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Renault development driver Oliver Rowland is confident of securing a Formula 1 seat for the 2018 season if he continues his strong form in F2. Rowland currently sits 2nd in the standings of F1’s principal support series, with four podium finishes under his belt. Meanwhile, Jolyon Palmer looks to be hanging on by a thread […]
Fernando Alonso’s manager Flavio Briatore insists his client could make a sensational return to Ferrari for the 2018 season. Alonso left the Scuderia in 2014 after failing to claim an elusive third world title across five years with the team. The Spaniard, though, has seemingly lost patience with McLaren-Honda and has publicly expressed his determination […]
Christian Horner says Red Bull experienced “every emotion you could imagine” in a manic Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Daniel Ricciardo snatched a stunning victory. Ricciardo started the race 10th after crashing in Q3 on Saturday and had fallen to 16th after being forced into an early pit-stop to clear debris from his brake ducts. The […]
Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo are confident Red Bull can challenge for pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after setting the pace in Friday practice. After leading a one-two in FP1, Verstappen impressively topped the timings once again in the afternoon before bizarrely hitting the barriers at the first corner in the dying stages. […]
Renault Managing Director Cyril Abiteboul has warned Jolyon Palmer that his future at the team is not secure following the Englishman’s nightmare start to the season. Palmer narrowly avoided the axe at the end of an underwhelming rookie campaign and is under pressure once again after failing to score points in any of the first […]
An emotional Lewis Hamilton has confessed his disbelief after equalling the pole tally of hero Ayrton Senna in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. Hamilton drew level with his idol in suitably impressive fashion, beating title rival Sebastian Vettel to pole position with an inspired display at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Still clutching the helmet […]
Daniil Kvyat has urged his Toro Rosso team not to get “overexcited” after its eye-catching performance in Monaco Grand Prix practice. Kvyat and Sainz finished fourth and fifth respectively in the afternoon session, out-pacing the Red Bull of Max Verstappen and both Mercedes drivers. The Russian, though, insists the team will still need a stroke […]
McLaren will introduce more upgrades at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix after making good progress last time out in Spain, Eric Boullier has confirmed. The Woking outfit is rooted to the foot of the championship after a point-less start to the campaign, but there were signs of encouragement in Barcelona as Fernando Alonso qualified seventh […]
Kimi Raikkonen concedes the onus is on him to improve after a disappointing performance in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. Raikkonen looked set to challenge for pole position after topping final practice, but was forced to settle fourth on the grid after a scruffy Q3. The Finn, who last took pole at the 2008 […]
Toto Wolff has tipped Red Bull to eventually “join the club” with Mercedes and Ferrari at the front of the grid after its tricky start to the season. Red Bull already finds itself nearly eighty points adrift of Mercedes in the constructors’ standings after falling behind the resurgent Ferrari. However, the Milton Keynes outfit is expected to make […]
Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari’s front lock-out at the Russian Grand Prix represents an “important step” for the team, nine years after its last qualifying one-two. The German edged out team-mate Kimi Raikkonen by just six hundredths of a second to grab a first pole since the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix. A jubilant Vettel hailed the “phenomenal” […]
Force India’s deputy team principal Bob Fernley has expressed his surprise at the progress made by Formula 1 rivals Renault over the winter. Renault endured a difficult return as a fully-fledged manufacturer in 2016, amassing only eight points en route to ninth in the championship. After capturing the signature of Nico Hulkenberg, however, the team has leaped up […]