Current Formula 2 championship leader Charles Leclerc was quickest in the first of two days of testing following Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Leclerc, who was driving Sebastian Vettel’s championship leading Ferrari on Tuesday, set a 1m17.746s on soft tyres to top the session. The Monegasque driver’s lap would have been good enough for ninth last […]
Force India Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon has admitted he will be ‘more careful’ when battling team-mate Sergio Perez in the second half of 2017. Ocon and Perez collided in Azerbaijan and both drivers picked up minor damage in Hungary when they made contact at Turn 1 on the opening lap. “Yeah, probably I would […]
Robert Kubica is undoubtedly headlining this week’s post-Hungarian Grand Prix test, but there are plenty of other talented and exciting drivers all wanting to impress in this week’s two-day test. Kubica will be testing for Renault on Wednesday, taking over from DAMS Formula 2 driver Nicholas Latifi who will be driving on Tuesday. Current F2 […]
Sebastian Vettel took his fourth victory of 2017 in his 50th race for Ferrari in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. It was far from Vettel’s easiest win, as he faced immense pressure from team-mate Kimi Raikkonen and championship rival Lewis Hamilton. Vettel battled through steering woes to claim victory with Raikkonen settling for second place and […]
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has revealed a crack in a fibre optic cable led to its loss of communications with its two drivers during Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas battled through the race with limited communications with their engineers. The team also suffered from a lack of data as […]
Lucas di Grassi has taken pole position for the first of two Formula E races in Montreal to decide who will be crowned the season three champion. Di Grassi beat title rival Sebastien Buemi to pole by just under two tenths.The Brazilian gets three bonus points for his third pole of the season, closing him […]
Lewis Hamilton has lauded Robert Kubica as one of the “quickest drivers I’ve ever raced against,” amid rumours of a possible return to Formula 1 for the one-time grand prix winner. Kubica will take part in next week’s two-day test following the Hungarian Grand Prix, driving a 2017 car for the first time in his […]
Prema Racing’s Charles Leclerc smashed Stoffel Vandoorne’s record as he took his seventh consecutive Formula 2 pole position in Hungary. Leclerc topped F2’s practice session but struggled to find the perfect balance and his pole run looked initially to be under threat. However, by the end of the 30-minute qualifying session, Leclerc walked away with […]
Daniel Ricciardo topped the second practice session ahead of Sunday’s Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix. Ricciardo, who was fastest in the morning’s session, bettered his FP1 benchmark with a 1m18.455s to beat former team-mate Sebastian Vettel to top spot. Less than half a second separated the top six drivers in the session, Valtteri Bottas was […]
Ferrari protegee Charles Leclerc was fastest in practice for the seventh round of the Formula 2 season in Hungary. Leclerc beat Oliver Rowland by 0.070 seconds to top the session. The British driver lost second in the championship to Artem Markelov at his home round at Silverstone. Markelov was a lowly 11th quickest, one place […]
Daniel Ricciardo topped the opening practice session ahead of Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Ricciardo’s fastest time; a 1m18.486s was 0.234s faster than Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen who was second. Lewis Hamilton, who sits just one point behind championship leader Sebastian Vettel, was third fastest. Vettel could only manage sixth place in what was a scrappy session […]
With Mercedes set to enter Formula E in just over two years time, attention will quickly turn to which two drivers will represent the German manufacturer in their first season. One would presume Mercedes has a blank cheque and will be an extremely attractive prospect given their Formula 1 success and perceived monumental commitment to […]