Max Verstappen delighted the Belgian and Dutch fans by putting his Red Bull fastest during the second practice session for his de-facto home Grand Prix at Spa. The Belgian born Dutch driver went two tenths fastest than his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo while Nico Hulkenberg was third fastest for Force India. The top three drivers set
Nico Rosberg was fastest during the first practice session ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver set his fastest lap while testing the halo device which will be introduced in 2018. Rosberg’s team-mate Lewis Hamilton was second fastest .7 of a second down on his team-mates best lap. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen was
Hamilton’s penalty confirmed Its officially been confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will take a grid penalty for this weekends Belgian Grand Prix meaning he could start at the back of the field for the race. As we reported yesterday Mercedes told various media outlets that he is ‘likely’ to take a ten place grid penalty at
Bottas wants to say with Williams Valtteri Bottas says he wants to stay with Williams beyond this season because he says he feels there is a lot more they can achieve together. The Fin joined the team as test driver in 2010 before getting a race seat in 2013. Bottas has scored six podiums but
Most challenging season – Hamilton Lewis Hamilton has told Autosport that this season has been the most challenging yet and winning this year’s world championship will mean more to him than his previous three. After a difficult opening five races Hamilton bounced back winning six out of the last seven allowing him to take a
Teams should be grateful for top three tyre testing Pirelli say that the teams which are not taking part in the tyre testing should be grateful for the big three teams caring out the work. Some argued that Ferrari, Mercedes and red Bull will be getting an advantage ahead of the new season, in which
Round twelve of the 2016 season sees Formula One return to the Spa – Francochamps in the Arden Forest in Belgium. The longest circuit on the calendar and it is one of the ones on the very first FIA World Championship in 1950. The circuit presents a unique challenge to drivers with the high speed,
It was a striking letter of concern from drivers on the direction of the sport but what impact has it had on the sport and has it become more open? More open following GPDA letter Jenson Button says the sport has been come “more open” following the letter in March from the trade union of
Renault’s recruitment failing because of lack of belief Renault have conceded they are struggling to recruit staff for their Formula One team because there is a lack of belief in its ambitions and commitment. The French manufacture took over Lotus in December soon realising the team was weak in the terms of staff. Today the
Button assessing if he needs F1 McLaren’s Jenson Button says he is using this year’s summer break to assess if he still needs Formula One in his life. Button must decide if he wants to stay in F1 for an 18th season, move to another team, or leave altogether and try a different form of
