9 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
9 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.
9 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,
9 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
9 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
9 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
9 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,
9 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
9 years ago Kimi Räikkönen believes that Max Verstappen’s blocking maneuvers were questionable and may have been in violation of the regulations regarding illegal blocking. Eventually, the Finn made contact with the Red Bull, but the incident was not penalized by the stewards. The collision occurred in turn two on lap 57, when Räikkönen attempted to overtake Verstappen.
9 years ago The drivers were at the Hungaroring in Budapest this weekend for the Hungarian Grand Prix. It was the penultimate round before the sport’s month-long summer break. The weekend provided a bit of confusion, largely due to the poor weather that hit the circuit on Saturday. Friday got off to a bit of damp start, with
