Felipe Massa is hoping 2017 will bring consistency in performance to Williams and its new FW40, with the Brazilian aiming for podium finishes. Massa’s u-turn at the end of last year, when he reversed his decision to retire following Valtteri Bottas’ move to Mercedes, has rejuvenated the 35-year-old’s motivation which he is hoping the team’s…
Read moreNo, Ferrari has not taken up Liberty on its share offer to F1 teams
Contrary to reports in the media, Ferrari has not acquired directly from Liberty Media shares in The Formula One Group following the company’s offer to F1 teams. Following its buyout of the sport which closed earlier this year, F1’s new owner Liberty Media has reserved an allocation of 19 million shares, valued at $400m, for…
Read moreNo room for disappointment at Ferrari, says Hakkinen
Mika Hakkinen says that Ferrari must carry its impressive pre-season momentum into next weekend’s first race, or it will be a big disappointment. Click Here: cheap INTERNATIONAL jersey The Scuderia is generally viewed as a favorite to give world champions Mercedes a run for its money in Melbourne, but the prospect has also generated expectations…
Read moreVettel untroubled by gap with Mercedes
Sebastian Vettel ended Friday with a sizeable deficit to front-runner Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes, but says he is confident he “can do something” to challenge the leading Silver Arrows. The Ferrari driver was Hamilton’s closest rival on Pirelli’s ultra-soft compound, but at a fair distance unfortunately with a 0.547s gap. But the German is optimistic that…
Read moreIt’s the great ‘Driver Mash-up’ by Paddock Pass!
Putting their time between Australia and China to good use, our friends over at Paddock Pass have just compiled their annual ‘Driver Mash-up’! “What would happen if suddenly F1 teams were reduced to one car – and one driver,” asks @F1PaddockPass? “They’d have to assimilate two drivers into one!” Check out the hilarious 2017 grid…
Read more‘Routine’ start for Force India in Melbourne
Despite an initial glitch with the brakes on Esteban Ocon’s car, Friday’s free practice proved smooth and productive for Force India. “As Fridays go, it was a fairly routine start to the 2017 season,” reported Bob Fernely, the team’s deputy principal. “A brake system problem on Esteban’s car was the only significant issue at the…
Read moreHaas : ‘Grosjean needs to be pushed – Magnussen will do it’
Haas F1 Team boss Guenther Steiner is convinced the US outfit enjoys the best driver line-up possible with Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen. While the French driver is on his second season with Haas, new recruit Magnussen has replaced Mexican Esteban Gutierrez this year. Grosjean put in a spirited effort in qualifying, lining up sixth…
Read moreQuick-fire question session with Felipe Massa
A week before the Formula 1 sets up shop in Shanghai, Williams ex-future pensioner Felipe Massa sat down for a session of quick fire questions. By his own admittance, Massa didn’t do too bad ‘for an old boy’ last Sunday in Melbourne, making the most of his strategy and car to come in sixth overall….
Read morePerez: ‘I would not give up my car over a fitness issue’
Sergio Perez says that he would hold on to his drive regardless of a fitness issue and race on even if it meant suffering. The Force India driver was alluding to Pascal Wehrlein’s predicament, with the Sauber driver pulling out of the first two races of the 2017 season because of an insufficient fitness level….
Read moreVilleneuve: Stroll criticism was warranted
1997 Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve insists his criticism of fellow Canadian Lance Stroll in the early stages of the 2017 season was warranted in light of the Williams rookie’s “average” performance. Never afraid to speak his mind, Villeneuve had been a relentless critic of Stroll, as the 18-year-old struggled to find his feet…
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