F1 Today – 18/06/2019

Ferrari formally requests Canada penalty review Ferrari has formally called for the steward’s decision which cost Sebastian Vettel victory in the Canadian Grand Prix. Teams are allowed a ‘right of review’ if they present the stewards with ‘significant and relevant’ new evidence which was unavailable at the time of the ruling. The Italian team has

Prixview – French Grand Prix

Round eight of the seasons sees Formula One return to the Mediterranean for the French Grand Prix. The Circuit Paul Ricard returned to the calendar after a twenty-eight-year hiatus and brought the worlds oldest Grand Prix back following a ten-year hiatus. Grand Prix is French for Grand Prize, the first Grand Prix was held in

F1 Today – 24/01/2019

Renault appoint new CEO Renault and Nissan have agreed to continue their alliance following the resignation of chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn. Michelin’s Jean-Dominique Senard has been appointed as chairman, while Thierry Bolloré will become chief executive of Renault and Hiroto Saikawa of Nissan. Mr Ghosn was arrested by Japanese police in November over claims of

F1 Today – 26/06/2018

FIA on target to meet engine regulation deadline The FIA says that it’s on target to meet the end of June deadline for the publication of the new engine regulations which are due to be introduced in 2021. Last November the sports governing body outlined the concept but has been working on the finer details.

French GP – Result

Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 01:30:11.385 25 2 Max Verstappen DUT Red Bull – Tag Heuer +00:07.090 18 3 Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari +00:25.888 15 4 Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull – Tag Heuer +00:34.736 12 5 Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari +01:01.935 10 6 Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas –

Notebook – French Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton has beaten his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by a tenth of a second to take pole position for the French Grand Prix. Mercedes have looked strong all weekend, and they maintained their advantage throughout the session-topping all three sessions. The four times champion set his fastest time during his first run in Q3

French GP – Qualifying Result

Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 01:31.271 01:30.645 01:30.029 2 Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 01:31.776 01:31.227 01:30.147 3 Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 01:31.820 01:30.751 01:30.400 4 Max Verstappen DUT Red Bull – Tag Heuer 01:31.531 01:30.818 01:30.705 5 Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull – Tag Heuer 01:31.910 01:31.538 01:30.895