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Valtteri Bottas has called on Williams to make the most of the new design rules coming in 2017. The Grove-based team struggled to maintain the form of the past two years in 2016, falling back into the midfield pack and finishing behind Force India in the Constructors’ championship. An inability to maximise the strengths of […]
Daniel Ricciardo believes Mercedes will still be the team to beat in 2017. The Australian, talking to Motorsport.com, played down the expectations of his team Red Bull, who most think will be the main beneficiaries of a return to more aero-dependent cars. “I think a lot of people are probably getting a bit excited,” Ricciardo […]
The French Grand Prix could return to the Formula One calendar as soon as 2018 per recent reports. On Monday, plans will be submitted in Paris for a race at the Paul Ricard circuit, a popular testing venue, and a track that last hosted the sport back in 1990. A press conference is believed to […]
Over the next three weeks, Read Motorsport will be reflecting on 16 stories that shaped the 2016 Formula One season. For the first one, there is no better place to start than with the biggest of the year, how Nico Rosberg finally conquered the world. At the start of the year, there was uncertainty as […]
Amid the celebrations for Nico Rosberg and Mercedes on Sunday night, an interesting rumour started doing the rounds regarding Lewis Hamilton. Reported by Ted Kravitz on Sky Sports F1, it was claimed the Briton had wanted to quit the Brackley-based team following the coming together of the two Silver Arrows at the Spanish Grand Prix […]
Sebastian Vettel has denied his lack of an attack on Nico Rosberg in Abu Dhabi was intentional. The German was closing fast on the leading quartet of the two Mercedes’ and Red Bulls after a late second pit-stop for the supersoft tyres. After clearing both Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen, he didn’t have a clear-cut […]
Nico Rosberg may have won the Formula One world title in Abu Dhabi, but Lewis Hamilton made him go through hell and high water to get it. The Briton did all that he could at Yas Marina to retain his championship but Mercedes’ nearest rivals were unable to come to his aid. Needing Rosberg to […]
Pascal Wehrlein is set to jump to Sauber for 2017 as current team Manor face a battle for survival. The German will replace Felipe Nasr, who has lost his backing from Banco do Brasil as his home country battles a financial and political crisis. The irony in the move is that Nasr instigated his likely […]
It is all but certain that Formula One will not return to Germany in 2017. One of the most successful country’s in terms of teams and drivers over the last three decades has also been struggling to meet the financial demands of hosting a race. The race has been alternating between Hockenheim and the Nurburgring […]
Ahead of this weekend’s season finale, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, I’ve been thinking how Nico Rosberg got into the position he is currently in. The German is the overwhelming favourite to leave the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday as world champion for the first time. He has a 12-point lead over Lewis Hamilton and […]
This weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix marks the end of an era for the current generation of Formula One cars. Since they made their debut back in 2009, they have gradually gone from the hideous boxes that replaced the sleek, aerodynamic beasts of the previous decade and now you might even call some designs beautiful. […]
Formula One could lose two of the most established races in Asia over the next few years according to recent reports. The future of the Malaysian Grand Prix has been uncertain for in recent months as indications suggested officials both at Sepang and in Kuala Lumpur were unhappy with the current product. Now it seems […]