Aston Martin and Cosworth were among several new parties which sat in on a Power Unit Working Group meeting which took place earlier this week. An initial working session devoted to F1’s future power unit plans and held back in March was attended by representatives of the Volkswagen Group. This week’s meeting was held on […]
The Halo cockpit protection system that will be mandatory for Formula 1 cars in 2018 might look quite different to the one previously evaluated. A revised Halo was being tested this week at the Hungaroring. The new prototype, fitted to George Russell’s Mercedes on Wednesday, has a narrower central support strut. Drivers had raised concern […]
A former Blue has suggested that Frank Lampard’s side are stronger when a Germany international is marshalling the defence Antonio Rudiger is Chelsea’s “best natural defender”, according to Tony Cascarino, who thinks Fikayo Tomori and Kurt Zouma have struggled to convince in his absence. Chelsea’s five-match winning streak in the Premier League came to an […]
Belgian racing legend Jacky Ickx says Stoffel Vandoorne’s main goal during the 2017 Formula One season will be to beat McLaren-Honda team-mate Fernando Alonso. The 24-year-old will replace Jenson Button for his first full campaign. Vandoorne already made his F1 debut, deputising for an injured Alonso in Bahrain last April. He went on to score McLaren’s first point of the […]
Antonio Giovinazzi is hailed as the next great Italian driver following his official nomination as Ferrari’s third driver for 2017. The 2016 GP2 Series runner-up his been praised by the likes Jean Alesi, a man who knows a thing or two about racing with the Scuderia, for his skills on the track and his polished […]
Formula 1’s governing body will relax its judgment a bit this season with regard to drivers colliding with each other, handing out a penalty only if blame is deemed clear. The FIA published its final sporting regulations this week, and following widespread criticism last season that too many penalties were given for on-track incidents, it […]
Alan van der Merwe, who serves as the official Formula 1 Medical Car driver on grand prix weekends, says his role is about being quick “while maintaining a huge margin of error to deal with the unexpected”. The South-African has been on duty since 2009, rushing doctors and their equipment to the scene of an […]
Corporate interests may be winning in U.S.-EU trade negotiations, endangering public health and the environment, a new cache of documents (pdf) leaked on Tuesday show. Backed by powerful industry advisers and bolstered by U.S. allies who have already made significant concessions to move negotiations along, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal is poised […]
Ferrari is lining up its future thoroughbreds as the latest members of its exclusive Driver Academy are awarded racing programs with partner Prema in 2017. Brazilian Enzo Fittipaldi, the grandson of two-time world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, will be entering the Italian Formula 4 Championship with the Prema team in 2017. After enjoying a successful career […]
Haas secured its first points finish of the year in Shanghai, courtesy of Kevin Magnussen delivering an eighth-place finish in the Chinese Grand Prix. It was the Dane’s first top-ten finish since last year’s Singapore Grand Prix and one which was achieved following a solid drive in treacherous conditions. Magnussen launched his race from P12 […]