Hamilton top Lewis Hamilton topped the time sheets during both practice sessions ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix. In the first session Max Verstappen put in a impressive second ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo beat his former team-mate Sebastian Vettel to third. McLaren’s Jenson Button had a difficult day after he had to wait
Hamilton deal confirmed Lewis Hamilton has agreed a new three year deal with Mercedes until 2018 the team confirmed today. The deal is believed to be around £26 million a year but they have not confirmed this. In a statement Hamilton said “Mercedes is my home and I couldn’t be happier to be staying here
First points in Monaco – Alonso Fernando Alonso says he expects McLaren to score the team’s first points this weekend. McLaren have had a difficult start to the 2015 season not scoring any points. Alonso previously said that they would score points at his home race last time out. However he retired from the race
No entry says Audi Audi says it has no plans to enter Formula One has speculation continues to rise about the German car manufacturer entering the sport. There had been high hopes after the departure of Volkswagen’s Chairman Ferdinand Piech who was believed to be the main blocker to them entering F1. A spokesman said
Back to the past? As new rules are suggested Refuelling may return to F1 in 2017 as the sport looks to introduce faster, louder and more aggressive cars. The FIA today released a statement saying that the aim is to make cars faster to improve “the show.” They will be hoping to do this by
Asking the fans More details have emerged about the ‘engagement project’ that drivers are planning to announce next week at the Monaco Grand Prix. It is believed that they will as the fans what they want to get out of the sport. They want the public to engage on topics such as technical, commercial, audience
Barcelona test – Plamer fastest for Lotus Jolyon Plamer was fastest for Lotus during the last day of the first in-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The Briton set his fastest lap in the closing minutes setting a 1:26.080. Mercedes Pascal Wehrlein led most of the day for Mercedes. Wehrlein set the benchmark of
Barcelona test – Rosberg fastest on day one Nico Rosberg was fastest during the first day of a two day test at the Circuit de Catayluna-Barcelona. The German who won Sundays Grand Prix set the best lap of 1:24.374 on a new experimental tyre brought by Pirelli. Rosberg lead for most of the day going
Caterham headquarters to be sold The headquarters of the former F1 Caterham has gone up for auction for offers over £5.5 million. The team collapse last October with the loss of 200 jobs after hitting financial problems. The 28-acre site includes 150,000 sq ft (13,900 sq m) of buildings, offices and a racing car testing
Zero gap to Ferrari – Lauda Mercedes non-executive chairman, Niki Lauda says the team is now being matched on engine power by Ferrari. Ferrari made some big steps over the winter to be the closes challenger to Mercedes. While Mercedes have won three of the last four races Ferrari has managed to win the other
