By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) – Denmark’s Kevin Magnussen is set to replace Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado at the Renault Formula One team, Sky Sports television and specialist websites reported on Thursday. A spokesman for the British-based team, who competed as Lotus last season, would not comment on speculation when contacted by Reuters. Renault are due […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s smallest team Manor Racing announced on Monday that Pat Fry was joining as an engineering consultant, bringing another former McLaren employee on board. The move reunited three senior figures from McLaren’s past with former chief engineer Fry joining aerodynamics head Nikolas Tombazis and racing director Dave Ryan also at a […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Former Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve’s venture into electric racing with a team co-founded by Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has fizzled out after three rounds. The Monaco-based Venturi Formula E team said on Friday they had parted company with the 44-year-old Canadian driver by ‘mutual agreement’ following ‘disagreement over the future […]
Race organisers have reassured Formula One fans that Azerbaijan's inaugural Grand Prix in June will go ahead as planned despite a slump in global oil prices and the weakness of the local currency.
Engineers at Ferrari have come up with a new engine design, albeit the same 1.6L Turbocharged V6 with hybrid electronic systems called the MGU-H & MGU-K.
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) – The Marussia name will disappear from Formula One this season after the team owners were granted a request to change it to Manor Racing on Tuesday. “Delighted to announce MANOR RACING: that’s what we’re here for,” the British-based team said on their Twitter feed after a meeting of the […]
F1 world champions Mercedes have 'chinks in their armour' that Williams must be ready to exploit this season, says latter's technical head Pat Symonds.
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One world champions Mercedes will be absent from a pre-season wet tyre test organised by Pirelli in southern France this month and attended by the sport’s three other engine manufacturers. The Italian tyre manufacturer said on Monday that only Ferrari, Renault-powered Red Bull and Honda’s partners McLaren would take part in […]
