Formula One News — January 2016

JANUARY 14, 2016

Vandoorne eyes F1 chance for 2017

Stoffel Vandoorne says he is hoping to break into formula one in 2017.

Teams 2016 tyre choices interesting says Hembery

Paul Hembery on Thursday said he is expecting formula one to enjoy an exciting start to the 2016 season.

Bottas uses false name for running race

Valtteri Bottas used a false name in order to enjoy a recent running race, the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported on Thursday.

Massa wants to stay in F1 after 2016

Felipe Massa has admitted there is no guarantee his F1 career will continue after the forthcoming 2016 season.

Mercedes will be hard to beat in 2016 says Ecclestone

Bernie Ecclestone thinks Mercedes is set for a third consecutive year of dominating formula one in 2016.

Abiteboul flies to Venezuela amid Maldonado reports

Renault officials have flown to Caracas amid speculation Pastor Maldonado could lose his race seat for 2016.

Bottas still ready to win in 2016

Valtteri Bottas thinks Williams is on track to have a better season in 2016.

Gasly eyes Toro Rosso seat for 2017

Pierre Gasly is hoping to break into formula one with Toro Rosso next year.

Sutil suing Sauber for $3.5 million?

Once again as a new F1 season looms, there is legal trouble ahead for the Swiss team Sauber.

F1 loses long-time podium champagne sponsor

Long-time podium champagne sponsor Mumm is leaving F1.

JANUARY 13, 2016

F1 budget worth every cent and more

Mercedes has no thoughts whatsoever about reassessing its commitment to formula one.

Gutierrez admits Haas targeting debut points

Haas is targeting points finishes in its debut season, driver Esteban Gutierrez has confirmed.

Sauber signs Red Bull engineer

Sauber has appointed a replacement for departing long-time senior engineer Giampaolo Dall'Ara.

Two post-race tests in 2016?

F1 teams will test in the days after two European grands prix in 2016, it emerged on Wednesday.

Magnussen could replace Maldonado?

Kevin Magnussen is reportedly in talks with Renault about replacing Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado in 2016.

Details of changes for 2016 Ferrari car emerge

In Italy and across the world, anticipation about Ferrari's new car for 2016 and a potential championship bid is building.

Humiliating 2015 was good for McLaren says Boullier

McLaren's abysmal season was actually "good" for the team, boss Eric Boullier says.

Wehrlein still waiting for Manor news

Pascal Wehrlein says he is still waiting to know if he will make his formula one debut in 2016.

JANUARY 12, 2016

Zetsche happy with Mercedes driver lineup

Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says he is perfectly happy with Mercedes' F1 driver duo.

Manufacturers to supply cheaper F1 engines?

F1's manufacturers look set to agree to reduce the price of their engines, even if they want to press ahead with the current 'power unit' formula beyond 2017.

Ferrari targeting race win in Australia

Sergio Marchionne has reiterated Ferrari's winning target for 2016.

Van der Garde returns to racing in 2016

Giedo van der Garde is putting the Sauber scandal of 2015 behind him as he returns to racing this season.

JANUARY 11, 2016

Coulthard company to produce F1 coverage

A company co-owned by David Coulthard will produce the new free-to-air coverage of formula one in Britain this year.

Three teams named for Pirelli test

Only three teams will be in action later this month as Pirelli develops its wet-weather F1 tyres.

F1 waters down plans for faster cars

F1's plan to radically speed up the cars for 2017 has been watered down.