Sports Journalist · 16 articles
Newly crowned GP2 champion Stoffel Vandoorne is optimistic that he can earn a race seat on next year’s Formula One grid. The 23-year-old Belgian driver has dominated the 2015 GP2 campaign, sealing this year’s title with two rounds remaining and breaking the all-time record for most poles, with eight in total. McLaren’s young star has […]
Struggling Japanese manufacturers Honda will be using their final four in-season ‘tokens’ at Sochi this weekend, Auto Motor und Sport reports. The tokens will be used to bring a new engine specification to the Russian Grand Prix and it is reported that the new power unit will only be fitted to Fernando Alonso’s McLaren. Use […]
Despite struggling for power and points all season, Jenson Button has praised the progress made on the aerodynamic performance of the McLaren MP4-30. The former world champion, who recently extended his contract with McLaren, cited the influence of new chief engineer Peter Prodromou, who joined from Red Bull in September last year. Button was full […]
20-year-old German driver Pascal Wehrlein is favourite to secure a race seat at Manor for the 2016 Formula 1 season. The speculation arose after the new engine deal between Mercedes and British backmarker Manor was officially announced earlier last week, with the 20-year-old Mercedes reserve driver currently competing in DTM for Mercedes. “Pascal is currently […]