Новости за 28.11.2017

Nov.28 - Ferrari looks set to lose major sponsor Santander. The El Confidencial publication reports that the Spanish bank's chief Ana Botin has decided against extending the EUR 40 million per year deal. "According to sources close to the talks, Santander rejected Ferrari's proposal to continue as the main partner after eight years," the report […]

Nov.28 - The top men at Mercedes are predicting a bright future for Max Verstappen. Although earlier linked with a move to silver, 20-year-old Verstappen recently extended his stay at Red Bull through 2020. "Max is the hot new guy," quadruple world champion Lewis Hamilton told De Telegraaf newspaper. "There's a big hype around him […]

Nov.28 - Chase Carey and Jean Todt, arguably the most powerful men in formula one, have played down Ferrari's quit threat. Amid Liberty Media's plans for new engine and budget cap rules, Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne said the famous marque might not race beyond 2020. Mercedes' Toto Wolff, who is normally in political lock-step with […]

Nov.28 - Despite the McLaren split, Honda thinks it has finally found the right direction in F1. Although the Japanese marque was effectively dumped by the top British team, Honda's Yusuke Hasegawa is optimistic about the new partnership with Toro Rosso. "The hardest year was undoubtedly the first, but also the third year was not […]

Nov.28 - The Italian press is heading into the winter break concerned about Ferrari's late-season performance. Mercedes finished its 2017 campaign with both the drivers' and constructors' titles and a one-two in Abu Dhabi. "It was a sad and pale finale for Ferrari," said La Gazzetta dello Sport. "Questions hang in the air. Is Vettel-Raikkonen […]

Nov.28 - Nico Rosberg says there are signs his former Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton will soon retire from formula one. At the end of last year, German Rosberg retired within days of beating Hamilton to the 2016 title. And now he says there are signs Hamilton is also thinking of calling it a day. "He […]

Nov.28 - Paddy Lowe has admitted he hopes Lance Stroll learns from his difficulties in 2017. 19-year-old Stroll, backed by his billionaire father Lawrence, has struggled at times during his F1 debut season, including at the Abu Dhabi finale. "It seemed that he could not get the car to work properly in terms of balance," […]

Nov.28 - Talks are ongoing between Liberty Media and the broadcaster RTL about extending the free-to-air television deal for Germany. Long-time RTL pundit Niki Lauda stunned German viewers of Sunday's 2017 finale in Abu Dhabi by announcing his decision to quit the role. At the same time, F1 chief executive Chase Carey was admitting that […]