Round twelve of the season sees Formula One head to the legendary circuit at Spa – Francochamps in Belgium. The circuit is the longest of the season and has held the race on and off since the 1930’s. Spa presents drivers with a unique challenge to drivers with the high speed, long flat out sections
The halo has caused complaints from modern Formula One drivers some say it’s too much safety. But why does Sir Jackie Stewart believe it’s a price worth paying? Stewart criticises halo complaints Sir Jackie Stewart has criticised the complaints that some drivers have made about the introduction of the halo cockpit protection device next season.
Renault open to retain Palmer Renault says it would be open to retaining Jolyon Palmer next season, if the Englishman can up his disappointing form from the first half of the season. Palmer has struggled in the first half of the season compared to his team-mate Nico Hulkenberg, who has scored all of the
Honda only reaching testing target now Honda F1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa says that the Japanese manufacturer has only just reached the performance levels they had been targeting at the start of testing. The relationship between Honda and McLaren has come under a lot of strain this season after three seasons without a competitive and reliable
Personally “fantastic” season – Alonso Fernando Alonso says while 2017 has been a challenging year so far for McLaren, for him on a personal level it has been “fantastic.” The Spaniard and the team, have been struggling with performance all season and are only ninth in the constructors. Alonso says that he feels that he
Speed but not results satisfies Raikkonen Kimi Räikkönen says that his speed but not his results has satisfied him this season. The Finn is currently fourth in the driver’s championship, with 116 points. It has been an impressive season for the Finn, he took his first pole since 2008 in Monaco and has scored four
Bottas future decided by mid-September Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that Valtteri Bottas’s future with the team will be decided by mid-September. The Finn was signed on a one year deal to replace Nico Rosberg who retired last December. Bottas has delivered good results and taken two wins, which has allowed him to be fighting
Eddie Jordan has made a name for himself as a man who breaks stories. But, a claim that Mercedes is to walk away as a works team is ‘Fake News’ which prompted Jordan to say he didn’t say they would quit entirely Mercedes quitting is fake news Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has called on Channel
McLaren to do “Everything” to retain Alonso McLaren’s chief operating officer Jonathan Neale says the team “will do everything” can to try to retain Fernando Alonso next season. The two times world champion has yet to score a podium since returning to the team in 2015 and his current contract expires at the end of
Not 100% happy but no doubts in Kubica’s mind Robert Kubica has said that he was “not 100 percent happy” with his first drive in a 2017-spec Formula One car, but played down the question-marks over his fitness and said he would easily repeat his 142-lap stint again. The test gave the team the chance
