Lauda: Hamilton, Rosberg threatened with sacking
Date published: October 14 2017 Niki Lauda has revealed that such was the discontent between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg that the former team-mates wouldn’t […]
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Lauda: It was really bad
Niki Lauda has admitted that the relationship between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg was as bad as it looked and wasn’t an act for the […]
Lauda: “We must not try to make the F1 completely safe”
3 time World Champion Niki Lauda thinks fans will lose their interest if the GP circus falls into a safety craze. The Austrian, who had a […]
Fans will lose interest if Formula 1 becomes 'too safe' – Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda claims Formula 1 fans will begin to lose interest in the sport if the FIA’s push for safety continues, claiming fans like an […]
Lauda explains: Blaming Hamilton or Rosberg? – sudden retirement
Mercedes F1 team chairman Niki Lauda offers an inside look at how the Formula 1 team handled Nico Rosberg’s sudden retirement, Rosberg’s 2016 crash with […]
F1 will “destroy itself” if it becomes too safe, Lauda warns
Formula One fans “will lose interest” in the sport if it pushes too far with its safety agenda, Niki Lauda has warned. The three-times world […]
Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda has given some insight into the tense relationship between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton last season. The 2016 Formula One world championship was their last as teammates and the first in which Rosberg came out on top, r
11:08 AM BST Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda has given some insight into the tense relationship between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton last season. The 2016 […]
F1 | Bottas struggle is ‘Mercedes’ fault’ – Lauda
Niki Lauda says struggling Valtteri Bottas is not to blame for his collapse in form. The Finn was having a solid first season for Mercedes […]
Vettel will not give up title fight – Lauda
Mercedes is not expecting Sebastian Vettel to give up in the 2017 title fight. After Singapore, the German’s chances already took a big hit with […]
F1 | Stroll crash could cost Vettel at Suzuka – Lauda
Sebastian Vettel’s title hopes look set to take yet another hit, after a bizarre post-race incident in Malaysia. It had already been a horror weekend […]
F1 | Vettel will not give up title fight – Lauda
Mercedes is not expecting Sebastian Vettel to give up in the 2017 title fight. After Singapore, the German’s chances already took a big hit with […]
Lauda: Nobody better than Hamilton
Date published: September 30 2017 The debate over the greatest Formula 1 driver in history is one which consumes bar-room conversations across the globe. Whether […]
Niki Lauda says Lewis Hamilton's pole lap for the Malaysian Grand Prix was down to his skill as a driver rather than the tweaks Mercedes made to his car ahead of qualifying. Mercedes headed into qualifying on the back foot, having struggled with bala
12:11 PM BST Lewis Larkam Niki Lauda says Lewis Hamilton’s pole lap for the Malaysian Grand Prix was down to his skill as a driver […]
Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda believes Sebastian Vettel took too big a risk at the start of the Singapore Grand Prix and threw away valuable championship points. Vettel retired from the race on the opening lap after sustaining damage to his car in a c
1:44 PM BST Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda believes Sebastian Vettel took too big a risk at the start of the Singapore Grand Prix and threw […]
Lauda blames Vettel for Singapore crash
Niki Lauda has joined scores of fans and insiders who blame Sebastian Vettel for putting his championship hopes in tatters in Singapore. On Twitter, the […]
2018 F1 engine rule change ‘a mistake’ – Lauda
Mercedes has now backed Red Bull in pushing for a change to the engine rules for 2018. Earlier, with swathes of penalties raining confusion over […]
Lauda predicts Ferrari fight-back
Date published: September 13 2017 Although Lewis Hamilton heads to Singapore with back-to-back wins in the bag, and the lead in the title race, Niki […]
F1 | Bottas staying at Mercedes in 2018 – Lauda
Mercedes is now poised to announce that Valtteri Bottas is staying put for 2018. Team boss Toto Wolff said at Monza that keeping the Finn […]
Marko, Lauda, criticise delayed Italian GP qualifying
Formula 1 veterans Dr Helmut Marko and Niki Lauda have hit out at Saturday’s farcically-delayed qualifying session at Monza. In the past, rain would not […]
Lauda hints Mercedes to keep Hamilton
Niki Lauda has suggested Mercedes will keep Lewis Hamilton beyond 2018. In the past days, as Ferrari announced it is keeping Sebastian Vettel, there have […]
F1 | Lauda hints Mercedes to keep Hamilton
Niki Lauda has suggested Mercedes will keep Lewis Hamilton beyond 2018. In the past days, as Ferrari announced it is keeping Sebastian Vettel, there have […]
Bottas should be ‘number 2’ driver now – Lauda
Valtteri Bottas looks set to be shuffled into de-facto ‘number 2’ status for the remaining eight grands prix of 2017. Until recently, the Finn looked […]
Lauda: Time to favour Hamilton in title battle
Date published: August 31 2017 Niki Lauda has said there is no more room for niceties as Lewis Hamilton tries to hunt down Sebastian Vettel […]
F1 | Bottas should be ‘number 2’ driver now – Lauda
Valtteri Bottas looks set to be shuffled into de-facto ‘number 2’ status for the remaining eight grands prix of 2017. Until recently, the Finn looked […]
Niki Lauda says Mercedes must back Lewis Hamilton for the championship
Lewis Hamilton is Mercedes’ best chance at beating Sebastian Vettel to the 2017 title and therefore he must be prioritised over team-mate Valtteri Bottas according […]
Alonso went to McLaren for ‘huge money’ – Lauda
Niki Lauda says he has little sympathy amid the situation facing Fernando Alonso. Recently, the likes of Nico Rosberg and Mark Webber have said they […]
Wolff and Lauda disagree on Vettel talks
Date published: August 26 2017 Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda has claimed the Silver Arrows did hold talks with Sebastian Vettel, but team principal Toto […]
Mercedes may re-think team orders issue – Lauda
Niki Lauda has admitted Mercedes may take a different approach in future when it comes to ‘team orders’ between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. While […]
PREMIUM: How Niki Lauda won F1's closest-ever title battle
Eight times the battle for the drivers’ crown has been decided by a single digit – 1958, 1961, 1964, 1976, 1981, 1994, 2007 and 2008 […]
F1 is our racing sport, not dumping for Formula E – Lauda
Niki Lauda says there is no risk Mercedes will dump F1 in favour of the increasingly-popular all-electric series Formula E. Mercedes and Porsche made waves […]