According to rumours from Spanish publication MomentoGP, Carlos Sainz has decided to join Fernando Alonso at the 2019 Indianapolis 500. It is said that he will race in the same team as Alonso, McLaren Racing with Chevrolet engines. The Spaniard, who took over the seat vacated by the double world champion at McLaren, sees it as a […]
The close ties between Fernando Alonso and McLaren could be set to grow even closer as the Spaniard is rumoured to become an investor in McLaren Racing. According to Spanish website Soymotor, an announcement outlining Alonso’s involvement with the company is expected at the upcoming Autosport International show to be held in Birmingham from January 10th […]
Lewis Hamilton likes to keep a lid on things, but the 2018 F1 world champion made an exception for arch-rival Sebastian Vettel. The two men were locked in an intense battle for the title this season until the Mercedes driver finally broke loose after the summer and raced on to collect his fifth world championship, […]
Usually, the Japanese Grand Prix is held at the Suzuka Circuit. However, from 2007 till 2008, the race was held at the Fuji Speedway. To say that the race was wet, would be an understatement. Formula One was returning to the circuit for the first time since 1977. The race was won by Lewis Hamilton, […]
Mercedes will prioritise attempts to get Esteban Ocon back into Formula 1 for the 2020 season ahead of a potential swoop for European F3 champion Mick Schumacher. It has been recently reported that Schumacher would favour a move into Ferrari’s junior programme ahead of Mercedes’. Schumacher’s reported decision may be somewhat influenced by Ocon’s 2019 plight, put […]
Toto Wolff believes that the record-breaking career of Lewis Hamilton has not received sufficient recognition. He explained his bemusement that the Briton’s achievements have attracted what he deems to be “negativity and envy” as much as they have drawn praise and accolades. Hamilton secured a fifth world drivers’ title in 2018, winning 11 of the […]
As a loyal partner to Ferrari, Shell Motorsport has worked for many years with Kimi Raikkonen who has now departed the Scuderia. The Dutch oil company paid a tribute to the Iceman as they followed Kimi on his last event for Shell. All has not been lost for the now Sauber driver however who received […]
Daniel Ricciardo says that he stopped caring about his Formula 1 statistics in comparison to Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen, in a season plagued with reliability issues. Ricciardo, who will move to Renault in 2019, scored two wins early on in the season, in China and Monaco respectively but the rest of his season was marred […]
Toto Wolff says Michael Schumacher “is always our thoughts” and has hailed the Formula One icon one of the “founding fathers” of Mercedes’ recent success. The German giants won a fifth successive Constructors’ Championship crown in 2018. And in an interview celebrating their success, Wolff heaped praise on the seven-time world champion. “Michael is always present in my […]
