Formula One News — January 2015

JANUARY 9, 2015

F1 teams favour money over talent

Former Mercedes tester Sam Bird says F1 teams no longer scour the world's top racing categories in search of the best possible drivers.

Porsche chief Muller says no to F1

Porsche chief executive Matthias Muller has now added his confirmation to reports the German marque is not interested in entering formula one.

F1 to challenge laptime records in 2015 says Hembery

Paul Hembery, official tyre supplier Pirelli's F1 chief, is expecting the field to speed up significantly in 2015.

JANUARY 8, 2015

Porsche rules out F1 project

Porsche has ruled out entering formula one.

Rosberg indicates Hamilton feud now over

The feud between Mercedes teammates Nico Rosberg and new world champion Lewis Hamilton appears to have cooled.

2016 rules would have stopped Schumacher return

The FIA's new super licence points system would even have locked Michael Schumacher out of F1.

Lotus paid 2015 entry fee late

Lotus was late to pay the FIA entry fee for the 2015 world championship, according to reports in Spain and Italy.

McLaren can survive without title sponsor says Boullier

Team boss Eric Boullier says McLaren can survive without a title sponsor.

New Hamilton contract will happen says Lauda

Niki Lauda has played down the chance Fernando Alonso will join Mercedes next year.

Surname has harmed Susie Wolff's career

Toto Wolff thinks his relationship with wife Susie has actually harmed rather than helped the Williams test driver's career.

JANUARY 7, 2015

Europe to brush off F1 investigation?

The European Commission looks set to dismiss claims formula one authorities are acting anti-competitively.

Haas basing F1 team on Nascar approach

The collapse of Marussia and Caterham may be the definite end of an era in formula one, according to the sport's newest team entrant.

Alonso more adaptable than Raikkonen says Fry

Fernando Alonso is more adaptable than Kimi Raikkonen and better able to cope with a difficult car.

FIA to reconsider Honda freeze ruling?

The FIA could be set to rethink its decision to leave Honda outside of the new engine development 'unfreeze'.

Spa extends F1 race deal through 2018

The future of the historic Belgian grand prix at popular Spa-Francorchamps appears safe.

JANUARY 6, 2015

No Friday practice for Magnussen in 2015

Kevin Magnussen will not be making any Friday practice appearances in 2015.

Honda to meet FIA over engine freeze

Honda is "annoyed" it has been left out of the relaxation of the F1 engine freeze for 2015.

End of the line nears for dying backmarkers

Caterham and Marussia are nearing the end of the line as other teams move preparations for the 2015 season into high gear.

Ferrari sticking with pullrod suspension in 2015

Ferrari is sticking with its unique 'pullrod' front suspension layout for a fourth consecutive season, according to Italy's Autosprint.

FIA super licence points system emerges

The FIA has devised a points system as part of its clampdown on the ease of achieving an F1 super licence.

JANUARY 5, 2015

F1 engine makers to meet in Geneva

As ever in formula one, the future is always just around the next bend.

Button's McLaren engineer switches to Williams

Jenson Button's race engineer at McLaren is moving to Williams.

Mercedes and McLaren to change colours in 2015?

At least two top teams will enter the 2015 season with fundamentally different colour schemes, it has emerged.

Struggling teams still face uncertain future

Less than a month before official winter testing begins, the future of the ailing backmarkers Marussia and Caterham remains unclear.

Sainz's father says surname no ticket to F1

Carlos Sainz insists his famous name alone did not power his 20-year-old son all the way to formula one.