Whitmarsh: Frankly the car is not fast enough
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has admitted that his team’s 2013 car is not fast enough, and acknowledges that they were too ambitious with the MP4-28 project which has been a disappointment in the first five races of the season, with no end apparent. Speaking to the official F1 website Whitmarsh said, “Frankly the car [...]
United States GP named Sports Event of the Year
The 2012 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas has won the coveted “Sports Event of the Year” award at the 2013 SportsBusiness Journal/Daily Business Awards held on Wednesday in New York. More than 265,000 fans attended the United States Grand Prix which was conducted 16-18 November, 2012, in the brand new $400 million [...]
Raikkonen: I don’t use Facebook and if I could throw my phone away I would
Kimi Raikkonen would much rather be left alone but he is happy to admit that sometimes he does not know what he is doing. Social media is never going to be the Finn’s thing and the Lotus driver has never hidden his distaste for interviews but he overcame his reluctance and spoke to Reuters at [...]
Ecclestone: Turbo engines are an unnecessary cost we might regret
Formula 1 has taken a big gamble with its radically different 2014 engine and manufacturers who get it wrong will pay a heavy price, the sport’s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone warned on Thursday. The 82-year-old billionaire has been a consistent opponent of the new 1.6 litre turbocharged V6 engine which is due to replace the [...]
Pirelli: We may not be in Formula 1 next year
Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli warned teams on Thursday that they will quit the sport at the end of the season if a new contract from 2014 is not agreed soon. Motorsport director Paul Hembery did not hide his impatience when he told reporters at the Monaco Grand Prix that time was running out for [...]
Raikkonen ignores Ecclestone’s call to ditch Hunt helmet tribute
Kimi Raikkonen has reportedly been told to remove the depiction of 1976 world champion James Hunt from the top of his special Monaco edition helmet, but the Iceman claims he knows nothing about the order which reportedly emanates from Bernie Ecclestone’s bunker. An unabashed fan of the wild, drinking, smoking, womanising British driver, Finn Raikkonen [...]
Sauber bosses miss day one at Monaco in search for sponsors
Both of Sauber’s senior team management figures were missing in action on Thursday as Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez practiced in Monaco. Roger Benoit, the very well connected correspondent for Swiss newspaper Blick, said it is “very rare” that neither Peter Sauber and team boss Monisha Kaltenborn are present at a Grand Prix circuit. “They [...]
Williams reverts to 2012 nose and wing for Monaco
In what could be interpreted as a sign of desperation Williams is stepping back in time in a bid to cure the problems with its 2013 car. Auto Motor und Sport reports that the British team was already using the floor and exhaust of last year’s car in Barcelona recently. And on Thursday in Monaco, [...]
Berger doubts Toro Rosso pair are ready for Red Bull
Former team co-owner Gerhard Berger does not believe Toro Rosso’s current race drivers are ready to make the step up to Red Bull next year. It is strongly rumoured that Sebastian Vettel’s long-time teammate Mark Webber, 36, will not stay at the world champion team for an eighth consecutive season in 2014. Reportedly at the [...]