Mike Conway propelled the #7 Toyota to the top of the timesheet in FP1 for the World Endurance Championship’s Six Hours of Silverstone, while Bruno Senna crashed his Rebellion R-13. The #8 Toyota in the hands of Sebastien Buemi had topped the session after the opening runs, ahead of the sister #7 car. The 90-minute […]
McLaren has announced that two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso will leave the series at the end of the 2018 season. Winning his drivers’ championship titles in 2005 and ’06 while at Renault, Alonso’s 17-year F1 career has included 32 race victories. His last win, however, was the Spanish Grand Prix in 2013 while driving […]
Daniel Ricciardo has described his decision to move from Red Bull to Renault for the 2019 Formula 1 season as “one of the most difficult” of his career. Two separate announcements on Friday afternoon first confirmed that Ricciardo would be leaving Red Bull before the news was delivered that the six-time grand prix winner would join […]
Lewis Hamilton victories can rarely be considered as upsets, but in claiming the Hungarian Grand Prix win in the final race before Formula 1’s summer break, he defied pre-race expectation. The Hungaroring has rarely been a circuit suiting Mercedes’ car characteristic – the tight, twisty nature of the venue likened to Monaco, has typically better […]
Lewis Hamilton extended his Formula 1 championship lead with victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix, as Sebastian Vettel finished second despite contact in a late race battle with Valtteri Bottas. Polesitter Hamilton’s 17-second winning margin was made more comfortable as a result of a slow pitstop from Vettel which defined his race. His Ferrari mechanics […]
DAMS’s Alexander Albon overhauled Campos Racing’s Luca Ghiotto to seize victory in the closing stages of an action-packed Formula 2 sprint race at the Hungaroring. Displaying excellent late-race pace, Albon passed long-time race leader Ghiotto around the outside of Turn 1 with four laps remaining, before building a lead to seal victory. After taking the […]
McLaren Formula 1 junior Nyck de Vries stormed to victory in a thrilling Formula 2 race at the Hungaroring, beating Lando Norris despite the Briton’s dominance early-on. With the race starting in wet conditions, Norris carved his way through the field climbing from sixth place to first in 10 laps. He was 2.5 seconds per […]
Formula 1 championship leader Lewis Hamilton snatched pole in the closing stages of a thrilling rain-hit qualifying session for the Hungarian Grand Prix, while Valtteri Bottas finished second. The Mercedes front row lock-out was secured in the session’s final moments. Rain affected the entire qualifying hour, but track conditions were at their worst at the […]
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel topped the timesheet in final practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix, as Valtteri Bottas finished second for Mercedes despite tagging the wall after a spin. Vettel dominated at the top of the times. His first competitive lap of the hour-long session was 0.643s faster than second-placed Bottas. His advantage was eroded and […]
Force India Formula 1 team has been placed in administration following the verdict of a court hearing in London on Friday. This ruling was confirmed by the team’s deputy team principal Bob Fernley on Friday night; “an administrator was appointed by the court for Force India F1 this evening,” he told Reuters. Fernley has not […]
Carlin’s Sergio Sette Camara grabbed a maiden Formula 2 pole position, snatching top spot from Renault Formula 1 reserve driver Jack Aitken on his final lap of the session. Sette Camara was fifth after the opening runs, while Aitken was second. The ART Grand Prix driver had been demoted by McLaren F1 junior Nyck de […]
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel finished top of the timesheet in FP2 for the Hungarian Grand Prix, narrowly beating FP1 pacesetter Max Verstappen as Red Bull continues to impress at the Hungaroring. Vettel recorded a 1m16.834s on the ultrasoft tyre during a qualifying simulation run to vault to the top of the timesheet. He was behind the […]