Honda denies plans for 2014 Honda test car
“We will not build such a vehicle” Honda has categorically denied reports it will build a test car in order to get track running of McLaren’s 2015 engine off to an early start. We reported last month...
View ArticleThe tyre nominations for the forthcoming grands prix in Korea, Japan and...
Pirelli tyre nominations revealed for Korea, Japan and India For Korea, the medium and supersoft tyres will be used. The surface tends to be slippery, with a wide variety of corners and some heavy...
View ArticleFerrari turns to 2014 as Vettel reality bites
“99 per cent” of Ferrari’s focus is now on 2014 Sebastian Vettel’s fourth consecutive title win moved a step closer to certainty on Sunday as he pulled 60 points clear of his nearest title rival....
View ArticleAlonso says mathematical title chance ‘a miracle’
Christian Horner thinks championship celebrations in Japan are unlikely Fernando Alonso thinks it is “a miracle” he is still even mathematically in the hunt for the 2013 title. Red Bull’s dominant...
View ArticleAbsent Newey would miss Vettel’s title win in Japan
Briton Newey is usually a fixture on the pitwall Adrian Newey will not be trackside on Sunday if Sebastian Vettel wraps up his fourth consecutive world championship at Suzuka. Germany’s Bild newspaper...
View ArticleSutil says Pirellis ‘not like F1 tyres’
“I hope we can find a better situation in the future.” Adrian Sutil has added yet another dissenting voice to F1 drivers’ collective dissatisfaction with Pirelli’s 2013 tyres. “It is not really fun to...
View ArticleStefano Domenicali says the door to Ferrari is open to Sebastian Vettel in...
Ferrari boss compares Vettel to Schumacher German Vettel has won the past three world champions for Red Bull, is cruising to a fourth in 2013 and is all signed up for 2014 and beyond. But the...
View ArticleMercedes vows to match Renault’s engine trickery
“We need to analyse what they have done” Mercedes has vowed to catch F1′s runaway Renault-powered teams, as it risks losing millions in Concorde Agreement bonus money. Formerly looking set to finish...
View ArticleMassa hid Williams talks from manager
Williams asked him not to involve his manager Nicolas Todt Felipe Massa kept his talks with Williams last year secret even from his own manager. The former Ferrari driver said that when he initially...
View ArticleHonda duo to ‘observe’ at 2014 races – report
“There’s no point in racing unless you win” Almost unnoticed in the Albert Park paddock last weekend strolled two Japanese with very big plans. Speed Week correspondent Mathias Brunner reports that...
View ArticleMcLaren to pass Mercedes information to Honda – Wolff
Wolff said he trusts McLaren to stick to what is allowed Toto Wolff suspects McLaren will pass on knowledge about Mercedes’ turbo V6 to its 2015 engine supplier Honda. This year, Mercedes is in the...
View ArticleMichimi to make Auto GP debut at Monza
Kuroda ready for Monza return with Euronova Japan’s Shinya Michimi will make his Auto GP debut at Monza this weekend at the wheel of a Euronova Racing prepared car. The 20 year old, who teaches at a...
View ArticleBridgestone supports star cast in its bid to extend record streak at Suzuka 8...
This 37th edition of the Suzuka 8 Hours this weekend at the fabled Suzuka Circuit in Japan Bridgestone will support some of the biggest names in motorcycle road racing as the world’s largest tyre...
View ArticleYoshimura Suzuki Shell ADVANCE’s Tsuda sets new lap record to take pole...
2014 FIM Endurance World Championship Series, Round 2 – Suzuka 8 Hour The Yoshimura Suzuki Shell ADVANCE team of Takuya Tsuda, Randy de Puniet and Josh Waters will start on pole position at the 37th...
View ArticleMuSASHi RT HARC-PRO win the 2014 Suzuka 8 Hour to secure Bridgestone’s ninth...
37th Suzuka 8 Hour: 2014 FIM Endurance World Championship, Round Two For the second year in a row the MuSASHi RT HARC-PRO team of Takumi Takahashi, Leon Haslam and Michael van...
View ArticleVettel close to taking sixth-engine grid penalty
Sebastian Vettel’s season could be set to go from bad to worse. The reigning world champion smiled meekly at Spa-Francorchamps when he responded to boss Christian Horner’s recent claim that the German...
View ArticleLotterer could return for Caterham at Monza
Mere days before the Italian grand prix, the identity of Caterham’s second race driver is still unclear. Reports from Japan suggest Kamui Kobayashi will definitely not be back at the wheel of the car...
View ArticleKobayashi could race Caterham again in Singapore
Kamui Kobayashi could return to the wheel of his Caterham next weekend in Singapore. At Monza, while the Japanese was drafted back in for the Italian grand prix, it was obvious that Caterham chiefs...
View ArticleRussian linked with Caterham seat for Sochi
Daniil Kvyat might not be the only Russian on the Sochi grid next month. The Russian publication Sportbox claims that, amid the cockpit reshuffling under Caterham’s new management, 32-year-old Roman...
View ArticleGiancarlo Fisichella supports the launch of Shell V-Power in Japan at the...
At the famous Fuji Speedway On Sunday 14 September Showa Shell invited Scuderia Ferrari Test Driver Giancarlo Fisichella to the exclusive Ferrari Racing Days in Fuji, home to the final of the Shell...
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