8 years ago Bad news for Pirelli, as the company’s wet weather tyre test was cut short after a crash involving Sebastian Vettel. This was Vettel’s first test of the new Pirelli wet weather tyres. He was not injured in the accident. The incident occurred early in the afternoon, cutting short Ferrari’s day of tyre testing at their
8 years ago Toto Wolff, the head of Mercedes-Benz motorsport, has sat down in front of the Mercedes camera to discuss what lies ahead in the 2017 season, reflect on the busy winter break and go over some other various talking points from around the world of motorsport. © Daimler AG “I think the balance between Valtteri [Bottas]
8 years ago McLaren’s long time team manager, Dave Redding, has left the team to take a new job at Williams. Redding’s role as team manager will be filled by the team’s chief race mechanic. Redding entered Formula One with Benetton in 1988. Seven years in his Formula One career, Redding was hired by McLaren as the number
8 years ago It has emerged that there is a possibility that Pascal Wehrlein could miss the first pre-season tests for Sauber in 2017, as a result of his dramatic accident in the Race of Champions event in Miami last month. Sauber has told the press that the German is undergoing medical examination. © Race of Champions The
8 years ago Now that Formula One is under the ownership of an American media company, the sport is in a good position to finally win over the American market. However, the absence of American talent in Formula One makes this goal problematic. A big fear when Liberty Media’s Formula One acquisition was announced was that the sport
8 years ago Having had no luck in finding a buyer for Manor, the team’s administrators have made the decision to cease operation. The team entered administration earlier in January. There were reportedly several interested buyers looking at Manor, but none of these interests have transferred into an offer. The team employees worked hard to design the 2017
8 years ago Bernie Ecclestone has officially stepped down from his position as the chief executive of Formula One, a position which he has held for four decades. There are mixed emotions among the Formula One community, as he has been blamed for much of the sport’s failure in the recent years. Born in 1930, Ecclestone dropped out
8 years ago Liberty Media’s acquisition of Formula One is now complete, as Chase Carey officially takes Bernie Ecclestone’s position as CEO of the sport. Ross Brawn and Sean Bratches have also been appointed to management positions in the sport. Ross Brawn, a former technical director with 40 years of motorsport experience, will be taking a position as
8 years ago Felipe Massa will get to keep his retirement gift from the Williams F1 Team, despite having returned for the 2017 season. © Pirelli & C. SpA The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was originally intended to be Massa’s final race, as the 35 year old Brazilian planned to put his Formula One career to rest
8 years ago Against the odds, Manor’s request to run their 2016 chassis for the opening rounds of the 2017 season has been approved by the FIA. This approval has extended the team’s time to find a new investor for the team. As reported yesterday, Manor had submitted a request to the FIA for permission to run their
