Photos: Massa and Ferrari burn rubber in Warsaw
It’s always exciting driving a Formula 1 car, even if doing just that has been one’s job for the past ten years and one has racked up tens of thousands of kilometres in the cockpit. It’s also exciting driving it in testing, even the aero tests, when all one does is go up and down [...]
Hulkenberg: We are not producing the results we wanted
Nico Hulkenberg has left open the possibility of a future driver role with Ferrari, despite a below par start to the season with Ferrari powered Sauber. When the talented 25-year-old made the curious and apparently sideways step from Force India to Sauber for 2013, many sensed a ‘Ferrari factor’. Indeed, while Force India uses Mercedes [...]
Mercedes did deal with McLaren to get early release for Lowe
Mercedes made a deal with McLaren to secure Paddy Lowe’s early release from the Woking team, according to reports in the British media. On Monday, the Formula 1 team Mercedes announced that Briton Lowe will start work as executive technical director early next month. That is a full half-year before Lowe’s contract with McLaren – [...]
Honda seeking base in England for F1 project
Honda is looking for a base in England to set up its new Formula 1 project with its great former partner McLaren. The two marques announced late last week that they have linked up for a new ‘works’ partnership that will see Honda supply turbo V6 engines to McLaren from 2015. “Honda will develop its [...]
Monaco Grand Prix: Williams preview Monte Carlo
Williams drivers preview the Monaco Grand Prix, Round 6 of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship, on the streets of Monte Carlo. Mike Coughlan, Technical Director: Monaco may be one of the shortest tracks of the year, but it’s the most demanding, especially for the driver. Although the corner speeds are the slowest on the [...]
Monaco Grand Prix: Caterham preview Mont Carlo
Caterham drivers preview the Monaco Grand Prix, Round 6 of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship, on the streets of Monte Carlo. Charles Pic: “Monaco is a great race and a track I’ve won on before in Formula Renault 3.5 and in GP2. It’s one of the two city street circuit races and there’s a [...]
Lowe confirmed by Mercedes and Brawn to stay team boss
Lewis Hamilton will be reunited with Paddy Lowe sooner than expected after Mercedes announced on Monday that the former McLaren technical head was joining their Formula One team next month. Mercedes said in a statement that the Briton had been appointed executive director (technical) and would start on June 3 – the week of the [...]
Di Resta says Alonso deserves 2013 title
Paul di Resta has tipped Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso to win this year’s world championship, and should have won it last year too. The Scot – who drives for Force India – thinks Spaniard Alonso should actually be crowned a four-time title winner at the end of the 2013 season. “He should have been champion last [...]
Wolff laments loss of McLaren engine customer
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has admitted he is disappointed that long time engine partner McLaren is set to link up with Honda for a supply of works turbo engines in 2015. Formerly McLaren’s works engine partner, Mercedes set up its own Formula 1 team a few years ago, leaving the great British outfit with [...]