Ilmor co-founder engine guru Mario Illien says his company would require substantial financial backing to enter F1 as an independent engine manufacturer. Click Here: All Blacks Rugby Jersey Illien, who partnered with Mercedes to become McLaren’s engine builder in the 1990s, casts a positive eye on Formula 1’s future engine platform, but does not see […]
McLaren reserve driver Lando Norris says he’ll have a unique opportunity to learn from Fernando Alonso at the upcoming Daytona 24 Hours, but also a chance to prove his mettle. The reigning European F3 champion will share a United Autosport Ligier JS P217 with Alonso and fellow Brit Phil Hanson in the endurance classic at […]
FIA World Endurance Championship CEO Gerard Neveu says that he has no doubt that Fernando Alonso will be “perfect” in 2018. The two-time world champion will be combining a full season in Formula 1 with his first WEC campaign with Toyota. Alonso’s popular appeal is such that the series even went to the extent of […]
Nigel Mansell CBE praised F1’s modern safety standards, insisting drivers racing back in his day faced a massive ‘downside’ if something went wrong. The 31-time Grand Prix winner and 1992 world champion unsurprisingly drew the crowds this weekend in Birmingham at the 2018 Autosport International show. Speaking to broadcaster ITV, Mansell compared his period in […]
McLaren executive director and United Autosports boss Zak Brown doesn’t think much of Fernando Alonso’s chances of winning this weekend’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. “There is some strong competition,” Brown said. “I think on ultimate pace we will be a little bit off.” But the shortfall certainly won’t be down to the Spaniard’s driving […]
Red Bull boss Christian Horner took time off from Formula 1 pre-season testing this week to attend the Geneva International Motor Show. Horner was there along with chief technical officer Adrian Newey to help unveil Aston Martin’s new Valkyrie AMR Pro. Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer and chief creative officer Marek Reichman were also on […]
With a year of Mercedes experience behind him, Valtteri Bottas has no excuses not to perform, says team mate Lewis Hamilton. Bottas conquered the first Grand Prix wins of his career last season with the Silver Arrows outfit which he joined in 2017 after four years with Williams. The Finn struggled however mid-way through the […]
Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen was substantially fastest on the second morning of Formula 1 in-season testing in Hungary. The Finn’s best time of 1:16.171s on soft tyres proved to be over two seconds faster than anyone else managed at the Hungaroring so far today. It’s just one thousandth of a second slower than Sebastian Vettel’s time […]
Today’s House impeachment inquiry hearings kicked off at 9 a.m. ET. A second hearing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET. WASHINGTON — Tuesday’s House impeachment inquiry hearings kick off a breakneck week of public testimony, with Democrats bringing in nine witnesses to testify before leaving Thursday for the Thanksgiving recess. First up is Lt. Col. Alexander […]
WASHINGTON — The House passed a short-term spending bill Tuesday that would keep federal agencies running for another month in hopes that the additional time will help negotiators wrap up more than $1.4 trillion in unfinished appropriations bills. The bill would avert a Thanksgiving government shutdown, but opens the door to a possible shutdown just before […]