Sky Sports strikes five year deal to become the ‘exclusive’ home of Formula 1 March 23, 2016 Sky Sports has agreed a new broadcast deal with Formula One Management to become the exclusive home of Formula 1 in the UK and Ireland from 2019 to 2024. It has also picked up the free-to-air rights for the F1 British Grand Prix from Channel 4, and will show the races on one of its [...]
F1 Team Budgets: Ferrari have more money to work with than anyone else but Mercedes get best bang for their buck March 17, 2016 Mercedes are aiming to get the best bang for their buck for a second year running as the 2016 Formula One season revs into gear in Melbourne this weekend. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg dominated on the circuit last season as Mercedes won the constructors' championship by almost 300 points from a budget of €467.4m, the [...]
Aston Martin returns to F1 and will work with Red Bull on hypercar project AM-RB 001 March 17, 2016 Aston Martin will return to Formula 1 for the first time in over half a century, after announcing a partnership with Red Bull racing. The luxury sports car manufacturer will work with Red Bull on a hypercar project currently codenamed "Project AM-RB 001". And as part of the deal, the Aston Martin name will appear [...]
BBC axes Formula 1 broadcasting and new deal for Channel 4 to air next season with no adverts during live races revealed December 21, 2015 The BBC has axed Formula 1 from its TV line-up to save much needed cash as part of widespread cuts across the corporation, with Channel 4 picking up the broadcast rights instead. The BBC said it would "reluctantly" end its TV contract three years early in order to make the savings. BBC Sport must make £35m of budget [...]
World champion Lewis Hamilton left confused as rival Nico Rosberg nets third straight victory in season-ending grand prix in Abu Dhabi November 29, 2015 World champion Lewis Hamilton was left bemused by the in-race strategy devised by Mercedes after team-mate Nico Rosberg secured his third successive victory at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix yesterday. Hamilton stopped a lap later than race-leader Nico Rosberg at the first pit-stop, but 10 laps after his rival for the second, emerging from [...]
World champion Lewis Hamilton fails to surpass Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg as German wins Mexico Grand Prix 2015 November 1, 2015 World champion Lewis Hamilton insisted that he was powerless to prevent an aggressive Nico Rosberg converting pole position into victory as Formula One returned to Mexico for the first time in 23 years. Rosberg recovered from the error which handed his team-mate and rival the drivers’ championship seven days previously in Austin, controlling the race [...]
Britain’s Lewis Hamilton hails ‘greatest moment’ after securing third world drivers’ championship October 26, 2015 Trailblazing Lewis Hamilton was left close to tears and almost speechless after securing his third drivers’ world championship with victory at a frantic United States grand prix last night. Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg appeared on course to delay Hamilton’s celebrations and keep the title race open until Mexico this weekend but an unforced error with [...]
Lewis Hamilton wins Russian Grand Prix to take giant step towards third Formula One world championship October 11, 2015 Britain's Lewis Hamilton insists all other targets are on hold until he clinches his third world championship, after he took a giant step towards the title at the Russian Grand Prix yesterday. Hamilton recorded his ninth win of the season in Sochi as Nico Rosberg suffered a pedal problem that ended his race – and [...]
2015 Japanese Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton outmanoeuvres Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to tighten grip on world championship September 27, 2015 Britain's Lewis Hamilton rejected suggestions of dangerous driving after he tightened his grip on a third world championship with victory at the Japanese Grand Prix. Read more: Lewis Hamilton tops sporting rich list Hamilton pipped team-mate Nico Rosberg in an eighth Mercedes one-two of the season to record the 41st success of his Formula One [...]
Max Mosley: F1’s closed cockpits safety plan is nonsense September 25, 2015 Former motorsport chief Max Mosley has rubbished proposals to introduce closed cockpits after a run of recent accidents. Mosley’s comments come ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, which marks the first anniversary of Marussia driver Jules Bianchi’s fatal accident. “A closed cockpit is a nonsense because there are so many downsides,” Mosley said. “The [...]