Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg was left perplexed by his team’s lack of pace in Thursday’s practice ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, describing his lap times to Autosport as “terrible.” The German finished FP2 in 17th place, complaining of fundamental balance and grip issues. His performance woes in the second session were no doubt exacerbated by […]
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has highlighted that the turbo failure which brought Valtteri Bottas’ Spanish Grand Prix to an abrupt end was a previously undiscovered power unit defect. The Finn was running third when his Mercedes power unit failed on lap 39. A water leak on Saturday morning initially facilitated an engine change, with […]
Jenson Button believes that a “massive step” in McLaren-Honda’s recent performance can propel him to success as he stands in for Fernando Alonso at the Monaco Grand Prix. Button, who retired from Formula 1 at the end of last season, has been called upon by McLaren to replace Alonso at the Principality, while the Spaniard […]
To say Stoffel Vandoorne’s first full season in Formula 1 has got off to a stuttering start would be understating the fact. The Belgian is yet to score a point this season and has been rather anonymous to date. Hardly the form expected of the man who dominated the 2015 GP2 championship in unprecedented fashion, […]
Fernando Alonso has hinted at his intentions to leave McLaren at the end of the season if the team does not seem capable of providing race winning machinery for 2018. Alonso will be out of contract with McLaren at the end of the season, having re-joined the team in 2015 for the resumption of the […]
Lance Stroll says he disappointed with his 11th place finish at the Russian Grand Prix, following a lap one spin which significantly compromised his race. The Canadian entered the weekend on the back of three consecutive retirements in the opening three races of his fledgeling career. As such, Russia marked the first time that Stroll has seen […]
Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost says he wants his drivers to continue taking risks in order to maximise results as the team look to prevail in F1’s fiercely competitive midfield. Tost’s comments come as a result of Carlos Sainz Jr’s retirement from the Bahrain Grand Prix after a collision with Williams’ Lance Stroll. Analysts argued […]
Sergey Sirotkin is set for another appearance at his home grand prix this weekend, as he is scheduled to drive for Renault in the opening practice session. Sirotkin completed his first FP1 session for Sauber at the inaugural Russian Grand Prix back in 2014. Having signed as part of Renault’s junior driver programme, the Russian returned to […]
Fernando Alonso has declared that May’s Indy 500 will be the “biggest task” in his quest to cement his legacy with motorsport’s famous Triple Crown. The Spaniard announced earlier this month that he would miss the Monaco Grand Prix in order to race for Andretti Autosport at The Brickyard, in IndyCar’s blue-ribbon event. The Triple Crown consists […]
An 11th place finish is often the product of a forgettable afternoon for a driver buried in F1’s fierce midfield battle. For Pascal Wehrlein, 11th place in Bahrain instead marked a promising return following a winter of pain. The Sauber driver had missed the first two rounds of the 2017 campaign following back injuries sustained in an […]
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has revealed that Renault is planning a significant power unit upgrade scheduled to arrive for the Canadian Grand Prix in June. By their own admission, the team were disappointing in Melbourne, having been billed as the squad most likely to end Mercedes’ reign of superiority after a resurgence in […]
Nico Hulkenberg has become the latest driver to criticise 2017’s new regulations, on the basis that overtaking is now ‘almost impossible’ Hulkenberg finished 11th in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, only a mere second adrift of Force India’s Esteban Ocon and what would have been a point on his Renault debut. Despite having a significant […]