The World Motor Sport Council met on Friday. Here are the changes for 2014... Further to a request from Mercedes, it will be permitted to supply engines to a maximum of four Formula One teams in 2014. A penalty point system for drivers will be introduced. If a driver accumulates more than 12 points he will be banned from the next race. Points will stay on the driver’s licence for 12 months. The amount of points a driver may be given for infringements will vary […]

Sahara Force India unveiled its 2013 challenger today as Paul Di Resta pulled the covers off the VJM06 at Silverstone circuit. The VJM06 is the third car to be overseen by Technical Director, Andrew Green, and builds on the strengths of the 2012 car. With stable technical rules the car is more evolution than revolution with the removal of the ‘step’ nose being the most obvious visual change. “The VJM06 doesn’t look massively different to its predecessor, but beneath the skin we’ve looked at every […]

Red Bull Racing’s Adrian Newey and McLaren’s Sam Michael both claimed they did not see any particular value in holding the recent Mugello test. The three days’ running at the Tuscan track replaced one of the winter tests, after the teams decided it would be a better use of their resources to split their limited amount of testing days in this way. But Michael and Newey today argued that the test was not an effective use of their teams’ time. “Personally, I think you could […]

Lotus F1 Team’s 2012 challenger, the E20, has taken to the track for the first time for filming purposes at Jerez ahead of this week’s four-day test. 2007 Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen took the wheel for 22 laps of the Circuito de Jerez today in the E20 with which he will contest the 2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The laps were undertaken at non-race speeds for filming purposes, but nevertheless allowed Raikkonen to gain initial impressions of the car under crystal blue […]

Kimi, it has been three weeks since you were confirmed as a Lotus Renault GP driver for the 2012 season. How have you found the reaction to your F1 return? KR: I have been surprised at how big the reaction has been so I guess people must have missed me! What has been the best moment so far? KR: Sebastian Vettel’s impersonation of me at the Autosport awards! No, seriously, my two visits to Enstone have been great. The first one, at the team’s Christmas […]

Jul.13 (GMM) Italian magazine Autosprint is linking Red Bull's aerodynamics chief Peter Prodromou with a move to Mercedes GP.

The dominant RB7's creator Adrian Newey is not interested in switching camps for now, but 42-year-old Prodromou also worked ...

Jun.6 (GMM) Renault is hitting back at reports of financial problems.

The rumours emerged during the Monaco grand prix and the Enstone based team's boss Eric Boullier hinted they might have been started by his predecessor Flavio Briatore, who was mak...

Jun.2 (GMM) Virgin on Thursday confirmed reports Nick Wirth has left the struggling team.

Chief executive Andy Webb told us in a statement that the decision followed a "comprehensive review" in the wake of Russian carmaker Marussia's arrival as title...

Apr.4 (GMM) Virgin is considering a 'plan B' should a car upgrade for the Turkish grand prix not result in a major step forward.

That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, after it emerged the British team actually took a step backwards in ...

Mar.10 (GMM) Williams will become the next team to follow Red Bull's lead with the layout of its blown exhaust system.

After reportedly finding itself a few tenths behind the RB7 in initial testing, Ferrari is believed to have hastily copied the layo...

Virgin Racing has launched its second Formula 1 car, the MVR-02, in an event at BBC Television Centre in London. The car features a slightly lower nose than many of those unveiled so far in 2011, and tighter packaging at the rear end than its predecessor. The change from 'VR' to 'MVR' in the chassis designation reflects the team's new partnership with Russian sportscar firm Marussia Motors - which has also led to a slightly revised livery for 2011.