Scuderia Ferrari and Alfa Romeo Sauber will be taking part in the upcoming 2018 Formula 1 Milan Festival, lighting up the streets around the city’s iconic Darsena location. The F1 Live car run will take place in the heart of the city on Wednesday August 29 ahead of the Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken D'Italia 2018, with the patronage of the City of Milan, and in association with ACI. Fans lining the streets will be able to experience the roar of the engines, the smell of the rubber and […]
Spa-Francorchamps circuit is a favorite for many drivers and Haas F1 Team's Romain Grosjean is no exception. Before securing his most recent podium when he finished third in the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix, the Frenchman clinched the 2011 GP2 Series title at the same track. Q: Belgium is the home of Haas Automation’s European headquarters. You’ve been to many appearances and interacted with many Haas Automation customers. How have they embraced the team and Gene Haas’ endeavor into Formula One? Romain Grosjean: “Every time we […]
McLaren Racing confirms that Carlos Sainz will race for the team starting with the 2019 Formula One World Championship. The Spaniard has signed a multi-year deal, replacing Fernando Alonso who will retire from the sport at the end of the season. Sainz will enter his fifth season of Formula 1 when he joins the team as a McLaren driver in 2019. He currently sits 11th in the drivers’ championship standings with 30 points. Part of a legendary racing dynasty, in his early racing career Sainz won […]
McLaren Racing confirms that double World Champion Fernando Alonso will not race in Formula 1 in 2019. The Spaniard decided to retire from the sport after competing for 17 years and achieving great results with all the five teams that the raced for. It is unsure what future holds for the Spaniard but seeing him racing in Indy 500 next year or even a return to Formula One in 2021 are both viable options. “After 17 wonderful years in this amazing sport, it’s time for […]
Renault Sport Formula One Team confirms that Daniel Ricciardo will join the team for the next two Formula One seasons. He will team up with current driver Nico Hülkenberg. “Daniel’s signing underscores our determination to accelerate our progress towards the forefront of the sport. It is also a recognition of the work accomplished over the past two and a half seasons. Daniel’s undoubted talent and charisma are a huge bonus and statement for the team. We will have to repay his faith in us by delivering […]
Scuderia Ferrari probably got the most they could out of a difficult Sunday at Hungaroring with Sebastian Vettel finishing second and Kimi Raikkonen third. However, there has to be a question mark about what might have been if no hesitation at the pit stop or if it hadn’t rained on Saturday afternoon. Despite all this, the SF71H continues to show its strength and anticipates an interesting second part of the season after the summer break. Raikkonen started the Hungarian GP from third on the Ultrasoft […]
Frustrating day for Red Bull's Max Verstappen as he had to retire from the Hungarian Grand Prix with an engine failure with only five laps gone. The Dutchman had made a great start from P7 and while having a competitive race car at Hungaroring he might have been in the fight for a podium finish. It is now a question of him getting penalties for the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps after the summer break. “Today didn’t go the way we planned. I felt good with […]
As a contrast to yesterday’s wet Qualifying session, the Hungaroring basked in searing sun for the Grand Prix, bringing tyre management considerations to the fore. Both Renault drivers made strong starts, but it proved hard work moving up the order thereafter. Hülkenberg was P10 at the end of the first lap, but finished in twelfth position, pushing hard after a late stop to change to the Ultrasoft tyres. “We didn’t have the pace in the car today, and the balance felt poor," Nico Hülkenberg explained. "Ultimately, […]
Haas F1 Team earned its second double-points result of the season in the Hungarian Grand Prix Sunday with drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean finishing seventh and 10th, respectively, in the 12th round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship. Both Haas drivers employed a one-stop strategy in the 70-lap race around Hungaroring. Grosjean, who started 10th, was the first to pit, bringing his Haas VF-18 in for service on lap 29, swapping his ultrasoft tires for softs. Magnussen, who started just ahead of […]
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix by 17.123 seconds over Scuderia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. The win was the 67th of Hamilton’s Formula One career, his fifth this season and his sixth at the Hungaroring. The victory allowed Hamilton to widen his lead in the championship standings over Vettel, his nearest pursuer. The Brit came into the Hungarian Grand Prix with a 17-point margin on Vettel and leaves with a 24-point advantage. Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport (345 points) leads Ferrari by 10 points in the […]
Despite knowing the qualifying in Hungary would offer potential for a good result with the characteristics of their car, Toro Rosso didn’t imagine that their drivers would be lining up in P6 and P8 for the race on Sunday. The wet conditions worked in their favour and the correct decisions on tyres help on achieving the good result. “It was a crazy qualifying for us, especially in these conditions but I’m super happy with the outcome! It was very tricky to keep the car on […]
A tricky qualifying session for Force India today, which didn’t really go to plan. A brake problem held back Esteban Ocon and seriously compromised his qualifying session, especially towards the end when the track was improving. “It’s disappointing to be out in Q1, but we had an issue with the brakes that held us back. I pitted for slicks when the track was improving and my brake pedal went long. We tried to optimise the situation as much as we could, cooling down the brakes, […]