Hulkenberg will ‘push all the way’ for points in China
As frustrating as it was for Nico Hulkenberg to finish just outside the points in Melbourne, the German heads to China convinced a spot in the top ten is in the cards. While it’s still early days at Renault, with the team’s upgrade cycle set to begin in earnest in Bahrain, Hulkenberg’s RS17 provided a…
‘Kane could follow Pochettino out of Spurs’ – Former Tottenham skipper raises transfer fear
Michael Dawson believes a man he once played alongside in north London could add to the uncertainty surrounding key men under Jose Mourinho Tottenham have been warned that Harry Kane could follow Mauricio Pochettino out of the club, with Michael Dawson concerned by the sense of uncertainty surrounding a number of key men. Spurs have…
Uh oh, Mercedes will have even more power in 2017!
Force India’s Andy Green just let the Mercedes cat out of its bag, revealing that its power unit supplier has made unprecedented progress over the winter! Just as everyone was getting all exciting about having a leveled playing field line up in Melbourne, it may well be that the usual suspects will head the grid.…
Malaysian Grand Prix dropped after 2017!
Formula 1 will not be returning to Sepang after this year’s Malaysian Grand Prix, F1 commercial boss Sean Bratches has announced. The race has been on the calendar since 1998, and was one of the first exotic fly-away events, and a lucrative one at that, initiated under the Bernie Ecclestone era. But Malaysia had struggled…
Verstappen convinced he can put one over on Hamilton
He may still be a teenager, but Max Verstappen doesn’t have any inhibitions about going wheel-to-wheel with anyone in F1, including Lewis Hamilton. But don’t confuse his proclaimed self-confidence with a proud or chesty attitude, for Max simply knows better than anyone, and trusts implicitly, the depth and caliber of his natural skills and ability.…
Friday issues ‘could provide an opportunity’ for Force India
The Force India team is hoping that the lack of running time for everyone on Friday could prove a boost for their own prospects. There was only 20 minutes of track time in Friday before poor visibility affecting the medical helicopter caused the day to be red flagged. That means teams will have a lot…
Briatore unimpressed with Ferrari pre-season form
Click:ブランド 偽物 代引き Former Renault team boss and jet-setter extraordinaire, Flavio Briatore says he doesn’t believe that Ferrari has suddenly found a winning form. The flamboyant Italian would like nothing better than the Scuderia giving Mercedes a run for its money, but he still sees the Silver Arrows outfit at the front of the pack…
Verstappen apology accepted by Massa
The storm in a tea cup caused by Max Verstappen’s flippant remarks about Brazilians has been settled. Verstappen had been criticised by Williams driver Felipe Massa for comments he made after qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen felt he’d been blocked by Massa during qualifying. “Well, he’s a Brazilian – so there’s not much…
Double-points finish on the cards for Williams in Hungary
Williams is targeting a double-points finish in Hungary this weekend, the last race before F1’s well-deserved two-week summer break kicks in. With rookie Lance Stroll’s series of recent breakthrough results and Felipe Massa’s consistent performance, and on a track where the Grove-based outfit has always done well, there’s no reason for Williams’ drivers to aim…
Boullier won’t rule out a McLaren-Honda divorce!
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says that anything is possible when it comes to the future of the team’s partnership with Honda. Since the Woking-based outfit and the Japanese manufacturer renewed their successful partnership from the 1980s three years ago, performance has been massively disappointing. Honda’s power unit has not only under-performed, its reliability has…