Category: Formula 1
Vettel outduels Bottas to win Bahrain GP
49th F1 win for Vettel Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel had to use all his skill to nurse his soft tires from lap 18 to lap 57 and hold off a charging … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Sunday
When F1 went to wider tires and more downforce, the passing decreased by over 50%. Now they have to live with that stupid decision as everyone knows the lower the … Read More
Bahrain GP Post-Qualifying Press Conference
From left, Raikkonen, Vettel and Bottas DRIVERS:1 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari)2 – Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari)3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (conducted by Johnny Herbert) Q: Let’s talk to this … Read More
Pirelli tweaks tires after Mercedes request (Update)
Wolff gets his way to help Hamilton win the title again UPDATE The FIA has caved in to Mercedes. Formula 1’s governing body the FIA has given F1 tire suppliers … Read More
Vettel leads Ferrari 1-2 in Bahrain Qualifying
Vettel gets his Pirelli pole award Sebastian Vettel dug deep on his final run to nip his Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen by 0.143s to win pole for the Bahrain GP, … Read More
$150million Cost Cap ‘Not Achievable’ for Biggest Teams says Wolff
The teams with unlimited budgets are already whining Toto Wolff believes the introduction of a $150 million cost cap in Formula 1 is not achievable for Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport … Read More
Raikkonen on top in final F1 practice
Kimi Raikkonen While Mercedes continued to sandbag, Kimi Raikkonen turned the fastest lap in final practice for the Bahrain GP Saturday afternoon. His time of 1m29.868s on the supersoft tires, … Read More
Ferrari not commenting on budget cap
Ferrari's Mauricio Arrivabene (L) leaves the Liberty meeting with Mercedes' Toto Wolff and Eric Boullier (GMM) Ferrari was silent after Liberty Media announced in Bahrain that it is pressing ahead … Read More
Sainz Jr. backs Toro Rosso-Honda to bounce back
Carlos Sainz Jr. (GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. has backed his former team Toro Rosso to bounce back. Just after the Spaniard left for Renault, Toro Rosso surprised the paddock by … Read More
Hamilton hit with grid penalty in Bahrain
Hamilton almost dropped out in Melbourne As if a lack of outright performance wasn’t already playing on Lewis Hamilton’s mind in Bahrain, the defending champion will take a five-place grid … Read More
Raikkonen leads Ferrari 1-2 in 2nd Bahrain GP practice (Update)
Kimi Raikkonen UPDATE Added quotes and some photos below. 04/06/18 As night fell over the desert track, Kimi Raikkonen turned a lap of 1m29.817s to narrowly beat his Ferrari teammate … Read More
Bahrain GP: Friday Press Conference
From left, Steiner, Brown and Williams TEAM REPRESENTATIVESClaire WILLIAMS (Williams)Zak BROWN (McLaren)Guenther STEINER (Haas) PRESS CONFERENCE Guenther, we’ll start with you: that looked like an encouraging first session, with Romain … Read More
Fernando Alonso Says F1 Not Exciting Like IndyCar
If not for IndyCar's horrible TV package (current and the new one) IndyCar really is a better racing series than F1 when it comes to action on the track. Alonso … Read More
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
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