Formula One News — March 2015

MARCH 8, 2015

Villeneuve slams Alonso for lack of Ferrari respect

Jacques Villeneuve has sided firmly with Ferrari after F1's highest profile driver move.

Button considered 2016 Olympic bid

Jenson Button has admitted he thought about quitting formula one to launch a quest for the Olympics.

MARCH 7, 2015

Vettel footage key to Alonso mystery?

The theory Fernando Alonso was already unconscious before he crashed in Barcelona two weeks ago is growing stronger by the hour.

Leimer in frame for second Manor seat

2013 GP2 champion Fabio Leimer has leapt into contention to complete this year's formula one grid.

McLaren, Alonso hit back at creative crash rumours

Fernando Alonso and McLaren have hit back at reports about the severity of the Spanish driver's memory loss.

Melbourne promised season opener, day race

Melbourne is guaranteed its place at the top of F1's annual calendar, it has emerged.

MARCH 6, 2015

Australian GP denies boycott threat

Australian grand prix organisers insist next weekend's 2015 season opener in Melbourne will not be boycotted.

Alonso surprised by McLaren crash saga

Bernie Ecclestone has reportedly said the circumstances of Fernando Alonso's bizarre testing crash are "completely inexplicable".

Ecclestone says German GP must meet conditions

Bernie Ecclestone has suggested the matter of the embattled German grand prix is purely financial.

Manor passes crash tests with 2015-legal car

Manor Marussia is on the way to Melbourne.

Buying F1 team not excluded admits Renault

Renault is now openly contemplating a return to full works status in formula one.

Sauber sacked van der Garde to save 330 jobs

Sauber has found itself in legal trouble just one week before first practice in Melbourne.

Vettel was right to leave Red Bull says Villeneuve

Sebastian Vettel made the right choice in deciding to leave Red Bull for Ferrari.

V6 rules going nowhere says Todt

Jean Todt sounds unlikely to agree to any major revisions to F1's current engine regulations.

Bianchi still in coma in Nice

Five months after his horror Suzuka crash, Jules Bianchi remains in a coma.

MARCH 5, 2015

Alonso thought he was 13 after Barcelona crash

Fernando Alonso's most striking symptom after crashing in Barcelona eleven days ago was a total loss of memory.

Ferrari talks began in 2008 says Vettel

Sebastian Vettel on Thursday admitted his first hint of a future Ferrari deal came many years ago.

Van der Garde forcing Sauber to give him 2015 seat

Giedo van der Garde has commenced legal action in Australia as he bids to force Sauber to let him race next weekend.

Decision looming over 2015 German GP

The eleventh hour has arrived for the 2015 German grand prix.

Ecclestone wants glamorous ladies on grid

A letter to Cyril Abiteboul has revealed the grid strategy of F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

Manor still in race to reach Melbourne

Manor must still clear high hurdles as it bids to return to F1 this year.

Mercedes still hungry for titles says Zetsche

Mercedes remains "hungry" for F1 success in 2015, the German carmaker's chief executive Dieter Zetsche insists.

Politics stops Monza GP rescue bid

A cloud hanging over the future of Monza's iconic Italian grand prix is growing darker.

McLaren-Honda wants to win soon saya Boullier

McLaren-Honda is determined to reach the top step of the podium "as soon as possible".