It won’t happen until 2021, but the FIA is hoping Formula 1’s future cars won’t include a Drag Reduction System to help enhance overtaking. Nikolas Tombazis, the governing body’s technical chief, has been working with F1 sporting manager Ross Brawn and his team of experts, led by former Williams tech boss Pat Symonds, on devising […]
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen didn’t think that the damage he sustained from contact during the Spanish Grand Prix cost him any realistic chance of challenging Valtteri Bottas for second place. Overall, the Dutch driver felt that the day had gone as well as it could have done – and much better than the way his […]
Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo says his Canadian Grand Prix weekend was impacted by small engine issues that set him back slightly compared to team mate Max Verstappen. The Aussie concluded his Sunday in fourth place, just edging out Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton while finishing 12 seconds behind Verstappen. Ricciardo attributed the minor under-performance to the laborious […]
Sebastian Vettel said that he was happy to qualify for the 2018 British Grand Prix in second place – especially when at one point it seemed he might have to drop out of the session altogether The Ferrari driver missed out on pole position by just 0.044s, but admitted that he was relieved to have […]
It will be a two-fold celebration next weekend for Formula 1 as the sport marks the return to the calendar of the French Grand Prix and the Circuit Paul Ricard. Just like Silverstone and the Circuit de Catalunya, Paul Ricard was recently re-surfaced, resulting in a smooth yet high-grip asphalt. And like in Barcelona, to […]
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes’ decision to take on only a limited set of hypersoft tyres for the Canadian Grand Prix weekend was perhaps not ideal in hindsight. The German squad’s drivers refrained from using Pirelli’s pink-rimmed softest compound on Friday in order to preserve its inventory. But Hamilton rued the lack of running. “Ultimately we […]
McLaren is still mulling the possibility of calling upon Fernando Alonso as its reserve driver should circumstances warrant it. While the Spaniard has departed Formula 1, he still retains a formal link with McLaren through the team’s Indy 500 endeavour. The Woking-based outfit added Sergio Sette Camara to its junior programme for 2019 but the […]
Red Bull motorsports consultant Dr Helmut Marko is convinced that the team’s decision to part company with Renault and join forces with Honda in 2019 is the right move. “I’m sure we’ll be ahead of Renault next year,” Marko told Red-Bull owned television station Servus TV this week. “Renault doesn’t have the current engine package […]
Ferrari has issued its customer teams with new third specification engines along with new turbochargers and motor generator unit-heat (MGU-Hs) for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. The upgrades were confirmed by the FIA’s technical delegate Jo Bauer in an official release from race control at the Hungaroring. Haas drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen all […]
Nico Hulkenberg missed out on a spot on the third row by a small margin, but the Renault driver was nevertheless satisfied with his P7 final result despite battling the winds at COTA in qualifying. The German trailed Force India’s Esteban Ocon by just 0.070s at the end of the day, insisting the Saturday afternoon […]