F1 Today – 15/01/2020

The latest news and analysis behind the headlines from across Formula One, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective.

F1 Today – 10/10/2018

Vettel too focused on race wins – Briatore Former Benetton and Renault team principal Flavio Briatore believes that Sebastian Vettel’s biggest mistake has been focusing on race wins rather than the championship this season. The Ferrari driver is now sixty-seven points behind his championship rival Lewis Hamilton, with Vettel’s hopes of a fifth title appearing

Behind the headlines – The role and end of the gird girls

Liberty Media announced this week that the sport was banning the use of grid girls this season. The reason why they have done this is that they believe that “the practice is appropriate or relevant to Formula 1 and its fans, old and new, across the world.” I agree with Liberty, I do not see

F1 Today – 30/11/2017

Hamilton’s dilemma about his future Lewis Hamilton has admitted he is battling a personal dilemma about his future in Formula One, though he wants to continue racing in the sport he also doesn’t want to miss out on other life experiences. The four times champion is expected to start contract renewal talks with his Mercedes

F1 Today – 22/04/2016

Mercedes are blocking changes – Marko Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has accused Mercedes boss Toto Wolff of blocking the plans regulations changes for 2017 because of  paranoia of hurting his team’s dominance. The sport is split on four changes around the engines. In China team principal of the team Christian Horner expressed his doubts

F1 Today – 20/04/2016

Marussia bring case against Manor over name Marussia have brought a trademark case against Manor saying they   infringed there trademark by using its name during the 2015 Formula 1 season. The case has been rejected. Legal documents seen by the magazine Autosport say the licenced for the Marussia branding came to an end on 31st

Tributes to Maria Tersa De Filippis who died in January

The first female Formula One driver Maria Teresa de Filippis died on January the ninth aged  89. The Italian took part in three grand prix but only finished the 1958 Belgian Grand Prix. She made her debut in Monaco failing to qualify for the race in her Maserati 250F in Monaco, and she would again

F1 Today – 26/08/2015

Demanding answers Drivers have called for answers from Pirelli demanded an end to tyre blow-out following to dramatic tyre failures at the Belgian Grand Prix. The chairman of the union which represents drivers the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association Alexander Wurz said: “We need to stop the sudden explosions.” Both Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg suffered

F1 Today: 31/03/2015

£27m a year – Hamilton Lewis Hamilton says he expects to sign a new contract with Mercedes later this week. The 30-year old said last Tuesday that he expected the deal to be done last week. He told BBC News “It should be done this week. There is no reason it shouldn’t. Honestly, it’s 99.6%