Formula One Writer
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Felipe Massa has announced he is retiring from Formula 1 for a second time at the end of the season. The 36-year-old departed at end of 2016, however, Williams tempted him back into the cockpit after Valtteri Bottas was drafted in at Mercedes after Nico Rosberg unexpectedly announced his own retirement after winning the world […]
Sergio Perez believes Force India should stop implementing team orders, which prevent him and team-mate Esteban Ocon from racing with fourth in the constructors’ championship sealed. After notable clashes in Montreal, Baku and Spa the pair were told they could no longer race freely until fourth place in the constructors’ standings had been made secure. The […]
Newly-crowned world champion Lewis Hamilton feels the upcoming form of Max Verstappen has given him the motivation to stick around in Formula 1 for further years. At 32-years-old, Hamilton has admitted to looking forward to a future outside of the sport with numerous projects lined-up, however, the Mercedes driver relishes the opportunity to fight against […]
Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas says he did not have the pace to challenge Red Bull’s Max Verstappen during Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix. After taking advantage of the collision between his team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, Bottas sought to chase after race leader Verstappen but was forced to settle for second. “The race today was […]
Esteban Ocon believed a podium place was possible during the Mexican Grand Prix which saw the Frenchman equal his best result of his career finishing in fifth place. After quickly making up places through the melee of carbon fibre in Turn 3, the 21-year old managed to carve his way through to move up to […]
Lance Stroll was happy with sixth place in the Mexican Grand Prix after a tough race on his 19th birthday. The young Canadian had to start from 11th place after making a mistake in the second part of qualifying, with the drama at the front of the field involving new world champion Lewis Hamilton and […]
Max Verstappen narrowly beat Lewis Hamilton by less than a tenth of a second in the third and final practice before qualifying in Mexico with a 1m17.113s. The young Dutchman carried through his Friday form into Saturday’s session bringing his Red Bull team fully into contention ahead of qualifying. Lewis Hamilton lost out on top […]
Felipe Massa has cast doubt over Paul di Resta and Robert Kubica, who are in contention to possibly takeover the Brazilian’s seat for 2018. Recently, di Resta and Kubica took part in a one-day test in Hungary with the FW36, both drivers were through their paces as the team attempt to decide on their future […]
Liberty Media’s managing director of motorsport Ross Brawn has stated he is open to dropping Friday’s practice running in an effort to try and bring more races onto the calendar. In an attempt to make a 25-race calendar a viable option for the teams, FP1 and FP2 sessions held on the Friday of a race […]
Daniel Ricciardo has ‘no regrets’ over his tight battle with Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas in the early stages of the US Grand Prix. During the opening laps of the race, both Ricciardo and Bottas were locked in a tight battle over third place, the Australian made some bold moves believing it was only way he could […]
Fernando believes his retirement from the US Grand Prix was a ‘missed opportunity’ after running solidly inside the points. The Spaniard started eighth on the grid and had competitive pace against those around him, which included both Force India’s and fellow compatriot Carlos Sainz Jr on his debut for Renault. “Today I think we really […]
Fernando Alonso has signed a new contract with the McLaren team for the 2018 season. The former double-world champion has finally ended long-term speculation about his future in Formula 1. The Spaniard will partner Stoffel Vandoorne for a second consecutive season which will see the Woking-based outfit partner with Renault as power unit suppliers for […]