Renault’s new arrival Nico Hulkenberg says he is ‘not fussed’ about being a team leader at the French marque in 2017. The German who has been in Formula 1 since 2010, has a wealth of experience in his armoury with 115 Grand Prix starts, less so than team-mate Jolyon Palmer who only has his 2016 season to draw from. Hulkenberg […]
Williams’ head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley is tipping the pecking order of the 2017 grid to change throughout the season, believing if this happens, then the new regulations will be deemed as a success. With a new rule set for teams to wet their engineering appetites, the development race for the 2017 season is likely […]
Renault has insisted that all three teams under its supply will receive the same spec power unit despite admitting that it is optimised for BP products. The French oil company Total supplied Red Bull and Renault supplied both teams last year, but have since ceased its Formula 1 operation. For 2017 Red Bull and Toro Rosso will be […]
Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost believes Formula 1 bosses should freeze Mercedes’ engine development so its rivals can catch up. Since the turn of the V6 hybrid turbo era in 2014, Mercedes has won 51 out of the 59 races that have taken place since the Australian Grand Prix of that year. Other rivals have since struggled to make […]
Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes the majority of European drivers he faced during his time in the sport were ‘mentally weak’. Montoya spent five full seasons in F1, racing against the likes of Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and even partnered Michael’s brother Ralf during his time at Williams. The straight-talking Columbian won seven races during […]
Renault’s managing director Cyril Abiteboul says the team has no excuse if they are not running in the midfield during the 2017 season. Because of a late takeover of the former Lotus team, the R.S16 car was heavily compromised car after a lack of funding and facilities at the Enstone factory. Since the acquisition, Renault has pushed to […]
Sauber’s new technical director Jörg Zander has said that he wants to see the team make ‘clear improvements’ in 2017 after a disappointing season last time out which saw the team slip to tenth in the constructors’ championship. After a rough period for the Hinwil-based team, Zander wants to help establish Sauber into F1’s midfield once more […]
Jost Capito and McLaren have parted ways after just a few months of working together in Formula One. Formerly working as the head of Volkswagen’s motorsport, Capito came to McLaren to work with the management structure in order to help find a way back to the front of the grid. Capito had signed for McLaren back in January […]
Former Formula 1 Grand Prix winner Robert Kubica has said that he feels ready enough to try out an F1 once more. Six years ago Kubica suffered a life-changing accident during the Ronde di Andora rally in 2011, partially severing his right forearm, the injury physically prevented him from getting behind the wheel of an […]
It was recently announced McLaren would be dropping the MP4 prefix on its future Formula 1 cars with its 2017 car being called the MCL32. When Ron Dennis came on board with the McLaren team he merged his ‘project 4’ company with the team, hence the MP4 prefix was born, short for (Marlboro Project 4). The […]
Former Formula 1 driver Mika Salo feels that Finnish compatriot Valtteri Bottas’ one-year deal with Mercedes has put him in a ‘difficult position’. Bottas signed the one-year deal at Mercedes early in January but is only fixed with the team for 2017, however he does have options on his contract should the management decide to keep the […]
In recent years the debate has raged about how to streamline the path for young drivers climbing the ladder to Formula 1. Now, with the commercial rights to F1 now sold to Liberty Media, could this mean a shakeup of the support series? It is no secret that for young drivers today, the rise to […]