Tag Archive: RMC Sport

May 22

Renault engine deal for Toro Rosso to be announced

“It will be announced later this week on the edge of the Monaco grand prix”

2013-03-23 - Toro Rosso - Malaysia - Jean-Eric Vergne (5)Toro Rosso’s anticipated switch from Ferrari to Renault power for 2014 and beyond will be announced imminently, the German magazine Sport Bild reports. Read the rest of this entry »

May 14

Romain Grosjean sounds supportive of F1′s move to enhance its penalty system.

Grosjean supports penalty points system

2013-05-12 - Lotus F1 Team - Spain - Romain Grosjean 03Last year, the Frenchman became the first F1 driver in years to serve a race ban, following a string of first-lap crashes. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 22

Prost wrong about ‘emotional’ diagnosis – Grosjean

“We have realised what was wrong”

2013-04-13 - Lotus F1 Team - China - Romain Grosjean (2)Romain Grosjean has hit back at Alain Prost, after the quadruple world champion said the Lotus driver’s lack of pace in 2013 was due to his “emotionally difficult situation”. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 20

Ferrari seat possible for Bianchi – Domenicali

Bianchi, 23, is the cream of Ferrari’s driver development ‘academy’.

2013-03-23 - Marussia F1 Team - Malaysia - Jules Bianchi(5)Stefano Domenicali is not ruling out a future Ferrari seat for Jules Bianchi — but it probably won’t happen in 2014. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 20

Grosjean hopes new chassis ends 2013 struggle

“We decided to change the chassis to remove all the doubts.”

2013-04-13 - Lotus F1 Team - China - Romain Grosjean (1)After a low-key start to the 2013 season, Romain Grosjean is using a new Lotus chassis this weekend in Bahrain. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 19

Ecclestone shakes up F1 paddock

Bernie Ecclestone has shaken up the F1 paddock.

2010-06-12_0628Observing that drivers were in the habit of simply walking a few steps from the teams’ hospitality areas straight into the garages, the sport’s chief executive thought about how to spice up the action in the paddock. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 16

Lotus plays down Raikkonen exit rumours

“Kimi is a driver we appreciate greatly” – Lopez

2013-04-13 - Lotus F1 Team - China - Kimi Raikkonen (1)Lotus has played down reports Kimi Raikkonen could be set to jump ship to Red Bull for 2014. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 16

Hembery admits Pirelli could change tack after Bahrain

“If we do make changes, we’ll announce it after Bahrain and in time for Barcelona”

2013-03-17 - Pirelli - Australia 01Paul Hembery has admitted Pirelli might change tack after Sunday’s Bahrain grand prix, in the wake of heavy criticism of its 2013 tyres. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 14

Hamilton happy to prove critics wrong

“Congratulations to Lewis” – Martin Whitmarsh

Lewis Hamilton - photo © Jean-Francois Galeron -WRI2 Lewis Hamilton has admitted pole in China is one step closer to confounding his critics after leaving F1 grandee McLaren. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 27

Sauber situation ‘unacceptable’ – Hulkenberg

“Thank you guys, but we have to improve in many areas.”

2013-03-23 - Sauber F1 Team - Malaysia - Nico Hulkenberg 01New Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg said eighth place in Malaysia last Sunday was “unacceptable”. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 25

Vettel ‘surprised by his own brutality’ – the fallout

“I didn’t mean to ignore the call”

2013-03-23 - Red Bull Racing - Malaysia - Sebastian Vettel (3)The victim of Sebastian Vettel’s decision to ignore his team’s instructions, Mark Webber predicted on Sunday that Red Bull would “protect” its triple world champion “as usual”. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 23

Lotus flattered by Newey’s interest in 2013 car

“If someone is interested, it is because we have done a good job”

2013-02-23 - Lotus F1 Team - Barcelona - Kimi Raikkonen 03In Malaysia on Friday, Mark Webber was not the only top driver groaning about the overwhelmingly dominant factor in the paddock at present. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 16

Prost worried 2013 could be Red Bull whitewash

Alain Prost is worried 2013 could be a Red Bull whitewash.

2013-02-08 - Red Bull - Jerez - Sebastian Vettel - Christian HornerAlain Prost 03The general consensus in the Melbourne paddock is that – while Ferrari, Lotus and Mercedes all look competitive – Red Bull continues to lead the pack by a margin. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 15

Grosjean admits to ‘fatigue’ after 2012 season

Romain Grosjean has admitted the 2012 season took its toll.

2013-03-03 - Lotus F1 Team - Barcelona - Romain Grosjean 022013-02-23 - Lotus F1 Team - Barcelona - Romain Grosjean 00Banned in Monza and written off as F1′s ‘first lap nutcase’ by Mark Webber, Grosjean admits he was relieved at the end of December, when Lotus decided he should be given another chance for 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 12

‘Being a Webber’ not enough – Villeneuve

Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne need to really shine if they are to be promoted by Red Bull.

2013-02-04 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - STR8 - Jean-Eric Vergne - Daniel Ricciardo (4)Jacques Villeneuve - photo Getty ImagesThat is the claim of Jacques Villeneuve, the outspoken 1997 world champion turned television pundit. Youngsters Ricciardo and Vergne have been given a second full season each at Red Bull’s junior team Toro Rosso, but Villeneuve thinks they face a tough task to prove they should be slotted in for 2014 alongside Sebastian Vettel. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 11

Webber not Vettel’s number 2 – Mateschitz

He might have won the last three world championships on the trot, but Sebastian Vettel is not Red Bull’s number 1 driver.

2013-03-03 - Red Bull Racing - Barcelona - Mark Webber (1)2013-02-23 - Red Bull Racing - Barcelona - Sebastian Vettel (2)That is the claim of team owner Dietrich Mateschitz, the Austrian billionaire who said Vettel’s veteran teammate Mark Webber will continue to enjoy equal status in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 01

Grosjean ‘did not learn’ from 2012 mistakes – Villeneuve

Romain Grosjean, denounced by Mark Webber last year as the ‘first lap nutcase’, insists he has changed for the better ahead of the 2013 season.

2013-02-23 - Lotus F1 Team - Barcelona - Romain Grosjean 00Romain Grosjean 2013-02-27 - photo - Getty ImagesBut 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve doesn’t think so. “The only reason he has the chance of winning is because he has an incredible car,” French Canadian Villeneuve, who has been signed up by F1′s new French broadcaster Canal+ for 2013, said. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 28

Sutil’s manager says Force India drive ‘has worked out’

“It looks like it has worked out” – Manfred Zimmermann

2013-02-23 - Sahara Force India F1 Team - Barcelona - Adrian Sutil 082013-02-23 - Sahara Force India F1 Team - Barcelona - Adrian Sutil 04Having denied it was a done deal mere hours ago, Adrian Sutil’s manager now sounds certain the 30-year-old has secured a Force India race seat for 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 15

F1 continues trend for pay-channel TV deals

More countries have followed Britain’s lead in seeing their exclusive free-to-air television coverage of formula one end.

Flagworld - F12010-06-13_0226The first bombshell was last year, when the split arrangement between pay-channel Sky and the BBC began for the British audience. Sky’s German arm has shared coverage with free-to-air RTL for years. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 28

Ecclestone banned from Twitter

Bernie Ecclestone is banned from using Twitter.

File:Twitter bird logo 2012.svg2012-06-07_0277Former Olympic chief Michael Payne now works as the F1 chief executive’s special advisor. France’s RMC Sport quotes him as saying: “I suggested to him (Ecclestone) that he should be on Twitter. Read the rest of this entry »

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