News Details

Formula 1 looks for silver linings in dark clouds

The season-opening Australian Grand Prix showed that Formula 1 has lost none of its ability to shoot itself in the foot — and to detect silver linings in the darkest of clouds. Just 15 cars lined up on the grid after a week of negative headlines that portrayed the glamour sport in a far from flattering light, with only 13 after the first lap and 11 at the finish. Struggling Sauber were dragged through the courts to address why they had contracts with three drivers to race two cars, a case that triggered speculation about possible arrests and seizure of equipment. Manor Marussia's feelgood story about a team beating the odds to survive turned into a tale of one that failed to turn a...
Full Story »
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Who can stop Mercedes supremacy in Melbourne?

Brimful of confidence after successful pre-season testing, Mercedes' bid...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Manor in race to be ready for Australian Grand Prix

The Manor Marussia Formula 1 team was still unsure if it would make it...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Mercedes: It's clear now we have a very quick car

Mercedes AMG Petronas claimed a front-row lockout for the...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Record low grid looms for Australian GP

The Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix appears set for the smallest grid in...
10y ago from SpeedCafe.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Andretti hires ex-Penske director Ron Ruzewski as...

Andretti Global announced on Wednesday that it has hired Ron Ruzewski as...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Jack Harvey returns to Dreyer Reinbold for 2026 Indy...

Dreyer and Reinbold Racing will field Jack Harvey in the team’s #24...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'For sure…' – Fabrizio Romano responds to...

Fabrizio Romano has spoken out on the speculation surrounding the future...
40m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Port Vale 0-2 Arsenal: Eze and Trossard see Gunners...

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction  Sometimes a...
2h ago from Arseblog.com

10 G/A in last 9 games: Arsenal rival Chelsea for...

Arsenal are reportedly the latest club to show an interest in the...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Who will Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Man City face...

Premier League champions Liverpool and their rivals Arsenal, Chelsea, and...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.