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Merc could quit F1 over 'no deal' Brexit - Richards
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 09:40
Feb.21 'Brexit' could cause Mercedes to quit formula one. That is the alarming claim of David Richards, a former F1 team boss who is now chairman of Motorsport UK. Speaking to Press Association Sport, he was referring to...
Red Bull 'ahead of Mercedes' thanks to 'rocket' Honda
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 09:20
Red Bull are seemingly ready to challenge for the world championship, having claimed that their "rocket" of a Honda power unit has put them ahead of Mercedes. With Ferrari seemingly nudging ahead of their rivals after he...
Money woes hound two F1 races in North America
ESPN - 21 Feb 2019 03:56
Both the U.S. Grand Prix and the Mexican Grand Prix are facing financial issues that are raising concerns about their futures. The U.S. Grand Prix is set for Nov. 3 in Austin, Texas, one week after the Mexican Grand Prix...
COTA to miss out of $20m state funding after administration error
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 01:20
According to a report on Austin-based Statesman, Circuit of the Americas could be down on at least $20 million in state funding due to Gov. Greg Abbott‘s office rejecting the group's annual application for reimbursemen...
Vettel and Ferrari ahead of schedule and confident with SF90's early upgrades
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 00:50
Sebastian Vettel and the Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow are ahead of schedule in their testing programme after completing a further 134 laps on the third day of FIA Formula 1 World Championship testing at Circuit de Bar...
'Another good day for us' – Kimi Raikkonen
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 00:40
Kimi Raikkonen drove the C38 on the third day of the first pre-season test for the 2019 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The Finn was able to set the fastest time for most of the day until Daniil Kvyat pulled out a last...
Williams 'embarrassed' after late start to F1 testing
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 00:30
George Russell in the Williams FW42 Claire Williams, deputy team boss of the squad which carries her name, has admitted she's been left embarrassed by the team missing the opening two days of pre-season testing in Barcel...
Late lap puts Kvyat fastest in F1 testing
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 00:00
Daniil Kvyat Daniil Kvyat banked the fastest lap in Barcelona as teams completed the third day of the opening Formula 1 pre-season test of the season. The Toro Rosso driver narrowly bettered Kimi Raikkonen with a 1:17.70...
Bottas – The first week of testing was really good for us
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 23:50
Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport driver Valtteri Bottas has reflected positively on the first week of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Bottas was behind the wheel of the W10 in the afternoon, run...
Grosjean criticised change to the tyre rules for 2019 F1
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 23:00
Haas F1 speedy Romain Grosjean has criticised a change to the tyre rules for 2019. Pirelli says teams may no longer run temperatures of more than 80 degrees in the heating blankets for the rear tyres. It is believed the ...
Jenson Button's first Mint 400 test
Racer - 21 Feb 2019 22:54
As announced last week, 2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button and his new Rocket Motorsports team is coming to the 2019 BFGoodrich Mint 400 (...)
Barcelona Day 4: Driver & Team Quotes
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 22:50
Teams and drivers report from the fourth day of Formula 1 preseason testing at Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. Ferrari Team Report: 'Charles Leclerc was at the wheel of the SF90 on what was the last day of this four day F...
Barcelona Day 4: Driver & Team Quotes
GRAND PRIX 247 - 21 Feb 2019 22:49
Teams and drivers report from the fourth day of Formula 1 preseason testing at Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. Ferrari Team Report: “Charles Leclerc was at the wheel of the SF90 on what was the last day of this four day...
VIDEO: F1 Testing Day 4 Q&A from Barcelona
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 22:10
The first test of Formula 1's pre-season concluded on Thursday, with plenty of surprise names taking spots in the upper echelons of the timesheets. Lap times are not generally taken with too much consideration, but the p...
Plenty of background work on ‘productive' day for Gasly & Red Bull Racing
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 22:00
Red Bull Racing's Pierre Gasly says that his 146 laps of Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Thursday were productive, as Red Bull are currently doing plenty of ‘background' work. Gasly recovered from his Tuesday afterno...
Who went the fastest and farthest during Week 1 in Barcelona
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 21:50
It was an interesting first week of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya, where the fastest weren't necessarily those who went the farthest over the course of the four days of running. Contrary to last year, th...
Honda encouraged by first F1 test without any issues
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 21:30
Honda says that the first week of F1 testing was a huge positive. The Japanese manufacturer will supply both Toro Rosso and Red Bull with power units this season and neither team had any issues throughout week one. After...
Leclerc Focused On ‘Work Mode' Than The Emotions of Driving For Ferrari
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 21:10
Charles Leclerc has said that since arriving for the first pre-season test in Barcelona that he has focused on getting on with the job, rather than having the emotions of being a Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow driver. T...
Hamilton: 'The car is coming together but we're still digging'
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 21:10
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes' W10 is "coming together", but the Brit has urged his team to keep on pushing in light of the opposition's performance. Hamilton concluded his first week of pre-season testing with 58 laps in...
Ricciardo paying more attention to midfield rivals at Renault | 2019 F1 season
F1 Fanatic - 21 Feb 2019 21:02
Daniel Ricciardo says he's paying closer attention to the midfield competition at Renault than he did in his Red Bull days.
Russell proud of Williams despite FW42 farce
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 20:50
George Russell says he is proud of his Williams team for working through the night to prepare the team's 2019 car after he and team-mate Robert Kubica were forced to miss the opening two days of Formula 1 pre-season test...
COLUMN: McLaren is quietly setting themselves up for a strong season
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2019 20:50
The first week of winter testing is in the books and while the talk may be centred around Ferrari's strong start to 2019, another team is quietly going about their business. McLaren might be on the up. It has been a mise...