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…
Read moreMick Schumacher rumored to be on his way to Ferrari!
Following in the footsteps of his legendary father, Mick Schumacher could soon pass through the gates of Maranello, with the young German rumored to be joining Ferrari’s young driver programme. After clinching the European Formula 3 title this year, Schumacher will step up to the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2019 with the Prema Powerteam,…
Read moreFerrari confirms Schumacher for post-Bahrain GP test!
Ferrari has confirmed that Mick Schumacher will test for the Scuderia next week in Bahrain, while Alfa Romeo will also give the young German a run at Sakhir. The post-Bahrain Grand Prix in-season test will see Schumacher drive the Italian outfit’s SF90 on Tuesday while Sebastian Vettel will take over testing duties on the second…
Read moreStroll aiming to ‘unlock more potential’ from RP19 in China
Racing Point’s Lance Stroll heads to China hoping to capitalize on last week’s testing programme as the team aims to unlock more potential form its RP19 contender. While Racing Point has finished in the points in Melbourne and Bahrain, the latter proved challenging for the pink squad, with Stroll finishing well down the order while…
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