The second round of pre-season testing kicks off tomorrow in Barcelona and teams have confirmed their driver line-up for the week. Renault in Williams are following Mercedes lead by rotating their drivers between the morning and after sessions, although Felipe Massa will have Tuesday to himself, no doubt to catch up on the track time…
Month: November 2019
Video: Sauber C36 hits the track in Barcelona!
Sauber has beat its rivals to the race track, running its new C36-Ferrari in Barcelona during a shake-down at the Spanish venue. The Hinwill-base outfit posted a short video of the run, with Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson doing the duties. Team mate Pascal Wehrlein will still be in recovery mode next week when pre-season testing kicks…
Prost wants complete tyre freedom for drivers
F1 legend Alain Prost is advocating in favour of complete freedom for drivers when it comes to tyre and compound selection. F1’s new regulations have made the cars faster must have also restricted overtaking maneuvers, while tyre strategies are also less of a factor this season. The four-time world champion, who is an advisor to…
Jean Alesi banks on Ferrari again in China
Former Scuderia driver Jean Alesi is banking on Ferrari to keep its momentum going as the F1 heads to China next week. The Frenchman, who raced for five seasons with the House of Maranello, but bagged just a single win in 1995, believes the team’s lean days could be over. “The step into the new…
Formula E a ‘necessity’ for Ferrari – Marchionne
Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne says his company eventually “needs to be involved” with the all-electric burgeoning series. That should be music to the ears of promoter Alejandro Agag who has accomplished the amazing feat of attracting automobile manufacturers to a series which is now in its third year. Click Here: Italy Football Shop BMW is…
Irvine on Vettel: ‘He’s just a spoiled brat!’
Former Ferrari driver and four-time F1 winner Eddie Irvine lashed out at Australian Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel. Always the maverick with an attitude, the Northern Ireland native picked apart the German driver for spending his entire 2016 year complaining about everyone and everything, and for his self-loving tendencies. “Vettel is a spoiled brat,” Irvine…
Who was the last active F1 driver to race at Indy?
In a period of stringent exclusivity contracts, Fernando Alonso’s bold decision to contest the Indy 500 is a great outlier and one which will be interesting to watch. Back in the 1960s, many Formula 1 drivers crossed the Atlantic to tempt fate and a chance to win the coveted race, part of a historical Triple…
Mercedes working 24/7 to keep up the momentum – Wolff
Click:摩洛哥向导 Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the German team just can’t let up if it wants to achieve its defined targets and successfully face the challenge thrown its way by Ferrari. While Mercedes ultimately defeated the red squad in Russia thanks to a scintillating performance from first-time Grand Prix winner Valtteri Bottas, the team departed…
Ricciardo determined to keep his focus on F1
Daniel Ricciardo has been linked to drives at Le Mans and NASCAR in the past, but he insistes he only has eyes for Formula 1 right now. The Australian added that he wasn’t tempted to follow Fernando Alonso’s example and compete in the Indianapolis 500. “I would not want to miss Monaco,” he said. “Fernando…
Palmer gets precautionary chassis change at Renault
Renault broke the F1 curfew last night and changed Jolyon Palmer’s chassis as a precautionary measure for FP3 today. Renault’s initiative was the first of two exceptions permitted during the season related to transgressing curfew rules, with the team receiving no action from the stewards. The French outfit justified the change by the fact that…