When McLaren tied up with Renault, there were high hopes. Things got off to a good start in Australia but they started to wane as the season progressed
With the Nissan Formula E team confirming that Alexander Albon will be racing for them, it has opened a lifeline for Brendon Hartley to stay with Toro Rosso
Alain Prost says Renault are “not unhappy” to lose Red Bull as a power unit customer in 2018 after the relations between the pair have grown increasingly fractious. Red Bull will jump ship to Honda in 2019, having laid the blame squarely at the feet of Renault for their drop out of title contention. Red […]
Ferrari’s engineering chief Jock Clear believes Sebastian Vettel will come back a stronger driver in 2019 after the “unfinished business” of another title miss. Although Ferrari emerged as a major threat to Mercedes in the fight for the Formula 1 championship, late season errors derailed its campaign. While a number of driving mistakes highlighted the pressure that […]
Daniel Ricciardo is confident his bad luck will “dissolve” next season at Renault, but says a reliability-plagued 2018 had no bearing on his decision to leave Red Bull. Ricciardo has suffered eight race retirements this season, more in a single campaign than any other Red Bull driver in the team’s history. He is joining Renault, […]
The Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi plays host to the 2018 season finale. Sadly, there is no championship showdown as Lewis Hamilton wrapped up the title long ago. However, this means that next Sunday’s race will be no holds barred. For Fernando Alonso, Stoffel Vandoorne and Marcus Ericsson, it is their final race in […]
On 15th November 2004, American giants Ford announced that it had sold off the Jaguar F1 team to Austrian drinks company Red Bull. Red Bull had been involved in F1 for quite a while as a driver and team sponsor. However, the news was treated with a pinch of salt as many doubted that they […]
The FIA considers the matter surrounding Mercedes’ controversial wheel rim design on its Formula 1 car to be “settled”. Mercedes’ unique wheel rim concept, which features holes and grooves, has not been used by the team since the Japanese Grand Prix in a bid to avoid potential protests and legal action after growing suspicion from […]
The Mercedes team have been put in a tough spot as they face a decision whether to let Lewis Hamilton cop a grid penalty or have him run a worn out engine
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has described the contribution made to the Silver Arrows by Valtteri Bottas this season as “enormous”, despite the Finnish driver not scoring any wins. Bottas has however managed to score seven second-place finishes, and has lost valuable points due to incidents which were not his fault. Bottas looked set for the win […]
