Chris Laker

Chris Laker

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Gutierrez questions Haas evaluation
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Gutierrez questions Haas evaluation

Esteban Gutierrez believes his performances were not fairly evaluated by Haas after they decided against extending the Mexican’s contract beyond the current season. It had become increasingly likely in recent months that Gutierrez would not be with the American team in 2017 and after rumours of Kevin Magnussen’s imminent arrival at the team surfaced earlier in […]

FIA to consider track changes ahead of 2017 Mexico GP
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FIA to consider track changes ahead of 2017 Mexico GP

Charlie Whiting has told reporters the FIA may are considering changes to Turn’s 1 and 2 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez after corner cutting became a major talking point at the Mexico Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton was forced to take to the grass at the first corner and avoid the chicane at Turn 2 & […]

Major Silverstone bid collapses, British GP under threat
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Major Silverstone bid collapses, British GP under threat

Jaguar Land Rover and Ginetta Cars owner Lawrence Tomlinson has failed to agree a deal with the current owners of Silverstone, the British Racing Drivers Club or BRDC. This failure casts further doubt over the circuit’s ability to host the British Formula One Grand Prix beyond 2019. BRDC President Derek Warwick told reporters in September the […]

Imola ends Italian GP legal dispute
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Imola ends Italian GP legal dispute

Imola has withdrawn its legal challenge against the Italian government’s financial backing of the deal to keep the Italian Grand Prix at Monza until at least 2019. This development should now allow the deal agreed in September between Monza officials and Formula One management to be signed and the circuit’s future guaranteed after several months of uncertainty. Imola decided to […]

Ferrari still struggling with performance in hot conditions
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Ferrari still struggling with performance in hot conditions

Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene has admitted the Italian manufacturer is still struggling to get the best performance out of the Pirelli tyres in hot conditions which hampered the team’s performance at the Mexican Grand Prix. During the race both Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen looked to have similar race pace to Red Bull and even at […]

Hamilton: Mercedes move “the best decision of my life”
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Hamilton: Mercedes move “the best decision of my life”

Lewis Hamilton has called his move from McLaren to Mercedes in 2013 as the best decision of not only his career but also his life after the Briton reached 51 career wins in Mexico. The current world champion’s victory in Mexico takes him joint second on the all-time leaderboard with Alain Prost but he is […]

Haryanto targeting several F1 seats for 2017
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Haryanto targeting several F1 seats for 2017

Manor reserve driver Rio Haryanto is targeting a return to a Formula One race seat next season but not necessarily with the team that gave him his first chance. Haryanto started this season racing in the Manor alongside fellow newcomer Pascal Wehrlein after his representatives agreed a deal with the team to use the Indonesian for at least […]

Grosjean celebrates 100th Grand Prix in Austin
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Grosjean celebrates 100th Grand Prix in Austin

This weekend’s Grand Prix will mark Romain Grosjean’s 100th Grand Prix start, an impressive milestone to reach especially in a time where drivers are chopped and changed on a yearly basis. The Frenchmen’s Formula One career started in Valencia in 2009, where he replaced Nelson Piquet at Renault after the French team dismissed Piquet half way trough the season […]

Damon Hill’s 1996 world championship in photos
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Damon Hill’s 1996 world championship in photos

20 years ago today Damon Hill became the first and currently only son of a previous world champion to go on and win a world championship himself. After missing out on the world title in the previous two seasons and newcomer Jacques Villeneuve coming in at Williams, off the back of becoming the 1995 IndyCar and Indianapolis 500 champion, the pressure was […]

Kvyat: ‘I think I am outperforming the car’
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Kvyat: ‘I think I am outperforming the car’

Daniil Kvyat believes he is currently outperforming his car at Toro Rosso and doing enough to ensure he remains in Formula One beyond the end of the current season. The Russian struggled in the early part of this season, eventually losing his race seat at Red Bull to the ever impressive Max Verstappen following several […]

Lauda unconcerned by Hamilton’s relationship with the media
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Lauda unconcerned by Hamilton’s relationship with the media

Niki Lauda isn’t concerned by Lewis Hamilton’s behaviour and attitude with the media after various incidents occurred during the Japanese Grand Prix weekend. Hamilton found himself at odds with most members of the media in Japan after he opted to spend Thursday’s drivers’ press conference on Snapchat instead of giving the gathered media his full attention. […]

Ericsson: ‘It’s looking more likely I’m staying in Sauber’
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Ericsson: ‘It’s looking more likely I’m staying in Sauber’

Marcus Ericsson looks set to remain at Sauber for the 2017 Formula One season despite holding talks with various other teams throughout the paddock. Ericsson revealed last month he was in talks with Williams, Renault, Force India and Manor over a potential drive in 2017. But with Williams set to announce Lance Stroll as Valtteri Bottas’s teammate for […]

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