Formula 1

The team does not believe it will happen again in the future

Ferrari has diagnosed what caused Fernando Alonso's car's Drag Reduction System to fail in the opening laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix. It says that a mechanical component in the DRS broke. It was the first time that the engineers have seen...

Both teams had hardships in Bahrain but believes it points to better performance

Force India and Ferrari both had hardships during the Bahrain Grand Prix. Paul di Resta at Force India nearly had the first podium of his career but was passed by Romain Grosjean with six laps to go. Fernando Alonso had a tragic race too. ...

Problems for Rosberg and Alonso

Sebastian Vettel drove away at the front of the Bahrain Grand Prix to win by nine seconds after some early-race fights with Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg. Both Lotus drivers put in strong performances to move up to second and third. Kimi Raikko...

Three drivers receive penalty

Nico Rosberg brought the Mercedes team its first back-to-back pole position since 2009 when the team was still Brawn GP. The conditions at the Sakhir circuit did not really change between sessions, which kept times consistent in all three sessions...

Team is ailing and needs a Perez to do better

McLaren is putting pressure on Sergio Perez to perform better. The Mexican driver has struggled this season with only one finish in the points, compared to two from his teammate Jenson Button. Perez has also only made it into Q3 once this season, ...

ALMS goes to California and F1 moves to Bahrain

It is a slightly lighter weekend for racing this week. The American Le Mans Series goes to the streets of Long Beach, California, and Formula 1 heads to Bahrain.  American Le Mans Series This is the first real race of the ALMS season....

Chinese upgrades did not improve the car enough

The big news out of McLaren last week is that its upgrade package for the MP4-28 would be enough to put it into contention to race at the top of the grid, and while it appears to have been some improvement, it was not as much as the team wanted. N...

Bianchi is a Ferrari Driver Academy member

Rookie Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi has friends is very high places. Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali believes that Bianchi is having a "great season" at Marussia. "The first three races, he has had incredible pace wi...

He will be the team's second reserve driver with Ma Qing Hua

After leaving Caterham at the end of last season, Heikki Kovalainen will return to the team from the Bahrain Grand Prix onwards as a reserve driver for the team. Kovalainen will drive the car during the first practice on Thursday. Caterham is also...

Lotus does not want to let him go

Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz admitted that Raikkonen would be near the top of the list of replacements for Webber, if the team had to replace him. However, Lotus to anxious to keep Raikkonen because he is one of the top drivers on the grid.&...