Haas’ running on Thursday was a disappointing affair, the US outfit’s drivers struggling for grip around Monaco’s twisty layout. Both Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen failed to get their VF-18 up to speed, concluding their day of free practice in the lower tier of the field. “We haven’t been able to find a sweet spot on the car and we haven’t found the grip we wanted to have for around here,” complained Grosjean. “Obviously, we’re…
Vijay Mallya, the co-owner of the Force India F1 team has stepped down as a director of the Silverstone-based squad, handing over the board seat to his son Siddarth Mallya. The 62-year-old flamboyant business tycoon is currently embattled in an extradition procedure between the United Kingdom and India, his home country. For several years now, Mallya has been embroiled in financial scandals and accused by India’s authorities of fraud and money laundering, which he has…
It started as a normal day for Billy Monger but ended as a memorable one, with the young British F3 driver, who lost his legs in a horrific crash at Donington last year, sampling an F1 car! Monger was brought to Rockingham where a 2011 Sauber C30 equipped with special controls, awaited the 19-year-old. The test was arranged by historic F1 broker Heritage F1. Click Here: Cheap Chiefs Rugby Jersey 2019 Video: Billy Monger’s inspirational…
Williams was confronted with an aerodynamic stalling issue on its FW41 linked to its revised rear wing, the problem causing the rapid demise in qualifying yesterday of both Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin. The Grove-based outfit has been stuck in a deep performance slump since the start of the year, its issues centered around the aerodynamics of its 2018 car. A new rear wing was brought to Silverstone for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, but…
The Canadian Grand Prix will be a milestone event for Fernando Alonso, the McLaren driver racing next Sunday in his 300th Grand Prix. It’s unlikely the Spaniard will enjoy a celebratory day however as he expects his MCL33 to struggle around the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the layout of which blends fast straights and slow corners, or not the best mix for McLaren’s 2018 charger. Click Here: Newcastle United Shop That said, we can always count…
Fernando Alonso has explained why he threw caution to the wind and attempted to run through the final corner of the Red Bull Ring flat-out during the second round of qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. His McLaren team mate Stoffel Vandoorne had already been eliminated at the end of Q1, and Alonso was now battling to avoid the same fate at the end of Q2. It looked like his final run might have been…
Renault special advisor Alain Prost admits the manufacturer went an extra mile to hire Daniel Ricciardo, but the F1 legend insists the Aussie is well worth the expense. Since its return to Grand Prix racing as works team, the French manufacturer has made clear that it would not fulfill its F1 ambitions by outspending its rivals. Renault has boosted its resources in the past twelve months, incrementally increasing its investments as it moves forward but…
Ferrari junior Antonio Giovianzzi led the field in the first part of day 1 of Formula 1’s in-season test at the Hungaroring. The young Italian, who will switch over to Sauber on Wednesday, clocked in with a best time of 1m19.648s achieved on Pirelli’s soft compound tyres after completing 66 laps. Scenes from the paddock – Budapest It was a smooth morning session overall with no drama to report. Lando Norris, who is McLaren’s exclusive…
After his stunning performance in qualifying, Lewis Hamilton delivered the goods on Sunday. While it may have all looked like a straightforward affair from the outside, the Mercedes driver admitted it had been an exhausting two hours in the cockpit. Check out our gallery of pictures from the 2018 Singapore Grand Prix in Marina Bay. 93 You may also like Japanese GP: Friday’s action in pictures Japanese GP: Thursday’s build-up in pictures Russian GP: Sunday’s…
The Williams F1 team has suffered a nightmare first half to the 2018 season – and chief technical officer Paddy Lowe says that things aren’t likely to get much better any time soon. A new front wing has helped some of the team’s most obvious problems. But that in turn has only exposed areas where even more work needs to be undertaken. “As you start digging, you find more and more problems. We have to…