Following a challenging first half of their 2016 campaign, Cyril Abiteboul has suggested that his Renault team are ‘back on track’ as a result of a much stronger performance in Hungary. Having returned to the sport as a manufacturer team in 2016, after buying the beleaguered Lotus outfit, the French marquee managed expectations early on. […]
Having been told how to nurse his limping Mercedes to the chequered flag at the British Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg became the first driver to fall foul of F1’s newly established radio restrictions. The German ceded his second place finish to Max Verstappen, dropping to third following a ten second time penalty. Opponents to what […]
Having not won F1’s blue-ribbon event since 2008, Lewis Hamilton was desperate to convert a Monaco pole into a Monaco Grand Prix victory in 2015. Building a sizeable lead over teammate Nico Rosberg and seeming imperious, “Team LH” will have been poised to celebrate a dominant win at the Principality. However, a strategic blunder during […]
Following his late call up to drive for Mercedes on Wednesday in Barcelona, Pascal Wehrlein has stated that he feels he is prepared for an opportunity in a race seat with the reigning champions. Wehrlein, who is currently learning his trade in his maiden F1 campaign with Manor, already possesses an abundance of test experience, […]
Renault’s Jolyon Palmer has described his Spanish Grand Prix performance as the best of his fledgling F1 career. Albeit finishing outside the points in 13th place, the Englishman beat his teammate Kevin Magnussen, despite enduring a difficult weekend in the lead-up to Sunday’s race. His preparation for race day was heavily compromised by a lack […]
Romain Grosjean has highlighted that Haas’ recent balance struggles were not solved prior to a race in Spain where the Frenchman retired due to brake issues. It was a weekend of woe for Grosjean. Throughout Friday, he complained of poor handling on the circuit’s slower elements, at one point stating that the car was a […]
A disappointed Sebastian Vettel has highlighted that the three-stop strategy – predicted to be the optimum race strategy prior to lights out – was the wrong approach. With the Mercedes duo colliding on the opening lap, Ferrari were presented with a golden opportunity to take their first victory of 2016. With Fiat President Sergio Marchionne […]
Esteban Gutierrez has strongly criticised Haas for a string of reliability gremlins which he argues, have hidden his qualities as a driver thus far. Gutierrez, who has returned a race seat in 2016 following a year as Ferrari’s reserve driver, is yet to score a point this season. Meanwhile, teammate Romain Grosjean has earned plaudits […]
Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene has acknowledged that Ferrari will need to take risks in an attempt to overhaul Mercedes’ advantage and that their true performance has so far been clouded by bad luck. Speculation over the winter largely revolved around whether a radically redesigned Ferrari would be able to take the fight to Mercedes. […]
After carrying the momentum gained from his 2014 title success into the new season, Lewis Hamilton had built a 27 point lead in the drivers’ standings going into round five. Without a win to his name, teammate and chief rival Nico Rosberg needed to execute the perfect weekend in Spain. He duly delivered, cruising to […]
Contrary to the widespread criticism of the proposed 2017 regulations, Eric Boullier has underlined his support for the changes, suggesting that they will in fact improve overtaking. While 2017’s rule-book is yet to be officially confirmed, proposals to introduce increased downforce and wider tyres, that would see cars in the region of five seconds faster […]
Following a decidedly drab first trip to Russia, the second race around the 2014 Winter Olympic Park was in stark contrast. Sochi played host to a thrilling event in 2015. Lewis Hamilton’s victory was admittedly comfortable – as was Sebastian Vettel’s second place – after mechanical woes struck Nico Rosberg once again. However, it was […]