Month: November 2019

Charlie Whiting says he understands that “mitigating circumstances” led to Sebastian Vettel’s radio outburst at the Mexican Grand Prix, but admits the expletive-ridden rant directed at him was “unfortunate”. Growing frustration at Max Verstappen for not yielding a place he feels was his resulted in the Ferrari star swearing at both the Red Bull driver and FIA race director in the final laps of the race. Vettel immediately apologised to the FIA race director after the…

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It’s the day after Diwali and air pollution has touched severe mark in many locations in North India, particularly around the National Capital Territory of New Delhi while most other parts of the country did not signs of being affected. On late Sunday evening,a layer of hazehad blanketed the national capital and its air quality dipped to “very poor” category with revellers continuing to defy with impunity the Supreme Court-enforced two-hour limit for bursting crackers…

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Kevin Magnussen has described his point finish in last Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix as “a boost” for Renault in what has been a “very demanding” return to Formula One for the French constructor. Having lined up 15th on the grid, the Dane managed to climb all the way to 10th place in a thrilling contest, thus delivering his and Renault’s second points-scoring performance this year after Sochi in early May. “I’m very happy for the…

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Marcus Ericsson enjoyed some good momentum in Austin last weekend, running as high as 11th at one point,  and the Swede is hoping for more of the same at the Mexican Grand Prix. Ericsson was running just outside the points with ten laps to go in the US Grand Prix but fell back a few spots in the closing stages of the race to cross the line 14th. Sauber’s drivers have seen progress of late…

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World-renowned British artist Damien Hirst has teamed up with American shoe brand Vans for its latest Vault by Vans collection, which features some of the artist’s most iconic motifs on a selection of the brand’s bestselling styles. According to an announcement from the brand, this collection is also made in partnership with Las Vegas’ Palms Casino Resort. “It’s fabulous to be collaborating with Palms and Vans on this project,” Hirst said in a statement. “I’ve…

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Both Christian Horner and Daniel Ricciardo believe Formula 1 should provide better deterrents destined to prevent drivers from exceeding track limits. Modern F1 circuits offer spacious asphalt or grass run-off areas which drivers often transgress without incurring a harsh enough penalty, or indeed no penalty at all as Lewis Hamilton demonstrated in Mexico last weekend. The absence in most cases of immediate consequences for a driver exceeding track limits has often left drivers and spectators…

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Sebastian Vettel admits he is an impatient person but the Ferrari driver says he has not set himself a deadline to bring a Formula One world title back to Maranello. Vettel joined Ferrari ahead of the 2015 season and enjoyed a strong first year with the fabled Italian outfit, winning three races. Having entered the current campaign with renewed ambitions, Ferrari is still looking for its maiden win in 2016 and has seen Red Bull overtake…

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Fernando Alonso says he is eager to assess how much McLaren-Honda has improved since last year’s Mexican Grand Prix, one of the toughest race weekends in an already difficult campaign. Alonso and team-mate Jenson Button both took hefty engine grid penalties at the renovated Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 12 months ago before the Spaniard had to retire on the opening lap with a loss of power. Travelling to Mexico on the back of a strong fifth-place finish…

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Haas needs to improve its quality control in order to find more consistency, according to the team’s chief engineer Ayao Komatsu. In its first season in F1, Haas started impressively by scoring points in three of the opening four races. However, its form has tailed off since then, with just one more score in Austria to its name. Romain Grosjean has been increasingly vocal regarding brake and handling problems with the car – especially over…

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In the face of a difficult season, Sebastian Vettel has defended Ferrari and believes the Italian outfit is still on the right track. It’s been a disappointing year so far for the Scuderia, with results falling short of expectations and a technical structure which has appeared somewhat disrupted following the departure of technical director James Allison. Ferrari’s current state of affairs has obviously come under the scrutiny of the media, but Vettel believes that criticism…

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