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Renault Sport President Jerome Stoll says the French manufacturer is aiming to finish at least fifth in the Formula 1 constructors’ championship in 2017. Speaking at the launch of Renault’s 2017 car, Stoll believes Renault now has the people in place and infrastructure to finish fifth. “We have a car developed by us, and we expect to […]
GP2 race winner Sergey Sirotkin will remain as Renault’s Formula 1 reserve driver for the upcoming season. During the team’s launch of its 2017 challenger dubbed the R.S.17, Renault’s managing director Cyril Abiteboul confirmed the Russian driver’s role within the team and will be expected to deputise for either Jolyon Palmer or Nico Hulkenberg should either driver […]
Renault is the third team to reveal its new 2017 car ahead of the new season. In a live event which was broadcast on the team’s social media channels, Renault launched its new car dubbed the R.S.17. Similar to last year, Renault has maintained the prominent yellow colour with black on the sides. Jolyon Palmer remains with the team […]
Williams F1 Team has announced Paul di Resta will remain as the team’s reserve driver for the 2017 season. Di Resta joined the team in 2016, replacing Adrian Sutil in the role, and will deputise for either Felipe Massa or Lance Stroll should either driver be unable to partake in a race weekend. The Scot spent […]
Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn says the Swiss outfit needs to make clear improvements in 2017 after several difficult seasons at the back of the Formula 1 grid. The Hinwill-based team became the second F1 team to launch its 2017 car ahead of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya which gets underway on February […]
Sauber has become the second team to unveil its 2017 car ahead of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. As a celebration of the team’s 25th anniversary, Sauber is sporting a classy blue and white livery with a gold trim. Marcus Ericsson remains with the team for a third season while Mercedes junior Pascal Wehrlein […]
Mercedes has announced Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda have extended their contracts with the team until the end of 2020. Wolff who is currently Head of Motorsport the team from Williams at the start of 2013 while three-time Formula 1 champion Lauda joined the Silver Arrows towards the latter stages of the 2012 season and […]
Renault e.Dams’ Sebastien Buemi stormed to a record third straight victory in Formula E at the Buenos Aires ePrix in Argentina. The Swiss driver made light work of Jean-Eric Vergne and title rival Lucas di Grassi in the early stages of the race and dominated from then onwards. Vergne and di Grassi completed the podium places […]
After finishing third in the Buenos Aires ePrix, Lucas di Grassi believes he achieved the maximum result possible and says the Renault powered teams are currently a step ahead in terms of performance. The Brazilian scored his first pole position in the series but was unable to hold off either Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne or eventual […]
After claiming a record third straight victory of the season in Buenos Aires, Sebastien Buemi believes that the advantage Renault e.Dams has over the rest of the Formula E field is clear for all to see. Buemi dominated proceedings at the Puerto Madero street circuit in Argentina. The Swiss driver qualified third and quickly took the lead of […]
Reigning Formula E champion Sebastien Buemi has claimed a third straight win of the season in a dominant fashion in Buenos Aires. The Swiss driver was in imperious form once again as he extends his lead in the drivers’ championship over Lucas di Grassi to a whopping 29 points. The Brazilian finished third after starting […]
The name of Ferrari’s 2017 Formula 1 car has appeared to have been leaked by sponsors Santander on Twitter. Santander has since deleted the tweet which unveiled the name of Ferrari’s 2017 challenger which has named the ‘SF17-JB’ Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen’s car for the upcoming season will be named in tribute to the team’s […]