Formula 2 championship protagonists Charles Leclerc and Oliver Rowland have been disqualified from Saturday’s feature race at Spa, handing Artem Markelov his third win of 2017. Their cars failed post-race scrutineering as their underfloor planks were deemed to have sustained excessive wear breaching the regulations. Leclerc dominated the race to win by over 26 seconds […]
Charles Leclerc dominated the Formula 2 feature race at Spa while title rival Oliver Rowland was pipped to second place by less than a tenth by Artem Markelov. The Monegasque driver started on pole for the seventh time this season and maintained the lead on the opening lap despite suffering from a slow getaway. Rowland […]
Kimi Raikkonen led a Ferrari one-two in the final practice session ahead of Sunday’s Belgium Grand Prix. The Finn smashed the lap record when he set a 1m43.916s to top the session ahead of Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel who was 0.197s adrift. Championship rival Lewis Hamilton was just 0.001 slower than the German in third. […]
Ferrari junior Charles Leclerc was fastest in a wet Formula 2 qualifying session at the legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Championship leader Leclerc battled through the difficult track conditions to beat the DAMS duo of Nicolas Latifi and title rival Oliver Rowland. Leclerc’s 2m20.842 was quicker than Latifi’s effort by over six tenths. Gustav Malja was […]
Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton was fastest ahead of Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen in a rain-affected second practice session ahead of Sunday’s Belgium Grand Prix. The three-time world champion set a 1m44.753s to top the 90-minute session, 0.262s up on Raikkonen. His Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas continued to struggle for consistency but still manage to […]
Kimi Raikkonen was quickest in the opening practice session at the famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps ahead of Sunday’s Belgium Grand Prix. A trio of drivers including eventual second fastest Lewis Hamilton and local hero Stoffel Vandoorne trialled the halo in the opening part of the session following news that the device will be mandatory in […]
Formula 1’s sport’s managing director Sean Bratches says he wants more races in Asian cities to join the calendar in the future. Singapore is currently the only such event on the 20-race calendar and it’s one of the most popular with teams and fans alike. The sport expanded to a number of Asian countries around […]
McLaren junior Nyck de Vries and former Renault young driver Louis Deletraz will swap seats for the eighth round of the 2017 Formula 2 season in Belgium. De Vries, who sits eighth in the drivers’ championship with one race win, will switch from Rapax to Racing Engineering. The Spanish team are currently eighth in the […]
McLaren has announced Stoffel Vandoorne will continue to race for the team for the 2018 Formula 1 season. Vandoorne made his debut for the team at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix, replacing the injured Fernando Alonso. The 25-year-old scored a point in that race and earned a full-time seat for 2017 driving alongside the Spaniard. […]
After seven thrilling rounds of the Formula 2 season, series rookie and Ferrari junior Charles Leclerc leads British driver Oliver Rowland by 50 points. Leclerc’s sensational debut season has made major waves in the Formula 1 paddock, but he’s not the only driver making a big impression in F1’s main feeder series. From McLaren junior […]
Sauber Formula 1 driver Pascal Wehrlein has insisted he ‘can’t even imagine’ racing in Formula E in the future, amid rumours surrounding his future. With Sauber signing a new deal with Ferrari and its possible intentions of becoming their junior team, it’s possible that Mercedes protegee Wehrlein could be left without a seat. Mercedes recently […]
After 11 scintillating rounds of Formula 1 action, just 14 points separate rivals Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton in the championship. Both Vettel and Hamilton have put in some exceptional performances over the course of the season, but aren’t the only drivers enjoying a successful campaign. Rookie Lance Stroll recovered from a difficult start to […]