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An irate Fernando Alonso has expressed his amazement at McLaren-Honda’s straight-line speed deficit after another miserable race for the Woking outfit in Bahrain. Alonso lined up 15th on the grid in Sakhir after the latest in a string of failures cut his qualifying session short. The Spaniard fought valiantly in a desperate struggle to snatch […]
Lewis Hamilton admits Ferrari looks to have the upper hand on Mercedes after Sebastian Vettel topped both practice sessions ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Vettel and Hamilton are locked at 43 points piece at the head of the drivers’ standings after their respective victories in Melbourne and Shanghai. It was the German, though, who drew […]
Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene has hinted that the team could make Sebastian Vettel its clear number one driver if the German sustains his title bid and Kimi Raikkonen continues to struggle. Vettel is tied with Lewis Hamilton at the head of the drivers’ standings after two rounds and looks to have rediscovered his best form […]
Fernando Alonso says his main concern is enjoying a “trouble-free race” as McLaren braces itself for another difficult weekend in China. The Woking outfit predictably struggled last time out in Melbourne, with Alonso failing to make a chequered flag after a valiant fight for the final points place and team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne finishing two laps […]
Max Verstappen was encouraged by Red Bull’s race pace at the Australian Grand Prix as he finished fifth, while a miserable weekend for Daniel Ricciardo came to an early end. Verstappen ultimately picked up ten points as he held station throughout the race, pressurising Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen in the closing stages. Nonetheless, the Dutchman finished around 30 […]
Sebastian Vettel concedes pole position was out of reach at the Australian Grand Prix but is confident of taking the fight to Mercedes in Sunday’s race. After a promising winter, qualifying in Melbourne represented the first real test of Ferrari’s pace. Vettel ultimately could not match pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton, finishing just three tenths adrift, but […]
Ahead of this new weekend’s 2017 curtain-raiser in Melbourne, the Read Motorsport editors make their predictions for the season ahead. We’ve asked Connor McDonagh, Joshua Suttill, Chris Barrass and David Comerford the following questions: Who will win the drivers’ championship? Who will win the constructors’ championship? Who will be the surprise of the season? How many drivers […]
After the championship challenge that never was in 2016, Ferrari heads into the 2017 season hoping a revamp of the regulations will propel it to the front of the grid and finally allow it to bring an unacceptable ten-year title drought to an end. 2015 had the makings of a breakthrough year for the Scuderia. […]
Lewis Hamilton insists Mercedes did not conceal its true pace on the final day of winter testing as rivals Ferrari stormed to the top of the timings. Kimi Raikkonen’s mightily-impressive 1m18.634s was comfortably the fastest lap of the eight days’ running and saw the Finn finish eight tenths clear of the chasing pack. The Scuderia has seemingly leapfrogged […]
Stoffel Vandoorne was keen to take the positives from a challenging first test after McLaren recovered from a difficult start to end the week with solid mileage under its belt. Niggling issues with Honda’s revised power unit limited the team’s running over the first two days, with neither driver able to surpass a half century of laps. […]
In an exclusive Q&A, renowned Formula 1 technical expert Craig Scarborough explains all on the 2017 regulation changes and analyses this year’s challengers. Q: There have been concerns that overtaking will be more difficult with increased downforce. Why is that the case, and do you believe it will pan out that way? A: The cars will find it […]
Ferrari has become the sixth team to reveal its 2017 car after launching the SF70-H at the Fiorano test track on Friday morning. The car, so named to celebrate 70 years of Scuderia Ferrari, predominantly sports the team’s iconic scarlet red after a strong element of white was introduced on the 2016 challenger. Other notable features […]