Formula 2 rookie Maximilian Gunther recorded the fastest time of the Formula 2 pre-season test in Bahrain en route to topping the timesheet on the final day. Arden International’s Gunther was immediately on the pace as the morning session began, holding the top spot on the timesheet with a 1m43.963s posted within the first 30 […]
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton beat Max Verstappen to the top of the timesheet in second practice ahead of the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton, who headed the times during the opening practice session, posted a 1m23.931s on the ultrasoft tyre. He was the only driver to dip below the 1m24s mark. Verstappen finished second for […]
Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 at the top of the timesheet in the opening practice session ahead of the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Reigning champions Mercedes exchanged fastest times with Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen during the first 40 minutes of the session. Hamilton gradually improved his pace, eventually setting […]
Sport thrives on the element of surprise. In Formula 1, shock results and surprising outcomes are often all too rare but in the 2013 season-opener, the stars aligned for a blockbuster that contravened the script. Much like during this year’s snow-affected pre-season, testing in 2013 was largely unrepresentative. The unusually abrasive surface at Jerez and […]
Haas Formula 1 development driver Arjun Maini set the pace on the second day of the final Formula 2 pre-season test in Bahrain. With all 10 teams carrying out race simulation work during the afternoon running, the fastest times of the day all came during the three hour morning session. Trident’s Maini was the only […]
Home favourite Daniel Ricciardo believes that he and Red Bull will be able to deliver their most competitive Australian Grand Prix showing at the 2018 Formula 1 season-opener. In recent season’s Red Bull has struggled in the opening race after winter testing periods hampered by unreliability or aerodynamic performance issues. However, Red Bull’s new challenger […]
McLaren heading to Melbourne on the back of a pre-season marred by unreliability is not a new headline. It is, however, a somewhat unexpected case of groundhog day ahead of a season in which so much has changed. The dream of rekindling former glories with engine partner Honda ended in divorce at the end of […]
Sauber team principal Frederic Vasseur has suggested that it will take more than “one or two years” for the team to return to Formula 1’s competitive midfield. Embarking on its first year with newly signed title sponsor Alfa Romeo, Sauber has been optimistic that it can improve upon the performance shown during a 2017 season […]
Three days, 10 teams and 20 brand-new cars descended on Paul Ricard last week for Formula 2’s first official pre-season test ahead of the 2018 season. While it is perilous to draw conclusions from testing ahead of any category’s curtain-raiser, the week did provide some intriguing hints into what F2’s pecking order will look like […]
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel topped the timesheet by over a second on the third day of the second Formula 1 pre-season test, as all 10 teams exceeded 100 laps. Posting a 1m17.182s on the hypersoft tyre, Vettel smashed the unofficial track record set by Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo during Wednesday’s running. The lap followed two ultrasoft […]
Mercedes Formula 1 reserve driver George Russell topped the timesheet on the final day of Formula 2 testing at Paul Ricard, with ART Grand Prix team-mate Jack Aitken in second. Russell’s benchmark of 1m42.396s was set during the morning session, with the majority of the day’s fastest times coming before race simulation work prior to […]
Audi’s Daniel Abt has secured his first Formula E victory by winning the Mexico City ePrix, as pole-sitter and early race leader Felix Rosenqvist retired with a battery shutdown issue. Abt started the race fifth, immediately passing Andretti’s Antonio Felix da Costa before challenging Sebastien Buemi for third. Rosenqvist, who held first off the line, had […]