Sebastian Vettel wishes he could get advice from Michael Schumacher because he has “lost some faith” in Ferrari. That is the opinion of two-time F1 champion Mika Hakkinen, who says Vettel needs to be able to focus if he is to overhaul Lewis Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel went into last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix hoping to gain […]
Stoffel Vandoorne believes he can follow Kevin Magnussen’s example and reset his Formula 1 career after being dropped by McLaren. Like Vandoorne, Magnussen is a product of McLaren’s young driver programme. He was let go at the end of 2015, after just one complete season in a race seat. Magnussen rebuilt his career by moving […]
Formula 2 championship leader and Mercedes protege George Russell believes F1 is lacking “at least two teams” after his prospects of securing a 2019 drive have faded. Russell turned down a first free-practice outing of the year ahead of the Italian Grand Prix as he focuses on his fight with 2019 McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris for […]
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Limited, the Daimler Benz subsidiary responsible for Formula 1 hybrid engine supply to the parent company’s serial championship-winning ‘works’ team plus customers Force India and Williams, recorded total sales of £192m in 2017, official financial filings show. The equivalent turnover figure for 2016 was £140m. The company reported pre-tax profits of £8.5m, […]
Double amputee Billy Monger claimed his first pole position since his return to racing, on his first visit to Donington Park since his horrific accident at the circuit last year. Monger, 19, lost both legs after driving into the back of a rival’s stationary car at a British Formula 4 race held at the Leicestershire […]
