| By Ben Anderson | Monday, December 29th 2014, 10:51 GMT |
Daniil Kvyat says he is not scared of going up against Daniel Ricciardo at Red Bull next season, despite the Australian's superb 2014 Formula 1 campaign.
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| By Edd Straw and Pablo Elizalde | Sunday, December 28th 2014, 16:07 GMT |
Lotus driver Romain Grosjean says top Formula 1 teams should not forget what he is capable of despite a dismal 2014 season.
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| By Ben Anderson and Pablo Elizalde | Monday, December 29th 2014, 16:09 GMT |
Max Verstappen is convinced he has enough experience to make the jump to Formula 1 with the Toro Rosso team next season.
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| By Ben Anderson and Alex Kalinauckas | Saturday, December 27th 2014, 16:40 GMT |
Williams Formula 1 team chief technical officer Pat Symonds admits Felipe Massa's speed in 2014 exceeded expectations
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| By Jonathan Noble | Sunday, December 28th 2014, 10:36 GMT |
Ferrari stands to benefit from a ruthless streak that Sebastian Vettel has in pushing for what he wants, reckons his former Formula 1 team-mate Daniel Ricciardo.
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| By Edd Straw and Pablo Elizalde | Sunday, December 28th 2014, 16:07 GMT |
Lotus driver Romain Grosjean says top Formula 1 teams should not forget what he is capable of despite a dismal 2014 season.
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| By Ben Anderson and Matt Beer | Thursday, December 25th 2014, 11:45 GMT |
The Williams Formula 1 team still needs to sharpen its organisation because it has implemented so many changes it feels "like a new team" compared to Ferrari, reckons Felipe Massa
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| By Edd Straw and Pablo Elizalde | Wednesday, December 24th 2014, 14:48 GMT |
Romain Grosjean reckons engine supplier Renault "messed up" during the 2014 Formula 1 season, but he expects the French company to improve next year
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, December 25th 2014, 17:43 GMT |
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff insists that he never felt comfortable about the advantage his team had over its Formula 1 rivals until the closing stages of 2014
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| By Anthony Rowlinson | Monday, December 22nd 2014, 15:17 GMT |
Ferrari's new bosses say there will be no quick fixes for the Formula 1 team, as it bids to recover from a dire 2014 season
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| By Anthony Rowlinson and Ben Anderson | Monday, December 22nd 2014, 12:20 GMT |
The Ferrari Formula 1 team has confirmed the signing of Lewis Hamilton's performance engineer Jock Clear as a replacement for ousted engineering director Pat Fry
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| By Anthony Rowlinson | Monday, December 22nd 2014, 14:19 GMT |
New Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne has admitted the Formula 1 team made "too many mistakes" in recent seasons and called upon the Scuderia to fulfil its potential
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| Friday, December 19th 2014, 16:47 GMT |
Jean-Eric Vergne will join Ferrari's Formula 1 test roster for 2015, with the ex-Toro Rosso racer focusing on simulator work for the Italian team
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| By Ben Anderson | Saturday, December 20th 2014, 11:35 GMT |
Daniel Ricciardo says he is ready to lead the Red Bull Formula 1 team next year following Sebastian Vettel's departure to Ferrari.
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| By Ben Anderson and Alex Kalinauckas | Saturday, December 20th 2014, 15:57 GMT |
Sergio Perez believes new Toro Rosso Formula 1 recruit Max Verstappen must trust his talent and not worry about media perceptions of his youth.
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| By Ben Anderson and Matt Beer | Friday, December 19th 2014, 11:26 GMT |
Ron Dennis says he will not be content with the revived McLaren-Honda partnership simply winning grands prix and instead wants to dominate Formula 1 as the team did in 1988
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| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, December 19th 2014, 14:51 GMT |
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff believes the day of Formula 1 teams having a single boss are now over
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| Friday, December 19th 2014, 16:47 GMT |
Jean-Eric Vergne will join Ferrari's Formula 1 test roster for 2015, with the ex-Toro Rosso racer focusing on simulator work for the Italian team
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| By Ben Anderson | Thursday, December 18th 2014, 16:21 GMT |
Red Bull boss Christian Horner reckons his team's achievements in finishing a distant runner-up to Mercedes in 2014 arguably eclipse its run of four consecutive Formula 1 world titles
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| By Ben Anderson and Edd Straw | Thursday, December 18th 2014, 13:06 GMT |
Force India technical director Andrew Green reckons his Formula 1 team should be able to fight with Williams in 2015, thanks to planned improvements to its engine and aerodynamic testing
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| By Ben Anderson | Thursday, December 18th 2014, 16:45 GMT |
Bernie Ecclestone has regained his position on the board of Formula 1's management group, while ex-Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has also been handed a renewed position
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| By Ben Anderson | Wednesday, December 17th 2014, 13:26 GMT |
The Mercedes Formula 1 team will not be able to maintain its present level of dominance of the sport for a prolonged period, argues Williams performance chief Rob Smedley
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| By Ben Anderson | Wednesday, December 17th 2014, 16:06 GMT |
Former Bridgestone Formula 1 tyre chief Hirohide Hamashima will leave Ferrari at the end of 2014, as the Scuderia continues a major restructure in the wake of a disappointing season
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| By Edd Straw and Ben Anderson | Wednesday, December 17th 2014, 16:39 GMT |
Romain Grosjean says Lotus has learned from the mistakes it made during a terrible 2014 Formula 1 season
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| By Jonathan Noble | Monday, December 15th 2014, 11:35 GMT |
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were banned from speaking to their Mercedes Formula 1 team in the immediate fall out of their Belgian Grand Prix crash, this week's AUTOSPORT reports
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| Monday, December 15th 2014, 09:11 GMT |
The Williams team has appointed Formula 1 stalwart Steve Nielsen as its sporting manager
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| By Ben Anderson | Monday, December 15th 2014, 15:13 GMT |
Esteban Gutierrez will become test and reserve driver for the Ferrari Formula 1 team next season, after losing his seat at Sauber
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| By Ben Anderson | Sunday, December 14th 2014, 11:11 GMT |
Kimi Raikkonen says he expected to endure a difficult 2014 Formula 1 season after rejoining Ferrari from Lotus
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| Sunday, December 14th 2014, 13:58 GMT |
Recent Formula 1 debutant Will Stevens has joined the list of star guests for AUTOSPORT International 2015.
A year after appearing at Europe's biggest motorsport show to talk about his Formula Renault 3.5 title aspirations, Stevens will return to Birmingham's NEC for the public days on January 10-11 fresh from racing for the Caterham F1 team in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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"It's been an amazing month, getting the opportunity to make my Formula 1 debut with the Caterham F1 team and following that with two days testing the car," said 23-year-old Briton Stevens.
"I learnt a lot, which I'll hopefully be able to use in the future.
"Throughout, I received fantastic support from passionate British fans, many of whom backed the team's crowd-funding efforts to race, so I'm excited about seeing everyone at AUTOSPORT International in January."
Stevens joins an AUTOSPORT International guest list that already includes grand prix winner turned commentator David Coulthard, Le Mans legend and ex-F1 racer Allan McNish, World Rallycross champion Petter Solberg and British Touring Car champions Colin Turkington, Andrew Jordan, Gordon Shedden Jason Plato and Matt Neal.
| Sunday, December 14th 2014, 22:35 GMT |
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton added another accolade to his 2014 season by winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award on Sunday
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| By Jonathan Noble | Saturday, December 13th 2014, 13:37 GMT |
Mercedes says turmoil at its rivals has left it less worried about being able to defend its Formula 1 world championship success in the 2015 season
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| Friday, December 12th 2014, 20:58 GMT |
McLaren has become the first Formula 1 team to announce that its 2015 car has passed all the FIA's mandatory crash tests
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| Saturday, December 13th 2014, 18:33 GMT |
Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne urged his Formula 1 personnel not to "fear change" as he emphasised his faith in new team boss Maurizio Arrivabene at the squad's Christmas event
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| By Ben Anderson | Friday, December 12th 2014, 16:44 GMT |
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier reckons his Formula 1 team will face a challenge in managing new signing Fernando Alonso's expectations
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| Friday, December 12th 2014, 14:14 GMT |
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says his Formula 1 team has implemented a recovery plan to fix the issues it suffered with its new Honda engine in post-season testing
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| Friday, December 12th 2014, 20:58 GMT |
McLaren has become the first Formula 1 team to announce that its 2015 car has passed all the FIA's mandatory crash tests
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| By Ben Anderson and Matt Beer | Thursday, December 11th 2014, 14:42 GMT |
McLaren boss Ron Dennis says he feels no need to apologise for the delay in deciding between Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen as Fernando Alonso's 2015 Formula 1 team-mate
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| By Ben Anderson | Thursday, December 11th 2014, 14:37 GMT |
Jenson Button says it was worth the wait to re-sign for McLaren for the 2015 Formula 1 season
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| By Ben Anderson and Glenn Freeman | Thursday, December 11th 2014, 15:12 GMT |
Fernando Alonso says that he has returned to McLaren to finish the job he started in 2007, having described that year as the lowest point of his Formula 1 career
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| By Jonathan Noble | Wednesday, December 10th 2014, 09:47 GMT |
Nico Hulkenberg is adamant that he has not missed the boat in landing a drive with a top Formula 1 team
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| By Ben Anderson | Wednesday, December 10th 2014, 12:05 GMT |
Newly promoted Red Bull Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat says he does not really care about the low number of points he scored during his rookie season with Toro Rosso
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| By Ben Anderson | Wednesday, December 10th 2014, 16:30 GMT |
Fernando Alonso believes that his five years with Ferrari were the best of his Formula 1 career, despite failing to add to his collection of two world titles
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| By Ben Anderson | Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 11:53 GMT |
Double Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says August's controversial Belgian Grand Prix was the key turning point in his title-winning season
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| Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 12:47 GMT |
Jenson Button appeared on stage to make a presentation at the AUTOSPORT Awards, but beforehand he was asked about the latest on his Formula 1 future.
After sharing some light-hearted conversation with presenter Steve Rider, Button admitted that it was a "strange situation" to be waiting for a verdict on McLaren's driver line-up for 2015.
As the video above shows, he also sparked a raucous reaction from the audience when asking if anyone in the room wanted to see him in Formula 1 next year.
| By Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 16:20 GMT |
Red Bull fears that it will not be able to close the gap to Mercedes in 2015 - and is worried its Formula 1 rival could be even further ahead
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| By Ben Anderson | Monday, December 8th 2014, 13:33 GMT |
The Lotus Formula 1 team is targeting fighting with Williams when it makes its own switch from Renault to Mercedes engines next season
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| By Jonathan Noble | Monday, December 8th 2014, 10:27 GMT |
Lewis Hamilton says the next target in his Formula 1 career is to emulate the achievements of his hero Ayrton Senna
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| By Ben Anderson | Monday, December 8th 2014, 14:13 GMT |
Jenson Button says the McLaren Formula 1 team's ongoing indecision over its 2015 driver line-up is "strange"
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| Saturday, December 6th 2014, 11:57 GMT |
Over 60 trophies were stolen from the Red Bull Formula 1 team's factory on Friday night, Thames Valley police has confirmed
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| By Ben Anderson | Saturday, December 6th 2014, 12:43 GMT |
Fernando Alonso says the decision to split with Ferrari and join Formula 1 rival McLaren next season was "very difficult"
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| Sunday, December 7th 2014, 10:21 GMT |
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will find out on Sunday night if he has capped his year with more success at the AUTOSPORT Awards
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| Saturday, December 6th 2014, 11:57 GMT |
Over 60 trophies were stolen from the Red Bull Formula 1 team's factory on Friday night, Thames Valley police has confirmed
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| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, December 5th 2014, 15:42 GMT |
Williams chiefs insist that the team must keep its focus on doing better in Formula 1 next year, despite successfully beating Ferrari to third place in the constructors' championship
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| By Ben Anderson | Saturday, December 6th 2014, 12:43 GMT |
Fernando Alonso says the decision to split with Ferrari and join Formula 1 rival McLaren next season was "very difficult"
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| By Ben Anderson | Friday, December 5th 2014, 11:10 GMT |
Jean-Eric Vergne says he is "not bitter" about Red Bull's decision to drop him from the Toro Rosso Formula 1 team in favour of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr
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| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, December 5th 2014, 10:27 GMT |
Formula 1 teams are unlikely to get a fifth engine in 2015 unless the Korean Grand Prix stays on the calendar for the start of the season, the FIA suggests
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| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, December 5th 2014, 15:42 GMT |
Williams chiefs insist that the team must keep its focus on doing better in Formula 1 next year, despite successfully beating Ferrari to third place in the constructors' championship
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, December 4th 2014, 10:31 GMT |
Jenson Button's Formula 1 future will be decided later on Thursday, with a McLaren board meeting set to rubberstamp the team's 2015 driver line-up
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| By Ben Anderson | Thursday, December 4th 2014, 14:15 GMT |
Ex-Toro Rosso driver Jean-Eric Vergne says he cannot understand why Red Bull has decided not to keep him racing in Formula 1 next season
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, December 4th 2014, 17:02 GMT |
Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen face an even longer wait for McLaren to make its 2015 Formula 1 line-up decision after a team board meeting failed to resolve the issue
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| By Ben Anderson | Wednesday, December 3rd 2014, 17:08 GMT |
The accident panel charged with investigating Jules Bianchi's Japanese Grand Prix Formula 1 crash has recommended yellow flag speed limits be rolled out across all forms of international circuit racing
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| By Ben Anderson | Wednesday, December 3rd 2014, 17:08 GMT |
The accident panel charged with investigating Jules Bianchi's Japanese Grand Prix Formula 1 crash has recommended yellow flag speed limits be rolled out across all forms of international circuit racing
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| By Glenn Freeman | Wednesday, December 3rd 2014, 17:09 GMT |
The FIA has announced that the Korean Grand Prix is set to return to the Formula 1 calendar for 2015, pushing the number of races up to 21
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| By Ben Anderson | Wednesday, December 3rd 2014, 17:36 GMT |
The FIA has suggested the brake-by-wire system on Jules Bianchi's Marussia Formula 1 car may have hastened his Japanese Grand Prix crash by preventing him from cutting the engine
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| By Glenn Freeman | Wednesday, December 3rd 2014, 17:09 GMT |
The FIA has announced that the Korean Grand Prix is set to return to the Formula 1 calendar for 2015, pushing the number of races up to 21
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| By Ben Anderson | Wednesday, December 3rd 2014, 17:36 GMT |
The FIA has suggested the brake-by-wire system on Jules Bianchi's Marussia Formula 1 car may have hastened his Japanese Grand Prix crash by preventing him from cutting the engine
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| By Ben Anderson | Sunday, November 30th 2014, 14:18 GMT |
Felipe Massa's performances at the end of the 2014 Formula 1 season show he is back to his very best, according to Williams performance chief Rob Smedley.
Massa endured a difficult end to his stint at Ferrari in 2013, finishing on the podium just once during his final season at Maranello.
After moving to Williams this year, Massa improved that tally to three, and second place in the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix represented his best result in F1 since the 2012 Japanese GP.
Smedley, who worked closely with Massa at Ferrari before also joining Williams for this season, said his driver's performance at Yas Marina - where he came within three seconds of denying Lewis Hamilton victory - was "flawless".
"When I first turned up [at Williams] and saw how relaxed he was in this environment, I knew that we could start to get the results that he should be getting," Smedley explained.
"And I think that has just been compounded as the year has gone on, and as he has enjoyed the environment more he has got better and better.
"I think in Abu Dhabi you saw the very best Felipe. He was absolutely flawless; he didn't put a foot wrong, there was lots of information coming back, he was involved in the strategy.
"I asked his race engineer to get him involved in that final tyre call [where Massa switched to super-soft tyres], he gave him all the information and he said 'let's go for it'.
"That's what a top driver does. A top driver gets involved and he leads from the front.
"And not only that, he was absolutely flawless: the in- and out-laps, everything, and that's the best Felipe."
Although Massa is now 33 and 2014 was his 12th season on the F1 grid, Smedley believes there is "no limit" to what he can still achieve in the rest of his career if he can maintain his current form.
"The Felipe I know can drive like that, and we have to get him and his team-mate to a level where they are doing that every weekend," said Smedley.
"If we do that, and deliver the car, then there are no limits [to what they can achieve]."
| By Pablo Elizalde and Matt Beer | Saturday, November 29th 2014, 16:27 GMT |
Carlos Sainz Jr says the fact that he was initially overlooked by Toro Rosso in favour of Max Verstappen means nothing now that they are 2015 Formula 1 team-mates.
Red Bull thrust Verstappen straight from European Formula 3 to a Toro Rosso position just days after recruiting him to its junior programme, elevating him ahead of its long-time young drivers - including eventual Formula Renault 3.5 champion Sainz.
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Sebastian Vettel's departure for Ferrari and Daniil Kvyat's promotion to Red Bull Racing to replace him ultimately opened up a second Toro Rosso F1 slot after all, with the team announcing Sainz for the drive on Friday.
The 20-year-old Spaniard said he and Verstappen would now start on an equal footing in their bid to be next to earn a Red Bull Racing graduation.
"Red Bull has the same pressure for both of us to do a good job," said Sainz.
"Just because he was announced first, it means nothing.
"In March we are both starting from scratch and that's why I'll have to do better than him from the first race, and to try to surprise the bosses more than he does. That's the target."
But while admitting that it would be important for his career to beat Verstappen, Sainz said their relationship was good so far.
"I met him on Sunday in Abu Dhabi and we talked for an hour and it went really well - better than you could imagine because there was no tension whatsoever," he said.
"Both of us have a lot to learn to develop the car during the year, and also to try to beat each other, which will be the fun part."
Sainz said Red Bull junior programme chief Dr Helmut Marko had given him a lot of support in the build-up to his F1 announcement, and he intends to repay his backer's faith.
"I've told him that I'm very grateful and that he can be calm because he made the right decision and I'm not going to let him down," said Sainz.
| Sunday, November 30th 2014, 16:34 GMT |
DTM champion Marco Wittmann's BMW-arranged Formula 1 test will take place in a 2012 Toro Rosso at former San Marino Grand Prix venue Imola on Thursday.
BMW offered the test to Wittmann as a reward for his dominant performance in this year's DTM.
The 25-year-old German was a single-seater racer until the end of 2011, when he switched to what began as a test role with BMW after finishing second to Roberto Merhi in European Formula 3.
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BMW announced at the DTM finale last month that it had arranged the run for Wittmann via its sponsor Red Bull, and has now firmed up the date and location, as well as the use of a 2012 car - the most modern permitted under F1's testing restrictions.
The Toro Rosso run will follow a variety of other post-title celebrations for Wittmann, including various awards in Germany and a recent outing in several 1980s BMW DTM cars.
"It has obviously been an extremely busy time for me since the end of the DTM season," he said.
"I have hardly spent a single day at home. However, I am still really enjoying myself.
"After all, the reason for me having all these appointments is the fact that I was crowned the DTM champion."
