Munich — Two more sponsors have backed out of supporting embattled Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher. That is the claim of Maquina do Esporte, a Portuguese-language sports marketing publication. Three years since his skiing incident It reports that at the three-year mark of seven time world champion Schumacher's...
On this day in F1 – 10th January 1971 Italian driver Ignazio Giunti died competing in the Buenos Aires 1000km race. Unsighted by another car, Giunti’s Ferrari crashed into the back of the Matra of Jean-Piere Beltoise which the driver was trying push along the track to the pits – it was only later that year...
Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 32nd birthday in style as the F1 driver posed in what he called 'paradise'. The British driver attached a lengthy caption to his striking image, offering thanks to his supporters and speaking about the subjective nature of paradise. Hamilton wrote: 'Paradise is a completely...
Leading Formula 1 teams could be forced to revise their suspension systems on the eve of the 2017 season amid a row brewing following a Ferrari query over trick technology that Mercedes has pioneered. Even though the high-tech FRIC (Front and Rear InterConnected) suspension system was effectively banned in 2014, it has not...
Michael Schumacher turned 48 behind a wall of silence. Three years after sustaining catastrophic head injuries in a skiing accident in France, none outside Schumacher’s inner circle knows anything about his condition. We know that his vast wealth, reputed to be £500 million, is put to use to the tune of...
This documentary about the rise and fall of Tommy Byrne, a talented but troubled also-ran on the motor racing circuit, is most interesting for the insight it gives into the ugly, elitist attitudes in Formula One. But unlike Asif Kapadia’s Senna, there’s not much here to recommend the film to non-fans of the...
Three years ago today, Formula 1 fans across the world waited with bated breath for news of hero Michael Schumacher's condition. The seven-time world champion was critically injured in a horrific ski accident in the French Alps, and was put in a medically induced coma. Now reports have emerged stating that the bill for the...
Over three years have passed since Michael Schumacher was left fighting for his life following a dreadful ski accident in the French Alps, but on his 47th birthday, what do we know? The German' family are understandably reluctant to give away too much information in fear of rumours surrounding his ongoing situation...
Prosecutors have launched an investigation in Germany after media organisations were reportedly offered what is claimed to be the first photograph of Michael Schumacher since his life-changing 2013 skiing accident. According to RTL, the picture is being touted by an unknown seller for €1 million. Prosecutors in Offenburg...
The family of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher have launched a new "Keep Fighting" initiative which they hope will be a "force for good in the world". The not-for-profit organisation comes almost two years after Schumacher was involved in a serious skiing accident, which left him...
"Forget Schumacher and Senna. Tommy Byrne was the best of them all." That is the view of former Jordan F1 team boss Eddie Jordan about former Irish driver Tommy Byrne who took part in five Formula 1 Grand Prix during the 1982 season. He is the subject of a new documentary called Tommy Byrne: Crash And Burn: The...
Pastor Maldonado has said that he is working on his return to Formula 1. With a controversial driving style, the 31-year-old raced for Williams and Lotus until 2015, when his sponsor PDVSA struck trouble amid the Venezuelan oil crisis. However, Maldonado said at an event at Colombia's Autodromo de Tocancipa: "I'm...