Lewis Hamilton was in fine form kicking off his season by going fastest in first practice for the Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton was over half a second faster than new Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas. The two set their best lap on the fastest time on the ultrasofts with a time which was already over a
FRIC won’t overshadow Australia The FIA are confident that the row over FRIC will not overshadow the Australian Grand Prix. In December Ferrari asked the FIA to clarify the ‘trick suspension’ which they believed was being used illegally by Mercedes and Red Bull. This meant the FIA called on teams to prove their suspensions weren’t
Red Bull will be within a second – Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo believes that Red Bull is within have a second of Mercedes and says the team’s winter testing was the best he has ever experience he has had with a Formula One team. The Australian throughout winter testing appeared to be cautious when asked about
Braced for difficult weekend – Alonso McLaren’s Fernando Alonso admits that the team is bracing themselves for a ‘difficult weekend’ at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, despite the hopes that engine supplier Honda has made progress. It was a frustrating pre-season, with the team struggling with the poor reliability and a lack of power from
With a new era of Formula One about to begin this weekend, it feels the perfect time to look back at the last major aero change in 2009. Against the backdrop of the global financial crisis Honda had quit the sport and from the ashes rose Brawn GP, on a fairy-tale debut weekend would unfold.
Liberty trying to wipe me from history Formula One Chairman Emeritus Bernie Ecclestone has accused the sports new owners Liberty Media of trying to remove him from the history books. Ecclestone was ousted by Liberty in January, following the takeover by the US media company. His role has been split between Ross Brawn in
Melbourne and Albert Park once again hold the opening race of the season. Home to the Australian Grand Prix since 1996, first held the race in 1953 as a non-championship race. The circuit built around a lake and still follows largely the original layout. Sixty years ago Ferrari took the victory with two Aussies and
McLaren and Honda appear to be at breaking point. This week it turned into open revolt and would a return to Mercedes power bring wins? McLaren capable of winning, if they had Mercedes power McLaren’s Eric Boullier says the team would be capable of winning if they still had Mercedes power. The British team gave
Formula One is back with a new look in 2017, with new cars, new line ups and new regulations. Over the coming week, teams will be preparing for the first race of the season which starts on Friday with free practice for the Australian Grand Prix. It’s been a turbulent winter, we had a world
MERCEDES Drivers – (44) Lewis Hamilton, (77) Valtteri Bottas Lewis Hamilton and new team-mate Valtteri Bottas will lead Mercedes hopes of a fourth successive world title this season. Hamilton will be hoping for a less intensive fight with Bottas than he had with Nico Rosberg. Bottas will be hoping he can prove he can fight
