Formula 1: International Automobile Federation Rejects Alternative Engine Proposal

Formula One manufacturers have agreed to come up with a plan to reduce the cost of power units and ensure no team is left without one after rejecting a proposal to introduce an alternative engine.

The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement that there had been four credible expressions of interest from companies interested in supplying a cheaper alternative engine from 2017.

The proposal had, however, failed to win approval at meetings at the FIA's Paris headquarters on Tuesday.

Lewis Hamilton Hangs Out With Rihanna In Barbados

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has fueled speculation that he is in the beginnings of a romantic relationship with Rihanna, as he joined the Caribbean pop singer in her native Barbados for the annual Kadooment Day parade.  

Hamilton, 30, currently leads the Formula One world championship, 21 points ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg and was spotted walking alongside Rihanna's party truck in the streets of Bridgetown.

The Kadooment Day parade is the climax of Barbados' Crop Over festival, a West Indian celebration marking the end of the sugar-cane harvest; and Rihanna was definitely in the spirit of the occasion.

FORMULA ONE: Sebastian Vettel Wins For Ferrari & Bianchi

Germany's Sebastian Vettel won an emotional Hungarian Grand Prix for Ferrari and the late Jules Bianchi on Sunday after a crazy race that turned into a rare nightmare for champions Mercedes despite Lewis Hamilton increasing his overall lead.

While Vettel celebrated his second win of the season, only days after the funeral of the team's French former test driver Bianchi, Mercedes' double world champion Hamilton finished sixth after starting from pole.

That setback was still enough for the Briton to increase his championship lead to 21 points over team mate Nico Rosberg, who collided with Australian Daniel Ricciardo while fighting to defend second place and ended up eighth.

FORMULA 1: Lewis Hamilton Leads Halted Hungarian Grand Prix Practice

Lewis Hamilton was fastest in the opening practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix but the session was halted due to a big crash for Sergio Perez.

Perez suffered a failure on the right rear corner of his car exiting Turn 11 and hit the barrier, with one of the front tyres then folding under the car and causing him to roll. With the Force India coming to rest upside down, Perez was fortunately able to climb out of the car unaided and was deemed unhurt after a brief visit to the medical centre.

FROMULA ONE: Austin Dillion In Horror Crash At Daytona International Speedway

A horrific last-lap accident that left drivers fearing for Austin Dillon's safety muted Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s victory in the rain-delayed race at Daytona International Speedway.

Earnhardt crossed the finish line at 2:41 a.m. local time on Monday, filled with dread after Dillon's car sailed upside down into the fence then shot back onto the track. The car was on its roof and mangled when it was hit hard by Brad Keselowski.

The car tore down a section of fencing, debris scattered into the grandstands, and crew members from several teams raced to check on Dillon.

Stephen Ross Plans $8bn Bid On Formula One

The Miami Dolphins American football team owner Stephen Ross is reportedly working with investors from Qatar to buy a stake in Formula 1 racing which is close to $8bn. The intention is to help strengthen formula 1 in the USA. Massive investment move.... Read the full story after the cut..

FORMULA 1: Daniel Ricciardo Is Fastest On Day Two Of Barcelona Test As Lewis Hamilton Returns From Illness

Daniel Ricciardo's morning time kept Red Bull on top at the end of the second day of Barcelona Formula 1 testing, as teams began race simulations in earnest. Ricciardo lapped in 1m24.574s on soft tyres before the lunch break, and that stood for the rest of the day, giving him the top spot by 0.010s over Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari, which also did its best run in the morning.

Red Bull managed to top the mileage chart too, as Ricciardo clocked 142 laps, including a race simulation.

FORMULA 1: Lewis Hamilton Abandons Race Due To Illness As Sauber Went Fastest In Barcelona Test

Sauber's Felipe Nasr went fastest, while Lewis Hamilton had to abandon running early on the first day of the Barcelona Formula 1 test due to illness, prompting Mercedes to recall Pascal Wehrlein from Force India. Hamilton completed 11 laps over the first hour and a half of running on the opening day of 2015's second F1 test before stopping running.

"An unplanned stoppage is keeping us off track," said Mercedes in a tweet. "Lewis is feeling unwell and not able to continue driving today."

FORMULA 1: Team Marussia May Return This Season

The Marussia team's chances of returning to Formula 1 this season have increased. The team ceased trading last November but there is now a plan for them to come out of administration on 19 February and receive new investment.

Administrators FRP Advisory said the company was making "progress towards a longer-term viable solution". Marussia's president Graeme Lowdon has sourced new investors, the identity of which is not yet known.

FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton Set For Contract Talk

World champion Lewis Hamilton says he knows his "worth" as he prepares for contract talks with Mercedes. The Englishman, who has a salary of $31m, plans to negotiate his own deal for the first time after severing ties with his management company last year.

Hamilton says he is a "rookie" in this area but told BBC Sport: "I am 30 now. I am my own man. I know my worth."

FORMULA 1: Rosberg Leads In Japan Opener

Rosberg, looking to bounce back from the disappointment of losing his F1 championship lead to Hamilton last time out in Singapore, was fastest by three tenths from Hamilton during the first half an hour of running on the extra set of hard Pirelli tyres made available to all drivers.

Hamilton got closer as both drivers went quicker during the second part of the session, but crucially locked up at the hairpin on his fastest lap and fell 0.151 seconds shy of denying Rosberg the top spot.
Fernando Alonso was best of the rest in third, just over half a second shy of Rosberg's benchmark.

FORMULA ONE: Nico Rosberg Disciplined After Appoloisin For Lewis Hamilton Clash

Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg has apologised for colliding with team mate Lewis Hamilton during Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix and has been disciplined, his Mercedes team said on Friday.
German Rosberg hit Hamilton on the second lap at Spa and the Briton later retired from the race with a damaged floor after picking up a puncture.

"Toto Wolff, Paddy Lowe, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton met today in the boardroom of Mercedes Amg Petronas headquarters in Brackley to discuss the events of the Belgian Grand Prix," the team said in a statement.

FORMULA ONE: FIA Rejects Raikkonen Penalty Claims

The FIA has rejected claims that Kimi Raikkonen should have been punished for his crash in the British Grand Prix, and that the red flag delay was too long.

The Ferrari driver crashed heavily on the opening lap after he lost control of his car as he rejoined the track on the Wellington Straight.

Article 20.2 of F1's Sporting Regulations states that: "Should a car leave the track the driver may rejoin, however, this may only be done when it is safe to do so and without gaining any lasting advantage."

FORMULA ONE: Michael Schumacher Likely To Remain An Invalid For Life

Despite having come out of his coma, Michael Schumacher is likely to remain an invalid for the rest of his life, according to a leading Swiss neurologist.

The 45-year-old was on Monday transferred from Grenoble university hospital, where he had been a coma since his accident last December, to a rehabilitation clinic in Lausanne after he suffered brain injuries in his French skiing accident.

Sabine Kehm, his manager, said he was no longer in the artificial coma that the driver had been placed in since early January and would begin the “long process” of rehabilitation, but Dr Erich Riederer, who has extensive experience of coma patients had words of caution, report Swiss press.

FORNULA 1: Vettel Not Comfortable With New Car

In last weekend's Chinese Grand Prix the reigning world champion was told for the second successive race to move aside for his quicker team-mate, and he was reluctant to do so.

Although Ricciardo has impressed his team since stepping in to the seat vacated by Mark Webber, Red Bull boss Christian Horner has revealed that Vettel is having problems with the RB10.

"I think that Sebastian is having a tough time at the moment because he hasn't got that feeling from the car that he is looking for," said Horner.

CHINESE GRAND PRIX: Hamilton Storms To Pole Position In Shanghai

Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. The Briton's best time of one minute 53.860 seconds through rain and spray was a hefty 0.595 of a second quicker than Red Bull's Australian Daniel Ricciardo, who joined him on the front row.

Red Bull's quadruple Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel was third fastest, but more than a second slower than Hamilton.

Championship leader Nico Rosberg, who had been on pole in the previous Bahrain Grand Prix, completed the second row for Mercedes after running wide on his second lap and then spinning on his final flying lap.

FORMULA 1: Red Bull Title Hopes Locked In Damage Limitation

Red Bull has admitted that its 2014 Formula 1 title hopes are going to be locked in damage limitation mode until Renault improves its engine.

Although Red Bull just missed out on another podium finish in the Bahrain Grand Prix, as Daniel Ricciardo finished fourth and Sebastian Vettel sixth, the gap to Mercedes left it in no doubt about the advantage the winning team has right now.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner said: "I think for the first time we have seen their proper pace when they have gone for it - and they are not hanging about.

FORMULA ONE: Rosberg Did A Better Work Than Me Says Hamilton

Hamilton led a Mercedes one-two after a thrilling battle with Rosberg, who attempted to pass his team-mate several times during the race.

Rosberg had the faster, softer tyre in the final part of the event, and Hamilton admitted he had to work very hard to keep the German at bay. The former world champion accepted Rosberg was the faster of the two Mercedes drivers.

"Winning the race is the greatest thing, you are happy, but deep down inside I didn't have the pace today," said Hamilton.
Bahrain GP report: Hamilton beats Rosberg

FORMULA 1: Lewis Hamilton Stays On Top In Second Practice

Mercedes continued to set the outright pace in Formula 1 as Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets at the end of the second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Hamilton was 0.365 seconds faster than his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
Held in warm, dry conditions - five degrees cooler than this afternoon's first practice - this was the first ever Formula 1 practice session in Bahrain to be held under floodlights.

Third quickest was Fernando Alonso in his Ferrari, significantly more than a second slower than Hamilton, pointing to the continued superiority of the Mercedes team.

FORMULA 1: Micheal Schumacher Showing Moments Of Consciousness And Awakening

Formula One great Michael Schumacher is showing "moments of consciousness" after months in a coma and is "making progress", says his agent.

Schumacher suffered a ski accident 14 weeks ago and is in the waking up process after being placed in a medically-induced coma, with Sabine Kehm offering an encouraging update regarding his condition.

"Michael is making progress on his way," said Kehm in a statement. "He shows moments of consciousness and awakening. We are on his side during his long and difficult fight, together with the team of the hospital in Grenoble, and we keep remaining confident.