10 years ago Mercedes was summoned to see the stewards for an incident that occurred during the final free practice session on Saturday. The team was under investigation for unsafe release and received a fine, while Lewis Hamilton escaped reprimand. © Daimler AG During free practice three, Mercedes engineers released Lewis Hamilton from the garage directly in the
10 years ago Jenson Button was transferred to hospital with twenty minutes remaining in the second free practice session for the German Grand Prix. The Brit was complaining of eye irritation after only 16 laps of running at the circuit. © McLaren Racing Limited Button exited the car and ended his session after only 16 laps. He made
10 years ago In an effort to prevent a repeat of the yellow-flag controversy surrounding Nico Rosberg at last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, the FIA have announced that they will make use of the red-flag during the qualifying sessions. © Joe Barbosa Nico Rosberg fell victim to the yellow-flags while qualifying in Hungary. Fernando Alonso spun near the
10 years ago This week’s meeting with the F1 Strategy Group on Thursday in Geneva may bring big changes ahead of the German Grand Prix. These changes are related to standing starts, radio communications, track limits and the Halo safety device. It’s not clear what changes will be introduced for the German Grand Prix. © Pirelli & C.
10 years ago Rio Haryanto’s future in Formula One has been in question for the second half of the season, as his financial backers have failed to fund the entire amount agreed to in his contract. Manor Racing has confirmed who will be in the car at the German Grand Prix. Haryanto, largely backed by the Indonesian government,
10 years ago James Allison and Ferrari have jointly decided to part ways, effective immediately. The British engineer has resigned from his position on the team as Technical Director. Allison began his F1 career in 1991, when he joined the Benetton Formula One team’s aerodynamics department. Mid-way through his time at Benetton, he took a job at Larrousse
10 years ago On Wednesday, it was announced that the struggling Sauber F1 Team will be purchased by Longbow Finance, a Swiss investment company. Sauber is one of the many teams to have undergone ownership changes in Formula One. I countdown five recent ownership changes that worked out well. 1. Red Bull © Pirelli & C. S.p.A. In
10 years ago Recent reports from the Brazilian media suggests that the mother-in-law of the F1 Supremo, Bernie Ecclestone, has been kidnapped and held ransom in Brazil. According to the Brazilian magazine, Veja, Aparecida Schunck was kidnapped in São Paulo on Friday. The kidnappers are reportedly requesting R$120 million (roughly €33.2m), which would be the largest ransom demand
10 years ago Like Nico Rosberg at the British Grand Prix, Jenson Button found himself on the receiving end of a penalty from the FIA for violating the regulations regarding team radio communications. The new rules have been heavily criticized since the FIA has started strictly enforcing the new regulations. Button has lashed out against the new regulations,
10 years ago Sergio Pérez finished the Hungarian Grand Prix only one position short of a points scoring position. This was largely due to the pit stop error made by the team during his second pit stop from the medium compound tyre to the soft compound tyre. The team has confirmed that the error was caused by a
