Aston Martin is reportedly preparing to extend their partnership with Red Bull Racing in Formula 1 and will become the team’s title sponsor in 2018. The two brands began their association at the start of 2016. The partnership has had commercial as well as technical purposes so far, with Red Bull Advanced Technologies assisting in […]
While the world continues to wait for press release confirmation, Autosport has reported that McLaren and Honda’s turbulent partnership has come to an end, with Renault power units set to propel McLaren into 2018 and beyond. The reports are far from surprising. The iconic brands reformed their partnership ahead of the 2015 season – a […]
Gene Haas has suggested that his team is unlikely to provide seats for Ferrari junior drivers in the near future due to the financial drawbacks of such an arrangement. Given the technical partnership that Haas shares with Ferrari, it was anticipated that the American team could provide potential race seats to prominent members of Ferrari’s […]
Force India’s deputy team principal Bob Fernley has stated that the team is committed to retaining both Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon in 2018, despite the pair’s recent fallout. The team’s management has faced a turbulent time following a clash between their drivers at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Perez and Ocon’s collision cost Force […]
Nobuharu Matsushita has qualified on pole for the Formula 2 feature race at Monza, while championship leader Charles Leclerc endured a difficult day finishing in seventh place. Despite inclement conditions being forecast earlier in the week, qualifying took place on a dry track allowing drivers to run the soft tyres throughout the session. ART and […]
Artem Markelov led team-mate Luca Ghiotto at the top of the timesheet, as Russian Time finished a promising 1-2 in practice ahead of round nine of the Formula 2 championship at Monza. Markelov appeared at the top of the timesheet with 30 minutes of the session remaining, setting a benchmark time of 1m31.128 which was […]
Force India’s Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon have stated that they are determined to ‘move forward’ from their Belgian Grand Prix skirmish. This weekend’s Italian Grand Prix is the first race since Perez and Ocon collided at Spa-Francorchamps, costing their team a double-points finish. Ocon recovered from front wing damage to finish ninth, while Perez […]
Formula 2 driver Sean Gelael will be fielded by Toro Rosso during Friday’s FP1 sessions at the Singapore, Malaysia, USA and Mexico Grand Prix weekends during the remainder of 2017. The 20-year-old earned his first taste of Formula 1 machinery earlier this year when he piloted the STR12 at the post-Bahrain and Hungarian GP tests. […]
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has stated that customers of Renault are not presently receiving acceptable service as a result of the ‘dire’ unreliability of the power unit. Max Verstappen retired from the Belgian Grand Prix while running fifth during the opening stages on Sunday, due to a power unit gremlin. The issue marked […]
Esteban Ocon has slammed his team-mate Sergio Perez for his part in a clash during the Belgium Grand Prix that cost Force India a double points finish. Running side-by-side on the exit of La Source, Ocon was seen to have been crowded towards the wall by Perez. The result was a broken front wing for […]
Sergio Sette Camara took a maiden Formula 2 victory at Spa-Francorchamps, in a sprint race which finished behind the safety car. The Brazilian – who is the youngest driver in the series at 18-years-old – stormed from third to first on the run towards La Source after a perfect launch from the grid. Having not […]
Following a disappointing qualifying performance ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, Felipe Massa has stated that his Williams team is ‘going backwards’ in the development race. Involving six teams in 2017, the midfield battle is as close as ever. The new technical regulations have placed an enhanced emphasis on car development across the course of […]