Mercedes executive director Paddy Lowe says “anyone with an ounce of intelligence” knows the team is not sabotaging Lewis Hamilton’s car. Hamilton retired from the lead of the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, resulting in Nico Rosberg extending his championship lead to 23 points. With Hamilton having had a number of power failures this season, immediately…
Read moreWolff pleased to see ‘talent trump money’ in Ocon deal
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff welcomes Esteban Ocon’s multi-year deal with Force India as “a positive development” for Formula One, as “talent wins over money” according to him. The Silverstone-based outfit has confirmed it has signed the Frenchman for 2017 and beyond. Force India’s second seat alongside Sergio Perez was the most attractive drive among…
Read moreMigrant Rights Group: It's Beyond Time to Act on Needless Deaths
Their stories will never be fully known. Driven by conflict, poverty, famine or just a better life, over 4,000 migrants have died so far this year while making their journeys, a new tally from the Geneva-based International Organization for Migration finds. The grim numbers are outlined the organization’s new study, titled Fatal Journeys: Tracking Lives Lost…
Read moreMercedes ‘naive’ over Hamilton tactics – Horner
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Mercedes was “naive” to think Lewis Hamilton would not try and back team-mate Nico Rosberg into the chasing pack in Abu Dhabi. With Rosberg holding a 12-point advantage ahead of the final race of the season, Hamilton needed to win at Yas Marina and have Rosberg finish outside…
Read moreRosberg beats Hamilton in final practice at Interlagos
Championship leader Nico Rosberg got the better of title rival Lewis Hamilton in the final practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix. After Hamilton set the pace in both sessions on Friday, Rosberg responded with the fastest time in FP3 as he led the way with a 1:11.740. Rosberg’s time – the quickest of the…
Read moreStewards dismiss Ferrari review of Vettel penalty
Click:brick making machine Ferrari’s request for Sebastian Vettel’s penalty at the Mexican Grand Prix to be reconsidered has been dismissed after an initial hearing. The stewards reconvened by teleconference after Ferrari claimed new evidence made it necessary to revisit the incident which saw Vettel handed a ten-second time penalty for moving under braking. Ferrari said…
Read moreSainz on Alonso battle: I know all his moves
Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz says he has been studying Fernando Alonso’s race craft and overtaking flair for more than ten years, which helped him do battle with the McLaren-Honda star during last weekend’s United States Grand Prix. The two Spaniards were involved in a thrilling scrap for fifth place in the closing stages of the…
Read moreVettel leads Verstappen in FP3, title rivals P4 and P5
Sebastian Vettel set the pace in the final practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg fourth and fifth respectively. While track conditions will be very different for qualifying – which takes place under floodlights after sunset – Ferrari showed strong pace throughout the session and Vettel topped the…
Read moreEricsson: change to mental approach led to F1 improvements
Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson believes a change to his mental approach to racing provided clear benefits to his performance in 2016. The Swede was determined to capitalize on his experience when he kicked off his second season of F1 racing but a state of stress impacted his driving in the early part of the year. Ericsson…
Read moreMcLaren ‘very comfortable’ over Alonso future
McLaren is “very comfortable” with Fernando Alonso’s contractual situation despite Mercedes now looking for a new driver. Nico Rosberg’s shock retirement from F1 – announced on Friday, just five days after winning the world title – has left Mercedes needing to find a new team-mate for Lewis Hamilton in 2017. With a seat available at…
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