Mexico agrees a three year deal Organisers of the Mexican Grand Prix have formally announced that they have agreed a new three year deal to host the race until 2022. The future of the race was in doubt after this year after the federal government announced it would no longer subsidise the Grand Prix. However,
Mallya steps aside as Force India’s managing director The founder of Force India Vijay Mallya has stood down as one of the teams managing directors, however, will remain as team principal and co-owner saying he has his “Own legal issues to take care of.” In an interview with Autosport Mallya confirmed that his soon Siddarth
Alonso admits he nearly walked away Fernando Alonso has admitted he thought about walking away from Formula One amid the McLaren engine dispute with there supplier Honda. But the two-time champion decided to stay with the team because he would “regretted” finishing his career on a low note for the rest of his life. In
Halo looks better than porotypes When plans for the Halo were finalised last year, Formula One promised that the designs would look better than they were in testing. But early indications have suggested they were correct. The introduction of the halo, a titanium structure wrapped in carbon fibre which sits above the drivers head, has
Reopened talks in Red Bull saga Ferrari has re-opened discussions with Red Bull as they continue to search for an engine supplier. It was believed that the Italian manufacturer was unwilling to supply the Austrian team. However it was understood that they were only going to supply 2015 spec engines to Red Bull’s junior team.
Engine cost cap According to Autosport the Strategy Group is considering putting a cost cap on the deals to supply teams. The current cost of engines has more than doubled since 2013 from £7m to £15-20m after the introduction of the V6’s engines in 2014. Yesterday the group discussed capping the cost of a supply
