Alvin's Formula One Blog

They have no choice, treading on thin ice. Thursday 14th May 2009 Mercedes Motorsport boss Norbert Haug is refusing to jump on the bandwagon of his Formula One rivals currently on a collision course with FIA President Max Mosley. Renault yesterday joined Ferrari in threatening to withdraw from Formula One unless fundamental changes are made to the recently-announced regulations for next year. Team boss Flavio Briatore and president Bernard Rey both denounced the FIA over their plans to introduce a £40million budget cap that would in turn result in a two-tier F1. Briatore, in particular, also roundly condemned motor sport's world governing body over their lack of governance and failure to consult the teams on a subject of such far-reaching magnitude. Yet whilst Ferrari, Toyota, Renault, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso - the latter two teams through owner Dietrich Mateschitz - have all voiced their opposition, Mercedes...

Not sure this is true but from what Anthony said to me before he left Malaysia, there was never any intention to quit. This getting tiring. I think I will not entertain anymore rumours after this. Thursday 9th April 2009 McLaren's chance of retaining Lewis Hamilton could rest on the outcome of their April 29th WMSC hearing as Merc boss Norbert Haug says the Brit was and is still considering quitting. Reports emerged in Malaysia on Sunday, a day after Hamilton apologised to his team and his fans for 'deliberately misleading' the Australian race stewards, that the 24-year-old could walk away from McLaren - and even Formula One. Team boss Martin Whitmarsh denied these claims but couldn't stop the rumours with the British media claiming earlier this week that Hamilton's father and manager Anthony was considering advising his son to leave the team for one that is 'less prone to shooting themselves in th...

Friday 13th March 2009 McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh has conceded what all of us following this past week's Barcelona test already know: the new MP4-24 is just not quick enough. McLaren, seeking to defend Lewis Hamilton's World title this season, suffered a serious dent to their aspirations this past week when they struggled to move away from the bottom of the timesheets at Barcelona. While the days' leading teams were running in the 1:20s or even 1:19s, McLaren were battling to get the pace out of their MP4-24, which was fitted with a new rear wing. The Woking outfit's lap times were so poor that on at least two days there were over 2.5s off the pace. It has been a worrying week for McLaren and their supporters, with Whitmarsh finally admitting - with just four days of testing left - that they are struggling. "Initial testing of MP4-24, which first ran with an interim aero package, went in a...

Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug has said the marque could supply the former Honda team with engines in 2009, provided any takeover leaves the team on a sound financial footing. Although Mercedes has already committed to supplying a customer team for the first time, with Force India using its engines in 2009, Haug said that it could be possible to offer a deal to Honda. "If there is a feasible solution with an investor for that team, we would be prepared to discuss it," Haug told autosport.com . "But the financial background needs to be there. "You cannot give any presents at this time and in this (financial) climate, but we would like to help for the sake of Formula One. Ross Brawn and Nick Fry and their guys have done a good job so far, so if we could be in a position to help we certainly could try to do so. "But the financial feasibility is very important. It needs to be 100 per cent bulletproof." Haug says that a potential ...