Calderón handed Sauber filming day opportunity
By Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 test driver Tatiana Calderón will have the opportunity to take the wheel of the C37 next week. The 25-year-old from Colombia will be taking part in a filming day at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Tuesday, following this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix. She will be able to complete up to 100 […]
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Raikkonen: ‘Sauber has all the tools to build a great car’
As he gets reacquainted with the team that gave him his first F1 drive, Kimi Raikkonen believes Sauber has everything its needs to be competitive next year. It’s a homecoming of sorts for the 39-year-old Finn who started his career with Sauber back in 2001. Some seventeen years and 292 Grands Prix later, Raikkonen has […]
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Hartley sees positive chance to shine in Brazil
Brendon Hartley is heading into this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix determined to build on recent progress and show Toro Rosso what he can do. The Kiwi driver’s place in the team is believed to be under threat, with F2 driver Alexander Albon strongly tipped to take the seat alongside Daniil Kvyat in 2019. But Hartley […]
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Silverstone boss won’t pay ‘any price’ to retain British GP
Silverstone managing director Stuart Pringle has warned Formula 1’s bosses that the venue won’t remain the home of the British Grand Prix at any cost as the circuit works in priority to diversify its revenue stream. Last year, the BRDC, which owns and operates the historic track, triggered a break clause in its current burdensome […]
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Ferrari mulls handing development role to Wehrlein
Reports from Italy are claiming that Ferrari could recruit former Mercedes driver Pascal Wehrlein to fulfill a development role at Maranello, possibly alongside Robert Kubica. According to Motorsport.com Italy, both men are on the Scuderia’s shortlist as replacements for F1 returnee Daniil Kvyat who handled simulator work for Ferrari this year. However, Wehrlein’s duties could […]
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Carey: Unchanged engines for 2021 to avoid ‘unintended consequences’
Formula 1’s decision to remain with its current power unit platform for 2021 is intended to preserve stability rather than risk “unintended consequences” says F1 CEO Chase Carey. From the outset, when Liberty Media took over Grand Prix racing at the end of 2016, the commercial rights holder vowed to overhaul the sport’s technical and […]
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Headrest issue forced Magnussen to hand over VF-19
Kevin Magnussen’s Tuesday run programme with Haas was hampered by a headrest issue that forced the Dane to hand over the VF-19 to Pietro Fittipaldi late in the afternoon. Magnussen’s day had gone according to plan, the 26-year-old putting in a productive 59 laps until he called it a day. “I was sitting just with […]
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Vandoorne ‘excited’ by F1 simulator role with Mercedes
If you’re no longer racing in Formula 1, the next best thing is a simulator role with Mercedes according to Stoffel Vandoorne. Click Here: Golf special After two full years of F1 , the Belgian’s contract with McLaren was not renewed, leaving the 26-year-old on the sidelines for 2019. However, Vandoorne – rated as one […]
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Bouillier ‘comfortable’ French GP has solved traffic issues
French Grand Prix strategic advisor Eric Boullier says organisers are relying on an “analytical” approach to traffic management to avoid the massive congestion that impacted race fans in 2018. The French event returned to the F1 calendar last year after a decade-long absence, and it was memorable come-back for thousands of spectators albeit for the […]
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McLaren reveals start date for James Key
McLaren and Toro Rosso have reached an agreement to settle the position of the Woking team’s new technical director James Key. The British engineer who had been working at Toro Rosso since 2012 will begin working for McLaren on March 25 2019. Along with McLaren’s new managing director Andreas Seidl, Key will spearhead the team’s […]
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