Gust of wind caused crash – McLaren McLaren has dismissed rumours that an electrical fault caused Fernando Alonso to become unconscious before the crash during preseason testing on Sunday. The 30-year old remains under observation in hospital. The team say that analysis of the car and telemetry data shows “the accident was caused by the
Fernando Alonso is making a ‘solid recovery’ after a crash during pre-season testing yesterday but will remain in hospital for further observation. The Spanard crashed into a wall yesterday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya circuit. McLaren says that he is awake and is chatting to family and friends. “In hospital, a thorough and complete analysis
Barcelona Preview The second test takes place at Circuit de Catalunya which will hold the third and fourth test this season. Home to the Spanish GP the circuit is made up of fast straights Kimi Raikkonen went fastest overall during the last test here a fortnight ago ahead of his team mate Sebastian Vettel. But,
Engine tokens for 2016 Renault says they many use there engine tokens for development of there 2016 power unit. Until this season engines were frozen but this was changed to a token based system is being introduced. However they say they are considering a different approach delaying upgrades until the closing stages of the season.
Force India still behind Force India say confirmed that its 2015 Formula 1 car will now not make its debut until the final Barcelona test. The team had been pushing to complete this in order to run in Barcelona next week. There is only few days between them has prompted some to ask whether they
Red Bull sign new youngsters Red Bull has signed two rising British drivers Dean Stoneman who won the 2010 Formula 2 championship and 16-year-old Callum Ilott, the reigning KF European karting champion. Stoneman’s career was halted in 2010 after being diagnosed with testicular cancer before returning to competitive racing in 2013. Last season he finished
Williams will support Marussia return Williams say they will support Marussia’s bid to return to the grid this season and would have let them run last year’s car. In an interview with Sky Sports deputy principal Claire Williams said “We’ve been very clear on our position around Marussia and their entry: we want a full
Force India has rejected the Marussia bid to run their 2014 car this season. This is after last minutes funds were raised by team to allow them to race this season. The F1 stagey group made up of champions Mercedes, Red Bull, Williams, Ferrari, McLaren and Force India plus the governing FIA and commercial rights
Hopes ended for Caterham Caterham’s hopes of returning have apparently ended after the administrators put the teams remaining assets up for sale. The team went into administration last year and have failed to find a buyer Administrator Finbarr O’Connell told BBC Radio Oxford several auctions, including of the 2014 F1 race cars, will be held
The team formerly known as Marussia have come out of administration according to the AP News agency. The Marussia president Graeme Lowdon has sourced new investors, the identity of which is not yet known. The teams Administrators FRP Advisory said the team was making “progress towards a longer-term viable solution”. This comes after an auction
