F1 situation not predictable enough says VW | DN&C 25/02/16

  UPDATE – Hamilton says Formula 1 rule changes will have little effect The VW Group will not enter Formula 1 while question marks remain over the sport’s ownership and technical rules, says the group’s motorsport boss In September, Volkswagen were close to agreeing to take over Red Bull, before the VW emissions scandal led … Read more

Daily F1 News and Comment: Saturday 10th October, 2015

  Charlie Whiting strikes again Not to be outdone, F1 has had its own version of “Dieselgate” this weekend. At approximately 6:00AM Local time, one of the maintenance trucks in Russia drove nearly the entire way around the circuit leaking what has been described as either diesel fuel or Hydraulic fluid. The damage to the track … Read more

#F1 Daily News and Comment: Sunday, 26th April 2015

A Daily Round up of Formula One news, inside whispers, opinion and comment. Today, Play with the fire and get burned Solid debut for Schumacher jr. Play with the fire and get burned One might wonder if Bernard Ecclestone has been paying attention to the news last night as he would have gotten a reminder … Read more

#F1 Daily News and Comment: Monday April 13th 2015

A Daily Round up of Formula One news, inside whispers, opinion and comment. Today, Early deployment of handbags in the Mercedes camp Relight my fire: Renault News Hippo’s View from the Waterhole: Incest wars – Unexpected Chance for Audi? Early deployment of handbags in the Mercedes camp After the race at Shanghai, which saw both … Read more

Breaking News: Thursday 7th March 2013

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Quick Question: Did anyone notice the make of Lewis Hamilton’s motor home in the paddock in Barcelona?

Renault lobbying FIA

In my article “Evidence mounts that the Renault engine mapping fiasco is hurting Red Bull and Lotus” James Alison attempts to persuade us that the engine mapping set back suffered by Renault is of no importance to them. “We were experimenting in testing, on the last day of the last test [Barca 1], with an engine map and we explained to the FIA what we were doing. But having run it on the track we found it did not work very well anyway. We learned from the FIA that they were not so happy with what we proposed, so we are not doing it.”

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