Koiranen GP has announced its exit from the GP3 Series, after four years of competing in the sport. The Spanish-based outfit wasn’t included on the latest entry list for the 2017 GP3 season, after failing to find drivers with sufficient budget. Despite starting 2016 with four drivers, the team only ran two cars in the final two […]
With Sauber’s current engine deal with Ferrari set to expire at the end of the season, the Swiss team are considering a partnership with either Honda or Mercedes for 2018 and beyond if they decide against renewing their Ferrari deal. While it would be easy to make the conclusion that conjuring a deal with Mercedes should be top […]
Renault e.dams’ Sebastien Buemi was fastest in the opening practice session in Mexico ahead of Loic Duval and 2016 Mexico ePrix winner Jerome d’Ambrosio. Buemi’s fastest time a 1m02.222s, was over half a second ahead of second placed man Duval, despite being held up on his flying lap by Formula E debutant Esteban Gutierrez, who […]
Haas team principal Gunther Steiner is targeting an improved level of consistency after a disappointing Australian Grand Prix. Romain Grosjean started the race from an excellent sixth place on the grid, Haas’ highest ever starting position, however Grosjean retired from the race after just 13 laps. His team-mate Kevin Magnussen also endured a miserable weekend, with a […]
1996 witnessed the first ever Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park after 11 years of Adelaide hosting the event. It marked the first race of a brand new season and the debut of a young Canadian, who would begin a season long battle with his more experienced teammate, a battle that would go down to the […]
Sergio Perez believes there is little difference in the physical demands of the new 2017 Formula 1 cars compared to their predecessors. The new generation of F1 cars was created in the hope that they would pose more of a physical challenge for the drivers, and make it much harder for teenagers such as Max Verstappen […]
Mercedes has confirmed it will be bringing a new specification of its 2017 power unit to the Australian Grand Prix for all its teams despite reported reliability concerns. Rumours surfaced during testing, that Mercedes would delay its new engine to the start of the European season in May, due to concerns over the crankshaft. However, the […]
Every year Force India are written off and every year Vijay Mallya’s little team claims the big scalps and exceeds everyone’s expectations. However Force India’s fairlytale journey in Formula 1 so far, which saw them claim an unprecedented fourth in the constructors’ championship last season, has to run out of steam at some point like every underdog […]
Renault has suggested the implementation of limits on how much Formula 1’s engine manufacturers can spend. Costs have exponentially grown since F1’s switch to hybrid power in 2014 and the scrapping of the token system for 2017. Renault Sport Racing president Jerome Stoll believes something has to be done to reduce the costs. “Hybrid is something […]
McLaren has suffered a woeful pre-season testing, with fewer laps completed than any other team and their fastest lap time was only faster than the Sauber duo and the Haas of Romain Grosjean. Not only were they hampered by several mechanical failures, which consequently meant they walked away from testing without a run longer than 12 laps, […]
Campos Racing’s Ralph Boschung enjoyed his first taste of Formula 2 machinery at the first collective test of 2017 in Barcelona. Speaking exclusively to Read Motorsport, the Swiss driver expressed his emotions following his first F2 test. “It’s been nearly 7 months since I’ve driven a race car, jumping into an F2 car was just amazing,” he said. “The […]
Sauber scraped through 2016 with the last gasp points finish at the penultimate round of the season in Brazil thanks to a brilliant effort from Felipe Nasr. Their prize money consequentially rose significantly and it secured their future in Formula 1, at least for 2017. Survival has always been their main aim since they ended […]