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Force India has unveiled Lucas Auer and Nikita Mazepin as their two drivers for the two-day test after the Hungarian Grand Prix. Auer is currently running in DTM for Mercedes and is currently second in the series, two points behind the Swede of Mattias Ekstrom. The Austrian is also the nephew of former Formula 1 […]
Lewis Hamilton has ‘taken heart’ away from the Austrian Grand Prix after a damage limitation drive to finish in fourth place. Having started in eighth place after taking a five-place grid drop for changing his gearbox out of sequence, the Briton managed to claw his way through the traffic to limit the damage title rival […]
Lance Stroll continues to remain ‘positive’ after securing a third consecutive finish in the points at the Austrian Grand Prix. After picking his way through the carnage in turn 1, the young Canadian followed his team-mate Felipe Massa into the top ten and stuck close to him throughout the race. “It goes to show anything […]
Valtteri Bottas has beat Sebastian Vettel to victory at the Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix, bringing himself closer to the 2017 title battle. The Finn got off to a great start to the race, bolting from his grid position with such precision it was questioned by the stewards as to whether he made a jump start. […]
Lewis Hamilton was left ‘frustrated’ after a tough qualifying session left him in third place, meaning he will start eighth for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. After looking very fast through all three practice sessions, Hamilton was set to odds on for pole position, however, he was beaten by his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas and title […]
Sebastian Vettel was left wanting more despite qualifying on the front row for the Austrian Grand Prix alongside Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas. Having topped third practice on Saturday morning after title rival Lewis Hamilton ran into issues with his brakes at the end of the session, Vettel looked set to be in the running for pole position. […]
Felipe Massa was left ‘frustrated’ after his Williams FW40 struggling for balance after dropping out of the first part of qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. The Brazilian driver never looked to be comfortable around the Red Bull Ring throughout practice, despite a raft of upgrades on Williams, the rear of the car was always […]
Lewis Hamilton was left ‘frustrated’ after a tough qualifying session left him in third place, meaning he will start eighth for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. After looking very fast through all three practice sessions, Hamilton was set to odds on for pole position, however, he was beaten by his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas and title rival […]
Sebastian Vettel topped the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix while title rival Lewis Hamilton ran into brake issues towards the end of the session. Hamilton suffered a front-right brake failure on the run to Turn 3 with just ten minutes of the session to go, which halted any further […]
Robert Kubica will take to the wheel of the 2012 Renault E20 for a second time to be ‘extensively evaluated’ after his first Formula 1 test with the team last month. On June 7 Kubica drove around the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Spain completing 115 laps; this included a full race simulation, qualifying runs, as […]
Lewis Hamilton stated he has accepted the apology Sebastian Vettel gave him after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix via a text message. Speaking at Thursday’s press conference ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, both drivers were thrown questions by the media on their controversial clash in Baku, Hamilton also emphasised he still has the utmost respect […]
Williams chief technical officer Paddy Lowe has called for comparisons between Lance Stroll and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to end after the 18-year old scored his first podium in Baku. Stroll has found form in the previous two races, scoring his first points in Canada and then outperforming team-mate Felipe Massa in Azerbaijan, this was […]