News headlines from Formula1.com http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/ en-US Formula1.com Tue, 21 May 2013 16:24:14 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 16:24:14 GMT 15 http://www.formula1.com/wi/gi/225x150/bxRm/sutton/2013/dms1310ma436.jpg http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14571.html Sergio Perez (MEX) McLaren MP4-28. Formula One World Championship, Rd5, Spanish Grand Prix, Practice, Barcelona, Spain, Friday, 10 May 2013 McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has praised the attitude of Sergio 'Checo' Perez in the wake of the team's disappointing start to 2013. The 23-year-old joined the Woking-based team from Sauber ahead of the season, but with the MP4-28 so far failing to live up expectations, Perez and team mate Jenson Button have been unable to fight for race wins http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14571.html Tue, 21 May 2013 14:49:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14571.html Formula1.com Round six of the championship sees the paddock arrive in Monte Carlo for arguably the most famous event on the calendar, the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2013. So how are the teams preparing for the unique challenge that is the Principality's streets? Those involved discuss their prospects for the race http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14563.html Mon, 20 May 2013 13:53:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14563.html Formula1.com Mercedes have reached agreement with McLaren for Paddy Lowe to join the team on June 3, 2013. Lowe, replaced by Tim Goss as McLaren's technical director in February, had been expected to remain with the Woking squad until the end of the year. He will now strengthen Mercedes' line-up in the role of executive director (technical) and will work closely with team principal, Ross Brawn, executive director (business), Toto Wolff, and the team's senior technical management http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14568.html Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14568.html Formula1.com Ferrari's Felipe Massa brought the Polish capital of Warsaw to a standstill on Saturday as he drove a Formula One car through the city streets as part of a promotional event for team sponsor Shell. Over 30,000 fans turned out to witness Massa demonstrate the power and performance of a 2009 Ferrari F60 http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14566.html Mon, 20 May 2013 09:39:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14566.html Formula1.com McLaren have confirmed a multi-year technology partnership with Honda, reviving one of the most famous technical associations in Formula One history. From the start of 2015, McLaren's cars will be powered by Honda engines and energy recovery systems, renewing a relationship between the two companies that won four drivers' and four constructors' championships between 1988 and 1992 http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14561.html Thu, 16 May 2013 08:08:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14561.html Formula1.com Formula One racing's official tyre suppliers Pirelli have announced that they will be providing tyres with a revised construction from the Canadian Grand Prix onwards. The Italian company said after last weekend's race in Spain that they would make changes to reduce the number of pit stops per race ahead of the British Grand Prix, but they have now decided to introduce revised rubber a race earlier in Montreal http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14559.html Tue, 14 May 2013 14:09:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14559.html Formula1.com Fernando Alonso led a Ferrari one-three in Sunday's Formula 1 Gran Premio de España 2013 at Barcelona. After the race he, second-placed Kimi Raikkonen and third-placed Felipe Massa spoke to the media http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14556.html Sun, 12 May 2013 17:16:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14556.html Formula1.com Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery has said that the company are aiming to bring the number of pit stops per race down in time for the British Grand Prix on June 30, following Sunday's pit stop-dominated race in Spain. The Italian manufacturer has helped to promote some fantastic racing since becoming Formula One racing's official tyre supplier in 2011, but Hembery admitted that the Formula 1 Gran Premio de España 2013 featured too many stops http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14555.html Sun, 12 May 2013 16:19:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14555.html Formula1.com Caterham's Giedo van der Garde, Williams' Pastor Maldonado and Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg on their pit-stop troubles; Mercedes' Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton on failing to capitalize on their swift qualifying pace; Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel on finishing fourth but retaining the lead in the championship; and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso on taking an excellent victory in front of his adoring home crowd. All the drivers and senior team personnel report back on Sunday's action… http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14553.html Sun, 12 May 2013 14:58:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14553.html Formula1.com Ferrari's Fernando Alonso secured a commanding and hugely-popular home win in Sunday's Formula 1 Gran Premio de España 2013 at Barcelona. The Spaniard executed a four-stop tyre strategy to perfection to soundly beat Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen into second. Ferrari team mate Felipe Massa came from ninth on the grid to finish third, as Red Bull could manage no better than fourth http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14554.html Sun, 12 May 2013 14:55:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14554.html Formula1.com Nico Rosberg led team mate Lewis Hamilton in an all-Mercedes front row in Spain. After qualifying Rosberg, Hamilton and third-placed Sebastian Vettel answered questions on a thrilling session http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14549.html Sat, 11 May 2013 17:14:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14549.html Formula1.com Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Sauber's Esteban Gutierrez have been handed three-place grid penalties by the Spanish stewards for impeding during Saturday's qualifying session for the Barcelona race. After reviewing the evidence, the stewards decided Massa had blocked Red Bull's Mark Webber during Q2 and Gutierrez had hindered the progress of Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen during Q1. The Brazilian had qualified in sixth but now drops to ninth, whilst the Mexican had been set to start the race from 16th but will now occupy P19 on the Spanish grid. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14545.html Sat, 11 May 2013 15:03:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14545.html Formula1.com Williams' Valtteri Bottas and Pastor Maldonado on failing to make it through to Q2; Sergio Perez on outpacing team mate Jenson Button to secure the only Q3 spot for McLaren; and Mercedes' Nico Rosberg on taking pole position. All 22 drivers and senior team personnel report back on Saturday's action... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14544.html Sat, 11 May 2013 13:56:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14544.html Formula1.com The Mercedes duo of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton claimed a commanding one-two on the grid for tomorrow's Formula 1 Gran Premio de España 2013 after a dramatic Q3 qualifying session in Barcelona on Saturday. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was third, ahead of Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen and the Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14543.html Sat, 11 May 2013 13:26:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14543.html Formula1.com Felipe Massa pushed Ferrari to the fore in the final free practice session for the Formula 1 Gran Premio de España 2013 here at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Saturday morning, just shading Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus by just 0.006s. After everyone had done their runs on Pirelli's hard tyre, Fernando Alonso in the other Ferrari set the ball rolling with 1m 22.254s on the mediums, before Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg joined him in the top three with 1m 22.740s and 1m 22.839s respectively for Mercedes. But a rash of last-minute runs by others pushed them all down the order. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14541.html Sat, 11 May 2013 10:23:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14541.html Formula1.com