10 years ago McLaren is taking legal action against Mercedes in a contract dispute over a key staff member who was contracted to leave Mercedes to join McLaren, but has recently reversed their decision. McLaren allegedly signed the employee to a contract which they feel has been violated. © McLaren Racing Limited The employee in question is Loic
10 years ago The mother in-law of Bernie Ecclestone, Aparecida Schunck, was rescued by police after being kidnapped and held for ransom. Three suspected have been arrested for the kidnapping. © Sahara Force India Formula One Team As reported by Racing Clothesline last week, the mother of Ecclestone’s current wife, Fabiana Flosi, was kidnapped in São Paulo and
10 years ago The be talking point after the German Grand Prix was of course Nico Rosberg’s five second penalty for forcing Max Verstappen off of the track at the hairpin. This was just one of the things that went wrong for him during the race, as he hands the race victory to Lewis Hamilton. Rosberg lost the
10 years ago The teams travelled to the Hockenheimring for the German Grand Prix. This was the teams’ final gathering before the start of Formula One’s summer break for the month of August. The crowd had many home favourites to cheer for, including Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes. Free practice one started on Friday, with the familiar
10 years ago The final race before the Formula One summer break has arrived. The German Grand Prix has made a return the calendar, following its one year absence, and there are many home drivers looking for a great result in front of their home crowd. Hockenheimring is the scene for this year’s German Grand Prix, as it’s
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,
