http://www.worldcarfans.com/category/f1 http://content.worldcarfans.co/templates/0/6/images/feedlogo.gif http://www.worldcarfans.com/category/f1 http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061958989/lauda-wolff-will-not-attend-fia-hearing Mercedes has confirmed that new team co-owners and chiefs Niki Lauda and Toto Wolff will not be in Paris on Thursday. We reported on Monday that team boss Ross Brawn will be the sole representative ...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:20:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061958989/lauda-wolff-will-not-attend-fia-hearing http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061958988/new-co-owner-for-lotus-team Genii has sold 35 per cent of its Enstone based formula one team Lotus to an investment consortium. According to a press release, Infinity Racing is comprised of private investors including an Ameri...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061958988/new-co-owner-for-lotus-team http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061858937/melbourne-set-to-lose-opening-grand-prix-honour-in-2014 It emerged recently that F1's hugely controversial Bahrain grand prix is provisionally scheduled to kick off an unprecedentedly-long 21-race schedule in 2014.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061858937/melbourne-set-to-lose-opening-grand-prix-honour-in-2014 http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061858936/murray-walker-reveals-cancer-horner-receives-obe Legendary F1 commentator Murray Walker has revealed he is set to undergo treatment for cancer. 'The voice of formula one', who hung up his microphone more than a decade ago, told his former employer...]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:40:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061858936/murray-walker-reveals-cancer-horner-receives-obe http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061758885/pirelli-could-quit-f1-over-tyre-gate Pirelli is expressing increasing frustration with its situation in formula one, just as its initial three-year contract with the sport is set to expire.]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:40:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061758885/pirelli-could-quit-f1-over-tyre-gate http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061758891/button-tips-hamilton-to-end-performance-dip Jenson Button has backed former teammate Lewis Hamilton to bounce back strongly after finding his feet at Mercedes. Since 2010, the pair were teammates at McLaren, where Hamilton began his F1 career...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:05:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061758891/button-tips-hamilton-to-end-performance-dip http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061758890/heads-will-roll-as-tyre-gate-reaches-paris All eyes will turn to Paris' Place de la Concorde on Thursday, as the very fate of Mercedes' F1 foray rests in the hands of the governing FIA.]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:40:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061758890/heads-will-roll-as-tyre-gate-reaches-paris http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061758889/vettel-not-ready-to-decide-future-beyond-2015 Red Bull would like to keep Sebastian Vettel beyond his new 2015 contract, and even the reigning world champion is not ruling out a longer career with the premier energy drink-owned team. Some in th...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:05:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061758889/vettel-not-ready-to-decide-future-beyond-2015 http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061758888/mclaren-must-focus-on-2013-fix-not-sackings---michael Sam Michael has hit back at claims heads should be rolling at McLaren as the team endures one of the worst starts to a championship campaign in its history. Having erred with a radical new car for t...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:05:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061758888/mclaren-must-focus-on-2013-fix-not-sackings---michael http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061758887/teams-should-save-money-on-motor-homes---ecclestone Bernie Ecclestone has hit back at claims costs are too high in formula one, insisting the teams waste too much money. It has been reported that with the exception of 'big four' Ferrari, Red Bull, Mc...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:05:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061758887/teams-should-save-money-on-motor-homes---ecclestone http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061758886/patient-sutil-hulkenberg-push-on-in-f1-midfield They may not be at the front of the field, but two German drivers are not throwing their hands in despair as they battle in F1's midfield. Adrian Sutil only returned to the grid this year in the wak...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:05:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061758886/patient-sutil-hulkenberg-push-on-in-f1-midfield http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061458828/berger-slams-f1s-unchanging-tyre-situation Gerhard Berger has blasted the tyre situation in formula one, just as Pirelli announced its hands are tied from trying to change it. Following criticism of its heavily-degrading 2013 tyres, F1's Ita...]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:45:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061458828/berger-slams-f1s-unchanging-tyre-situation http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061458827/staying-at-red-bull-right-call-for-vettel---berger Sebastian Vettel has made the right decision in deciding to stay at Red Bull for the next two years, former F1 winner and team owner Gerhard Berger said. Amid constant speculation the 25-year-old Ge...]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:45:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061458827/staying-at-red-bull-right-call-for-vettel---berger http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061458826/rosbergs-pace-has-surprised-hamilton---wolff Lewis Hamilton has been "surprised" by the pace of teammate Nico Rosberg at Mercedes early this season. That is the claim of team director and co-owner Toto Wolff, even though the comments directly ...]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:45:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061458826/rosbergs-pace-has-surprised-hamilton---wolff http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061458825/webber-set-to-return-to-scene-of-last-f1-win Mark Webber is hoping for a clear weekend to end his winning drought as he returns to the scene of his last F1 victory this month in Britain. The Australian, whose Red Bull career is in doubt beyond...]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:45:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061458825/webber-set-to-return-to-scene-of-last-f1-win http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061458824/even-miracle-wont-cure-mclaren-problems---perez Not even "a miracle" could speed McLaren back to the front of the field in the immediate future, new team driver Sergio Perez admitted this week. Just as the young Mexican arrived at Woking to repla...]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:45:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061458824/even-miracle-wont-cure-mclaren-problems---perez http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061458823/renault-says-caterham-lotus-deals-almost-done Renault is still yet to finalise new V6 engine deals with existing customers Caterham and Lotus. At the end of May, the French marque's F1 president Jean-Michel Jalinier said that with Red Bull and ...]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:45:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061458823/renault-says-caterham-lotus-deals-almost-done http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061358778/hamilton-absence-not-cause-of-mclaren-slump---whitmarsh While Lewis Hamilton tries to up his game at Mercedes, Martin Whitmarsh insists losing the 2008 world champion is not linked to McLaren's 2013 slump. Asked if needing to replace the highly rated Bri...]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:50:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061358778/hamilton-absence-not-cause-of-mclaren-slump---whitmarsh http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061358777/buemi-likely-to-stay-red-bull-reserve-in-2014 Sebastien Buemi has hinted he is currently content with life as Red Bull's official F1 reserve driver. The Swiss was dropped by Red Bull's second team, Toro Rosso, at the end of 2011, but he kept hi...]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:50:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061358777/buemi-likely-to-stay-red-bull-reserve-in-2014 http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061358776/bottas-hopeful-of-williams-contract-extension Williams disappointed ranks of Finnish journalists this week by failing to announce the extension of rookie Valtteri Bottas' contract. The reporters were summoned to Helsinki for a press conference,...]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:50:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061358776/bottas-hopeful-of-williams-contract-extension http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061358775/red-bull-set-for-webber-contract-talks Christian Horner has moved to calm speculation about Red Bull's driver plans for 2014 by saying he will hold talks with Mark Webber "later in the summer". As the team extended its contract with Seba...]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:50:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061358775/red-bull-set-for-webber-contract-talks http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061358774/infiniti-to-help-develop-red-bulls-engine---report Luxury Nissan division Infiniti, Red Bull's title sponsor, will get involved in the actual development of the world champion team's 'power unit' next year, it is rumoured. We reported recently that ...]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:50:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061358774/infiniti-to-help-develop-red-bulls-engine---report http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061358773/todt-moving-to-replace-whiting-with-ascanelli---rumour While the FIA readies to analyse a possible breach of the official rules, Germany's Sport Bild claims Mercedes also broke an explicit gentleman's agreement between the teams when it ran its 'secret' ...]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:50:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061358773/todt-moving-to-replace-whiting-with-ascanelli---rumour http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061258726/schumacher-not-regretting-f1-retirement-call Michael Schumacher insists he has not regretted his final retirement from formula one "for a single moment". At the end of a three-season comeback period that did not add to his record tally of 91 w...]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:10:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061258726/schumacher-not-regretting-f1-retirement-call http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061258737/mclaren-denies-allison-to-design-honda-test-car McLaren on Wednesday denied reports former Lotus technical director James Allison will re-emerge at Honda. Allison is currently on 'gardening leave', after stepping down from his duties but remainin...]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:25:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061258737/mclaren-denies-allison-to-design-honda-test-car http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061258724/marko-denied-vettel-news-before-announcement Mere hours after denying the story, Red Bull announced that Sebastian Vettel is staying with the world champion team for at least two more years. Earlier on Tuesday, when Germany's Sport Bild broke ...]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:25:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061258724/marko-denied-vettel-news-before-announcement http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061258723/bigger-budget-would-ease-sauber-crisis---kaltenborn A bigger budget would help Sauber to emerge from its competitive crisis, team boss Monisha Kaltenborn has admitted. The grey C32s were off the pace all weekend in Canada, and in the race both Nico H...]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:25:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061258723/bigger-budget-would-ease-sauber-crisis---kaltenborn http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061258722/f1-should-be-careful-with-pirelli-criticism---jordan Eddie Jordan has warned formula one to ease its criticism of F1's sole tyre supplier Pirelli. The Italian marque has been the subject of intense criticism of its controversial and heavily-degrading ...]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:25:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061258722/f1-should-be-careful-with-pirelli-criticism---jordan http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061258721/ferrari-said-no-to-tyre-test-with-2013-car Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has admitted he wants F1's governing body to "prosecute" Mercedes for the secret Pirelli tyre test. Led by former Ferrari team boss Jean Todt, the FIA will conv...]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:25:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061258721/ferrari-said-no-to-tyre-test-with-2013-car http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061158676/relations-good-after-criticism-and-scuffle---di-resta Paul di Resta insists his relationship with Force India remains "good", despite two rounds of hefty criticism and rumours of a garage scuffle. The Scot was not only heavily critical of the team's qu...]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:05:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/113061158676/relations-good-after-criticism-and-scuffle---di-resta