Новости за 15.06.2017

Jun.15 - Red Bull has control of the destinies of its F1 drivers. That is the claim of Dr Helmut Marko, the boss of the energy drink company's driver programme. At Red Bull Racing, rumours have linked Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen with other teams for 2018, while Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz is obviously keen […]

Jun.15 - Mercedes is closing up on Ferrari in terms of managing Pirelli's 2017 tyres. That is the claim of Valtteri Bottas, who finished second to his teammate Lewis Hamilton in Montreal. That is despite the fact Ferrari utterly dominated just one race earlier in Monaco, after more consistently getting the most from Pirelli's tyres […]

Jun.15 - Team co-owner and boss Vijay Mallya is considering changing Force India's name. The former billionaire, who is currently locked in a high profile legal battle with Indian authorities, bought the Spyker team and renamed it Force India ahead of the 2008 season. But La Gazzetta dello Sport claims Mallya called the Silverstone based […]

Jun.15 - Jean Todt says F1 will never abandon its petrol-based origins and join Formula E as an all-electric powered series. "It's impossible," the FIA president told La Presse newspaper. "F1 is an absolutely different discipline," he insisted. Todt said he is a great supporter and fan of Formula E, but he thinks F1 took […]

Jun.15 - F1 is "humming" once again. That is the positive assessment of Manfred Loppe, the sporting boss of the German free-to-air television broadcaster RTL. After a F1 ratings slump for RTL in recent years, Kolner Express newspaper reports that TV audiences have been up in Germany for all seven races so far in 2017. […]

Jun.15 - A former F1 engineer suspects Honda is lagging behind in the area of simulation. This week, amid intense rumours of a looming split with McLaren, Honda chief Yusuke Hawegawa admitted the engine maker is having trouble with correlation between its test benches and the track. "It may be that they have invested a […]

Jun.15 - Toto Wolff has backtracked after saying Nico Rosberg might return to F1 from retirement. In Montreal, Mercedes chief Wolff said he would "not be surprised" if the German was lured to "Ferrari or someone else" in the future. Rosberg hit back: "No, I really have finished my career." Now, Wolff has clarified his […]

Jun.15 - Cyril Abiteboul has admitted Jolyon Palmer is under "pressure" to "deliver" for Renault in 2017. The British driver is yet to score a single point versus teammate Nico Hulkenberg's 18 so far, amid rumours he could be ousted mid-season. "Jolyon must deliver," boss Abiteboul told the French broadcaster Canal Plus. "He has a […]

Jun.15 - Robert Kubica wanted an F1 test in order to decide the next steps in his career. That is the claim of Cyril Abiteboul, the Renault team boss, after the Enstone outfit recently gave Kubica his first F1 outing since the Pole almost severed his arm in 2011. "He did the test because he […]

Jun.15 - F1's new 'Shield' concept will make its public debut earlier than expected. Earlier, we reported that the FIA would begin testing the new head protection on F1 cars during free practice in Monza and Singapore, in September. But it now emerges that the reportedly transparent cockpit-integrated device will actually now be tested for […]

Sebastian Vettel, may well be ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the F1 championship this year (at the time of writing at least), but how do his salary and endorsements compare? Fernando Alonso is struggling at the back of the grid with McLaren, but his salary and endorsements certainly aren’t. Whilst there are three F1 drivers […]

We were at the Hockenheimring searching for the best sound imitator of a formula one car! Here are our top 10! Do you agree?