Sebastian Vettel took victory in the first race of the 2017 season ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. In what was a tough race for everyone involved, with incidents from start to finish and some superb battles on circuit, it was a good race to watch. With the new wider cars, bigger tyres and […]
Antonio Giovinazzi was happy with his performance in the Australian Grand Prix – an unexpected Formula 1 debut as Pascal Wehrlein withdrew on Saturday due to fitness issues. Having nearly made it into the second part of qualifying, the paddock was curious to see how the young Italian would fare, especially with so little F1 experience. […]
Sebastian Vettel has laid down the gauntlet to the rest of the field after his victory at the Australian Grand Prix, stating that he and Ferrari are here to fight for both championships. After following and pushing Lewis Hamilton early on, Vettel’s move for victory came after a clean pit stop from the Ferrari mechanics as Hamilton was […]
Daniel Ricciardo has lamented his crash in the final part of qualifying, but does not regret the approach that led to his RB13 hitting the tyre barrier at Turn 14. With the Red Bull not looking to be as close to front as may have been expected, Ricciardo was pushing hard on his first lap in […]
Antonio Giovinazzi is happy with his first Formula 1 qualifying session after being drafted into the team at late notice in place of Pascal Wehrlein. After a horrendous crash at the Race Of Champions event in January, Wehrlein felt that he was not physically ready after Friday’s running which left Ferrari’s reserve driver to fill in […]
The controversial ‘Verstappen rule’ has been removed from the sporting regulations in a move by race director Charlie Whiting to help simplify wheel-to-wheel racing. The Dutchman’s tactics created a lot of buzz with fans, but also scepticism among the other drivers claiming that his driving was unacceptable and dangerous. During the winter break, the FIA has been making […]
Lewis Hamilton has maintained his stance on Ferrari from the second pre-season test, believing they are still the favourites heading into the opening round of the 2017 season. After a strong winter testing program for the Italian team, they were consistently near the top of the timesheets throughout all eight days of running. With strong reliability […]
One of the biggest questions ahead of the 2017 season is whether Mercedes-Benz can hold onto its dominance in Formula 1. It’s a new season, a fresh opportunity to fall into the chasing pack and finally be beaten, but is Mercedes really on the cusp of being usurped as the top dog on the track? […]
Since the Formula 1 World Championship was established in 1950, there have been 52 different British constructors that have made appearances in the sport. Great Britain has accomplished more than any other in F1, with 10 drivers winning 16 world titles between them, also since the introduction of the constructors’ championship in 1958, British teams have won a […]
Williams has appointed ex-Mercedes man Paddy Lowe as its chief technical officer, bringing to an end months of speculation. The Briton will begin his role with the Grove-based outfit with immediate effect. Lowe will also join the board of directors alongside Claire Williams and group CEO Mike O’Driscoll, working towards pushing the Williams group into the future. In January, […]
Honda’s head of Formula 1 Yusuke Hasegawa believes the reliability problems that hampered McLaren in pre-season testing can be fixed in time for the first race in Melbourne. After a complete redesign of the V6 power unit, it was felt 2017 could be the year McLaren-Honda could make a move into being front running contenders once more. Despite […]
Force India’s latest recruit Esteban Ocon says he has a ‘super’ feeling in the new VJM10 and has targeted points at every race ahead of the 2017 season. The Frenchman moves up from the now defunct Manor team into Force India after just nine grand prix starts, however, this has not taken away any of his confidence. Speaking […]