Ferrari’s Kimi Räikkönen was fastest in the first practice session for this weekends Belgian Grand Prix. The Finn set his fastest lap on the ultrasoft tyre to go .05 of a second faster than Lewis Hamilton driver with his team-mate Sebastian Vettel third. Raikkonen who has always performed well at Spa, set his best time
Mercedes learnt importance of back up plan Mercedes say they will ensure they will always have a backup plan following the sudden retirement of Nico Rosberg. The German team were caught out when Rosberg signed a contract last August, but after he won the title announced he was retiring. Currently, the team only has Lewis
Verstappen putting pressure on Red Bull Former Red Bull driver Mark Webber says that Max Verstappen’s ‘flaky’ approach to race weekends is putting pressure on the team. Writing for the team in a midseason review piece, the Channel 4 pundit claimed that the Dutchman has been ‘going off the road a lot’ during Friday and
Honda changes way it evaluates development Honda F1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa says the manufacturer has changed they evaluate the development of their engine. It has been a very frustrating first half of their third season since returning to the sport, with poor reliability and a lack of power threatening its future with McLaren. Last month,
Round thirteen of the 1998 season saw Formula One head to the legendry circuit at Spa. Going into the race Mikka Hakkinen lead the championship from Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard. McLaren had the lead over Ferrari in the Qualifying Report Mikia Hakkienen qualified on pole beating David Coulthard and Damon Hill to take his
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
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
The 2016 season was shaping up to be the battle between the Ferrari and Mercedes but who would be victorious when the season reaches it climax in Abu Dhabi after twenty one races. Continuing rise of Rosberg Melbourne hosted the season opener which saw the debut of a new team Haas. The team were expected
Belgium There was another driver change when F1 returned at Spa following the summer break. Manor announced that Esteban Ocon was replacing Rio Haryanto after he failed to meet his contractual obligations. The other news was that Hamilton would take a double engine penalty following failures earlier in the season meaning he would start last.
Verstappen will cause a “massive accident” Max Verstappen will cause a “massive accident sooner or later” if he does not change his driving tactics, says Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen. Over the past two days a war of words has broken out between the Fin and the Red Bull driver, with Raikkonen telling the BBC “If
