Formula One Writer
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Toto Wolff has stated Mercedes has a clear mission for the rest of the 2017 season in order to win both the drivers’ and constructors’ titles. After winning the Belgian Grand Prix, where Mercedes had to fend off the brutal assault from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, Wolff is determined to push his team to get every last bit […]
Both Force India drivers Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon have been threatened with race bans by the team after their controversial clashes at the Belgian Grand Prix. On two separate occasions Perez and Ocon managed to collide with each other in Spa, this has since led for chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer to hang the […]
After investigating following the conclusion of the Belgian Grand Prix, Honda’s engineers could find no issue with Fernando Alonso’s power unit. It has been speculated Alonso retired a perfectly healthy car in light of the performance levels the Honda power unit had been producing around the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The Spaniard retired his MCL32 from the […]
Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of 68 pole positions in Formula 1 ahead of Sunday’s Belgium Grand Prix. The lap Hamilton produced was a 1m42.553s, setting a new track record around the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Title rival Sebastian Vettel could only get within two-tenths of the polesitter after coming back from a lacklustre first […]
Mick Schumacher will take his father’s 1994 championship-winning car on a demo run at the Belgian Grand Prix to honour the 25th anniversary of his first Formula 1 victory. The Ford-powered Benetton B194 was the car which helped take Schumacher Sr to his first world title after a long fought controversial battle with Britain’s Damon […]
Lying deep in the depths of the Belgian Ardennes forest lies a ribbon of seven-kilometre tarmac which is coveted by almost every race driver on the planet, when the words ‘Spa-Francorchamps’ are uttered, excitement is felt by anyone who knows what it represents. So what makes the circuit so special? From La Source to Blanchimont, […]
Toro Rosso technical director James Key will remain with the team after agreeing a new contract with Red Bull. Having joined the team back in 2012, he has since spent the past five years working at Toro Rosso to develop their team and oversee technical operations at Red Bull’s junior team, including designing the cars […]
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the summer break came at the right time for his team as they look to regroup and continue their pursuit for both world championships. Having won more than half of the races so far in 2017, Mercedes have continued to maintain their front running pace after a massive rule change […]
Formula 1’s safety car could turn into a driverless machine in the future according to the FIA. With the advancements being put into autonomous vehicle development at such a rapid rate in the automotive world, the FIA will look into the possibilities of utilising such technology whilst ensuring the race drivers are kept firmly in […]
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has moved to rubbish reports Fernando Alonso would be skipping the Singapore Grand Prix to run at the IndyCar finale at Sonoma Raceway. The Spaniard missed the Monaco Grand Prix to run in the world famous ‘Indy 500’ as part of his long-term target to win the ‘triple crown’ of motorsport […]
McLaren junior driver Lando Norris managed to clock the second fastest time of the final day of testing in Hungary after what he described as a ‘productive day’. Whilst familiarising himself with the MCL32, Norris completed a range of programmes ranging from single lap runs, setup changes and longer race stints as the day progressed; […]
Robert Kubica hails his first day in a modern Formula 1 car with the R.S.17 as a ‘fantastic feeling’ after racking up 142 laps over the course the day. Having slowly made built up to this day with two prior tests in the 2012 E20 Renault, the 32-year old finally got his opportunity to wrestle […]