Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton dominated the opening practice session ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, finishing at the top of the timesheet ahead of Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. After going fastest on his first run of the morning, Hamilton only briefly exchanged the top spot on the timesheet with team-mate Valtteri Bottas mid-session. […]
Formula 2 may have a brand-new car along with some fresh faces in 2018, but the excitement and competitive nature of the series remains unaltered. In a frantic feature race in which tyre degradation proved to be a key factor, a rookie win was hardly in the script – but McLaren Formula 1 protege Lando […]
Sebastian Vettel claimed a second consecutive victory in Formula 1’s fledgeling 2018 season by winning the Bahrain Grand Prix despite being on a compromised strategy. Ferrari had committed to a two-stop on Vettel’s car. Mercedes, meanwhile, opted to use the hardest tyre of the allocation, fitting the medium compound to both Valtteri Bottas and Lewis […]
Bahrain Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel believed that Mercedes had achieved a strategic “checkmate” against Ferrari when Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton committed to a one-stop strategy. Vettel initially planned to conduct a two-stop race after pitting for soft tyres on lap 19 of 58. Valtteri Bottas pitted two laps later, instead opting for the […]
Artem Markelov controlled a tyre-dominated Formula 2 sprint race in Bahrain to take victory ahead of rookie Maximilian Gunther. Markelov launched from sixth to third at the start and passed second-placed Gunther on lap five of the 23-lap sprint race. He then seized the lead when Nyck de Vries made an unconventional sprint race pitstop […]
Lewis Hamilton has been issued a five-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after Mercedes replaced the gearbox on his car. According to article 23.5a of Formula 1’s sporting regulations, a gearbox must be used in six consecutive races before it is permitted to be changed. After having only completed the season-opening Australian Grand […]
It’s usually true that in motorsport a competitor spends much of their time absorbing pressure. Lando Norris, about to embark on his first season in Formula 2, is an exception. As McLaren’s Formula 1 protege and a driver entering the highly competitive F2 paddock as the reigning European Formula 3 champion, this may seem surprising. […]
Charouz Racing System is a new name entering the Formula 2 fold this season and a team equipped to make a dramatic first impression. Charouz enters a new-look F2 in 2018. The GP2/11 chassis has been retired after providing seven years of entertainment, replaced by a new car more relevant to modern day Formula 1. […]
Formula 1’s second-tier series has a habit of upstaging the main event when it comes to on-track spectacle. On the basis of testing, Formula 2 is set to follow the trend again this season. Veterans of the series will clearly face a stern test posed by an influx of hugely talented rookies. On the basis […]
Carlos Sainz Jr suffered a drinks bottle malfunction during the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix causing him to “nearly vomit” in the car. Renault’s Sainz earned one point for his 10th place finish, holding off Sergio Perez in the closing stages. The Spaniard’s pace was heavily compromised by nausea. The water pump on his […]
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff believes that a “software issue” caused Lewis Hamilton to lose the Australian Grand Prix race lead to Sebastian Vettel while under a virtual safety car. Polesitter Hamilton had led the race during the opening stages, with Kimi Raikkonen second and Vettel third. Raikkonen and Hamilton pitted on lap 18 […]
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel has admitted that he was “lucky” to take victory in the Formula 1 season-opener in Australia after narrowly beating reigning champion Lewis Hamilton. Vettel’s win hinged on strategy. Having been third throughout the opening stint, he made his one and only pitstop during the virtual safety car period at the half-way mark […]