Новости за 31.08.2017

Formula One is a sport in flux and sponsorship is one of the areas this can be seen most. The takeover by Liberty is going to lead to a lot of changes in F1 and many people speculate that sponsorship is going to be one of the departments where this happens most obviously. F1 sponsorship […]

Aug.31 - F1 legend Alain Prost has revealed he apologised to Max Verstappen. The apology followed the latest Renault engine problem for Red Bull's incredibly frustrated young Dutch driver. "I personally apologised to Max," said quadruple world champion Prost, who is an advisor for engine supplier Renault. "I also apologised to Red Bull Racing. Not […]

Aug.31 - Niki Lauda has suggested Mercedes will keep Lewis Hamilton beyond 2018. In the past days, as Ferrari announced it is keeping Sebastian Vettel, there have been rumblings Hamilton now wants a new three-year deal at Mercedes. "Ferrari is a dream for every driver," the triple world champion said, "but I guess I will […]

Aug.31 - Max Verstappen has urged Renault to remove a 'safety' setting on its F1 engines. The frustrated Dutchman said it was a security setting in his engine that caused his failure at Spa on Sunday. "They knew that this could happen," he said at a sponsor event in Milan on Wednesday. "I understand that […]

Aug.31 - Ross Brawn says formula one is delighted with an epic battle for the 2017 world championship. Long before he became the new F1 sporting boss, Brawn was the technical chief at Ferrari for Michael Schumacher's legendary title battles against Mika Hakkinen. "Formula one has a legendary duel again," he now tells Sport Bild […]

Aug.31 - Honda is continuing to improve its 2017 engine. That is despite the fact that, according to the latest specialist media reports, the Japanese manufacturer and McLaren are now on the cusp of a split. But Honda chief Yusuke Hasegawa told the Japanese source Sportiva that the marque made a clear step forward at […]

Aug.31 - Williams has played down reports it is close to signing up Fernando Alonso for 2018. Reports have suggested Alonso, the frustrated McLaren-Honda driver, could announce imminently that he is moving to the customer Mercedes-powered team next year. But Williams deputy Claire Williams told Bild newspaper: "I read that with astonishment. "I know nothing […]

Aug.31 - Valtteri Bottas may be shunted out of contention for the 2017 world championship. That is the view of Mika Salo, who thinks his Finnish countryman's strong opening campaign at Mercedes hit a major hurdle at Spa last weekend. "It was not a good weekend for Valtteri," Salo, who was the FIA driver steward […]

Aug.31 - Nico Hulkenberg says he would not mind being teamed up with Fernando Alonso at Renault next year. In the past days, Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has played down claims the French team will sign Alonso for 2018, as Renault is not yet ready for the title. But also linked with Renault for 2018 […]

Aug.31 - Ralf Schumacher's son has admitted he is targeting a future in formula one. While it is his cousin Mick who is grabbing the most headlines, David Schumacher is set to move from karting into German Formula 4 next year. "I definitely want to be in formula one," said 16-year-old David Schumacher, who will […]

Aug.31 - Carlos Sainz says his future in F1 remains in the hands of his Red Bull bosses. As the sport moves onto Monza this weekend, rumours are swirling yet again that the energy drink team could agree to release the Toro Rosso driver to Renault for 2018. It is rumoured Sainz's release could be […]