Pastor Maldonado defends F1 funding from Venezuela
• Williams driver’s support from state-owned PDVSA criticised• ‘The comments are also something political,’ says Maldonado Pastor Maldonado has dismissed criticism of the way his Formula One career is being funded even though his country is racked by poverty. Maldonado’s victory for Williams in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix was primarily seen as a force for [...]
Lewis Hamilton to be questioned over aggressive style at F1 meeting
• Drivers to hold discussion before Spanish Grand Prix• Debate prompted by Nico Rosberg incident in Bahrain Lewis Hamilton’s aggressive driving style will be discussed at what is expected to be a heated drivers’ meeting here on Friday night. Hamilton and Fernando Alonso were both forced wide by the Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg in last [...]
Fernando Alonso crashes Ferrari in Mugello testing but is uninjured
• Ferrari tweet: ‘An off track from Fernando hampered session’• Alonso had recorded the fastest time of the morning Fernando Alonso has driven his Ferrari into a barrier during the third and final day of Formula One testing at the Mugello circuit, but appears to have escaped uninjured. Ferrari wrote on their Twitter feed: “An [...]
Moral high ground is dangerous place from which to view Bahrain and F1 | Richard Williams
Bernie Ecclestone and Formula One have negotiated the speed bump of Bahrain but, although the drivers and teams buried their heads in the sand, the issues remain far from black and white The chequered flag fluttered, the engines fell silent, the trophies were awarded and the Formula One circus emitted a sigh of relief before [...]
Lewis Hamilton may test drive at Mugello after poor Bahrain Prand Prix
British driver may head to next month’s Mugello test in the wake of McLaren’s disastrous outing at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Jenson Button
Bahrain protests continue after night of clashes – video
Protesters take to streets of Manama again in anti-government demonstration ahead of this weekend’s grand prix Sport: Motor sport | guardian.co.uk
