Vettel: ‘SF71-H a better car, but we need to make it work’
Sebastian Vettel believes his 2018 prancing horse is a better car than its predecessor, but still requires work for Ferrari to close the gap with Mercedes. Despite his win in Formula 1’s curtain-raiser round in Australian, Vettel said his confidence level in his new mount wasn’t yet where it needed to be. The German driver…
McLaren ‘mustn’t get complacent’, says Alonso
McLaren’s fortunes are looking up after a double points finish for Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne in the first race of the 2018 season in Australia. But Alonso says that the team has got to continue to push hard in the next few races if it’s to press home that new-found advantage. “Australia gave us…
Verstappen: ‘It’s simple and easy to blame the young driver’
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen defended his aggressive maneuver on Lewis Hamilton in last Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix and which the Mercedes driver had criticized. Verstappen tangled with Hamilton on the second lap as he fought his way up the field at the start. As the two made contact, the Dutchman picked up a puncture and…
With Corbyn at Helm, Labour Party Would Apologize for Iraq War
Twelve years after he voted against UK involvement in the Iraq war, Labour Party leadership frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn has said that if elected, he will apologize to the British people for the “deception” in the run-up to the 2003 invasion and to the Iraqi people for their subsequent suffering. “It is past time that Labour…
‘McLaren is the place to be’, insists Alonso
Rumours that Fernando Alonso is eyeing a move to Ferrari or Mercedes for 2019 have been denied by the man himself. “I’m happy where I am now,” Alonso told Spain’s AS newspaper this week after stories linking him with switch from current team McLaren. The two-time world champion has opened his account with top ten…
Ferrari to trial halo-mounted wing mirrors in Spain
Ferrari is adding new rear-facing wing mirrors to the SF71H this weekend in Spain. And in a first for F1, they’ll be attached to the halo cockpit protection device. It’s not yet clear whether they will appear only in free practice, or will remain on the car through to the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday.…
Vandoorne banking on reliability and strategy to score in Barcelona
As usual, McLaren’s Stoffel Vandoorne will race hard in this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, but points will only come if good reliability and optimal strategy are ensured. Like his colleagues, the Belgian returns to a familiar venue, the site of Formula 1’s pre-season testing. Vandoorne insists however that the advantages of racing at the Circuit…
McLaren confirms Michael Latifi as new Group shareholder
The McLaren Group has confirmed that Canadian businessman Michael Latifi – the father of F2 racer and Force India junior Nicholas Latifi – has become a significant shareholder of the company. McLaren did not disclose the stake acquired by Latifi, the first new McLaren investor since the departure of former chairman Ron Dennis at the…
Calm and composed drive by Hulkenberg saves Renault’s day
It was a tale of opposing fortunes for Renault at Silverstone with Nico Hulkenberg delivering a solid haul of points and Carlos Sainz’s afternoon cut short by a crash. Hulkenberg capitalized on an excellent start and skillfully steered clear of the opening lap chaos to move up from eleventh to sixth. The German kept his…
Alonso insists his future depends on where F1 is headed
With his current contract at McLaren expiring at the end of 2018, Fernando Alonso is facing a big decision about his motor racing future this year. But even as the two-time world champion prepares to start his first Le Mans 24 Hours race from pole position this weekend, he insists that the deciding factor will…