F1 Madness

The administrators of Just Racing Services, the holding company of the Manor Formula 1 team which was in administration since early January 2017, were unable to find a buyer for the team and as a result the company had to close its doors on Friday 27 January 2017. The administrators were hopeful that a buyer […]

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Former F1 team boss Ross Brawn will return to F1 as Managing Director, Motor Sport as part of the new structure of the F1 business. The announcement was made by newly appointed F1 CEO Chase Carey on Tuesday evening. Carey also confirmed the appointment of former Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at ESPN, […]

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After completing its acquisition of F1, new owners Liberty Media have announced that Chase Carey will take up the role as Chairman and CEO of the F1 Group. This confirms that Bernie Ecclestone’s tenure as F1 ringleader for 40-years has come to an end. As it was reported earlier the role of Honorary President was […]

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By now the news has spread far and wide that Mercedes have, officially, picked Valtteri Bottas to partner Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for the 2017 season. Instinctively, the dominant question will be how he will shape up against his three-time world champion teammate. It wasn’t the electrifying choice many were looking for but Bottas is […]

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The sale of F1 commercial rights to the Liberty Media Group was given the green light today at an extraordinary meeting of the World Motorsport Council (WMSC) in Geneva on Wednesday 18 January, a day after shareholders gave approval for the media giant to forge ahead with its plans to acquire a controlling interest in […]

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The Mercedes F1 Team have finally made things official and have announced Valtteri Bottas will drive for the team from 2017 replacing World Champion Nico Rosberg. This announcement follows the announcement from Williams that Felipe Massa will come out of retirement to compete for one more season in F1. The confirmation from Mercedes comes months […]

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Felipe Massa will come out of retirement to replace Valtteri Bottas at Williams. Massa’s announcement was expected following numerous reports that he will return to the Grove based team to fill the gap that will be left by Valtteri Bottas who will now be confirmed at Mercedes for the 2017 season. Following Nico Rosberg shock […]

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The Sauber F1 Team has completed driver line up by announcing Pascal Wehrlein will partner Marcus Ericsson for the 2017 season. Wehrlein’s future has been in the balance at the end of the 2016 season. He was in the running for a seat at Force India until Esteban Ocon was announced. A few weeks later […]

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After three and a half years at Mercedes, Paddy Lowe is set to leave the Brackley based team just before the start of the 2017 season. Lowe had joined Mercedes from McLaren during 2013 was instrumental in the runaway success of the Mercedes Formula One Team from the 2014 season when the 1.6 litre hybrid […]

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Williams F1 Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds will leave the Grove based team at the end of the year. After joining Williams in 2013, the team finished 3rd in the constructors standings in 2014 but have since slipped down to 5th behind Force India. Williams confirmed on Tuesday that Symonds will officially step down from […]

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