Новости за 18.12.2023

Dec.18 - Frederic Vasseur has hinted that he may offer Carlos Sainz a new long-term Ferrari contract through 2027. Recently, rumours swirled that the Italian team's boss had sealed a lucrative new deal with Charles Leclerc to keep him in red until 2030 - but was only offering Spaniard Sainz a new two-year extension. Both.....check out full post »

Dec.18 - Felipe Massa may well be successful in his quest for justice some 15 years after Formula 1's disgraceful 'crashgate' scandal of 2008. That is the view of former FIA president Jean Todt, whose predecessor Max Mosley was in charge when Renault bosses conspired to steal victory at Singapore in 2008 by ordering Nelson.....check out full post »

Dec.18 - Lawrence Stroll has once again denied that he may soon bow out at Aston Martin. A month ago, a minority stake in the rapidly-developing Silverstone-based team was sold to American private equity firm Arctos. It means figurehead and billionaire Stroll, whose son Lance races for the team, now owns just over 25 percent.....check out full post »

Dec.18 - Dr Helmut Marko admits his future at Red Bull is currently unclear. Rumours of a power struggle between the 80-year-old Austrian and Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner have swirled for some time. When asked by Osterreich newspaper if he will continue in his advisory or consultancy role, Marko answered: "There will.....check out full post »

Dec.18 - Oscar Piastri's manager says the impressive Australian should not feel bad about replacing Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren this year. Piastri, 22, picked up the FIA's rookie of the year prize at the recent end-of-season gala, but he had entered Formula 1 in much more controversial circumstances. For one, he enraged his Alpine bosses.....check out full post »

Dec.18 - Bernie Ecclestone thinks it's possible Mick Schumacher will return to the Formula 1 grid. The former F1 supremo, however, says the son of seven time world champion Michael Schumacher was "in the wrong hands" during his two years with Haas. And Ecclestone, 93, even thinks young Schumacher should not have been in Ferrari's.....check out full post »

Dec.18 - Max Verstappen says he's not worried Red Bull may fumble the ball with the all-new engine regulations in 2026. The currently-dominant Formula 1 team has committed to designing and building its very own engines for the next set of rules in collaboration with Ford. But recently, team boss Christian Horner sounded the alarm.....check out full post »