Новости за 05.03.2024

Mar.5 - Alpine has confirmed the departure of its technical chiefs Matt Harman and Dirk de Beer, in the wake of the team's woeful performance in Bahrain with the slowest-in-field 2024 car. L'Equipe sports newspaper claims team boss Bruno Famin, however, is not blaming the duo for the embattled Formula 1 outfit's competitive crisis, as.....check out full post »

Mar.5 - Aston Martin is already hard at work to rapidly improve its 2024 car and convince Fernando Alonso to stay in 2025. A somewhat disappointed Alonso, who is out of contract and linked with Mercedes or even Red Bull for 2025, admitted after Bahrain that Aston Martin has once again settled behind the top.....check out full post »

Mar.5 - Gunther Steiner insists he is in no rush to return to the world of Formula 1 team management. The sacked Haas boss admits he fell out with team owner Gene Haas over the future development of the team. "It was a relief," he told Bild newspaper. "I wasn't even shocked when Gene told.....check out full post »

Mar.5 - Sad news is emerging from Finland, where former McLaren and Renault driver Heikki Kovalainen will soon undergo life-saving open-heart surgery. Iltalehti newspaper reports that the 42-year-old former F1 driver, who had since switched over to rallying, has put his career on hold due to the discovery of an enlarged aorta. "I decided to.....check out full post »

Mar.5 - If Sergio Pérez can keep finishing second behind Max Verstappen this year, his place at the dominant Red Bull team might be safe for 2025. Rumours have suggested the 34-year-old Mexican will struggle to convince the team that he is close enough to Verstappen to deserve a new deal for next season. But,.....check out full post »

Mar.5 - Turkey is making a major bid to return to the Formula 1 calendar, according to the Russian news agency Tass. The outlet says FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem travelled to the country on Monday to meet with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "The meeting took place against the backdrop of plans by the.....check out full post »

Wednesday, 6 March Press Conference:  1730hrs Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Nico Hülkenberg (Haas) George Russell (Mercedes) Yuki Tsunoda (RB) Valtteri Bottas (Sauber) Thursday, 7 March Press Conference:  1830hrs Bruno Famin (Alpine) Mike Krack (Aston Martin) Christian Horner (Red Bull) James Vowles (Williams) TV Pen 1900hrs Friday, 8 March Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Saturday,.....check out full post »

Mar.5 - Yet another scandal is breaking out in Formula 1 - this time putting FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem under the spotlight. According to leading publications including La Repubblica (Italy), L'Equipe (France) and Britain's BBC, the 62-year-old - already the subject of earlier F1 power struggles and accusations - is accused with interfering with.....check out full post »

Mar.5 - Jos Verstappen has admitted that the Christian Horner scandal is also a "power struggle" involving Red Bull's Austrian and Thai shareholding factions. As Formula 1 heads to Saudi Arabia for round two of the 2024 world championship, the Horner saga rolls on - and it's only getting worse not just for the embattled.....check out full post »