No short term fix for Mercedes Mercedes say that their problems with their 2017 car will not be fixed in the short term and have conceded that Ferrari is the current favourites for the title. Ferrari scored their first one-two finish in Monaco and look to be in strong form heading into the Canadian Grand Prix.
Pirelli open to tyre war The chairman of Pirelli Marco Tronchetti Provera, says the Italian tyre manufacturer would welcome a return of a tyre war. Pirelli has been Formula One’s only tyre supplier since 2011 and their current deal expires in 2019. In the recent Global Fan Survey by the Motorsport Network, 69.4% of fans
Rosberg says Alonso should have replaced him Mercedes ambassador Nico Rosberg, says he would of rather McLaren’s Fernando Alonso replaced him has Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate. Rosberg retired after winning last year’s championship. This caused late changes in the driver market with Mercedes eventually signing Williams’s driver Valtteri Bottas to replace Rosberg after Felipe Massa reversed
