Three times world champion and Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda has died aged seventy. The Austrian had been struggling with health issues and underwent a double lung transplant in August that required a two-month stay in hospital. He was then hospitalised again for a short period at the beginning of 2019 after contracting a flu infection.
Mercedes on the back foot – Hamilton Lewis Hamilton believes that his Mercedes team are going into this weekends Australian Grand Prix on the back foot. It is believed that the teams’ main rivals Ferrari are expected to be ahead when the track actions begins on Friday. Hamilton admits that Mercedes “have work to do.”
Formula One race director Charlie Whiting has died suddenly aged sixty-six ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The sports governing body the FIA confirmed this morning that he had pulmonary embolism on Thursday morning in Melbourne, three days before the first race of the 2019 season. The British engineer who has been in the
Wolff calls on Mercedes to up the rate of development Mercedes CEO and team principal Toto Wolff has called on his team to up their rate of development and outperform Ferrari after the Italian team’s advantage became clear at the German Grand Prix. Ferrari introduced a new MGU-K to all it six powered cars and
The former CEO of Ferrari’s parent company Fiat-Chrysler Sergio Marchionne has died aged sixty-six in hospital in Zurich. Marchionne resigned as CEO on Saturday, following complications from surgery. Marchionne had been appointed as CEO in 2014, following the departure of long-standing CEO Luca di Montezemolo. The Italian had planned to lead the group until 2019
Red Bull chances of Honda switch boosted Honda is boosting their chances of being a viable option should Toro Rosso’s sister team Red Bull chose to switch to the Japanese manufacturer for 2019, following there promising start to the season. Pierre Gasly started fifth and finished fourth in Bahrain Grand Prix, which was a surprise
Budget cap alone cut cost – Todt FIA President Jean Todt says that a budget cap alone cannot be relied on to bring down the cost of the sport. Though the sports owners Liberty Media want to bring in a cost cap, Todt believes that it would be wrong for the sport to rely on
The former Formula One driver Daniel ‘Dan’ Gurney has died aged eighty six. The American was the first driver to spray champagne on the podium and the first to wear a full face helmet. Gurney was part of a golden generation of drivers during the 1960’s, taking the first win for Porsche and being the
We cannot fix weakness this season – Hamilton Lewis Hamilton says that his Mercedes team will not be able to fix the current weakness of the car until next season. Though Mercedes took the win in the Singapore Grand Prix, the team has struggled this season on high-downforce, low-speed F1 circuits such as Marina Bay.
John Nicholson who made one Grand Prix start but won two championships as an engine builder has died aged seventy-five. The new Zealander was best known for founding Nicholson-McLaren engines, a premier suppliers of Cosworth DFVs. The engine powered both Emerson Fittipaldi in 1974 and James Hunt in 1976 to their championships. Though Nicholson started
