For a moment this summer, it appeared that Greece had cornered its creditors. In a hotly contested vote in which their European neighbors openly intervened, Greeks overwhelmingly voted to reject more austerity. In a controversial turnaround, however, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras then submitted to the demands of eurozone leaders for more austerity measures in […]
The weekend’s track action kicked off at the Shanghai International Circuit on Friday morning. Here is our gallery of pictures covering the day’s two free practice sessions and the scene in the paddock. 77 You may also like Japanese GP: Friday’s action in pictures Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Japanese GP: Thursday’s build-up in pictures […]
Daniel Ricciardo, the boldest of Formula 1’s drivers when it comes to overtaking, believes the width of the current spec cars isn’t making his already difficult task any easier. The sport introduced its wider, high-downforce machines at the start of the 2017 season to promote speed but the faster lap times have clearly come to […]
McLaren’s Fernando Alonso will take any points he can get but the Spaniard wasn’t fooled when it came to assessing his team’s true performance in Bahrain. A depressing qualifying session on Saturday had left both Alonso and Vandoorne well outside of the top-ten and in search of the reasons behind their MCl33’s poor pace. The […]
The always opinionated Jacques Villeneuve has chimed in on Charles Leclerc’s prospects for next season and the rumors of his likely move up the ladder to a plum Ferrari drive. According to Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport, the House of Maranello has signed Leclerc to a two-year deal from 2019, replacing Kimi Raikkonen. Villeneuve however […]
Red Bull will impose no restrictions on Honda when the Japanese manufacturer designs the engine that will power the Milton Keynes team next year, says Christian Horner. Red Bull announced earlier this week its change from Renault to Honda power for 2019 and 2020, a choice described as “pretty clear-cut” by its team boss. Horner […]
Haas boss Guenther Steiner has come out once again in defense of Kevin Magnussen following another dangerous maneuver by the Dane in yesterday’s second free practice session. A slow moving Magnussen was apparently oblivious to the presence of a fast approaching Charles Leclerc when he moved over on the Sauber, the Monegasque having to take […]
Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda wants the FIA to speed up its process of deciding the legality of a car or its components. Lauda pointed to several ongoing investigations involving issues with Ferrari which the Austrian believes are simply taking too much time to clarify. “There have been rumours about the smoke produced by the […]
Lewis Hamilton said that he wouldn’t have been able to pull off his historic pole position for the 2018 British Grand Prix if it wasn’t for the support from the home fans. It’s the sixth time in his F1 career that Hamilton has taken the top spot in qualifying for the event. That’s more than […]
Valtteri Bottas came very close to losing his podium finish in last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, Mercedes has revealed. “It’s fair to say that it was extremely marginal,” chief strategist James Vowles said in the team’s latest Pure Pitwall video presentation. “If the race had been a lap or two longer, we could have been […]