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A plan to host a grand prix in the centre of Copenhagen in 2020 has edged closer to reality as talks continued in Singapore between Danish business leaders and Formula 1 bosses. As reported earlier this summer, a consortium of Danish businessmen led by Lars Seier Christensen presented a plan to host a race in […]
Another podium position for Daniel Ricciardo in Singapore signed off a good weekend for Red Bull, but it could have been better if not for a gearbox problem. Having avoided the collision at the start between Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen and the Ferrari drivers of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, Ricciardo found himself second […]
Lewis Hamilton won the Singapore Grand Prix from Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas in what was the first ever wet Formula 1 night race, taking the race to the full two-hour limit. A first lap crash between Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen saw Vettel – Hamilton’s championship rival – eliminated that the first […]
Daniel Ricciardo hailed his fourth place in the Italian Grand Prix as ‘almost perfect’ he carved his way through the field from 16th on the grid. Despite having prestigious pace and setting the third quickest time in the wet Saturday qualifying session, the Red Bull driver started near the back of the grid after taking […]
Lewis Hamilton won the Italian Grand Prix in dominant style from team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in third. The lights to flag win for the Mercedes driver sees him take a three points lead in the drivers championship from Vettel for the first time this season. A demonstration drive by the Mercedes pair […]
Dragon Racing will return to its former name next season, with Faraday Future now removed from the official entry for the 2017/18 season. The team entered into a multi-year partnership with the electric car start-up last season which included rebranding the team as Faraday Future Dragon Racing. Although the name has been removed the entry, […]
The hottest rumour of the weekend has sent silly season into overdrive with the possibility of Williams landing one of the top names in the sport. Can they really attract Fernando Alonso who is still looking for a third world championship title? On current form most would say that is unlikely. After being arguably the […]
After a disappointing Belgian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso insists that he is still having fun as he moves closer to making a decision over his future. Familiar quips were heard over the radio once again during the race, where after an impressive start to climb to seventh, he fell down the field and outside of […]
Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix after a tense race long battle with championship rival Sebastian Vettel for his fifth win of the 2017 season. The Mercedes driver reduced his points deficit to Vettel to just seven points, with Vettel unable to take advantage of an extra set of the ultra soft tyre at […]
Formula 1 boss Chase Carey has confirmed four major American cities have expressed an interest in hosting a race in the future. One of the desires of the new American owners of the sport, Liberty Media, was to expand their reach in their home market, introducing F1 to ‘destination cities’ including New York, Miami, Las […]
Away from the front of the field this season, there has been an even tighter battle between the teams to become the ‘best of the rest’. It has become clear though, despite the performance of the car, the barometer of success is often the form of their second driver. The final championship position of many […]
Sauber could be become a Ferrari junior team following confirmation they will continue to use Ferrari engines next season. Earlier this season, former Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn confirmed the team would have a supply of the current specification Honda engines for 2018. Following the departure of Kaltenborn, the Honda deal was reassessed by incoming […]