Nico Rosberg has taken pole after a shortened qualifying session as the weather continued to play chaos with the United States Grand Prix. The German was one second faster than his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. The final session was cancelled as the weather conditions had deteriorated to the point that the track was too dangerous.
Qualifying for this weekends United States Grand Prix has been delayed until 9am on Sunday morning after heavy rain caused by Hurricane Patricia hit the circuit near Austin. The session which was planed to start at 14:00 local kept being delayed in thirty minute blocks. Conditions like on Friday worsened after the third practice session
The United States and Mexican Grand Prix’s are shrouded in uncertainty as a result of heavy thunderstorms caused by Hurricane Patricia. Yesterday the Second practice session was cancelled due to the heavy rain. Today forecasters are predicting 30cm of rain which may cause the session to be postponed until Sunday. The race was due to
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has refused to dismiss reports that the team could switch to Honda power next season. Honda who currently supplies McLaren has struggled with the power unit this year. Horner expects a final decision to be made within the next couple of weeks as an alternative power unit to Renault’s is
Nico Rosberg was fastest in a wet first practice for this weekends United State Grand Prix. The German was faster than the Red Bull of Daniil Kvyat while his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton was only fifth ahead of championship rival Sebastian Vettel. The weekend is going to be affected by heavy rain because of Hurricane
Rather be in GP3 than reserve – Merhi Manor driver Roberto Merhi says he would rather race in GP3 rather than be a third or Reserve driver. The Spaniard has been replaced by Alexander Rossi for the next three races. This appears to suggest that he will not retain his seat for 2016. Merhi however
Breaching contract if you quit Formula One boss Berine Ecclestone has warned that any move by Red Bull to quit F1 before 2020 could result in legal action. All the teams currently have a contract known as the Concorde Agreement committing them for five more seasons. He has warned a team pulling out because they
Lotus could fight with Ferrari – Maldonado Pastor Maldonado says Lotus would be able to fight with Ferrari if the team had the budget to develop there car. The team has been struggling financially this season and has been in talks about a possible takeover by Renault. With the uncertainty about their future the team
The 2005 United States Grand Prix was one of the sports strangest races only three teams started the race following problems with tyres that were unsafe to go through the final corner. This was a problem because under that season’s regulations tyre changes were only permitted if it rained. Michelin who provided these tyres tried
Total re write – Ecclestone & Mosley F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says it time for a total rewrite of Formula One rules to make the championship more exciting. Ecclestone says that the sport has now become an “engineers’ championship”. Speaking in a joint interview with former FIA president Max Mosley they told a German channel that
