Category: Formula 1

Is Sauber another team on the brink of financial ruin? Team boss Peter Sauber says he can't afford to pay for changes necessary to their C24 to improve its performance. … Read More

Up to three grand prix teams may have been caught breaking the self-imposed 30-day test agreement. Red Bull, McLaren and Jordan have been blasting up and down a runway at … Read More

UPDATE Rumor has it that Red Bull's two-year engine deal with Ferrari, complete with an option to buy further components, such as the gearbox, cost them $20 million per year … Read More

Word in the F1 paddock is that Honda is now squeezing 930 hp out of its latest V10 and in Imola their new seamless gearshift was worth 0.4 seconds per … Read More

Although there has been no official statement from McLaren it is likely that Alex Wurz will again drive in Barcelona, should Montoya not be able to return from his broken … Read More

The first shots in what could be a war of words was fired by BMW WilliamsF1's Mark Webber at, somewhat surprisingly, teammate Nick Heidfeld. Webber claims that Nick is not … Read More

Williams' Nick Heidfeld; as quick as teammate Mark Webber, but not nearly as secure? Grove principal and co-owner Sir Frank Williams told Germany's 'Bild' publication that the 27-year-old – favored … Read More

UPDATE #3 McLaren's Adrian Newey will either take a break or retire from Formula One at the end of 2005. That is the logical deduction of the highly lauded technical … Read More

Hungarian driver Zsolt Baumgartner popped up in the Imola F1 paddock last weekend. With the rule now slightly freed, the former Minardi and Jordan driver reportedly 'met with several teams' … Read More

A trio of F1-owning banks appear primed to make 'management' changes. Having won power in a settlement with 'impresario' Bernie Ecclestone, a spokesman for Bayerische Landesbank confirmed the speculation in … Read More

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has confirmed he will continue to rotate his drivers this season and that could spell bad news for David Coulthard. Red Bull test driver … Read More

Ferrari 'breakthrough' or magic Bridgestone? Whether one or the other, the reigning title winner left 2005 championship leader Renault a little worried at Imola. Fernando Alonso struggled with a damaged … Read More

Ferrari's performance in Sunday's San Marino GP whereby Michael Schumacher's Ferrari was some 2 seconds per lap faster then everyone in race conditions was no doubt the result of their … Read More

UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false.' "Immediately following the end of the race the car was weighed in the configuration it had finished and was above the minimum weight … Read More

Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn has defended the team's decision to test unrestricted in 2005. The Briton admitted at Imola that the highly charged topic, with Ferrari on one side … Read More

Reports in the Italian media suggest that Bernie Ecclestone has just done a new deal with SAGIS, the company which promotes the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. SAGIS is … Read More

Mike Gascoyne might again be on the move. The highly lauded technical man, who oversaw Renault and now Toyota's rise to the front of the grid, is currently wanted at … Read More

UPDATE This rumor is now upgraded to 'fact.' Nico Rosberg has moved closer to his aim of following his world championship winning father Keke into Formula One after signing to … Read More

UPDATE The Red Bull Formula One team have reassured Briton David Coulthard that he can still hope to race for them next season. Team boss Christian Horner dismissed as 'totally … Read More

Cosworth Racing says that it regularly runs its 2,4-litre V8 development engine for next year at 20,000rpm, while the current V10 is running to 19,000rpm. While this does not necessarily … Read More

Just when everyone thought he might retire, Michael Schumacher is talking to Ferrari about staying on after 2006. Asked whether team boss Jean Todt had talked to him about eventual … Read More

Bernie Ecclestone is seeking an urgent overhaul of Formula 1’s qualifying system, according to a report in this week’s Autosport magazine. Ecclestone is rumored to be ready to present a … Read More