In this special edition of Reporters, we are looking back at the biggest stories of the last year in this edition we are looking back at the last six months of the year. August, Is Formula One a sport, entertainment, development test ground or all three? The sports hitting a point where it needs to
Brazil It was Bottas who was in form in qualifying at Interlagos out qualifying Vettel by three tenths. Bottas put in the lap when it mattered as Vettel was impacted by the light rain when he was on his final run. Despite being champion, Hamilton’s session was a disaster as he crashed out failing to
Japan Hamilton was in fine form at Suzuka out qualifying Vettel by three tenths to seal his first pole at the circuit. Throughout the session Hamilton looked unstoppable as he was consistently faster than the German, breaking the lap record by over a second, beating Vettel. Ricciardo out-qualified his teammate Verstappen for the first time
In this special edition of Reporters, we are looking back at the biggest stories of the last year starting with the first six months of the year. In January, Bernie Ecclestone’s fourty year’s as the boss of F1 came to an end. So how did Bernie rise to be such a powerful figure in Formula
Belgium Hamilton returned at his best following the summer break, beating Vettel to take pole by two tenths. It was another special day for the Mercedes driver, who equalled the record number of poles set by Michael Schumacher. It was a great come back from the German, who appeared to be struggling to get the
Halo “dreadful” addition – Wolff Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has described the halo cockpit protection device as “dreadful” addition to the sport as the team looks at the best way of adding the device to their 2018. From next year, the device which is designed to deflect debris from the drivers heads will become mandatory
Azerbaijan Baku was the backdrop for round eight, with Hamilton once again taking pole from Bottas as the Mercedes duo clearly had the slight edge. But Ferrari was not far off the pace. Ricciardo crashed out at the most critical part of the session, meaning the top teams were unable to go fighting for the
Red Bull can be favourites Daniel Ricciardo says that Red Bull could be the favourites for next years world championships if the team can avoid another slow start to the season. Red Bull was expected to be a major challenge to Mercedes this year as the sport moved towards more aerodynamic based regulations. However, wind
Renault says it gained a second in 2017 Renault says it has gained a second in lap time in 2017 compared to 2016 from developing an entirely new engine. The French manufacturer substantially overhauled its engine this season because it had reached the end of its development life. However, the new power unit proved unreliable
Spain Throughout winter testing, Ferrari looked really strong in Barcelona, so could they continue that brilliant form. Hamilton looked to up his game as he threw down the gauntlet in qualifying, fastest in all three sessions. But as it was becoming clear in every race so far, the gap between Hamilton and Vettel was just
