Chinese GP Friday F1 Talk: Red Bull in mix, Renault surge, Haas struggles &...
The Friday in Chinese GP to start the F1 1000 weekend had plenty of talking point with Red Bull Racing mixing with top teams while Renault gets upperhand in the midfield.
The first practice had...
Maximising points end goal as Ferrari keeps Vettel/Leclerc option open
Ferrari is keeping their option of precedence open between Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc for now as maximising F1 team points the main goal.
In the lead up to the 2019 F1 season, Ferrari team...
Chinese GP: Bottas edges out Vettel by 0.027s in FP2
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas fought back in second practice session of F1 Chinese GP to finish ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen.
After Ferrari looked to pull away in FP1, the...
Chinese GP: Vettel heads Hamilton on medium compound to top FP1
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel topped the first practice session of F1 Chinese GP from Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc at Shanghai International Circuit.
Ferrari threw the challenge to Mercedes as Vettel (1m33.911s) topped FP1...
F1 1000: Teams and drivers sporting special stickers in Chinese GP
With the Chinese GP weekend being the 1000th F1 world championship race, several teams and drivers will sport a special design for the grand prix.
While the debate around the F1 1000 figure continues on...
Grosjean, Raikkonen defend recent e-cigarette promotions in F1
Romain Grosjean, Sergio Perez and Kimi Raikkonen have come in support of the recent influx of e-cigarette brands in F1.
With the ban of cigarette promotions in F1 for years, the brands found a new...
Taking F1 as a ‘hobby’ now has increased the fun factor, says Raikkonen
Alfa Romeo Racing's Kimi Raikkonen says taking F1 as a 'hobby' in recent times has brought back the 'fun' factor again.
After Ferrari decided to replace Raikkonen with Charles Leclerc from 2019 F1 season onward,...
Ye Yifei added to Renault Sport Academy for 2019 season
Renault Sport Academy has announced Chinese racer Ye Yifei as their latest addition during a press event at Shanghai International Circuit.
Yifei joins fellow countryman Guanyu Zhou, who is a development driver of the Renault...
Podcast: Walker on F1 journey, Hunt/Senna, hybrid future & more
The fifth episode of F1 Beyond The Grid podcast for 2019 has broadcaster and commentator Murray Walker speaking on various topics from his time.
Walker starts the podcast talking about the digitalised world, while he...
Stroll ‘not sure what to expect in China’ after Racing Point’s Bahrain issues
Lance Stroll is not too certain what to expect in F1 Chinese GP this weekend after the struggles for Racing Point in Bahrain GP.
Stroll started his Racing Point career in the best way possible...
Hubert gets his first F1 run in Renault E20 at Disneyland showrun
Renault Academy Driver Anthoine Hubert had his first chance in a F1 car during the two-day showrun at Disneyland in Paris.
Hubert drove the Renault E20 in Disneyland in the first of the 15 showruns...
Grosjean says Haas’ Bahrain troubles related to tyre performance
Romain Grosjean reckons the issues Haas F1 Team faced in the Bahrain GP was down to the tyre performance as he feels the car will be fine in Chinese GP.
Haas had a strong run...
Norris: McLaren went backwards and made things simpler to move forward
Lando Norris says McLaren took a couple of steps backwards in the winter and made things simpler to move forward for the progress it has shown in F1 2019 so far.
McLaren has had a...
Mercedes celebrates 125 years in motorsport at Silverstone
German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz celebrated its 125 years of existence in motorsport at Silverstone this weekend.
Mercedes started its motor racing journey in 1894, where they raced in the Paris–Rouen with Emile Roger driving. What started then,...
F1 midfield teams reckon 2021 talks in ‘right direction’ so far
Few of the F1 midfield teams believe that the current talks regarding the 2021 regulations are heading in a 'positive and right direction'.
One year after Liberty Media presented its first blueprint for regulations beyond...
Brown sides with Renault on b-team but praises for smart use of rule book
McLaren's Zak Brown sides with Renault's views on the b-team debate but has praise for the teams who have managed to use the F1 rule book smartly.
The debate around b-team has been on for...
Vettel laments opening stint struggle with soft compound in Bahrain GP
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was disappointed with the struggle he faced on the soft compound in the opening stint of F1 Bahrain GP.
Vettel got a good launch initially to clear teammate and pole-sitter Charles Leclerc...
Hamilton ‘disappointed’ with his F1 Bahrain GP start despite work put in
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton is not hugely happy with his race starts so far in the 2019 F1 season after another poor one in Bahrain GP.
A slow start in Australian GP cost Hamilton the lead...
Leclerc to use Bahrain GP PU in Chinese GP as Ferrari reveals root cause
Ferrari has confirmed that Charles Leclerc will use the same power unit in F1 Chinese GP as the one he used in Bahrain GP.
Leclerc had a storming weekend in Bahrain where he topped all...
Gasly admits he needs to make an effort to adapt to Red Bull F1...
Pierre Gasly admits he needs to step it up and adapt to the different Red Bull Racing car following his graduation to senior team in F1 2019.
With Daniel Ricciardo leaving Red Bull for Renault,...
Leclerc’s mature Bahrain showing will ‘serve him well in future’, says Brawn
F1 technical head Ross Brawn is of the view that Ferrari's Charles Leclerc's mature showing in Bahrain GP will 'serve him well in future'.
In only his second race with Ferrari, Leclerc managed to out-gun...
Bahrain GP: Key statistics and information from 2019 F1 race
The 2019 F1 Bahrain GP ended up being a feast under the floodlights with Mercedes eking out a 1-2 as Lewis Hamilton won from Valtteri Bottas.
The weekend started off with Ferrari dominating the proceedings....
Mercedes officially introduces karters Antonelli and Powell in junior scheme
Mercedes F1 Team has officially named Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Alex Powell as the latest to join their junior family.
Mercedes has officially announced Antonelli and Powell in their junior programme with the duo joining...
Puma becomes exclusive merchandise partner of F1 in new deal
F1 has signed a new deal with Puma as the company becomes exclusive retail partner of the sport to sell its branded products at grand prix events.
In another fresh agreement, F1 has partnered with...
Podcast: Steiner on Netflix, Jaguar/Red Bull, growth with Haas & more
The fourth episode of F1 Beyond The Grid Podcast for 2019 has a honest Haas F1 Team principal Guenther Steiner spilling the beans on his style and life.
Steiner opens the podcast talking about the...
Ticktum happy after ‘learning’ first F1 outing with Red Bull in Bahrain
Dan Ticktum was surprised with the enormous amount of thinks to soak in during his first F1 outing with Red Bull Racing at Bahrain International Circuit.
The Red Bull Junior Team driver had his first...
F1 2019 Bahrain test: Russell tops final day for Mercedes after a late lap
Mercedes' George Russell headed the second and final day of Bahrain F1 in-season test from Racing Point's Sergio Perez after a late lap.
It was a much better day at Bahrain International Circuit with sun...
Bahrain asphalt helped Hamilton to attack and pass Vettel, says Allison
Mercedes' technical chief James Allison said that the Bahrain hard asphalt eventually helped Lewis Hamilton to attack and pass Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the crucial fight.
Hamilton did not have a good launch to start...
China, USA and Brazil to stage four F1 Fan Festivals in 2019
F1 has confirmed four fan festivals to be held in the 2019 season, starting with next weekend's Chinese GP in Shanghai.
Liberty Media intended to have six to seven F1 Fan Festivals this year after...
Hakkinen advises Verstappen to give racing room after Sainz hit in Bahrain
Two-time F1 champion Mika Hakkinen feels Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen should be more cautious in wheel-to-wheel fights after his clash with McLaren's Carlos Sainz in F1 Bahrain GP.
Verstappen had a rather slower start...
