Pascal Wehrlein Wehrlein to miss first Barcelona F1 testmotorsport.com - Lawrence Barretto Pascal Wehrlein will miss the first Formula 1 pre-season test because of a back injury, with Ferrari third driver Antonio Giovinazzi stepping in, …
Mercedes confirms Allison as technical directormotorsport.com - Pablo Elizalde The Mercedes Formula 1 team has confirmed James Allison as its new technical director following the departure of Paddy Lowe. Lowe, whose exit from …
Renault has potential to match Mercedes - Abiteboulmotorsport.com - Jonathan Noble After some pretty tough times in Formula 1 in recent years, you could forgive Renault for being a bit circumspect about its expectations for the …
Honda admits new F1 engine concept "very high-risk"motorsport.com - Lawrence Barretto Honda chief Yusuke Hasegawa admits the Japanese manufacturer is taking a "very high risk" with the new concept for its 2017 Formula 1 engine. After a …
F1 income equality plans promise "exciting future" for Williamsmotorsport.com - Motorsport.com Claire Williams believes new F1 owner Liberty Media's plans for a more even distribution of income between teams suggest an "exciting future" for her …
Hulkenberg: I’m not too fussed about the leader thinggrandprix247.com Nico Hulkenberg is playing down his status as Renault ‘team leader’, claiming that the term has little significance in modern Formula 1. Hulkenberg, …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Alonso: I don’t care about the color, I want it to be quickgrandprix247.com The colour of McLaren’s 2017 car – designated MCL32 – is a much debated mystery, so much so that their superstar driver Fernando Alonso is in the …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Magnussen: I assume the cars will be massively hard to drivegrandprix247.com Haas ‘new boy’ Kevin Magnussen is expecting the new generation Formula 1 cars will be tougher to drive but relishes the fact that they will faster …
Magnussen predicts DRS will have "bigger effect" under 2017 rulesmotorsport.com - Lawrence Barretto Kevin Magnussen expects the DRS Formula 1 overtaking aid to produce a bigger effect under the 2017 regulations - and reckons this could lead to …
F1 grid expected to be further spread out in 2017motorsport.com - Jonathan Noble The performance gap between all Formula 1 teams is expected to be bigger this year as a result of the radical overhaul of the regulations, claim …
McLaren McLaren F1 team confirms BP/Castrol switchmotorsport.com - Pablo Elizalde The McLaren F1 team has confirmed it will switch to BP/Castrol fuel and lubricants for the 2017 season. McLaren's long-standing relationship with …
Vettel crashes during Pirelli's wet F1 tyre testmotorsport.com - Franco Nugnes Sebastian Vettel's first day of testing Pirelli's 2017 wet tyres at Ferrari's Fiorano circuit was brought to an early end after a crash into the …
Analysis: Will F1's 2017 fuel shuffle impact title battle?motorsport.com - Jonathan Noble In an era where fuel has become a key battleground in the fight between engine manufacturers in F1, Red Bull’s switch to ExxonMobil has added a fresh …
Wolff says Hamilton and Bottas partnership will work outmotorsport.com - Jonathan Noble Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is confident that the dynamic between drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will work well for his team, judging by his …
F1's "spectacular" 2017 cars have banished ugly nosesmotorsport.com - Adam Cooper Formula 1's 2017 cars have delivered on the looks front, with leading figures insisting there is no repeat of rule errors like that which opened the …
Webber: F1 2017 will produce laptimes "like 10 years ago"motorsport.com - Charles Bradley Mark Webber believes that the new Formula 1 rules for 2017 will produce laptimes similar to a decade ago, taking the sport “a good step forward” in …
Kubica feels ready to drive an F1 car againmotorsport.com - Jonathan Noble Former Renault and BMW-Sauber driver Robert Kubica says he wants to try out a Formula 1 car again – as he ponders his future back in racing. The Pole, …
BMW says no plans to return to Formula 1motorsport.com - Lawrence Barretto BMW has no plans to return to Formula 1 as such a move does not tally with its long-term strategy. The German manufacturer last raced in F1 from 2000 …
Rosberg: I’d prefer Alonso to have replaced me at Mercedesmotorsport.com - Charles Bradley Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg says he’d have preferred Fernando Alonso to replace him as Lewis Hamilton’s 2017 teammate at Mercedes, but …
F1 can become “huge” in US, but needs more races - Brownmotorsport.com - Adam Cooper McLaren executive director Zak Brown says Formula 1 will not "become an American sport overnight", but insists the US needs to host more grands …
Formula 1 teams warned against 'preloaded' start trickmotorsport.com - Jonathan Noble The FIA has told Formula 1 teams that a trick idea for a 'preloaded' start procedure – which could have delivered the benefits of launch control – …
McLaren drops MP4 from new F1 car namemotorsport.com - Jonathan Noble McLaren is breaking with tradition this year in the naming of its Formula 1 car, dropping the MP4 tag that has been used since 1981. The Woking-based …
Ferrari to conduct Pirelli's F1 wet weather testmotorsport.com - Lawrence Barretto Ferrari will be conducting Pirelli's wet weather test in a 2015-modified mule car next week. The F1 tyre supplier has up to 25 car days in a season in …
The three percent target that could be key to F1 2017 title battlemotorsport.com - Jonathan Noble While the jury is out on what impact Formula 1's 2017 rule overhaul will have on the racing this year, everyone is in agreement that the spectacle …
Vandoorne: Focusing on beating Alonso "would be wrong"motorsport.com - Jonathan Noble McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne thinks it would be a mistake if he focused only on trying to beat Fernando Alonso in Formula 1 this season. The Belgian is …
Minimum car weight increased for 2017 F1 seasonmotorsport.com - Franco Nugnes Formula 1's minimum car weight has been officially increased by another six kilos for 2017, in light of the switch to wider Pirelli tyres. F1's latest …
Friday practice sessions unnecessary – Abiteboul - The Checkered Flagthecheckeredflag.co.uk - by Rachel Hack Renault Sport Formula 1 Team Boss Cyril Abiteboul believes one of the first things Liberty Media should do now they have completed their takeover of …
Lowe to begin new Williams F1 role in Marchmotorsport.com - Motorsport.com Paddy Lowe will join Williams in the team’s most senior technical position early next month, according to a report on Motorsport.com's sister site …
Ford says Formula 1 costs still a turn-offmotorsport.com - Jonathan Noble American car giant Ford says that Formula 1's huge costs are the main factor in it showing no interest in making a return to the category in the near …
