Lewis Hamilton has claimed a planned move to clamp down on engine modes in F1 is an attempt “to slow us down” but does not think it will unduly hurt Mercedes. Dubbed ‘party modes’ in the past, teams are currently able to run their power units in different settings across a grand prix weekend – […]
BARCELONA (AFP) – Sebastian Vettel will have Ferrari’s full support in his battle to recover his form after a torrid start to the 2020 season – starting with a new chassis for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. The team’s sporting director Laurent Mekies said it was Ferrari’s “duty” to give the four-time champion solid backing […]
Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc shouldn’t be expecting any miracles at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. That’s the verdict of former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, who thinks Ferrari will be well off the pace of Mercedes and Red Bull at the Circuit de Catalunya. Vettel arrives in Spain in the wake of a disappointing performance […]
F1 outcast Nico Hulkenberg may feel like he was lucky to get a drive over the past two weekends with Racing Point, but life could have been so much different for the German driver. But for one decision, Hulkenberg could have been in contention for the title of Formula One‘s greatest of all time. Watch […]
Max Verstappen was right to tell Red Bull he wasn’t prepared to slow down as he piled the pressure on Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas at last weekend’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. That is the opinion of F1 chief Ross Brawn, who has compared the Dutchman to the legendary Michael Schumacher. Verstappen came out […]
Lewis Hamilton wants broadcasters to support the fight against racism and discrimination by building educational messages into their F1 coverage. The Mercedes driver is leading F1’s stand against prejudice as he pushes for equality in the sport and beyond. Hamilton is devising a commission in his name to investigate the lack of diversity in motorsport […]
Arriving at Silverstone last Thursday morning was eerie. There had been no traffic on the way in, there were no fans at the gate and the air wasn’t full of the usual buzz of excitement that surrounds every Grand Prix there. The marshals and security, though, were their usual cheerful selves and it was a […]
Lewis Hamilton says he hopes Max Verstappen can continue to challenge Mercedes in F1 2020 after his superb 70th Anniversary GP victory, and will not “overlook” the Dutchman in the race for the championship. Hamilton, the six-time world champion, and Verstappen, the sport’s rising young superstar, have never engaged in a season-long title battle but […]
It would be no surprise if the first thing that Toto Wolff did on Monday morning was check the weather forecast for Barcelona next weekend. After watching Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat his two Mercedes to victory in Sunday’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, Wolff knows he has a problem on his hands. “We’ve seen we’ve […]
Toto Wolff is confident his Mercedes team will bounce back from their opening defeat of the season at Sunday’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen became the first non-Mercedes car to triumph this year with a superb drive at Silverstone to see off Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Verstappen, 30 points behind Hamilton, […]