Mercedes continued their domination in free practice two this afternoon. Lewis Hamilton topped the times, less than a tenth of a second ahead of Valtteri Bottas but three tenths of a second quicker than either Ferrari. The update Mercedes brought to Barcelona appears to have given the team an advantage over championship rival Ferrari. As […]
Amlin Andretti’s Robin Frijns insists a knee injury won’t stop him racing in the Monaco ePrix. The Dutchman had to sit out of the first Blancpain GT Series Endurance race of the season after damaging ligaments in his knee whilst training but returned to race in the Sprint series last weekend, which removed any doubts […]
Renault has postponed the introduction of its upgraded engine until the end of July due to reliability concerns. The first power unit update is still scheduled for later this month. Teams are expected to switch at the Spanish or Monaco GP. But the second, bigger, update, which was expected in Canada, has been postponed until […]
Callum Ilott becomes the third double winner of the season in the final European Formula 3 race in Monza. The Prema Powerteam driver shot off from third on the grid into the lead, where he was left untroubled for the 20 lap race. It was another poor start for Lando Norris. The Carlin driver dropped […]
A lights to flag victory for Joel Eriksson secured his position at the top of the standings after the fifth race of the European Formula 3 championship. The Swedish driver shot away from pole position on the grid and was left unchallenged for the majority of the race. Lando Norris looked to repeat his race […]
Lando Norris led a Carlin 1-2-3 in Monza to take his second European Formula Three race win. Jehan Daruvala, who started on pole and led for the majority of the race, lost out to his team mate in the final few laps. The Force India junior stuck to Norris’ tail in the closing laps, but […]
A last minute dash saw Carlin qualify in the top three positions for the first race of the Monza round. Force India junior Jehan Daruvala snatched his first European Formula 3 pole position. He’ll start ahead of Lando Norris and Jake Dennis. Callum Ilott looked set for another pole as the chequered flag came out. […]
Ferrari looks like it will have the upper hand in qualifying after topping the first two practice sessions, but Sebastian Vettel believes the gap back to Mercedes is “artificial”. Sochi is expected to be the first real chance to see just how Ferrari and Mercedes compare. According to FP2 timings, Mercedes is more than half […]
Prema Powerteam enjoyed a one-two in free practice ahead of the Monza European Formula Three weekend. Callum Ilott finished top, less than a tenth of a second faster than team-mate Maximilian Gunther. The pair’s team-mates, Guan Yu Zhou and Mick Schumacher, finished a little further down the order, 16th and 17th. Schumacher in 17th was […]
Ferrari starts the Russian weekend with a mixed free practice session as Kimi Raikkonen topped the times, only half a tenth of a second faster than Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas. Meanwhile, points leader Sebastian Vettel finished the session fifth, behind Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. It was a relatively unspectacular session for the top teams as […]
The battle for the midfield looks set to be the closest it’s been in recent years. With the new cars closing the gaps between teams, Haas’ Gunther Steiner believes strategy could decide who will end the season best of the rest. In all three races so far this season, strategy has played a crucial role. […]
Honda is still looking at supplying engines to a second Formula 1 team, but it’s partner, McLaren, isn’t so keen on the expansion. Racing director Eric Boullier believes Honda supplying another team next year would be detrimental to McLaren. Whilst it would mean more running for the Japanese manufacturer, Boullier believes it would deviate resources […]