McLaren’s Fernando Alonso and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series star Jimmie Johnson will be trading places at the end of the month in Bahrain. The two-time F1 world champion and the Hendrick Motorsports driver will meet up in Bahrain on November 26 for the mother of all car swaps! The pair teased their upcoming switch…
Read more2018 United States Grand Prix Results
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Welcome to our coverage of the 2018 United States Grand Prix. From here you will be able to find links to all our latest reports, pictures and results from Austin. Session Reports FP1: Hamilton splashes his way to the top in wet Austin first practice FP2: Hamilton remains on top in disrupted second session FP3:…
Read moreWolff: Vettel on track for ‘easy’ Austin win without spin
Toto Wolff is convinced that Sebastian Vettel’s loss when he spun on the opening lap of the US Grand Prix led to Mercedes’ gain as the German had the pace to win on Sunday. Demoted from second to fifth on the grid following a penalty received for excessive speed during a red flag period in…
Read moreGene Haas pleased with progress as focus turns to 2019
Haas F1 team owner Gene Haas has been speaking of his satisfaction with how the team is progressing in Formula 1, having only joined the world championship in 2016. “I think we’ve done better than expected,” he told Autoweek magazine. However he admitted that regular appearances on the podium – let alone challenging for race…
Read moreMercedes’ Wolff confirms Ocon reserve status for 2019
Toto Wolff confirmed on Friday in Abu Dhabi that Esteban Ocon will be the Mercedes team’s official reserve driver for 2019. Despite Wolff’s efforts to secure a spot on next year’s grid for Ocon, the outgoing Force India driver will spend his season on the sidelines, albeit as the Silver Arrows squad’s trusty back-up. “The…
Read moreHamilton fears young drivers are sacrificing their education
Lewis Hamilton says he is worried that up-and-coming young drivers are so focussed on achieving success in motorsport that they are sacrificing their education to do so. “A lot of kids that are racing don’t have an education, or don’t get an education,” the five-time world champion told Motorsport.com this week. “Parents take the kids…
Read moreFIA to investigate Sophia Floersch’s Macau GP horror crash
FIA president Jean Todt has promised a full investigation into the horrific aerial crash at Macau that has left F3 driver Sophia Floersch with spinal injuries. The 17-year-old German made contact with another car while the field barreled down at 275 km/h towards Lisboa Bend before Floersch went airborne over a kurb, clipped the back…
Read moreVerstappen handed ‘public service’ duty at Marrakesh ePrix!
Max Verstappen will have an opportunity to check out the merits of Formula E in Marrakesh this weekend as part of his public service duties for his run-in with Esteban Ocon in Brazil last year. Verstappen and Ocon came to blows at Interlagos after the event with the Dutchman shoving his rival in the drivers’…
Read moreToro Rosso’s Albon got lucky in Bahrain, but he’ll take it!
Rookie Alex Albon received a lucky break in the closing stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Toro Rosso driver scoring his first F1 points thanks to Renault’s double DNF on Sunday. Albon, who holds British and Thai passports, also became the first driver from Thailand to score championship points since Prince Bira of Siam…
Read moreMore patience required for convalescent Lauda – Marko
In all likelihood, Niki Lauda won’t be standing post in the Mercedes garage in Melbourne next month as the Austrian still has “a long way to go” on his path to a full recovery according to Helmut Marko. The Mercedes non-executive chairman is still in recovery mode after a critical condition diagnosed in July led…
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