Sebastien Buemi topped the first session of the 2017-18 Formula E championship. The Renault e.dams driver put in a quick lap in the final minute of the session to go top with a 1m03.310s lap around the Hong Kong street circuit. It put him half a second ahead of Jaguar’s Mitch Evans, who claimed second. […]
Retiring Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa is set to take an FIA role after being nominated for a seat on the World Motor Sport Council. Massa, who is set to compete in his final Grand Prix this weekend, was nominated by his country to represent Brazil’s interests on the international governing body. It’s up to […]
Lewis Hamilton beat Sebastian Vettel in the second free practice session ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. After the Ferrari driver topped the times in FP1, Hamilton was 0.149s faster in the more representative second practice, setting a new track record in the process. It was far from a clean session for Hamilton, who […]
Sebastian Vettel topped the times in a close first free practice session ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Vettel set his best time, a 1m39.006s lap around the Yas Marina Circuit, in the closing stages of the 90 minute session to beat Lewis Hamilton by a tenth of a second. With Max Verstappen not […]
Of the 20 drivers that will line up on the grid in Hong Kong next month, five will be making their Formula E debuts. Seven rookies are expected to compete over the course of the 2017-18 season, including Kamui Kobayashi, who will make a one-off appearance for Andretti in Hong Kong. This year sees a […]
The FIA will be trialling a tweaked blue flag system at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Race numbers will now be shown alongside blue light panel to make it clearer who the flags apply to. During a race, drivers are given various warnings when a front runner is coming up to lap them. They first get […]
Mercedes will get a head start on 2018 by testing new parts and devices at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Having already sealed the 2017 constructors’ and drivers’ championships, team boss Toto Wolff said Mercedes will use the final two weekends of the season “as the first two Grands Prix of 2018”. “The final two Grands […]
Williams’ Lance Stroll doesn’t expect the Daytona 24 Hours to be useful preparation for fellow European Formula 3 champion Lando Norris. Norris will partner McLaren’s Fernando Alonso and Phil Hanson in one of the United Autosport team’s Liger prototypes for the January event. Last year, fresh from securing his own F3 title, Stroll competed in […]
BMW factory driver Tom Blomqvist will race alongside Antonio Felix Da Costa at Andretti Autosport for the 2017-18 season. Having spent the last three years racing in DTM, Blomqvist will make his FE race debut in Hong Kong next month. The 23-year-old tested Andretti’s ATEC-04 during preseason testing, sharing duties with fellow BMW driver Alexander […]
Formula E has abandoned plans to change the lottery system which has decided qualifying groups in the first three seasons of the championship. Drivers are currently split into four groups by a lottery, with groups going out to qualify one at a time. The system has fallen under criticism as some tracks favour those that […]
Mexican Formula 1 organisers will not consider moving the grand prix to June to pair it with the Canadian race. US GP promoter Bobby Epstein believes the Mexican race, which immediately follows the Austin round, has been hurting attendance at his own event. He called for the race to be held in June, twinning it […]
Motopark has signed its first driver for the 2018 European Formula 3 season. The German squad, which helped Joel Ericsson to vice-champion honours in 2017, is the first team to announce any of its ’18 line up. Formula 4 race winner Fabio Scherer will make the step up to F3 with Motopark after strong performances […]