Rosberg to drive Fangio’s 1954 Mercedes at Nurburgring
Fangio en route to victory at the Argentinean GP in January 1955. Click to enlarge Mercedes GP Petronas driver Nico Rosberg will have the honour of driving Juan Manuel Fangio’s 1954 Mercedes …
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Flip flop FIA makes U-turn, off-throttle diffuser now allowed
The flip flop bug has hit the FIA, which has now made a U-turn on its decision to ban blown diffusers in Formula 1. This means that the off-throttle blown diffuser is …
Mercedes GP Petronas happy with new exhaust system
Mercedes GP Petronas gave its new exhaust system a debut at last weekend's British GP, and not only is the team happy with the better performance it brings, they're expecting a stronger …
Webber ignored team orders, in for “private talk” with boss
In yesterday's British GP, the two Red Bulls were beaten by Fernando Alonso, with championship leader Seb Vettel in second and Mark Webber in third. The Aussie tried challenging his teammate for …
British GP: Alonso wins for Ferrari ahead of the Red Bulls
Fernando Alonso has won the British GP. The double world champ got Ferrari on the top step of the podium for the first time this season after a great drive, finishing ahead …
Mercedes GP hoping to continue run at Silverstone
It certainly promises to be an intriguing race this weekend at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, what with the latest changes to occur. The weather is also looking to play a …
Newey: Diffuser ban will ‘quite heavily’ affect Red Bull
The FIA has imposed a ban on off-throttle diffusers that will come into effect this weekend at Silverstone. While most teams sport a variation of it, Red Bull Racing's Adrian Newey designed …
Caterham and GE branding on Team Lotus T128 revealed!
Click to enlarge In our post yesterday, Team Lotus boss Tony Fernandes revealed that his team's green/yellow cars will sport two new logos for this weekend's British GP. They are GE and …
Virgin partners McLaren, gets access to Woking’s facilities
Virgin Racing was one of the three new teams that joined F1 last season, but Richard Branson's latest plaything has always been in the shadow of Lotus Racing and now Team Lotus. …
Williams dumps Cosworth for Renault engines from 2012
Williams and Renault have struck a deal that would see the Formula 1 team use the latter's engines starting next season. This move revives the "Williams Renault" name that should be no …
Team Lotus expecting a good showing at Silverstone
After a one week break from the rather dull European GP at Valencia, Formula 1 is back this coming weekend, and the circus moves to Silverstone, UK, which is the home race …
Adrian Newey: Audi flirted with four-cylinder F1 future
Earlier today, we posted about FIA ratifying the adoption of 1.6-litre V6 turbo engines, which will be used in F1 from 2014. This overrides the previous direction announced last December, which would …
F1 to use V6 turbo engines from 2014 instead of four-pot
Late last year, the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) approved new regulations which will see 1.6-litre four-cylinder engines replace the current 2.4L V8s from 2013 in Formula 1. It didn't really …
Vettel wins European GP, home boy Alonso finishes 2nd
Normal service resumes in F1 as defending world champ Sebastian Vettel stormed to a convincing victory at the European GP. The young German started from pole, had an untroubled lights to flag …
Vettel on pole again, Webber completes Valencia front row
Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel has been near unbeatable on Saturday this season. Now, he has made it seven poles out of eight races with a time of 1:36.975 in Valencia, Spain. …
Bahrain GP officially struck off the 2011 F1 calendar
It's official. The Bahrain GP has been struck off the 2011 F1 calendar, again. The Middle East race was originally scheduled as the 2011 season opener, but civil unrest in the country …
GE comes onboard as Premium Partner of Team Lotus
Team Lotus has announced that American giant GE is the team's latest sponsor. GE, a leading global technology and infrastructure company that operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 300,000 …
Ferraris are fast in Canada, but Vettel is on pole once again
Formula 1 moves to Canada for its only North American race in the calendar, and yesterday's qualifying session at Montreal's Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve saw reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel race to his sixth …
Bahrain concedes defeat in 2011 F1 race controversy
It has been one week since FIA announced the reinstatement of the Bahrain GP, which will take the October 30 slot of the Indian GP, pushing the inaugural race to be the …
Formula One Teams’ Association rejects Bahrain GP
Yesterday, we posted about the dissatisfaction some had with the FIA's decision to reinstate the Bahrain GP, moving the inaugural Indian GP to be the season finale in the process. The likes …
