Final lap begins for new Jim Clark Museum campaign
With exactly one week left until its funding deadline, the Jim Clark Trust has urged motorsport fans to donate as soon as possible and help ensure the legacy of the great racing driver is secured for years to come. Six weeks of activity launched at Race Retro has raised over £250,000 so far, with £84,000…
Force India’s Green warns current tyres could bring ‘dull races’
Pirelli’s 2017 current selection of tyre compounds could lead to ‘dull races’, says Force India tech boss Andy Green. The Italian manufacturer’s mandate for this season was to produce more enduring compound all around, in order to enable drivers to push further their higher downforce cars . But Green believes the approach and subsequent longer…
Vandoorne unfazed by McLaren young driver curse
Rookie Stoffel Vandoorne says he isn’t focused on the poor track record in the past associated with young drivers joining McLaren. In the recent years, both Sergio Perez and Kevin Magnussen were hailed as outstanding talents by McLaren, only for both drivers to disappoint and leave the Woking-based outfit after a single year. Given McLaren-Honda’s…
Cutting aerodynamics not the way to go, insists Brawn
Ross Brawn, Formula 1’s managing director for motorsport, says cutting downforce levels isn’t the answer to improving competitiveness in the sport. Brawn was speaking at a special press conference in Montreal on Friday. Liberty Media’s new F1 management team answered questions from the media about the future direction of the sport. “We know we rely…
Premier League Betting: Vardy 20/1 to score 30 goals after strong start
The Leicester striker has been in red-hot form this season and punters can now bet on how many times he will net in the top flight this season Jamie Vardy looks set to be in the running for the Premier League Golden Boot again after his hat-trick at Southampton last week took his tally to…
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.…