London: The struggling Williams Formula One team appointed former Jaguar Cars managing director Mike O'Driscoll as group chief executive on Wednesday, with Alex Burns leaving the company with immediate effect. The former world champions, who have not scored a point in their last seven races, said in a statement that O'Driscoll would guide the long-term future of the team and report to founder Frank Williams and the board. The newly-created...
03:57 PM, May 29, 2013
Monaco: The Red Bull team failed to win the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time since 2009, though it felt like a victory for Sebastian Vettel as the three-time defending champion strengthened his overall lead heading into next month's Canadian GP. After the Spanish GP two weeks ago, Kimi Raikkonen trimmed Vettel's lead to four points with a second-place finish behind Fernando Alonso, who had clawed back to within...
07:46 PM, May 28, 2013
London: Lewis Hamilton is calm about what could happen to Mercedes if they are hauled before a Formula One tribunal to explain their secret tyre test, but he is worried about his own form. "I'm not concerned about it, that's for the team to worry about," the 2008 world champion said of his team's apparent breaking of a ban on in-season testing by putting in 1,000 km with Pirelli in...
05:29 PM, May 28, 2013
Monaco: Suspension failure caused Felipe Massa's Monaco Grand Prix crash at the weekend, Ferrari said on Tuesday. The Brazilian's race crash looked like a carbon copy of one he had in final practice which he said was caused by the front wheels locking after he braked and hit a bump on the pit straight before the Sainte Devote corner. However the Italian team said Sunday's was different. "The findings validated...
02:55 PM, May 28, 2013
London: The real mystery about Pirelli's 'secret' tyre test with Mercedes is why it ook the rest of Formula One so long to find out about it. The shock revelation was the talk of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, with Ferrari and champions Red Bull putting in protests that could see Mercedes end up in front of a governing FIA tribunal charged with breaking a ban on in-season testing. Secrets...
08:54 AM, May 28, 2013
Monaco: Renault are committed to Formula One and will work to reduce the cost of their new engine after its introduction next year, the company's chief executive Carlos Ghosn has assured Bernie Ecclestone. Speaking at the Monaco Grand Prix after Renault announced a deal to supply its 2014 engine to Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso, currently with Ferrari, Ghosn said he was aware of F1 supremo Ecclestone's cost fears. The current...
02:14 PM, May 27, 2013
Monaco: Formula One title contender Kimi Raikkonen accused McLaren's Sergio Perez of driving like an idiot after a Monaco Grand Prix collision that almost ended the Finn's 23-race run of scoring finishes. The Lotus driver and the Mexican made contact at the entrance to the chicane in Sunday's race while Raikkonen was defending fifth place. Perez's attempt to pass ended in contact with Raikkonen suffering a rear tyre puncture that...
10:16 AM, May 27, 2013
Monaco: Lotus driver Romain Grosjean was handed a 10-place grid penalty for next month's Canadian Formula One Grand Prix after smashing into the back of Daniel Ricciardo's Toro Rosso in Monaco on Sunday. Stewards ruled that the Frenchman, who had a spate of accidents last year and was banned for one race, had caused the collision as the two cars exited the tunnel on lap 62 of the crash-strewn 78-lap...
09:16 AM, May 27, 2013
Monte Carlo: Force India driver Adrian Sutil drove a superb race to come home in fifth position and bagging 10 points in the prestigious Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix held here at the Circuit de Monaco on Sunday. Team-mate Paul di Resta, who started in 17th, finished ninth to bag two points, bringing home a total of twelve points for Force India. Mercedes' Nico Rosberg won the race from the...
08:59 PM, May 26, 2013
Monaco: Nico Rosberg kept his cool amid the chaos to win the crash-marred Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday and give Mercedes their first victory of the season, as well as emulate his father's victory from 30 years ago. The German driver began from pole position for the third straight GP, but he had to re-start three times after the race was held up by a safety car, a red flag...
07:52 PM, May 26, 2013
Monaco: Controversy erupted at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday after it emerged that Mercedes, who swept the front row in qualifying for the Formula One race, carried out a secret tyre test with Pirelli last week. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, who found out 'second hand' only on Saturday night, told reporters he would be seeking 'clarification' and suggested Mercedes had gained an advantage. The Formula One regulations...
04:47 PM, May 26, 2013
Monaco: The Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso Formula One team will switch from Ferrari engines to Renault next season, the French manufacturer announced on Sunday. The long-term deal means the Italy-based team will be using the same units and gearboxes as champions Red Bull. Formula One's engine rules are changing next year with the introduction of a new 1.6 litre V6 turbocharged engine with energy recovery systems instead of the current...
03:24 PM, May 26, 2013
Monaco: Although Lewis Hamilton qualified in second place for the Monaco Grand Prix, the former world champion still feels some way off being able to compete for victory in Sunday's race. Hamilton has 21 GP wins to his name - compared to just one for his new teammate Nico Rosberg - but the Briton has been beaten by the German in qualifying for three consecutive Formula One races. "This weekend...
09:32 AM, May 26, 2013
Monaco: Mercedes are talking to Williams about a Formula One engine supply from 2014, the German company's motorsport head Toto Wolff said on Saturday. Mercedes are already contracted to supply their own works outfit, Force India and McLaren next year but the latter team have announced they will be reviving their partnership with Honda in 2015. "It's clear that we are losing an engine customer in 2015 and for Mercedes...
12:10 AM, May 26, 2013
Monte Carlo: Force India's Adrian Sutil will start at eighth at the grid while his teammate Paul di Resta will take the 17th slot in the Monaco Grand Prix of the Formula One Championships here on Sunday. Sutil drove his VJM06 car to best lap time of 1 min 15.383 secs to finish eighth in the final qualifying session. The top-10 grid position gives the German driver a chance to...
09:00 PM, May 25, 2013
Monaco: Nico Rosberg set the fastest qualifying time at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday to secure his third consecutive pole position and a fourth straight for Mercedes. The German driver finished ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton and, with Monaco's track the hardest to overtake on in Formula One, Mercedes have a great chance to clinch a first win of the season on Sunday. Red Bull have won the last...
06:42 PM, May 25, 2013
Monaco: Formula One title contender Kimi Raikkonen has covered up a tribute on his helmet to late champion James Hunt after the lettering was deemed to contravene television regulations. The party-loving Lotus driver, second in the championship at present, is a big fan of Britain's 1976 champion and once entered a snowmobile race under Hunt's name. He has also paid tribute to him in the past with Monaco helmets. This...
05:17 PM, May 25, 2013
Monaco: Some Formula One teams face a fight for survival next season when engine costs more than double, Force India deputy principal Bob Fernley said on Saturday. "You shouldn't underestimate the resolve of Formula One teams, they are incredibly resilient and probably will come through," the Briton said at the Monaco Grand Prix. "But to add to the level of costs to the teams at this time in an economic...
05:09 PM, May 25, 2013
Monaco: German driver Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time in the crash-marred third practice session of the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday. The Mercedes driver is aiming for a third straight pole position and will be confident heading into the afternoon's qualifying. Monaco's razor-thin, sinewy street circuit again proved hard to handle and Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was fortunate to walk away unharmed after a heavy crash. Lotus driver Romain...
03:53 PM, May 25, 2013
