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Mercedes admits calculation bug cost Hamilton victory
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 02:50
Mercedes lost out to Ferrari under the Virtual Safety Car Mercedes has admitted a bug in its calculations led to Sebastian Vettel claiming victory over Lewis Hamilton in the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix. Vettel ...
Liberty to present 2021 F1 plans in Bahrain
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 23:40
Bahrain will set the scene for the next round of tensions between F1 owner Liberty Media and angry top teams Ferrari and Mercedes. The top teams are already threatening to quit formula one after 2020, if Liberty presses ...
Virtual Reality - why the Australian GP's Virtual Safety Car was fair enough
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 23:00
It often is surprising what surprises people. Take last Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix. You’ll know the story by now. It looked comfortable for Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes, ahead all weekend and come the race he kept...
Autosport podcast: the ominous signs from the Australian Grand Prix
Auto Sport - 29 Mar 2018 21:29
Sebastian Vettel may have won in Melbourne but the latest episode of The Autosport Podcast explains why signs from the race were ominous for the rest of Formula 1 2018
Ericsson Enjoys 'best six laps of the past two years' in Australian GP
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 20:10
Marcus Ericsson felt the opening six laps of the Australian Grand Prix were his best laps in Formula 1 for the past two seasons, thanks to his Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team C37-Ferrari being far more competitive than its pre...
Kubica 'in better shape' than before
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 19:10
Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica said on Thursday he is "in better shape" now than he was before a serious rally accident seven years ago, and hopes to reclaim a full-time racing seat. The 33-year-old's F1 career ...
Marko: We have to freeze the engines
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 18:50
Red Bull have joined their engine partner Renault in a call for the sport's regulators to put a freeze on developing the current Formula 1 power units any further beyond 2018, as resources will be needed to produceand de...
Marko: We have to freeze the engines
GRAND PRIX 247 - 29 Mar 2018 18:42
Red Bull have joined their engine partner Renault in a call for the sport’s regulators to put a freeze on developing the current Formula 1 power units any further beyond 2018, as resources will be needed to produce an...
Abiteboul: We don't want to be developing two engines in parallel
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 18:30
Renault F1 chief Cyril Abiteboul has called for Liberty Media and the FIA to freeze the current generation Formula 1 power units for the final two years of the lifespan of these regulations, citing the expense of develop...
Abiteboul: We don't want to be developing two engines in parallel
GRAND PRIX 247 - 29 Mar 2018 18:22
Renault F1 chief Cyril Abiteboul has called for Liberty Media and the FIA to freeze the current generation Formula 1 power units for the final two years of the lifespan of these regulations, citing the expense of develop...
Mexican driver Alexandra Mohnhaupt sports a formula for success
ESPN - 29 Mar 2018 18:15
The trailblazing 18-year-old, who has her sights set on Formula One, makes her debut in the British F3 Championship.
Hamilton backed off in Melbourne to protect engine
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 18:10
Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he decided to back off in the latter half of the Australian Grand Prix in order to protect his engine. Drivers only get three power units to last the whole of the 21-race season. If they ...
Kubica won't race for Manor's LMP1 WEC team | World Endurance Championship
F1 Fanatic - 29 Mar 2018 18:08
Robert Kubica will not contest the World Endurance Championship with Manor's LMP1 team, RaceFans has learned.
Gasly not thinking about Red Bull F1 future
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 17:50
While Pierre Gasly has made it clear driving for Red Bull is his Formula 1 goal, he insists he is focusing on the job at hand with Toro Rosso. The 2016 GP2 champion is contesting his first full F1 campaign with Red Bull'...
Palmer: Losing to Vettel in Melbourne 'will hurt Hamilton'
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 17:30
Former Renault driver Jolyon Palmer says that Sebastian Vettel has succeeded in landing the first 'psychological blow' in the battle for the 2018 Formula 1 world championship. Writing for the BBC Sport website, Palmer sa...
F1 reserve driver Kubica says return to racing is possible
Miami Herald - 29 Mar 2018 17:08
Last year's test drives for Renault have shown Robert Kubica that a return to Formula One racing is possible despite almost losing his right hand in a 2011 rally crash. …
Not everything has arrived yet - Force India
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 17:00
Force India says it is still working on its 2018 car, after a difficult start in Melbourne. Despite finishing fourth overall in 2016 and 2017, the Silverstone based team has fallen behind the highly competitive midfield ...
Vergne 'laughed' at Hartley's recall to Formula 1
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 16:40
Former Toro Rosso driver Jean-Éric Vergne says that he laughed when he heard that Red Bull had opted to call up Brendon Hartley for a Grand Prix outing with junior squad Toro Rosso. The New Zealander had been part of th...
Mercedes believes Lewis Hamilton protected his F1 engine in Australia
Auto Sport - 29 Mar 2018 16:33
Mercedes is confident that Lewis Hamilton's engine did not suffer any damage in his pursuit of Sebastian Vettel at the Australian Grand Prix, despite getting close to its temperature limits
Rachel's Diary: F1's fresh start
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 16:10
After a winter of rehab and rest, Australia could not come quick enough. For the first time since I started covering Formula 1 I had to sit out winter testing and instead work in the office and watch the feeds come in an...
Whiting: Easier-to-follow F1 cars a priority for 2021
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 16:00
Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting says producing cars that are easier to follow and promote overtaking are at the forefront of the sport's future plans.With regulations for post-2020 at the heart of discussions bet...
Raikkonen 'not ambushed' by Vettel's Melbourne strategy
Total F1 - 29 Mar 2018 16:00
Kimi Raikkonen played down reports that he was upset by Ferrari's strategic call in Melbourne, which had allowed his team mate Sebastian Vettel to win the Australian Grand Prix. Raikkonen had been running in second place...