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Max Verstappen has said that he prefers to dominate races than having to execute his trademark feats of overtaking, after controlling the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix from the first lap. Verstappen is renowned for his brave overtaking manoeuvres, such as those at the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix, and is loved by fans for spicing […]
Lewis Hamilton has described 2017 as the hardest of his Formula 1 world drivers’ championships to win, despite clinching it with two races to go. Hamilton took the championship in Mexico after finishing ninth, with title-rival Sebastian Vettel unable to get within 50 points of the Brit. It is the first year that the pair […]
At the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix, Estaban Ocon equalled the record held by Max Chilton of 25 race finishes in his first 25 Formula 1 races. In fact, Ocon hasn’t retired since August 2014, making that an astonishing 53 consecutive single-seater races without a retirement. While the phrase ‘slow but steady’ comes to mind in […]
Valtteri Bottas has said that although he is pleased with his contract extension for 2018, he realises he needs to continue to impress in order to seal a long-term future with the Mercedes Formula 1 team. It was announced that Bottas had re-signed for the team on a one-year deal in the build-up to the […]
Jolyon Palmer achieved his best finish in Formula 1 at the rain-affected Singapore Grand Prix, just days after the news broke that he would be dropped from the Renault team for 2018. Palmer’s sixth-place marked his first points of his second season with Renault. It was easily one of his best-ever races, which included an […]
Formula 1 needs more Formula 2 drivers participating in grand prix practice sessions, according to Ross Brawn, Liberty Media’s managing director of motorsport. Making sure that young drivers get plenty of running in Friday practice is an essential part of preparing them for the step up into F1 and ensuring that there are plenty of […]
On the face of it, it doesn’t look good. Six retirements from 12 races, with four of the DNFs put down to mechanical faults. He’s 65 points behind his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, who by comparison has had only two of his races brought to a premature end through mechanical failures. 2017, it seems, is a […]
Toro Rosso expect to be off the pace at the next two Formula 1 races at the high-speed tracks of Spa and Monza, according to team principal Franz Tost. The tracks are set to expose the team’s Renault engine, which is still widely believed to be underpowered compared to the Mercedes and Ferrari engine. Toro […]
The future of Jolyon Palmer’s Formula 1 career is ‘in his own hands’ according to Renault’s managing director Cyril Abiteboul. Despite Palmer’s struggles during the 2017 season, the team maintain that they are open to retaining the Brit for another season if he manages to turn his performance around. The former GP2 champion has scored […]
Mercedes executive director Toto Wolff has announced his intention to have come to a decision regarding the future of Valtteri Bottas by the Asian leg of the Formula 1 season. Bottas was signed on a one-year contract after the shock retirement of reigning champion Nico Rosberg only days after the German took the title. Bottas […]