Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff was left surprised when he found out world champion, Lewis Hamilton was testing motorbikes. Wolff revealed he was unaware Hamilton was testing a Yamaha R4 on December 1st at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit alongside Michael Van de Mark and Alex Lowes, both IWATA centaur Superbike instructors. The Englishman was enthusiastic following the tests and […]
Ex-Formula One star Mark Webber says fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo will excel for Renault in 2020. But next year? Not so much. Webber admits he is concerned by Ricciardo’s departure from Red Bull and fears Renault will be just making up the numbers next season. Webber claims he has even told Ricciardo about his doubts […]
Sergio Perez claims that while Esteban Ocon had the measure of him in qualifying, he was the superior race driver throughout the 2018 season. Out of the 21 races, Ocon out-qualified Perez 16 times, with the average gap at the end of the year reading -0.448s in favour of the Mercedes junior driver. However, Perez finished 12 points ahead of his […]
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen isn't convinced that Lewis Hamilton won his championships on his talent alone. He feels that anyone in the Mercedes could win
He’ll be 35 when his new contract runs out in 2020, but according to motorsport expert Tony Jardine, Lewis Hamilton will find it too difficult to give up racing at that point, as Jardine thinks the Brit’s best racing years are still ahead of him. With two championships on the spin and four in the […]
Valtteri Bottas admits he broke down and cried after losing a likely victory in this year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver was leading with three laps to go when he hit a piece of debris which punctured a tyre. He was forced to retire, which he called “one of the biggest disappointments I have had […]
They say that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and there are times where F1 teams have come up with stunning looking liveries. But, there are a few occasions where they have got it horribly wrong and the cars are an eyesore. So what are the most ugly-looking F1 liveries? 1997 Lola t97/30 This […]
Back in 2010, ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel met New Zealand cricket legend Ron Murray. The Kiwi showed the German driver a traditional Australian musical instrument, the didgeridoo. Being a little adventurous, Vettel tried to play the instrument. Later on, Murray even taught him how to throw a boomerang. For […]