel national time record
Miami Herald - 11 Feb 2018 04:14
Clay Millican had a Top Fuel national time record of 3.628 seconds at 322.04 mph to take the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday in the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Millican …
Byron balancing Cup career, college classwork at Daytona
Miami Herald - 11 Feb 2018 23:54
NASCAR Cup Series rookie William Byron has some work to do next week, and not all on the racetrack. After posting the fifth-fastest lap for Daytona 500 pole qualifying Sunday, …
Alex Bowman puts No. 88 on the pole at Daytona
Miami Herald - 11 Feb 2018 23:38
Alex Bowman put a familiar car atop the Daytona 500 leaderboard. Bowman won the pole for "The Great American Race" in his debut as the driver of the No. 88 …
Brown: FIA and Liberty 'must act to control F1 costs'
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 19:00
McLaren executive director Zak Brown has urged the FIA and Liberty Media to intervene over spiralling costs in Formula 1. He says that the sport's governing body and its new owners have to devise a cost-control strategy ...
Renault's experience has made switch 'seamless' - McLaren
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 18:40
Renault's experience with the current power units compared to Honda's relative inexperience has made the late switch 'seamless' according to McLaren. The Woking team made a last-minute decision to drop Honda in favour of...
Formula 1 will still have beautiful women insists Chase Carey
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 18:30
Formula 1's decision to drop grid girls does not mean the sport has banned beautiful women from being involved in the sport insists F1 boss Chase Carey. The decision to drop grid girls received a mixed response with some...
Verstappen: Red Bull would rule F1 if it had Mercedes engines!
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 18:10
Max Verstappen reckons that Red Bull would be unstoppable in Formula 1 if they had Mercedes power units. Despite winning four world titles with Renault, Red Bull has been frustrated with the French manufacturer in recent...
F1 halo opens 'interesting avenues' for short-term aero gains
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 16:30
McLaren's chief of aerodynamics Peter Prodromou says the installation of the new Halo safety device will provide short-term chances for performance jumps in Formula 1 at the start of 2018. Prodromou has confirmed McLaren...
Ricciardo eyes Hamilton as future F1 teammate
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 16:30
Daniel Ricciardo is eager to take on reigning Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton as his future teammate as he begins to weight up his options in the sport. The Red Bull driver's current F1 deal expires at the end of...
Williams chose Sirotkin on ability, insists SMP boss
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 16:00
The co-founder of SMP Racing has insisted that Sergey Sirotkin won his 2018 seat at Williams based on ability alone. There have been complaints that the team chose Sirotkin over Robert Kubica because of the sponsor money...
Ricciardo won't act like 'the big dog' in contract year
ESPN - 11 Feb 2018 15:22
Daniel Ricciardo says he will not leave Red Bull waiting too long for his decision on whether to sign a new deal or drive elsewhere in 2019.
McLaren confident it will have a say on Renault direction
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 14:50
McLaren has downplayed suggestions that it will have only limited input on the development of Renault's engine. Earlier this week, Renault Sport F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul caused a stir when he said it was "very late" for M...
FIA and IndyCar exchanging data from windscreen test
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 14:30
The FIA has said it is exchanging data with IndyCar over their respective head protection solutions and that it is therefore very aware of the new windscreen development IndyCar is currently testing. Whilst FIA sanctione...
Which F1 driver has the longest win drought: 2018 edition | 2018 F1 season
F1 Fanatic - 11 Feb 2018 13:52
Which of this year's F1 drivers have gone the longest without winning a race? And which two champions have gone almost five years without winning? Here's the data.
Bottas puts training on ice!
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 13:50
Photo: Tony Sargent MK Lightning With the new Formula 1 season approaching, drivers are finding innovative ways to step up their physical training. For a proud Finn such as Valtteri Bottas, taking ot the ice is second na...
Button critical of WEC decision to move Fuji for Alonso
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 13:00
Jenson Button says that the FIA World Endurance Championship's decision to move round 7 of this year's championship to allow Fernando Alonso to compete is "a shame". WEC organisers this week confirmed that it was moving ...
F1 boss Chase Carey hits back after Formula E comments
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 12:20
Chase Carey has hit back at his Formula E counterpart, insisting that F1 will remain the pinnacle of motor sport. Formula E chief Alejandro Agag said recently he thinks the all-electric series will take over from formula...
Remembering John Surtees - a true motorsports legend
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 12:20
John Surtees, who was born in Surrey, England on this day in 1934, remains one of the true giants in the annals of motorsport. He was a four-time 500cc motorcycle world champion who switched from two wheels to four. He b...
Boullier feared Alonso exit from McLaren
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 11:50
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says he was 100 percent certain Fernando Alonso would leave the team after its disastrous third season of its Honda partnership in Formula 1. In the new Amazon Original documentary w...
Wolff confident Mercedes has 'strength in depth'
Total F1 - 11 Feb 2018 11:50
Toto Wolff is confident that Mercedes now has enough depth in terms of technical expertise to protect itself from staff turnover in the future. In the past, Formula 1 teams have struggled to maintain their form when seni...