F1 Today – 18/10/2016

Honda upgrade brought performance too Honda’s upgrade aimed at reliability has seen a step forward in race performance even though it was aimed at reliability according to McLarens Jenson Button. The Japanese manufacturer brought an upgrade with a new engine block and lightweight exhaust for Fernando Alonso in Malaysia. The upgrade proved good allowing him

F1 Today – 17/10/2016

Holding nothing back – Hamilton Lewis Hamilton is to “hold nothing back” in his bid to beat team-mate Nico Rosberg to this year’s world championship. The three times world champion is currently thirty three points behind Rosberg in the championship with a maximum of hundred still to play for. Hamilton has not won since July

PREVIEW – United States Grand Prix

Round eighteen of the season sees Formula One head to Austin in Texas for the Americas leg of the 2016 season. The first purpose built circuit in the United States was built in the early 2010’s as the home of Formula One and non-oval racing in America. Designed by F1’s favourite architect Hermann Tilke the

F1 Today – 14/10/2016

Hulkenberg to join Renault Nico Hulkenberg is to leave Force India at the end of the season after agreeing his break clause with the team to join Renault. The German will lead the French team as they look to build as a works team. Force India who he has drove for on and off over

F1 Today – 13/10/2016

Force India won’t stop Hulkenberg leaving Force India will not stop Nico Hulkenberg leaving the team according to Motorsport.com. Hulkenberg is believed to be close to making the move and it is believed to have a preliminary deal with the Renault team. The deal maybe complicated by the fact that Hulkenberg has a contract in

F1 Today – 12/10/2016

Ferrari “a group of scared people” Ferrari is no longer a Formula One team but “a group of scared people” that’s the assessment of the teams former chief engineer Luca Baldisserri. The Italian team has had and will fail to meet there target of taking this year’s titles in both the drivers and constructors. The

Who could end up where in 2017?

Last Updated – 03 December 2016 Our editor assesses where drivers could slot into with the remaining seats available for 2017 and who are the remaining drivers under treat. Their replacements and the winners and losers. For updates scroll to bottom all information was correct at time of orginal posting. What we know  Lewis Hamilton

F1 Today – 11/10/2016

Hulkenberg an option for Renault Renault boss Fred Vasseur has said that Nico Hulkenberg is one of “two or three” options for their line up next season, but says nothing has been finalised yet. According to Motorsport.com the German driver is on the verge of moving to the French manufacture next season and despite having

NOTEBOOK – Japanese Grand Prix – Review

Nico Rosberg has extended his lead at the top of the world championship after taking victory at the Japanese Grand Prix, a race where it could be the defining moment of his career. Mercedes v Verstappen Mercedes had filed a protest against the defence driving Max Verstappen when he was fighting with Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes

Japanese GP – Result

Po Name Team Time Points 1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 01:26:43.33  25 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull – Tag Heuer +00:04.978 18 3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +00:05.776 15 4 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari +00:20.269 12 5 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari +00:28.370 10 6 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull – Tag Heuer +00:33.941 8 7 Sergio Perez Force India –