There is fresh criticism of the “halo” device following a test by Sebastian Vettel this weekend. Both Vettel and Red Bull boss Christian Horner believe the head protection isn’t ready yet, whilst a number of other personnel in the sport are believed have misgivings about it. Vettel ran the halo for a single lap in […]
Lewis Hamilton tops the second free practice session at Silverstone whilst a mechanical problem meant his teammate couldn’t get out of the pits all session. The Red Bull drivers completed the top three, with Daniel Ricciardo beating his young teammate. Hamilton set a time of 1m31.660s, just 0.391 seconds faster than the Red Bull driver. […]
Mercedes have issued a statement to set the record straight after Niki Lauda made accusations against Lewis Hamilton on Servus TV. The controversial claims that Hamilton lied about his relationship with teammate Nico Rosberg and trashed his driver room after crashing out of qualifying in Baku were “blown widely out of proportion”, according to the […]
GP3 racer Charles Leclerc will get his first chance to impress in a Formula One car at the British Grand Prix next month. Haas have announced the Ferrari Driver Academy member will drive FP1 session at Silverstone followed by four more practice outings this year. Leclerc, who graduated from European Formula 3 after winning the […]
Both Ferrari customer teams will get the updated turbocharger from the British Grand Prix onwards, three races after the works team introduced the engine development. Haas team boss Gunther Steiner confirmed ahead of the European Grand Prix that his team would get the engine upgrade in Silverstone. The upgrade, which used two of Ferrari’s six […]
Carlos Sainz enjoyed a strong race in Montreal, finishing inside the points after starting at the back of the field. The Spaniard was out of place due to a crash in qualifying that would have put him at the very back of the grid if it weren’t for penalties for other drivers. A fantastic opening […]
Daniil Kvyat had a more anonymous race than he has experienced in recent weekends, finishing just outside the points in twelfth after the ultrasoft tyres didn’t work quite how Toro Rosso expected. “If I say the truth, it was quite a boring race today… Unfortunately, I spent most of my race stuck behind a car […]
Once again, contact ruined Sauber’s Felipe Nasr’s race. The Brazilian started the race 18th but plummeted down the standings after being hit in the rear in the opening lap chaos. From the back of the field, Nasr started his recovery. “It was a disappointing race for me,” Nasr said. “My race start was ok, but […]
Marcus Ericsson celebrated a good race despite finishing outside the points again. The Sauber driver started the race in 21st, after his three-place penalty he carried over from the collision in Monaco. Initially, the Swedish driver struggled with the ultrasoft tyres on the cold track. “I think the first stint on ultrasoft tyres was not […]
Felipe Nasr has apologised for his part in the “worst scenario” Sauber found themselves at the end of a disastrous Monaco Grand Prix. The Brazilian was forced to retire from the race after being hit by his teammate Marcus Ericsson 49 laps into the race. Ericsson also retired, making it a double blow for the […]
Marcus Ericsson has apologised after causing the collision that ended his and teammate Felipe Nasr’s Monaco grand Prix. The Swedish driver was stuck behind his slower moving teammate at the back of the field and looked to pass Nasr when he appeared to ignore team orders. The move was anything but smooth and caused damage […]