Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Formula 1’s current engines have ‘zero’ road relevance. F1 switched to hybrid engines in 2014 and discussions are already underway for the new specification of power unit due in 2021. Speaking in Friday’s press conference ahead of Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix, Horner clearly outlined what he thought should […]
DS Virgin Racing has announced Alex Lynn will partner series veteran Sam Bird for the 2017/18 Formula E season. Lynn made his Formula E debut with the British outfit in Berlin last June, deputising for Jose Maria Lopez. He took pole position in his very first qualifying session but retired from both races. The British […]
Lewis Hamilton took the lead of the 2017 Formula 1 drivers’ championship with a commanding drive to win his fourth Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Title rival Sebastian Vettel failed to keep in touch with his title rival all weekend and was forced to settle for third place behind Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Daniel Ricciardo […]
Luca Ghiotto has been stripped of the Formula 2 feature race victory at Monza, handing Prema Racing’s Antonio Fuoco his maiden win in the series. Russian Time’s Ghiotto was fighting with Nyck de Vries for the race victory on the final lap with championship leader Charles Leclerc close behind. Ghiotto cut the first chicane while […]
Russian Time’s Luca Ghiotto won a rain-affected Formula 2 feature race at Monza after championship leader Charles Leclerc collided with Nyck de Vries while fighting for the lead on the last lap. De Vries seized the lead of the race as polesitter Nobuharu Matsushita was slow away. Artem Markelov misjudged his braking and slammed into […]
Esteban Ocon says he’s targeting a maiden Formula 1 podium finish in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix after securing third on the grid marking his best qualifying session of his F1 career so far. The Frenchman advanced into Q3 by just 0.002s then managed fifth in Q3. The Red Bull duo qualified in second and third […]
Lewis Hamilton recorded his 69th career pole position in a rain-affected marathon qualifying session at Monza ahead of Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix. Hamilton set a 1m35.554s in Q3, 1.148s clear of second-fastest Max Verstappen. The Dutchman will go from 14th tomorrow due to grid penalties, with Red Bull team-mate Ricciardo 17th despite setting the third […]
Valtteri Bottas was quickest in the second practice session ahead of Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton was a close second fastest. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was third for the second consecutive session, 0.140s shy of Bottas’ 1m21.406s. Kimi Raikkonen completed the top four. Max Verstappen was fifth on the timesheets, with Daniel Ricciardo […]
Formula 1 veteran Felipe Massa says he wants to race in Formula E when his F1 career comes to an end. The Williams driver retired last year but came straight back out of retirement following Valtteri Bottas’ shock exit from the team. Massa has previously said he wants to remain in F1 for 2018 but […]
Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes-dominated first practice session at the fastest stop on the Formula 1 circus. The three-time champion topped the session on a 1m21.537s, which was 0.435s faster than Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Championship leader Sebastian Vettel edged team-mate Kimi Raikkonen by just 0.037s into third place. The Red Bull duo of Daniel […]
Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda believes it’s time for Mercedes to start backing Lewis Hamilton over team-mate Valtteri Bottas after the 12th round of the season at Spa. In Hungary, Mercedes ordered Hamilton to let Bottas through for third place after the Finn did the same earlier in the race. The British driver was the […]
Lewis Hamilton edged Sebastian Vettel by just 2.358 seconds to win the 2017 Belgian Grand Prix and close within seven points of Vettel’s lead in the drivers’ championship. Daniel Ricciardo scooped an unlikely podium after he passed Valtteri Bottas on the safety car restart. Kimi Raikkonen also sneaked past his fellow countryman who was forced […]