Riccardo tops opening practice in Bahrain
Daniel Ricciardo In a session largely irrelevant since qualifying and the race will be run in the evening when the track is cooler, Daniel Ricciardo turned the fastest lap in … Read More
Category: Formula 1
Liberty proposes $150m budget cap
Bratches, Carey and Brawn lay out F1's way forward Following days, weeks, months of speculation, this morning F1's owners, Liberty Media, laid out its blueprint for the future of the … Read More
F1 news in brief – Friday
Is Daniel Ricciardo Ferrari-bound? Ricciardo not commenting on Ferrari rumors Verstappen does not back 'party mode' ban Stroll hits back after Villeneuve comments Hamilton eyeing key F1 meetings in Bahrain … Read More
Russia and Monaco will defy Liberty, reinstating Grid Girls (Update)
Liberty staff did this when they decided to ban Grid Girls UPDATE (GMM) Monaco and Russia look set to buck the trend and bring 'grid girls' back to formula one. … Read More
Gasly gets new Honda engine for Bahrain
Gasly gets new engine in Bahrain Pierre Gasly retired early in the opening race of the season having lost power, with Honda tracing the issue back to the MGU-H. After … Read More
Bahrain GP: Thursday Press Conference
DRIVERS From left, Raikkonen, Alonso and Bottas Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes)Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari)Fernando ALONSO (McLaren) PRESS CONFERENCE Kimi, if we can start with you. It was third place in Australia for … Read More
Vettel happy at Ferrari but says Aldo Costa Mercedes is faster
Vettel believes the gap to the Aldo Costa designed Mercedes was exaggerated during qualifying in Melbourne and suspects it is closer to 0.3s or 0.4s per lap. In an interview … Read More
Haas team switches up pit crew after Melbourne disaster
Grosjean heads down pitlane in Melbourne with a loose wheel nut Haas team boss Guenther Steiner has revealed that the team's pit-stop crew has been shuffled following the pitstop errors … Read More
F1 news in brief – Thursday
If the cars can't pass at Bahrain with its long straights, passing for the remainder of the season is in jeopardy F1 expects better racing in Bahrain Liberty struggling to … Read More
Bahrain GP Preview
Toto Talks Bahrain Can Vettel win again in Bahrain We suspected that the new season would be close fought and the first race confirmed those suspicions. We made mistakes and … Read More
F1 news in brief – Wednesday
Carlos Sainz Jr. says Renault three years from winning Victory could take three years – Sainz Jr. Ecclestone thinks Brawn wants top F1 job Ecclestone backs calls for engine equalization … Read More
Crybabies say Haas car is illegal (update)
McLaren and Force India UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. Formula 1 Race Dir Charlie Whiting declared that the relationship between Haas F1 and Ferrari F1 is "completely … Read More
Daniel Ricciardo Previews The Bahrain & Chinese GPs.
After the season opener at Melbourne's Albert Park, Bahrain and Shanghai mark the first 'back-to-back' races on the 2018 F1 calendar. In a preview for Mobil 1 The Grid, Aston … Read More
F1 news in brief – Tuesday
Monaco could be altered. With the wider F1 tires passing is now pegged at zero. Monaco layout could be tweaked Sirotkin denies Kubica 'sabotage' claims McLaren promises juniors F1 debut … Read More
Formula 1 Could Change Qualifying To Sprint Race
Just a costly gimmick. Imagine the carnage. Hamilton, in his superior Mercedes, would win all the sprint races and still sit on pole Formula 1 execs are reportedly "weighing up … Read More
F1 news in brief – Monday
It's Bahrain this weekend After Heartbreak in Australia, Haas F1 Team Takes its Speed to Sakhir Q&A with Guenther Steiner Magnussen Praises Dallara for Further Step Up in speed 2018 … Read More
Resurfacing will lead to increased lap speeds at Silverstone
Speeds will be up, but the passing down, on resurfaced Silverstone circuit As it stands, Silverstone has just two more Formula One Grands Prix to host before its contract ends, … Read More
Ferrari and Mercedes to leave F1 for IndyCar
Totem Wolff had it with the whiners in F1 In a shot sure to be heard around the world, Ferrari and Mercedes have decided to leave F1 and join IndyCar. … Read More
Q&A with F1 Race Director Charlie Whiting
Charlie Whiting QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR Q: (Ben Edwards – Channel 4) Charlie, do you have a Deputy Race Director in the end this weekend? If so, who, and can … Read More
Latest F1 News in Brief – Friday
A freeze will lock in Mercedes' superiority Renault seeks engine development freeze Mallya set to tie the knot with girlfriend Pinky Lalwani? FIA open to using more DRS zones Mercedes … Read More
Latest F1 News in Brief – Thursday
Force India thinks Renault powered teams closer to front Force India says Renault teams have upped game Vettel admits 'struggling' with 2018 Ferrari Wolff Against Making Formula 1 Easier to … Read More
Force India and McLaren crying like babies (Update)
Of course the Haas is a clone of last year's Ferrari. Stupid F1 teams – why run at the back forever, when you can copy last year's car and be … Read More
Haas team to keep ride-buyer youngsters (Update)
Arjun Maini. Like Ferrucci, his check is not large enough to allow him to do track cleaning laps on Friday mornings, but it does allow them to sip tea in … Read More
American Santino Ferrucci Continues as Haas F1 Team Development Driver
American Santino Ferrucci will never become a regular F1 driver with current Haas management in place American Santino Ferrucci will continue as a Haas F1 Team development driver in 2018 … Read More