Almost every aspect of Formula One has changed. Including the media...

Rubens Barrichello has alleged that Ferrari made a threat that might have ended his motor racing career during the infamous 2002 Austrian grand prix. Ten years ago, the Brazilian led the race at the A1-Ring but eventually, at the very last corner, succumbed to team orders that allowed number one teammate Michael Schumacher to pass him. Subsequent video footage has depicted then Ferrari team boss Jean Todt asking Barrichello on the radio to simply "let Michael pass for the championship, please". But Barrichello, having left […]

Official Press Release, Thursday 23rd February. Tata Communications, a leading provider of The New World of Communications, announced on Thursday a multi-year technology service and marketing agreement with Formula One Management. The agreement will see Tata Communications delivering world-class connectivity to all 20 Formula One race locations over its global network, the largest in the world. It will also provide hosting and content delivery services to Formula1.com, which is accessed by tens of millions of fans around the globe. The innovative deal positions Tata Communications […]

Mercedes GP has officially unveiled its 2012 challenger, the F1 W03, at 08:15 this morning in the pitlane of the Barcelona circuit ahead of the start of the second pre-season Formula 1 test. The team's driver line-up consisting of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg were on hand to present the car to the media. Schumacher will be the first to drive the new car at the Barcelona test, before handing over to teammate Rosberg the following day. Mercedes opted to delay running of its new […]

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted that the team is keeping its cards close to its chest ahead of the 2012 season. Under the glare of the F1 world's eyes, the title-defending RB8 has been in action for four days at Jerez recently. But when the Adrian Newey-designed car was officially launched, the team refused to host a traditional unveiling ceremony, instead releasing a short animated video. "We didn't want it photographed at the first opportunity from every side by our competition," admitted […]

Lewis Hamilton has been summoned as a witness in the forthcoming Munich trial of his friend and F1 rival Adrian Sutil. It was expected the McLaren driver would have to appear, given the fact that - on the night of his Chinese grand prix win last April - he was present when German Sutil allegedly glassed Lotus team executive Eric Lux in a Shanghai nightclub. The Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper said the former Force India's grievous bodily harm trial will take place over two days beginning […]

Lewis Hamilton's decision to dump his father and sign up with a celebrity management company was "a disaster". That is the view of F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone, speaking after arguably the worst season in the 2008 world champion's entire motor racing career. He said the 26-year-old Briton's "personal problems" in 2011 - including his split with girlfriend Nicole - were exacerbated by the absence of his former manager and father. Anthony Hamilton, in charge of his son's career until early 2010, now manages the […]

In an official video released by Lotus Renault GP, Kimi Raikkonen talks about his motivation to return to Formula One. The 2007 world champion, who left F1 two years ago for world rallying and NASCAR, denied he might not be sufficiently motivated ahead of his return to the sport with Lotus Renault in 2012. "The main reason for coming back to F1 is I never lost the passion for racing except for maybe all the things around it," the 32-year-old said. The former McLaren and […]

Overtaking - how much, not enough, or too much of the ‘wrong’ sort - has been a frequent topic throughout the 2011 season, since the advent of DRS (the Drag Reduction System) and Pirelli tyres. What is beyond all doubt is that the overall levels of overtaking have climbed to record levels - there have been nearly 1500 passes so far in 18 races. However, no standard definition of an overtaking manoeuvre exists. The figures used below are calculated for strategic purposes, which are reflected […]

Aug.1 (GMM) The sidepod of Nick Heidfeld's Renault exploded as the German retired from the Hungarian grand prix.

A fan's video posted on Youtube showed a marshal being struck by the debris and limping away, and Swiss newspaper Blick said it is "uncle...

Jul.18 (GMM) F1 figures have admitted they are not keen on proposals to put a roof above the heads of the sport's drivers.

After the incidents involving Felipe Massa and the late Henry Surtees in 2009, technical chiefs started looking into the possib...

May 19 (GMM) A video exists of the incident involving Adrian Sutil and Eric Lux, according to the Swiss newspaper Blick.

The internal security footage at the M1nt nightclub in Shanghai could prove decisive in Force India driver Sutil's legal defence ...