It’s been reported by sources in Italy, namely Autosprint, that Fernando Alonso has a performance clause stipulated in his Ferrari contract that allows him to exit the team a few years before the contract expires. This stems from this performance clause becoming active should the Maranello-based team finish lower than 3rd in the constructors championship, and […]
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel is looking to have another strong result in Hungary and end the first half of the season on a high. The reigning world champion finished 4th in his home race last time out, with his 4th place in Hockenheim being the first time that he has crossed the line ahead of team-mate Daniel Ricciardo on-track , […]
Mercedes Motorsport boss Toto Wolff says negotiations to tie Lewis Hamilton down to a new contract have begun. Hamilton’s team-mate Nico Rosberg signed a new “multi-year contract” with the Mercedes team last week, with the British driver’s current contract running till the end of the 2015 season. Hamilton insisted, in light of Rosberg signing a […]
Lewis Hamilton reckons his bid for a second world championship has a “fresh start” heading into the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, with his points deficit to Mercedes team-mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg majorly cut. The 2008 World Champion’s championship aspirations have twice taken a massive hit, having retired from the season-opener at Australia […]
Mika Hakkinen has spoken out about fellow compatriot Kimi Raikkonen hinting at the possibility of retiring from Formula 1 once he saw out his Ferrari contract, saying it was not “ very smart”. The Ferrari driver, who rejoined the Scuderia from Lotus after last season, has struggled to get to grips with the Ferrari so […]
Lotus Deputy Team Principal Federico Gastaldi believes things will start to go Pastor Maldonado’s way during the second half of the season. Maldonado is yet to score a point for Lotus this season, suffering four non-finishes out of the eight Grands Prix he’s raced in, all of which were down to mechanical failures of some […]
Lotus technical director Nick Chester says the team are hopeful that they can make progress with the E22 with a number of upgrades being brought for the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim. The Enstone-based team have struggled to break into the top ten since Romain Grosjean’s two eighth-place finishes in Spain and Monaco, their only […]