Category: Formula 1
Latest F1 news in brief – Wednesday
Honda's Toyoharu Tanabe (came from IndyCar) is so happy to be rid of McLaren and cry baby Fernando Alonso Honda admits F1 a 'different story' after McLaren 'Difficult' diet gave … Read More
Porsche hybrid race car is faster than Formula One (Update)
Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo UPDATE Added video of Porsche hybrid run below. 04/09/18 Today, on April 9th, an evo version of the Le Mans winning Porsche 919 Hybrid established a … Read More
Final Weekend USA TV Ratings (Update)
NASCAR and IndyCar TV Ratings UPDATE There was a mistake in the % drop in rating for the NASCAR Cup race from Texas. It has been corrected. Do realize the … Read More
ESPN F1 coverage superior to NBCSN – no commercials, better commentary (3rd Update)
The Sky Sports feed via ESPN was a brilliant move and this time there were no technical issues. UPDATE ESPN intends to keep its coverage of F1 races commercial free … Read More
Brown appointed chief executive of McLaren Racing
Zak Brown (R) with Mansour Ojjeh McLaren announced a management restructuring on Tuesday, with Zak Brown given overall responsibility for the Formula One team and Racing Director Eric Boullier reporting … Read More
Video: Daniel Ricciardo & Max Verstappen On F1’s Halo (Ft. IndyCar’s Scott Dixon)
Max Verstappen Max Verstappen on the Halo: “The car is very ugly with it. I’ll keep saying that for the rest of the season, because I really don’t like it. … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Tuesday
Verstappen makes so many dumb moves the F1 paddock wonders whether he has the mental capacity to be a champion Hamilton questions Verstappen's maturity Hulkenberg questions Verstappen crash explanation Ferrari … Read More
Bahrain GP TV rating up big on ESPN
Winner Vettel on the podium The Bahrain GP Formula 1 race at 11:00 AM Sunday morning on ESPN2 notched a 0.5 overnight rating on ESPN2, up 100% from the 0.25 … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Monday
Williams stole Paddy Lowe from Mercedes thinking he was the secret to their speed not realizing behind the scenes Aldo Costa is their secret weapon Williams car 'simply not good … Read More
Double leg fracture for Ferrari mechanic, Ferrari fined (2nd Update)
UPDATE The Ferrari mechanic who was hit by Kimi Raikkonen's car during a pit stop at the Bahrain Grand Prix is recovering in hospital after successful surgery on a broken … Read More
Bahrain GP Post-Race Press Conference
DRIVERS: From left, Bottas, Vettel and Hamilton 1 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari)2 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes)3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) PODIUM INTERVIEWS(Conducted by David Coulthard) Q: Sebastian, you had to … Read More
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