Ferrari Formula 1 junior Charles Leclerc topped the opening practice session ahead of Formula 2’s fourth round of the season at Silverstone. The Monegasque sat at the top of the timesheets for the majority of the session, which was unusually held on a Thursday afternoon as part of a new trial along with the GP3 […]
A duo of perfect scores in our driver ratings for what was a less than perfect Austrian Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas claimed his second grand prix victory of his career after triumphing over Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel by just 0.658 seconds. Daniel Ricciardo took his fifth consecutive podium finish while his Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen […]
A delighted Romain Grosjean says his Haas team won ‘Formula 1 Grand Prix 2′ after the Frenchman came home in an impressive sixth position in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. Grosjean started the race in seventh place and benefitted from Max Verstappen’s retirement on the opening lap. He enjoyed a close fight with the Force India […]
Sergio Sette Camara has been disqualified from qualifying for the Formula 2 Austrian feature race and will start the race from the back of the grid. The Brazilian rookie has so far failed to score a single point this year, while his MP Motorsport team-mate Jordan King has racked up 37 points. Camara came closest […]
Lewis Hamilton is set to receive a five-place penalty for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix due to failing to meet the minimum amount of races before changing his gearbox. Mercedes informed the FIA this past Tuesday that a gearbox change was necessary following Baku. FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer said: “The above driver did finish the […]
Lewis Hamilton smashed his FP1 benchmark in the second practice session at the Red Bull Ring ahead of Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. Hamilton topped the session with 1m05.483s, nearly half a second quicker than fastest effort in the morning session. Championship rival Sebastian Vettel was second quickest, 0.147s slower than the British driver. Valtteri Bottas […]
Lewis Hamilton broke the track record to top the opening practice session at the Red Bull Ring ahead of Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. Hamilton set a 1m05.975s to beat the previous record set by himself last season. His time was set on the soft tyres – the hardest of the three available this weekend. Red […]
Renault is hoping to level Mercedes’ engine by the 2018 Formula 1 season, after gradually reducing the deficit over the last few years created by the dawn of the new hybrid engines in 2014. Mercedes has consistently produced the most reliable and efficient engine since 2014, while Renault has been playing catch-up since the new […]
Aston Martin and former Formula 1 engine suppliers Cosworth joined the current F1 engine suppliers and commercial rights holders to discuss the future of the sport. According to Autosport.com, Aston Martin, Cosworth, Magneti Marelli and Zytek attended the meeting for the first time this past Tuesday. The Volkswagen Group were amongst those outside groups which […]
Grand prix winner Robert Kubica believes his chances of making a return to Formula 1 has risen from 10 to 90% following his succesful test in Valencia. Kubica tested the E20 in a private test at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo last month, multiple sources claim his fastest time was quicker than Renault’s test driver Sergey […]
Nico Hulkenberg has admitted his Renault team are a long way from Red Bull Racing’s rate of development. Red Bull picked up their first win of 2017 in Baku courtesy of Daniel Ricciardo putting them third in the constructors’ championship. Meanwhile, Renault, who are in the second year of their Formula 1 comeback, has scored […]
Both McLaren drivers will receive Honda’s ‘spec 3’ engine for this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, after a successful test run in Baku. Fernando Alonso trialled Honda’s upgraded power unit on the Friday of the Azerbaijan weekend. His progress, which had shown promising signs, was cut short when a gearbox failure prematurely ended the Spaniard’s session. […]