Valtteri Bottas has suggested Mercedes‘ decision to use him as a block for Kimi Raikkonen during the Italian Grand Prix helped his race as much as it did Lewis Hamilton. After Sebastian Vettel had taken himself out of the equation for the victory at Monza with another unnecessary incident with Hamilton on the opening lap, […]
Italy’s media rounded on Ferrari after they failed to convert a front-row lockout into a first home win at Monza since 2010, instead seeing Lewis Hamilton win a fifth Italian Grand Prix to extend his and Mercedes’ leads in the Formula 1 championships. Sebastian Vettel collided with Hamilton on the opening lap at Monza, dropping him to the […]
Lando Norris will make his Formula 1 debut in 2019 with McLaren after being announced as Stoffel Vandoorne’s replacement. Following the confirmation that the Belgium driver would leave the Woking-based team at the end of 2019, Norris will step up from his test and reserve role from next season on a multi-year deal. Norris will partner […]
McLaren have confirmed that Stoffel Vandoorne will not race for the team in 2019 after suffering a miserable season that has seen him outclassed by Fernando Alonso in 2018. The announcement would appear to trim McLaren’s shortlist for Carlos Sainz‘s 2019 team-mate to three names – Sergio Perez, Esteban Ocon and Lando Norris – but Kimi Raikkonen could also feature in the team’s […]
Red Bull confirmed that a clutch failure was the reason why Daniel Ricciardo retired from the Italian Grand Prix. It was not, as some suspected, an engine failure on the part of the Renault power unit. Ricciardo had just passed Sergey Sirotkin‘s Williams for 11th place, having worked his way up from a back-row start […]
Pierre Gasly believes the the looming retirement of Fernando Alonso has made him “more aggressive” on track. Prior to the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, Alonso was involved in one big spat with Haas’ Kevin Magnussen when the pair ruined each other’s laps in Q2. Magnussen said he “could not wait” for Alonso to retire […]
Fernando Alonso believes McLaren‘s reliability has gone “backwards” in recent Formula 1 races following his retirement from the Italian Grand Prix. Alonso pulled into the pits just nine laps into the 53-lap Monza race after his electronics shut down while running in 10th position. It was the Spaniard’s sixth retirement of the season, the fifth […]
Late into the Italian GP, Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas collided, but were able to continue. However, the former was slapped with a 5-second penalty
