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Räikkönen aims for pole with quickest time in FP3

Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest time in free practice three at the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit in Spain. Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton completed the top 3. The session started with issues for Bottas due to a...

Hamilton and Bottas lead the free practice in Catalonia

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have been fastest in the second free practice session of the Spanish Grand Prix of Formula 1, in the circuit of Barcelona-Catalonia. The Mercedes have finished ahead of the...

Hamilton quickest in FP1

Lewis Hamilton has set the fastest time in practice session 1 at Barcelona-Catalunya circuit, finishing ahead of his team mate Valtteri Bottas. Kimi Räikkönen finished third. Today Sergey Sirotkin had the chance to drive in...

American Ferrucci continues as Haas F1 Development Driver

American Santino Ferrucci will continue as a Haas F1 Team development driver in 2017 while simultaneously competing in his second fulltime season in the GP3 Series for DAMS. Ferrucci first joined Haas F1 Team last...

McLaren to offer F1 simulator role to eSports prize winner

McLaren have announced a new eSports motor racing competition, the winner of which will be offered a position as one of the team’s official F1 simulator drivers. The format, dubbed ‘World’s Fastest Gamer’, will pit...

First F1 victory for Valtteri Bottas

Valtteri Bottas dominated the race in Russia and got the first F1 victory of his career. Sebastian Vettel was 2nd after trying to pass him until the last lap. Kimi Räikkönen completed the podium. Alonso...

Honda and Sauber F1 Team to join forces from 2018 onwards

In the “25 years in Formula One“ anniversary season, the Swiss team is about to set another milestone in its decades-long motorsport history. The Sauber F1 Team is very pleased to welcome Honda on-board...

Pole for Vettel and Ferrari one-two in Russia

For the first time since 2008, two Ferraris will start from the front row of the grid. Sebastian Vettel got pole position in Sochi and was closely followed by Kimi Räikkönen and Valtteri Bottas. Palmer...

Vettel leads before qualifying in Russia

Ferrari is aiming for pole at the Russian GP after leading all free practice sessions this weekends in Sochi. Sebastian Vettel was fastest before qualifying ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Valtteri Bottas. The Red Bulls,...

Vettel top as Mercedes trail Ferrari in Russia

Ferrari put Mercedes on red alert in the second practice session in Friday’s second practice for the 2017 Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix, as Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen showed the SF70H to...

Räikkönen starts the weekend on top

Kimi Räikkönen led the first free practice session of the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi. Valtteri Bottas was 2nd ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton. The session started with bad news for Renault test driver...

Sainz hit with three-place grid drop for Stroll clash

Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the next round in Russia after race stewards deemed him ‘predominantly to blame’ for the crash that eliminated him and Williams’ Lance...

Second win of the season for Vettel and Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. The Ferrari driver is now leading the Championship. Bottas kept the pole at the start, while Vettel overtook Hamilton for P2...

First F1 pole position for Bottas

Valtteri Bottas got his first ever pole position in Formula 1 ahead of his teammate, Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari couldn't match the Mercedes this time, with Vettel on 3rd. Q1 ended with a yellow flag caused...

Verstappen leads FP3 in Bahrain

Max Verstappen set the fastest time of the free practice session before qualifying, although not many conclusions can be drawn from it. Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel completed the top 3. This session was not...

Vettel also fastest in FP2

Sebastian Vettel topped both Friday sessions for Ferrari in Bahrain. Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo completed the top 3, both of them very close to the leader of the session. The first part of the...

Vettel on top of FP1 in Bahrain

Sebastian Vettel has started the weekend on top ahead of the Red Bulls for the first free practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix.  The session started with the drivers testing the medium tyres, with...

Jenson Button to race at Monaco for McLaren-Honda

McLaren-Honda is delighted to announce that its race drivers for the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix will be Stoffel Vandoorne and Jenson Button. Owing to Fernando Alonso’s commitments with McLaren-Honda-Andretti over the weekend of the Indianapolis...

Rowland named as Renault Sport F1 development driver

Renault Sport Formula One Team is happy to announce Renault Sport Academy graduate Oliver Rowland as Development Driver for the 2017 season. Oliver, who will also contest the FIA Formula 2 Championship with DAMS this...

Alonso skips Monaco GP for Indy500

McLaren has announced its come-back in the Indianapolis 500 after 38 years of absence with Andretti Autosport with no less than Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard will miss the Monaco Grand Prix to live that...

Hamilton dominates the Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. Carlos Sainz was the only driver who chose slick tyres for the race start, which made him lose lots of positions....

Pole for Hamilton in China

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas. Q1: Grosjean spun in the last corner and was about to hit the wall, but he was able...

Vettel leads before quali

In a rushed FP3 session, Sebastian Vettel was the fastest ahead of his teammate Kimi Räikkönen and Vatteri Bottas. After a very dark Friday, Saturday looked better and lighter which allowed the cars to actually...

Chinese FP2 cancelled

The second free-practice session of the Chines Grand Prix has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions. The second session was to start in the same way it ended, with the helicopter unable to operate...

Verstappen symbolic leader of interrupted session

Max Verstappen symbolically led FP1 in China ahead of both Williams. The session was red flagged twice as the medical helicopter was not able to operate. Let’s remind Antonio Giovinazzi replaced Pascal Wehrlein once again...

Vettel wins the Australian Grand Prix

After more than one year without a win, Sebastian Vettel found his way back to victory by claiming the opening win of the 2017 ahead of both Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Lewis...

Wehrlein to not race in Austraia, Giovinazzi to debut in F1

The Sauber F1 Team has decided to replace Pascal Wehrlein for the Australian Grand Prix. Wehrlein does not feel fit enough for a complete race distance due to his training deficit. As of FP3,...

Hamilton starts the 2017 season on pole

Lewis Hamilton has smashed the qualifying track record ahead of a surprising Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas. Lance Stroll (Williams) will have a 5-positions grid penalty after having to change the gearbox of his Williams due...

Vettel beats his own track record

Sebastian Vettel beat his own track record of the Albert Park in the third free practice session ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. The session was shortened following Lance Stroll’s accident. The information of...

Lewis Hamilton confirms in FP2

Lewis Hamilton claimed once again the fastest time of the session ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas. The session was interrupted by Jolyon Palmer’s accident. Romain Grosjean (Haas) was the first driver to head...