Championship leader Sebastien Buemi has taken his first pole position of the 2016/17 Formula E season in Monaco. The Frenchman beat rival Lucas di Grassi by 0.237s to extend his championship lead to eight points over the Brazilian. Techeetah‘s Jean-Eric Vergne held the fastest time in the qualifying groups but failed to replicate it in superpole […]
Trident’s Giuliano Alesi and Red Bull junior Niko Kari have been penalised following transgressions in the first GP3 qualifying session of the year. Alesi blocked Campos Racing’s Julien Falchero between Turn 9 and 10, with excessive weaving in a bid to warm his tyres and brakes. A late effort saw Alesi rise to seventh in […]
Kimi Raikkonen was fastest in the third and final practice session ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. The Finn set a 1m20.214s on the soft tyres, beating his Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel by 0.242 seconds. Vettel’s session ended prematurely due to a second mechanical issue in as many days. Lewis Hamilton rounded out the top three, nearly […]
Formula 1’s development war roars into life this weekend, as all ten teams have brought significant upgrades to their cars in a bid to close the gap to their rivals. Friday’s practice sessions don’t truly represent which teams have made the biggest gains but there are many early indications and clues to find which teams […]
McLaren’s Stoffel Vandoorne was delighted to enjoy his first trouble-free Friday of 2017 after a woeful start to the season, plagued with reliability issues. Vandoorne retired from the Chinese Grand Prix due to an oil pressure issue and failed to even start in Bahrain, once again courtesy of an issue with his Honda power unit. However, […]
Prema Racing’s Charles Leclerc took pole position for Saturday’s Formula 2 feature race in a tight qualifying battle at Barcelona. Leclerc topped the session with a 1m29.285s ahead of Luca Ghiotto by 0.193 seconds. Nyck de Vries completed the top three with a time just under three tenths shy of pacesetter Leclerc. Ferrari junior Leclerc […]
Kevin Magnussen will receive Haas’ new upgrades a day before his team-mate Romain Grosjean, after winning a coin toss. Barcelona will see a multitude of updates up and down the grid, with Haas bringing a new floor to the fifth round of the 2017 season. Magnussen and Grosjean are tied on four points each in […]
On the panel: Cameron Paterson – GP3 Editor at Read Motorsport. Joshua Suttill – GP3 Contributor at Read Motorsport. Niran Yesufu – GP3 Contributor at Read Motorsport. Topher Smith – GP3 Contributor at Read Motorsport. Here are our predictions for the 2017 GP3 season:
Ex-Manor Marussia Formula 1 driver Roberto Merhi will make his Formula 2 debut for Campos Racing at the second round of the 2017 season at Barcelona. The Spaniard will replace Stefano Coletti, who endured a woeful return to the sport in Bahrain with a 16th and a 15th place finish in the two race. Merhi initially planned to […]
Formula E is discussing the possibility of implementing mandatory pitstops in its races, once they move away from the current car swap system. Drivers currently have to come into the pits during the race to switch cars in order to be able to complete the full race distance. The series is set to introduce a […]
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says his team will need “24/7 shifts” if it is to triumph in its championship fight with Ferrari in 2017. After four rounds, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel leads Lewis Hamilton by 13 points while Mercedes hold a one point advantage over Ferrari in the constructors’ championship. While Ferrari has consistently been delivering […]
Renault Formula 1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul says he feels ‘sorry’ for Jolyon Palmer after a dire Russian Grand Prix weekend. The British driver suffered an exhaust problem on Friday afternoon, which burned the car and required the team to build a new chassis. He also required a new engine for qualifying when he suffered […]