In the round-up: Horner urges action on 2017 rules • Red Bull propose new cockpit solution • Toro Rosso ‘to gain 0.8s from Ferrari’
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Lifelong motor sport fan Keith set up RaceFans in 2005 - when it was originally called F1 Fanatic. Having previously worked as a motoring journalist, Keith began running the site full-time in 2010, achieving a long-held ambition to dedicate his full attention to his passion for motor racing.
Red Bull will make gains after flyaway races – Ricciardo
2016 F1 season
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo believes Red Bull will become more competitive after the opening five flyaway races of the new season.
Celis first to drive Force India’s new car
2016 F1 season
Posted onForce India’s test driver Alfonso Celis will be the first to drive the team’s new car when it appears next week.
Manor confirms Haryanto as Indonesia’s first F1 driver
2016 F1 season
Posted onRio Haryanto has taken the final place on the 2016 F1 grid at Manor and will become Indonesia’s first F1 driver when he makes his race debut next month.
Vettel to enter kart race this weekend
F1 Fanatic Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Vettel enters kart race • Renault has new confidence – Horner • Ecclestone doubts Mallya will quit
Red Bull unveils new livery for 2016 car
2016 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull has revealed the livery for its 2016 F1 car.
Final F1 seat for 2016 to go to Haryanto
F1 Fanatic Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Haryanto to land final seat at Manor • Schumacher urged Ferrari to hire Vettel • Recent 2015 Ferrari for Toro Rosso
Why 2016 will be even tougher for Red Bull
2016 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull promised “Swiss engineering to close the gap” in 2016, but as a Renault customer team they will face new obstacles to championship success.
F1 has become too complicated – Vettel
F1 Fanatic Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: F1 too complicated – Vettel • Interim livery for Toro Rosso at first test • Renault to hire 160 staff in two years
What race attendance figures tell us about the state of F1
2016 F1 season
Posted onFormula One’s television audiences paint a depressing picture but race crowd figures tell a different story. Is the outlook for the sport really so grim?
Swedish rally shortened and Toyota title won
Weekend Racing Wrap
Posted onWarmer than expected conditions forced the shortening of the Rally of Sweden, while the Toyota Racing Series crown was won in New Zealand.
Di Grassi urges fully closed cockpits for F1
F1 Fanatic Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: F1 needs fully closed cockpits – Di Grassi • Jaguar ‘on verge of buying Silverstone’ • Haas wants to maximise pre-season mileage
Ten money-no-object gifts for your F1-mad valentine
2016 F1 season
Posted onToday is Valentine’s Day and if you’ve only just realised this you may already be in trouble. But if money is no object, here’s ten seriously impressive F1 gift ideas,
DRS and quiet engines bad for F1 – Heidfeld
F1 Fanatic Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Heidfeld criticises quiet engines and DRS • Weber wants news on Schumacher’s condition • 21 races ‘good for F1’
Caption Competition 97: Liuzzi, Klien and Pink
Caption Competition
Posted onWith Red Bull set to launch the new livery for their car next week, today’s Caption Competition turns the clock back to their first F1 appearance back in 2005.
Ferrari fears decade-long title drought
F1 Fanatic Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Ten-year title wait would be “tragedy” for Ferrari • Marchionne wants Alfa Romeo F1 team • Monza situation “very political”
The death of the F1 car launch
2016 F1 season
Posted onAs Renault revealed a car which is neither the chassis nor the livery they will race this year it became clear the days of the high-profile F1 car launch are over.
Vandoorne’s Super Formula switch confirmed
2016 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren development driver and GP2 champion Stoffel Vandoorne will compete in the Japanese Super Formula championship this year, Honda has confirmed.
No progress in Italian Grand Prix talks
F1 Fanatic Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Still no Italian GP deal after latest talks • Red Bull a ‘painful benchmark’ for Renault
Why Wehrlein’s points prediction can come true for Manor
2016 F1 season
Posted onPascal Wehrlein reckons Manor can get among the points-scorers in 2016 – and he may well be right.