Analysing their options for 2019, Carlos Sainz “showed well” against his Formula 1 team-mates prompting McLaren to sign him. Sainz will move from Renault to McLaren at the end of this season after signing a two-year deal with the Woking team. The Spaniard was one of several drivers on McLaren’s short list along with Sergio Perez, Esteban Ocon […]
Daniel Ricciardo knows that it’s going to be difficult for Red Bull to finish on the podium again in the next race. Max Verstappen claimed second place in Singapore for the team despite suffering from engine issues. Ricciardo himself started and finished the race in sixth place, and suspects a similar slog awaits in Sochi […]
Facing an uncertain future in Formula 1, Toto Wolff admits Mercedes are at a “crossroads” with Esteban Ocon. Ocon is on the verge of losing his Force India race seat, either before the end of this season or after it. The Frenchman is expected to be replaced by Lance Stroll after the Canadian’s father bought the Force […]
Finland has produced more Formula One champions per capita than any other country in the world. Now, Valtteri Bottas aims to be one of them, among the likes of Keke Rosberg, Mika Hakkinen and Kimi Raikkonen. Despite its modest size and population of just 5.5 million, the harsh and varied terrain makes Finland’s roads the […]
While not exactly a newsflash, a top Renault official admits the team is nowhere near ready to challenge for the Formula 1 world title. However, not even the team’s new executive director Marcin Budkowski thinks Renault has a chance at catching the big dogs in the sport anytime soon. Budkowski, a former leading FIA official […]
Formula E has quickly become a haven for ex-Formula 1 drivers. So, former F1 driver and inaugural champion Nelson Piquet Jr says that Alonso would enjoy it.
Hopes of Kevin Magnussen driving his Haas on the streets of Copenhagen in a home Grand Prix in Denmark, have ended with the news that plans to hold such an event have dropped. The idea of a race in Copenhagen was first mooted last July, with a consortium led by Danish business magnate Lars Seier Christensen seeking to run […]
Ferrari might not have won the Singapore Grand Prix, but it arrived with another significant Formula 1 update. This update is slated to make sure its car was suited to the low-speed street circuit. At the rear of the car, Ferrari introduced a new rear wing solution, pioneered by McLaren and previously seen on the […]
Mercedes will not buy Formula 1 drives for Esteban Ocon and George Russell because commercial factors outweigh its emotional attachment to those proteges, who risk being sidelined in 2019. Ocon has lost options at Renault and McLaren and Lawrence Stroll’s investment in Racing Point Force India means Lance Stroll is poised to take Ocon’s seat […]
