Pirelli claims that Formula 1 teams disobeyed recommendations made from 2013 on limits on the use of tyres. Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel vented their frustrations out on the Italian tyre manufacturer after the latter suffered a sudden tyre blowout on the penultimate lap of yesterday’s Belgian Grand Prix when en route to a podium finish. […]
Red Bull are waiting on Renault to make a decision about their future in Formula 1 from 2016 onwards. The Red Bull and Renault partnership beyond 2016 has been in serious doubt for some time, with the former world champions having frequently fired criticism at Renault due to the performance and reliability of their power […]
Are Mercedes beatable over a race weekend? Let’s investigate… Mercedes have comprehensively outclassed the opposition in the first year and a half into the new V6 turbo era and have shown to be virtually unbeatable in normal racing conditions, more so this season. A Mercedes didn’t feature on the top step of the podium in […]
Nico Rosberg was left frustrated with his race start which saw him lose places on the opening lap of the Belgian Grand Prix. Rosberg fell back as low as fifth at the beginning of the race while his team-mate and championship rival Lewis Hamilton maintained the race lead. The German admitted after the race that […]
Fernando Alonso reckons the limitations of testing in Formula 1 puts teams in a difficult position to gain ground on rivals throughout a season. Full-scale in-season testing has been forbidden since the beginning of 2009 in order to clamp down on excessive spending by teams, with pre-season testing also experiencing a decrease over the past […]
Pirelli’s boss Paul Hembery has expressed his desire for an increase in testing in Formula 1 ahead of the technical changes for the 2017 season.
Sauber’s team boss Monisha Kaltenborn has described the team’s race in Austria last weekend as “horrifying”. The two Sauber drivers were without a trouble-free Sunday, including Marcus Ericsson serving a drive through penalty for jumping the start and his afternoon being compounded by coming to a brief halt on the start/finish straight by power glitches, while […]
Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene slammed the wheelnut that saw Sebastian Vettel lose out on a spot on the podium. Vettel was running a comfortable third before his first and sole pitstop, which was prolonged by a faulty wheelnut on the right-rear tyre, conceding the position to Felipe Massa behind him. The Ferrari driver was […]
Lewis Hamilton thought that pole position had gone away from him having spun in Q3. Hamilton spun off track at turn 1 whilst on provisional pole as he begun his final qualifying lap to better his lap time. While team-mate Nico Rosberg was on course to displace Hamilton at the top. Much to the reigning world champion’s […]
Sebastian Vettel kept Ferrari on top for a second successive practice session in third practice for the Austrian Grand Prix as rain played its part in the session. Vettel posted a benchmark time of 1:09.994, 0.017 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who failed to beat Vettel’s time afterwards despite enjoying a smoother session than yesterday. […]
Here’s the driver lineup tackling the media’s latest and challenging queries in today’s press conference for the Austrian Grand Prix, among various drivers are Nico Hulkenberg, on the back of his Le Mans triumph last weekend, and last year’s race winner Nico Rosberg: Fernando Alonso – McLaren Nico Hulkenberg – Force India Daniel Ricciardo […]
The Italian Grand Prix could potentially be hosted by both Monza and Imola circuits after 2016, says Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. Monza’s contract to host a race expires next year. With Imola, which last held a round of an F1 season in 2006, is reportedly in the run in to replace Monza as the […]
