Formula One Writer
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Valtteri Bottas is disappointed with his performance after qualifying fifth for Sunday’s Malaysia Grand Prix. After some troubled and interrupted running on Friday trying some new aerodynamic parts on both cars, Bottas continued to run the updates into qualifying while team-mate Lewis Hamilton reverted back to the old spec setup. “It’s been a difficult weekend […]
Sergio Perez says he is happy with his qualifying performance despite feeling ill during his preparations for the Malaysia Grand Prix. The 27-year-old believes it is a ‘good result’ to start Sunday’s race from ninth on the grid after how he had been feeling in the run up to the session. “It wasn’t an easy […]
Sebastian Vettel has taken a pragmatic approach to his qualifying issues after a power unit problem meant he failed to set a lap in Q1 meaning he will start last for Sunday’s Malaysia Grand Prix. The German had been on the pace all weekend and was favourite for pole position given the inconsistencies of title […]
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff claims the dramatic result for his team on the streets of Singapore means nothing in terms of how the Silver Arrows will approach the remainder of the season. After both Ferraris collided with each other on the first lap, it left Lewis Hamilton with an open opportunity to secure his 60th […]
Williams’ chief technical officer Paddy Lowe has confirmed the design for the 2018 car will contain ‘significant changes’ in order to turn the team’s fortunes around. After a superb start in the hybrid era with two third place finishes in the constructors’ standings in 2014 & 2015, the Grove-based outfit slipped back to fifth in […]
Sebastian Vettel has yet to apologise over the first-lap clash in the Singapore Grand Prix claims Max Verstappen. Despite race stewards concluding ‘no driver was found to have been wholly or predominantly to blame for the incident’, the teenager is still shouldering the blame upon the four-time world champion for being too aggressive at the […]
Sergio Perez has claimed that the safety car spoilt his chances of a podium during a chaotic Singapore Grand Prix. The second safety car of the race was caused by Daniil Kvyat burying his Toro Rosso in the wall on the exit of Turn 7. Perez had been chasing his former Force India team-mate Nico […]
2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg has joined up with Robert Kubica’s management team to push the Pole towards a possible 2018 F1 return. Through 2017, the 32-year-old driver has been pushing himself towards a return to F1 action through various tests with the Renault team, including a test of the current 2017 Renault […]
With Carlos Sainz Jr set to take over the second Renault seat thanks to the ongoing saga between Renault, Honda, Toro Rosso and McLaren, there are still only a handful of seats left for next season which would be viable for Robert Kubica, one of which being at Williams. Kubica’s steady return to Formula 1 […]
Toto Wolff has insisted Mercedes has learned from their problems at high downforce tracks, but is all to aware of the pitfalls that face his team in Singapore. Despite winning with Nico Rosberg last time out in Singapore, Mercedes faces a fresh challenge around the Marina Bay circuit with the temperamental ‘diva’ that is the […]
Lewis Hamilton was lost for words after breaking Michael Schumacher’s all-time pole position record in a rain-affected qualifying at Monza. After long delays due to heavy rain in Monza, the Briton took to the track with full confidence amid great pressure from the Red Bulls who despite their penalties looked to challenge him for that […]
Felipe Massa topped Saturday morning’s FP3 session ahead of team-mate Lance Stroll in a shortened final practice session ahead of qualifying for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix. The one-hour long session was on hold for 44 minutes due to heavy rain lashing the circuit, FIA race director Charlie Whiting did continually take to the track with […]