I would have liked to have stayed Chairman Emeritus Bernie Ecclestone, says he would have liked to have remained as CEO for another year, but doesn’t feel let down by the new owners. In his first television interview since the coup, Ecclestone told Sky Sports he understood the American firm’s decisions. “They bought the car,
McLaren approach Mercedes on engine deal McLaren has made an exploratory approach to Mercedes about engine supply in the wake of problems with partner Honda. McLaren and Honda’s relationship is at breaking point following a difficult winter testing. McLaren has suffered during testing with the new engine was both unreliable and uncompetitive. McLaren is said
Bratches and Brawn layout vision Sean Bratches and Ross Brawn have outlined their vision for moving away from the control of Bernie Ecclestone to overhaul the circus and give spectators something more modern for their money. The two have been appointed managing directors for the commercial and sporting sides respectively. The way the sport was
Changes to wet starts The FIA World Motor Sport Council have approved the plan for standing starts in poor conditions, including details only recently agreed by teams. The aim of the rule change is to retain the excitement of a race start even if the cars need to initially set off behind the safety car.
The former Williams driver Patrick Neve has died aged sixty-seven on Monday. The Belgian was the team’s first Grand Prix winner and was seen by some as the natural successor to Jacky Ickx. Born Patrick Marie Ghislain Pierre Simon Stanislas Neve de Mevergnies in 1949, the Belgian gave up his privileged background to work at
Renault confident of fixing ERS issue Renault says there confident they can fix their problems they have with the ERS systems which harmed the teams and their customers during pre-season testing. The French manufacturer has overhauled the power unit over the winter, aiming of closing the gap to Mercedes and Ferrari, as well as giving them
The former Moto GP and Formula One world champion John Surtees has died following a short illness. The 83-year old is the only man to have won titles at the top of motorcycling and car racing. Born in 1935, Surtees made his motorsports debut at the 1952 Ulster Grand Prix in Moto GP before switching
Kimi Raikkonen has set the pace on the final day of pre-season testing at the circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya. His pace from the morning put him eight-tenths faster than Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Morning Report The Finn was four tenths faster than Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, after setting his fastest time on the supersoft
Pos Name Team Overall Fastest Laps Morning Fastest Afternoon Fastest 1 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 01:19.024 156 01:19.024 2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 01:19.352 52 01:19.352 No time 3 Esteban Ocon Force India – Mercedes 01:20.161 137 No Time 01:20.161 4 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso – Renault 01:20.416 94 01:20.416 5 Kevin Magnussen Haas –
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was fastest on the penultimate day of the second pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya. The German set his fastest time before the lunch break and completed over 150 laps of the circuit meaning he reached over two race distances. Vettel beat the best time of the winter which
