Top teams Red Bull and Mercedes want Pirelli to rush last year's tyres back into service. According to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, the two outfits are arguing that it is not fair that the tyre supplier's 2013 products seem to be penalising the best cars. Indeed, while in the past high downforce tended to minimise tyre wear, the opposite phenomenom is apparently occuring now, and according to Red Bull and Mercedes that also poses a safety risk. Correspondent Michael Schmidt said: "Adrian Newey has […]

A crowd of 20,000 watched Marc Gené do a demonstration run in an F2008 on the Doha corniche this afternoon. The event, organised by Shell in collaboration with the Qatar Motor Show, which gets underway for the second time on Monday, was a thrilling spectacle: seeing a Formula 1 car rocket at over 300 km/h down a three kilometre course set up as a temporary venue along the Qatar capital’s sea front drew an enthusiastic response from the spectators, as did the pit stops, run […]

With the question of third cars currently revisiting F1, several of the team principals gave their opinions on the subject in today’s official FIA press conference. Many of F1’s most successful teams have, in the past, ran more than two cars at F1 race meetings, and while two has been the standard for the modern championship, the issue of running more cars is revisited every so often. “I don’t think third cars are out of the question but I think what we mustn’t do is […]

F1 teams and the governing body are set to discuss Bahrain's scheduled return to the 2012 calendar. After this year's event was cancelled, Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA scheduled for the race to return next April due to the Kingdom's calming civil problems. But those problems seem to have resurfaced in recent days, with the New York Times reporting that security forces clashed with protestors as recently as Friday. "It's always concerning with the media reports that you hear," Red Bull team boss Christian Horner […]

Apr.21 (GMM) Luca di Montezemolo has made clear his opposition to the 2013 engine rules.

With Bernie Ecclestone staunchly opposed to the end of the V8 era in exchange for small low-revving turbos, Williams chairman Adam Parr this week insisted that f...

Apr.13 (GMM) Nico Hulkenberg this week reiterated his hope of returning to the F1 grid next year with Force India.

The 23-year-old German and 2010 Interlagos polesitter had a promising debut last season but was replaced by Williams for 2011 with Vene...

Mar.22 (GMM) Teams will be supplied an extra set of tyres in Australia on Friday, Pirelli has announced.

Following the extreme wear degradation seen in winter testing, the FIA recently agreed a new rule that will allow extra tyres to be supplied at s...