Ferrari has given a new wheel rim design its debut in Formula 1 testing at Barcelona, taking inspiration from the much-debated rear wheel assembly run by Mercedes last season read more »

The FIA has closed the book on Mercedes' wheel rim spacer design with Charlie Whiting saying the "matter is settled." read more »

The FIA considers the matter surrounding Mercedes' controversial wheel rim design on its F1 car to be "settled". read more »

The FIA considers the issue over Mercedes' Formula 1 wheel rim spacer design "settled", although the team has continued to avoid using it to protect against any... read more »

The FIA will issue a technical directive clarifying what Formula 1 teams can and cannot do with cooling of wheel rims and spacers after recent controversy around Mercedes read more »

Formula 1 teams and the FIA are set to discuss the issue of Mercedes' wheel rim design ahead of the Mexico Grand Prix. read more »

Formula 1 teams are set to be involved in talks with the FIA about the controversy over wheel rims, amid the recent focus surrounding what Mercedes has been up to read more »

The risk of a post-race protest from Ferrari prompted Mercedes to make modifications to its radical wheel rim design ahead of the United States Grand Prix, Autosport has learned read more »

The FIA has given the all-clear to Mercedes' Formula 1 wheel hub rim design, after Ferrari requested clarification read more »

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Our friends at Memento Exclusives have just announced the launch of a new range of race-used memorabilia with the team at Williams Racing! read more »

If you're a fan of the 'Pink Panther' on track this year, then we've got something right up your circuit!  Our friends at Memento Exclusives have created... read more »

Two rim failures for Daniil Kvyat during practice for the Abu Dhabi caused his Toro Rosso team to end both his and Carlos Sainz Jr's sessions while they opened up an... read more »

Toro Rosso is still yet to understand the reasons why Daniil Kvyat suffered two wheel rim failures in free practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »

The Williams Formula 1 team blamed a set-up mistake for the wheel rim clearance problem that twice punctured Felipe Massa's left-rear tyre in Chinese Grand Prix Friday... read more »

Red flags following tyre failures and wheel rim issues reduce running time in Shanghai. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg gave the Force India VJM08 its public debut on the second day of the final pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Hulkenberg completed an... read more »

McLaren debuted some interesting wheel rims on their MP4-30 in Jerez, with the front set by far the most complex design seen on any car so far this year. The team has very... read more »

Lotus' omain Grosjean took the chequered flag for his first time in the Monaco Grand Prix with a gritty drive to eighth in the final classification. Romain was hit... read more »

Mercedes have found a relatively simple solution to its overheating tyre woes and it seems to have done the trick for the Brackley based outfit. The W04 may not have... read more »

Force India don't expect a repeat of their disastrous Malaysian Grand Prix weekend which saw both cars retire on safety grounds after the team experienced problems with... read more »

Mercedes has signed a sponsorship deal with telecommunications provider Research in Motion (RIM), the makers of Blackberry phones. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg, 12th: “It was a tough race today, especially because my car was set up to favour wet conditions. That helped us yesterday, but hurt my top speed this... read more »

Red Bull has apparently been ordered to change the design of its brake cooling ducts after the FIA found them to contravene the technical regulations. The news comes just days... read more »

Bridgestone have revealed that Mark Webber was extremely lucky to finish the Singapore GP as his tyre was on the verge of coming off its rim... read more »