Marussia to use Ferrari or Mercedes power in 2014
Marussia chief executive Andy Webb has revealed that the team will be powered either by Ferrari or Mercedes engines in 2014. Cosworth, whose only customer in Formula 1 this year is the Banbury-based team, is expected to leave the sport before the start of the new turbo V6 era. So with Renault saying recently it [...]
Villeneuve compares Multi-21 saga with death of father Gilles
Jacques Villeneuve is not sure Sebastian Vettel’s apologies should be so readily accepted in the wake of the Malaysian Grand Prix team orders saga. Vettel repeatedly said sorry to Mark Webber after the race at Sepang, where he passed the Australian for victory against Red Bull’s orders. And he apologised to the Milton-Keynes based team’s [...]
Marussia and Bianchi are surprise package of 2013
A backmarker team and its young rookie are driver emerging as a true surprise package of the 2013 season thus far. Still yet to sign a commercial deal with Bernie Ecclestone for the new season, it emerged recently that Marussia could have disappeared from the grid over the winter in ultimately failed merger talks with [...]
Vettel apologises in person to all staff at Red Bull HQ
Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has apologised in person to Red Bull staff for ignoring team orders in a controversial Malaysian Grand Prix last weekend. The team said the 25-year-old German had also spoken to aggrieved team mate Mark Webber, who had victory snatched away in the closing laps, after the race at Sepang [...]
Force India and Mercedes conclude long term agreement
Sahara Force India and Mercedes-Benz are delighted to announce the signature of a long-term agreement for the Silverstone-based team to use a full Mercedes-Benz powertrain from the 2014 season onwards. The agreement will see Mercedes-Benz supply Sahara Force India with a complete Power Unit (Internal Combustion Engine plus Energy Recovery System), transmission and all associated [...]
Speculation begins on who will replace Webber at Red Bull
In the wake of the Multi-21 team orders saga, the Formula 1 rumour mill is already beginning to churn out potential candidates for Mark Webber’s seat. The Australian’s entourage and Red Bull have already denied rumours Webber will step down before his current contract finishes, but his future beyond 2013 is much more clouded. There [...]
Pirelli against changing 2013 tyre compounds
Pirelli has ruled out making changes to its 2013 Formula 1 tyre compounds, despite Red Bull and Mercedes complaining that this year’s tyres are penalising the best cars. Mercedes’ Toto Wolff, and Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko, suggested in Malaysia that the sport’s Italian supplier has agreed to bring modified tyres to Bahrain late next [...]
Did Vettel really misunderstand Red Bull team orders in Malaysia?
It has emerged that there could be truth in Sebastian Vettel’s claim that he didn’t deliberately ignore team orders in Malaysia last Sunday. Indeed, after happily celebrating the Sepang win initially, the German’s face only turned to thunder once Mark Webber angrily repeated the order-code ‘Multi-21′ as they prepared to go onto the podium. “I [...]
Red Bull say Webber exit reports are pure speculation
Red Bull on Wednesday denied reports that Mark Webber will most likely leave the world champion team at the end of the season. Major German daily Bild had reported it has learned the 36-year-old Australian will depart at the end of his 2013 contract. A similar claim was made by Webber’s manager Flavio Briatore, who [...]