Formula One News — July 2015

JULY 16, 2015

Honda lacks racing spirit of 90s says McNish

Former F1 driver Allan McNish has questioned whether Honda can ever make a success of its new collaboration with McLaren.

Bizarre Williams nose causes a stir

F1 fans and insiders were scratching their heads this week when they spotted a radical Williams nose.

Haas wants experienced drivers for F1 debut

Haas, the new American F1 team, has defended itself amid speculation it is already bending the rules.

Spotlight on Allison as Ferrari falters in 2015

As Ferrari's 2015 resurgence arguably stalls, eyes are beginning to shift to the unextended contract held by technical boss James Allison.

Kvyat delivering for Red Bull

Daniil Kvyat appears to have secured his place at Red Bull Racing for now.

Bottas forever grateful to Williams

Valtteri Bottas says he will always be "grateful" to Williams for bringing him into formula one.

Briatore hits out over tax evasion sentence

Flavio Briatore has hit out at the media coverage of his conviction for tax evasion.

Verstappen's dad plays down Ferrari rumours

Max Verstappen's father has put a lid on speculation linking the Toro Rosso rookie with a sensational switch to Ferrari.

Hockenheim urges fans to secure German GP future

Hockenheim's chief has urged German fans to turn up in numbers next year as the country returns to the formula one calendar.

Former F1 driver caught speeding in Germany

A former F1 driver has this week been caught speeding in Germany.

JULY 15, 2015

Title impossible for customer team like Williams says Dennis

Ron Dennis has admitted he "definitely" expected McLaren-Honda to be performing better than it is at the mid-season point of 2015.

Renault did not deliver power unit promises says Horner

Christian Horner has admitted the rocky relationship between Red Bull and Renault is due to a loss of "patience".

Bottas is not right choice for Ferrari according to Surer

Ferrari should leave Kimi Raikkonen behind, according to former F1 driver Marc Surer.

Monaco crash gave Verstappen more confidence

Max Verstappen says his big crash at Monaco helped him to find a new level in formula one.

German broadcasters keen to keep F1

F1's German TV broadcasters insist they remain keen to keep the sport on television.

Nasr plays down talk of team switch

Felipe Nasr has played down rumours linking him with a switch of teams for 2016.

Dennis defends McLaren management

Ron Dennis has defended the management structure at McLaren.

Mexico F1 renovations 90 percent complete

Mexico is right on track for its return to formula one this November.

Pirelli wants more testing to spice up F1

Pirelli has vowed to try to spice up next year's grands prix.

Mercedes has more beyond power, downforce

There is more to Mercedes' dominance than simply power and downforce.

Horner wants return of F1 Procar series

The return of a 'Procar' series would be one way to make heroes of today's F1 drivers.

JULY 14, 2015

Button admits F1 future uncertain

Jenson Button has contradicted Ron Dennis by admitting his future at McLaren is uncertain.

Lotus denies sale to Renault now imminent

Lotus has denied it is on the cusp of being sold back to Renault.

Russia, Malaysia happy with 2016 calendar shakeup

Russia says it is happy with its new early slot on the F1 calendar.

Horner denies eyeing Toro Rosso's Key

Christian Horner insists Red Bull will not simply poach the increasingly-lauded designer James Key from the junior team Toro Rosso.