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Belgian GP: Vettel tops FP1 from Leclerc as Hamilton has throttle issues

Sebastian Vettel started off the second half of 2019 F1 season on top in FP1 of Belgian GP from Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc. Vettel set a 1m44.574s to top...
McLaren, F1

McLaren tweaks F1 livery with more black from Belgium GP onward

McLaren Racing revealed a revised F1 livery of its MCL34, which will make its debut from the Belgium GP onward. In a slight change, McLaren revealed its new livery...

Ocon signs with Renault from F1 2020 as Hulkenberg left disappointed

Renault announced the signing of Esteban Ocon in a multi-year contract from 2020 F1 season to partner Daniel Ricciardo. In a busy Thursday morning, Renault announced the signing of...

Raikkonen to drive in Belgium GP despite muscle pull amid Ericsson news

Marcus Ericsson says he received a late call from Alfa Romeo Racing to join in for F1 Belgium GP weekend, but Kimi Raikkonen will drive despite muscle pull.

Mercedes retains Bottas for 2020 F1 season alongside Hamilton

Mercedes has announced the retention of Valtteri Bottas for the 2020 F1 season alongside Lewis Hamilton. Bottas joined Mercedes in 2017 when Nico Rosberg announced his retirement from F1....

Albon, Kvyat to get Spec 4 of Honda PU for Belgium GP with grid...

Honda will bring its Spec 4 power unit for F1 Belgium GP but only for Red Bull Racing's Alexander Albon and Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat. The Japanese manufacturer will...

F1 reveals record provisional calendar of 22 races for 2020 season

F1 has officially revealed the provisional calendar for the 2020 season which has a record 22 races as expected. As already known, the 2020 F1 season was to have...

Gasly looking ahead to help Toro Rosso defend its F1 constructors’ position

Pierre Gasly says his focus now is to do the best he can for Toro Rosso to defend its F1 constructors' position for the rest of 2019 season. Having...
Belgium GP, FIA, F1

FIA notes DRS zones for F1 Belgium GP with no other change from 2018

The FIA noted that there are no significant changes made to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit from 2018 for 2019 F1 Belgium GP. Unlike the previous F1 races, the Spa-Francorchamps circuit...

Hamilton up for a champion vs champion battle against Marquez

Mercedes F1 driver Lewis Hamilton says he up for the challenge against Honda MotoGP star Marc Marquez after his shout. In an interview to Daily Mail during the British...
Spanish GP, F1

F1 confirms one-year contract extension for Spanish GP in 2020

F1 has confirmed that Spanish GP will stay on the calendar for the 2020 season after signing a new deal with the organisers. The Spanish GP came under a...
Italian GP, F1, Pirelli

Teams spread out in their tyre choice for F1 Italian GP

Pirelli Motorsport has revealed the tyre choice of teams and drivers for F1 Italian GP (September 6-8) at as teams spread out in their selection. As known, Pirelli is...

Same spec in Belgium for both Haas drivers, focus ‘partly’ shifts to F1 2020

Guenther Steiner confirmed that both Haas drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen will have the same spec in F1 Belgium GP. Having run the split spec in the last...

Photos: Bottas had a WRC run with Citroen as well alongside Lappi

Mercedes F1 driver Valtteri Bottas had a FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) run with Citroen Racing as well during the summer break. Following the news of Bottas testing with...

Lauda’s Ferrari F1 312T sold for six million dollars in auction

F1 champion Niki Lauda's title-winning Ferrari 312T has been sold in millions at Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach auction. The Ferrari 312T was the first car which led Lauda...

Photos/Video: Calderon, Correa done with Paul Ricard Alfa Romeo F1 test

Alfa Romeo Racing's junior drivers Tatiana Calderon and Juan Manuel Correa successfully completed their Circuit Paul Ricard F1 test. The FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship drivers had a F1...

Ocon rubbishes changing social media bio amid raft of rumours

Mercedes F1 reserve Esteban Ocon has rubbished changing his social media bio amid raft of rumours around his future. A post by a fan on Reddit has not only...
F1, Truck

F1 teams say they don’t burden work in response to Renault truck incident

The road incident with the Renault truck driver opened an area of F1 which often gets overlooked but teams state that they pay as much attention on them too.
Mercedes, Toto Wolff, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, F1

Wolff speaks up on Hamilton’s clear mindset, Bottas’ improvements in 2019

Toto Wolff is of the view that Lewis Hamilton's complications shed away in his Mercedes stint and improvements made by Valtteri Bottas in F1 2019. After having won his...
F1 2021, windtunnel

F1 undertakes windtunnel test of 2021 car with 18-inch tyres at Sauber

The research work continues in perfecting the rules for F1 2021 and beyond as they had a latest windtunnel test with the new car last month. Following the reveals...
Pirelli Motorsport, F1, Abu Dhbai GP

Pirelli’s compound releases for F1 2019 completes with Abu Dhabi GP

Pirelli Motorsport has revealed the three mandatory compounds to be used during F1 Abu Dhabi GP on November 29 - December 1. The Italian manufacturer will bring the three...
David Coulthard, W Series

Coulthard: W Series can help female drivers towards F1 & other series’ too

Former F1 driver David Coulthard feels W Series can help female drivers not only towards F1 but also other series too. While the idea of having a W Series...
Juan Manuel Correa, Tatiana Calderon, F1

Calderon joins Correa for F1 test with Alfa Romeo at Paul Ricard

Tatiana Calderon will undertake F1 test with Juan Manuel Correa at Circuit Paul Ricard this weekend for Alfa Romeo Racing. FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship racer for Sauber Junior...

Steiner no for rookie driver in Haas, says McLaren’s risk with Norris paid off

Haas F1 team boss Guenther Steiner doesn't think the team can afford to run a rookie driver like McLaren did with Lando Norris. It was a gamble by McLaren...
F1, Teams

Teams concerned about components limit & penalties if F1 gets more races

Some of the teams are concerned with the components limit and the penalties with extra use as F1 calendar gets expanded. The 2020 F1 season looks likely to have...
Lewis Hamilton, Red Bull Racing, F1, Max Verstappen

Hamilton impressed by the progress made by Red Bull Honda in F1 2019

Lewis Hamilton is impressed by how much progress Red Bull Racing Honda has made in the 2019 F1 season. After ending its long-standing relation with Renault, Red Bull signed...
McLaren, Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris, F1

Seidl praises Sainz and Norris pairing as F1 2020 switch being looked at

McLaren F1 boss Andreas Seidl has praised its pairing of Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris as the F1 2020 switch is being looked at. With all the changes being...
Sebastian Vettel, F1, Ferrari

Vettel concedes Ferrari’s steps not enough so far but says team is positive

Sebastian Vettel says the steps taken by Ferrari so far in F1 2019 is certainly not enough but insists that the team is positive still. It clearly hasn't been...
Mercedes, Toto Wolff, F1

Wolff says last two days of F1 2019 test put Mercedes in a better...

Toto Wolff says the last two days of winter testing helped Mercedes big time to put itself in a better shape for the 2019 F1 season. It wasn't looking...
Max Verstappen, F1, Red Bull

Verstappen not trying to make it a big show but just secure the best...

F1 Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen is not pushing to make it a big show on track but he's more wanting to secure the best result possible. Verstappen has...