Japan Hamilton was on it again in qualifying at Suzuka the Englishman topped all three sessions, conditions were ones which suited the Mercedes driver as the rain moved in. Hamilton took pole from Bottas as Ferrari made another error, leaving Vettel only ninth. Vettel went straight out in Q3 on the intermediates, while Mercedes went
In a special edition of Reporters this week, we are looking back at the last six months 2018 bring you the biggest and best stories from that time of year. June – Keke Rosberg has been silence from the press for the last decade while his son Nico raced in Formula One. But following his
Belgium Like in Budapest, conditions at Spa where changeable and the fight for pole between Vettel and Hamilton was close until the closing moments. Hamilton and Vettel started Q3 on dry tyres, but were forced to abort on there out laps and switch to inters. Again like in Budapest, the Englishman proved his skills in
France For the first time since 1990 F1 returned to Paul Ricard for the French Grand Prix. As expected, Mercedes were on it from the very start topping all three practices. The circuit was one where Mercedes had the clear edge, Hamilton was dominant in qualifying with him two tenths faster than Bottas and half
Spain Mercedes were on it when F1 arrived back in Europe, as Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas locked out the front row. The first major upgrades for both Mercedes and Ferrari maintained the same level of performance for both teams. Sebastian Vettel was unable to find enough in the session leaving him four-tenths of Hamilton.
In a special edition of Reporters this week, we are looking back at the first six months 2018 bring you the biggest and best stories from that time of year. January – Over Christmas Lewis Hamilton caused a Twitter storm after a Instagram after posting a video saying he was ‘ashamed’ of his nephew for
Australia Lewis Hamilton started his title defence in a dominant style by taking pole by seven-tenths of a second over both Ferrari’s. The Mercedes certainly had the pace in the session, going a second faster than he managed in 2017. Meanwhile, teammate Valtteri Bottas crashed out after running wide into Turn Two, meaning he was
Russell believes it is his time George Russell has issued a warning to his fellow drivers following his move to Williams for 2019, declaring that “this is my time.” The Mercedes backed driver will make his debut with Williams next season, alongside Robert Kubica. Russell has been highly successful over the last two years winning
McLaren insists no regrets about Honda divorce McLaren chairman Sheikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa is once again insisting that the team made the right decision to split from Honda at the end of last year, even though it didn’t give an uplift in form. Following three difficult years with the Japanese manufacturer, the team
Mercedes did struggle with understanding Spa engine Mercedes says it didn’t fully understand the engine upgrade it introduced for the second half of the season. One of the defining moments in this years title battle was how the team responded to Ferrari’s dominant win at the Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton dominated the race at Monza
