Mercedes Admit Interest for Nico Rosberg
26 May 2009, 07:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Heikki Kovalainen is officially under pressure from team McLaren Mercedes for securing his seat with the Woking based outfit in 2010. Since letting reigning champion Lewis Hamilton go is not an opti...
Mercedes - First F1 Engine to Win 3 Consecutive Races
25 May 2009, 13:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As revealed by Ross Brawn shortly after the Monaco Grand Prix, it seems the power plant used to power Jenson Button's BGP 001 was not changed in the last 3 races of this season. Linking that in...
Mercedes Hold Off F1 Quit
13 May 2009, 14:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / German car maker Mercedes announced it will not join the F1 quit threats in the upcoming days. The marque's motorsport director Norbert Haug avoided confirming a potential quit for the 2010 sea...
Mercedes Consider 3-Point Star for Brawn GP
11 May 2009, 11:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / German car maker Mercedes Benz is reportedly considering adding their three-pointed star on Brawn GP's BGP 001. Following the Brawn's 2009 challenger winning no less than 4 out of 5 races ...
McLaren Expect Struggle in Spain
6 May 2009, 09:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend, the teams in the F1 paddock can easily be divided into “trustfuls” and “doubtfuls”. While leading teams of the championship &nda...
Haug Receives 30 Percent Pay Cut from Mercedes
5 May 2009, 07:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes' motorsport director Norbert Haug revealed that he has a 30 percent lower salary compared to the 2008 season. Earlier this year, Renault boss Flavio Briatore announced a similar move o...
Mercedes Consider Vettel for the Future
21 Apr 2009, 08:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following Sebastian Vettel's dominating win at Shanghai, several teams are now considering the German driver for their future F1 campaigns. While linked with a move to Ferrari a few weeks ago, ...
Chinese Grand Prix - Friday Press Conference
17 Apr 2009, 13:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team principals present at the Friday press conference at Shanghai International Circuit: Norbert Haug (Mercedes), Mario Theissen (BMW Sauber) and Christian Horner (Red Bull). Q: A question to yo...
Jackie Stewart Urges Hamilton to Stay at McLaren
9 Apr 2009, 09:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Triple world champion Jackie Stewart publicly advised McLaren's Lewis Hamilton not to leave the Woking based team in the wake of the lying saga. The Scottish driver insisted a rushed move from ...
McLaren Confirm KERS-Powered Car in Australia
24 Mar 2009, 13:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes is the 3rd team to announce the debut of their Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) from as early as the Aussie GP. The Woking-based team was one of the first teams to start their ...
Senna Concludes First Test with Mercedes C-Klasse at Hockenheim
19 Mar 2009, 08:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bruno Senna moved on from his disappointing experience with Brawn GP and began testing with Mercedes in the DTM. The Brazilian driver was strongly linked with a move to the German series with the af...
McLaren Admit Problems with the MP4-24
11 Mar 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The fact that McLaren's MP4-24 is far from delivering the performances everyone had been looking for in the offseason is no news. In recent tests, both Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen have...
Mercedes Confirm DTM Interest in Bruno Senna
4 Mar 2009, 16:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bruno Senna might not make his awaited debut in Formula 1 in 2009, but he is very close to landing a DTM deal with Mercedes for the upcoming season. Following the likelihood of Rubens Barrichello ex...
Mercedes to Impose Own Drivers in Force India Lineup
25 Feb 2009, 11:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes might not have had a saying in setting up this year's driver lineup for Force India, but the likelihood of the German manufacturer doing it in the near future is quite strong. In an in...
Ralf Schumacher Gets New Mercedes C-Klasse for 2009
11 Feb 2009, 14:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ralf Schumacher is expected to boost his performances inside the DTM this year, as Mercedes-Benz have confirmed that the series' sophomore will be driving a 2009-spec C-Klasse in 2009. After sp...
Honda Deny Buyout Deadline
27 Jan 2009, 16:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Honda don't seem too eager to finalize the buyout of their F1 operations, as revealed by a spokeswoman earlier today. The Brackley-based team was believed to have until January 31 to find an in...
F1 Teams Urge Ferrari to Change Exhaust System
21 Jan 2009, 11:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following media reports showing that Ferrari's 2009 challenger features an illegal exhaust system, two team representatives in Formula 1 have confirmed that the F60 should be modified ahead of ...
McLaren Mercedes Unveil New MP4-24
16 Jan 2009, 12:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After Ferrari and Toyota, McLaren Mercedes are the third Formula 1 team to unveil their 2009-spec car, the all-new MP4-24. As expected, the new model features a completely new aerodynamic package, w...