Formula One News — March 2016

MARCH 31, 2016

Thursday Press Conference

Bahrain GP - Thursday Press Conference

Alonso suffered collapsed lung, broken ribs

Fernando Alonso is sitting out the Bahrain grand prix with broken ribs and after suffering a partially collapsed lung.

Drivers eye spot on F1 Commission

F1 drivers may be angling for a spot on the sport's decision-making body.

Alonso fails medical exam in Bahrain

Fernando Alonso will miss this weekend's Bahrain grand prix.

Early 2016 win very important says Rosberg

Nico Rosberg has admitted that opening his 2016 championship campaign with a win was "very important".

Raikkonen engine survived Melbourne fire

More reports claim Kimi Raikkonen's power unit has survived his fiery exit from the Australian grand prix.

Ferrari have tyre advantage for Bahrain says Surer

Mercedes might have made a tactical blunder in its preparation for this weekend's Bahrain grand prix.

Verstappen past Melbourne anger

Max Verstappen says he has "moved on" after losing his cool at the Australian grand prix.

F1 teams already looking towards 2017

F1 teams will now begin to turn their focus towards designing a car for the all-new technical regulations of 2017.

Four teams rejected qualifying compromise

McLaren and Red Bull were not the only teams that objected to the tweaking of the highly-controversial 'musical chairs' qualifying system for Bahrain.

Todt also responded to GPDA letter

FIA president Jean Todt also responded to the F1 drivers' public complaint about the sport's current governance.

Local official says Monza will be saved

A local sports official is confident Monza will secure its place on the F1 calendar for 2017 and beyond.

Merhi still not ruling out F1 return

Roberto Merhi will complete the revival of the former Manor team in the world endurance championship this year.

MARCH 30, 2016

Stewart says F1 not in crisis

F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart has played down suggestions the sport he has been involved with for over five decades is broken.

McLaren plays down broken seat reports

McLaren has played down reports Fernando Alonso's carbon seat was 'broken' in his high-speed Melbourne crash.

FIA doctors must green-light Alonso return

Fernando Alonso will not be cleared to race in Bahrain this weekend until a meeting with FIA doctors on Thursday.

McLaren, Red Bull opposed musical chairs tweak

The lack of time and unanimity means F1 is stuck with the hated 'musical chairs' qualifying system for Bahrain.

Allison takes break after death of wife

James Allison is spending some time away from formula one as he mourns the recent death of his wife, it has emerged.

MARCH 29, 2016

Wolff slams decision to keep musical chairs

Toto Wolff has slammed the decision to keep the highly controversial 'musical chairs' qualifying format in place for Bahrain.

F1 could hit reverse on faster cars

F1 could be about to hit reverse on its move to speed up the cars for 2017.

Preferred successor Briatore ruled out says Ecclestone

Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that "blocks" have been placed on his preferred successor.

Newey not lifting F1 workload beyond 50 percent

Even rules for significantly faster F1 cars in 2017 will not change Adrian Newey's 50 per cent focus on the sport.

FIA eyes Alonso's broken seat after crash

The FIA has launched an investigation into Fernando Alonso's spectacular Melbourne crash, with insiders saying the Spaniard was lucky to survive.

Dane backs Magnussen after Palmer defeat

A countryman of F1 returnee Kevin Magnussen has defended the Dane's performance at the recent Australian grand prix.

Letter not just about qualifying says Wurz

Alex Wurz insists the dissenting letter written on behalf of the current F1 drivers is not a mere reaction to the qualifying format debacle.