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Fernando Alonso, Kevin Magnussen

Steiner, Brown at odds on Magnussen/Alonso Italian GP incident

Like their drivers Kevin Magnussen and Fernando Alonso, both Haas F1 Team and McLaren bosses Guenther Steiner and Zak Brown felt either drivers should have lifted off to avoid the Q2 incident in Italian...
Kimi Raikkonen

Italian GP: Raikkonen beats Vettel to pole in a Ferrari 1-2 at Monza

Ferrari remained strong in the 2018 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix as Kimi Raikkonen took pole from teammate Sebastian Vettel as they both beat Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton at Monza. Q1: Ferrari started the first part of...
Sebastian Vettel

Italian GP: Vettel tops FP3 by 0.081s over Hamilton at Monza

Sebastain Vettel kept Ferrari in front in the final practice session of the 2018 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza from title rival Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. The predicted rain never came in FP3 as...
Artem Markelov

Renault gives Markelov debut FP1 chance in Russian GP

The FIA Formula 2 Championship driver Artem Markelov will make his Formula 1 weekend debut in his home grand prix in Russia. The test and development driver will get his maiden FP1 chance with Renault...
Romain Grosjean

Grosjean credits sports psychologist for turnaround in F1 2018

Haas F1 Team's Romain Grosjean has credited his sports psychologist for helping him in the recent turnaround in his performances after a slow start to the 2018 F1 season. The Frenchman had a tough start...
Esteban Ocon

Brown includes Perez in McLaren shortlist, Ocon denies having seat fit

McLaren’s CEO Zak Brown named four drivers in the team’s shortlist for the 2019 Formula 1 seat alongside Carlos Sainz as Esteban Ocon denied the rumours around a seat fit. Ever since Lawrence Stroll bought...
Sebastian Vettel

Italian GP: Vettel leads Ferrari 1-2 in FP2 after Ericsson’s crash at Monza

It was a Ferrari 1-2 in the second practice session of 2018 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel led teammate Kimi Raikkonen at Monza. The FP2 session did not start on the best...
Marcus Ericsson

Ericsson’s Sauber flips over multiple times in huge Italian GP FP2 crash

Sauber's Marcus Ericsson had a huge crash at the start of the second practice session in the Italian GP at Monza. It was a dramatic start to the FP2 session at Monza when Ericsson suffered...
Japanese GP

F1 reveals draft 21-race calendar for 2019 including Japan & Germany

Liberty Media and Formula 1 announced a 21-race calendar for the 2019 season which includes both Japan and Germany after new deals supported by Honda and Mercedes. This was the first time that Liberty Media...
Sergio Perez

Italian GP: Perez puts Force India on top in a wet FP1 at Monza

Racing Point Force India's Sergio Perez ended up as the quickest in a wet running in the first practice session in 2018 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Heavy rain shower prior to the...
Vietnam roadshow

Vietnam F1 race gets a boost after Government’s approval

A Formula 1 race in Vietnam could happen in the future after the Central Government gave a green light for the organisers to work on the proposal. The word around a Vietnam Grand Prix has...
Halo

Leclerc, Hulkenberg believe Halo did its job in Belgian GP crash

The two drivers involved in Belgian GP's Lap 1 crash, Sauber's Charles Leclerc and Renault's Nico Hulkenberg reckon the Halo cockpit device did its job. The Monegasque was unsure of the consequences after the race had...
Ferrari

Vettel reckons 2016 key season for Ferrari’s improved F1 run

Sebastian Vettel believes the 2016 Formula 1 season played a key role in the performances put on by Ferrari in 2017 and 2018 so far. Despite the Italian manufacturer finishing behind Mercedes and Red Bull...
Mick Schumacher

Schumacher credits dad for huge influence in his racing career so far

Mick Schumacher reckons his dad Michael has had a huge influence to his motor racing career so far as he competes in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship. Following on his dad's footsteps, Mick is...
Lance Stroll

Stroll in F1 on merit and not because of dad, say Williams & Force...

The chiefs of Williams and Racing Point Force India team have defended the presence of Lance Stroll in Formula 1. Ever since the former FIA European Formula 3 Championship winner came into F1 last year...
Sebastian Vettel crash

Vettel suffers minor crash during Milan F1 Festival ahead of Italian GP

Sebastian Vettel suffered a rather embarrassing crash at a slow speed during Milan F1 Festival event ahead of this weekend's Italian GP at Monza. The German was driving the current spec SF71H during F1 Festival...
Eddie Jordan with Michael Schumacher

Podcast: Eddie on Jordan GP, Ecclestone’s influence, job stress & more

In the ninth episode of Formula 1’s ‘Beyond The Grid’ podcast, former team owner Eddie Jordan opens up on his outfit Jordan GP, Ayrton Senna/Michael Schumacher, Bernie Ecclestone and more. Jordan starts the podcast detailing...
Start of Belgian GP

Belgian GP: Key statistics from 2018 Formula 1 race

It was a cruise in the end for Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the 2018 Formula 1 Belgian GP ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton at Spa-Francorchamps. Even though Hamilton took pole on Saturday in mixed conditions,...
Sebastian Vettel

Vettel values Ferrari F1 engine praise as ‘huge compliment’

For few races in the 2018 Formula 1 season now the upgrades from Ferrari has worked well especially on the engine side as they pose a huge challenge to Mercedes. The German manufacturer has had...
IndyCar

IndyCar drivers critical of Massa’s safety remark after Wickens crash

Former Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa raised his voice against the safety standards in IndyCar which has sparked a debate among the drivers and fans. The grand prix winner while praising the Halo which averted...
Valtteri Bottas

Bottas surprised by early braking for Sirotkin hit in Belgian GP

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas' start got largely overshadowed by the huge Lap 1 incident in the 2018 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix. The Finn rammed into the back of Williams' Sergey Sirotkin just when Renault's Nico...
Force India

Key facts, statistics and information involving Force India

Ahead of the 2018 Formula 1 Belgian GP, the Sahara Force India team ceased to operate with Racing Point Force India being born. It was an end of an era for the Silverstone-based team after...
Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton clarifies Belgian GP ‘trick’ remark, pleads media to not twist words

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton has cleared the air on the remarks he made after the 2018 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, pleading the media to not change his words for headlines. Hamilton and Mercedes were beaten...
Force India

Force India relieved with Belgium result in new era after hectic few weeks

The Racing Point Force India team got off to a good start in their 2018 Formula 1 campaign with a double Top 6 result especially after the turmoil it went through in the last...
Kimi Raikkonen

DRS failure forced Raikkonen to retire after Belgian GP hit

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen's Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix ended in the first few laps after he was hit from behind which caused damage to his car. The Finn had to start from sixth on the...
Charles Leclerc below Fernando Alonso

Leclerc unsure of consequences without Halo in Belgium F1 crash

Sauber's Charles Leclerc felt the Halo cockpit safety device helped the him from injury after Lap 1 crash in Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. The incident was caused by Renault's Nico Hulkenberg after...
Sebastian Vettel

Belgian GP: Vettel beats Hamilton to bridge points gap after Lap 1 pile-up

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel overtook Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton to win 2018 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix to start the second half of the season in style. The start was chaotic at Spa-Francorchamps in a multi-car crash...
Lewis Hamilton

Belgian GP: Hamilton on pole in rain as Force India lockout second row

A rain disruption in the final part of qualifying changed course of the session as Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton took 2018 Formula 1 Belgian GP pole from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Racing Point Force India...
Franz Tost

Tost clears air on few speculated names linked to Toro Rosso in F1 2019

Toro Rosso's team principal Franz Tost cleared some air on few of the names linked to the seat within the team for the 2019 Formula 1 season. After Daniel Ricciardo's decision to move to Renault,...
Sebastian Vettel

Belgian GP: Vettel leads Ferrari 1-2 by 0.063s in FP3

Ferrari kept its strong form in the 2018 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel topped the third session at Spa-Francorchamps. The Italian manufacturer stayed in front of Mercedes in the final practice session...