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Esteban Ocon kept his point-scoring record with Force India at 100 percent this season following another tenth place finish in Shanghai this weekend. It was a busy day at the races for the Frenchman who started his afternoon at the back of the field but drove a steady race to reach the top ten, just […]

Australia mints a coin honoring Sir Jack Brabham

November 25, 2019 | News | No Comments

The Royal Australian Mint has honored Sir Jack Brabham’s contribution to the motor racing industry with a special commemorative coin. A little over fifty years since Brabham clinched the 1966 world title – the one and only driver to accomplish such an achievement driving a car of his own construction – the coin is stamped […]

Mercedes reveals new race number format on its W08

November 25, 2019 | News | No Comments

Mercedes has revealed the FIA’s new mandatory format for Formula 1’s racing numbers which will be introduced at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. The governing body is imposing a new set of minimum requirements for car numbers and driver names to provide better identification for fans. The German team has cleverly exploited the extra real […]

Max Verstappen: ‘Bring back the screaming V10!”

November 25, 2019 | News | No Comments

Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen hopes that Formula 1 brings back the intense and screaming sound of the V10 engine when new rules kick in after 2020. Last Friday, the FIA hosted a meeting with F1 stakeholders and other parties interested in the future of F1’s engine rules. Discussions resulted in a broad agreement between […]

Lance Stroll has defended the extensive Formula 1 testing programme he has undergone ahead of his debut season, with the new Williams driver pointing to the similar examples of Jacques Villeneuve and Lewis Hamilton. Stroll was confirmed at the Grove-based outfit for 2017 after dominating the European Formula 3 championship. In recent months, the Canadian […]

Mercedes snub of protégé  Pascal Wehrlein and its preference for Valtteri Bottas may find its origin in the German drivers character rather than his inexperience. When Nico Rosberg turned away from Formula 1 last December, many belived the plum drive would land most logically in the hands of Mercedes junior and highly rated talent Pascal […]

Ricciardo ends the morning on top in Bahrain

November 24, 2019 | News | No Comments

Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo topped the timesheet at Sakhir this morning on day 1 of this week’s in-season test at Bahrain. The Aussie was fastest on the back of a series of short runs, achieving a 1:32.349 with supersoft tyres, just edging out Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes fell victim to an electrical problem early on […]

Hamilton: Vettel tougher than Rosberg

November 24, 2019 | News | No Comments

Lewis Hamilton is poised for a more difficult battle with Sebastian Vettel this season than in the past three years with Nico Rosberg. Speaking last weekend after the Ferrari driver’s win in Melbourne, the Mercedes star said he is expecting tougher competition from Vettel than what he encountered previously from his team mate. “I think […]