Archives of Month:  April 2017 - Page 6

Marchionne not hitting back at Lauda jibe

Apr.11 - Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne has declined to hit back at a jibe made by Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda. Earlier, former Ferrari...

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11 Apr 2017

Marchionne not commenting on future post 2019

Apr.11 - Sergio Marchionne has refused to comment on reports he will stay in charge at Ferrari beyond 2019. During the Shanghai weekend, reports...

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11 Apr 2017

Report: Honda to test new engine in Bahrain

Apr.11 - Honda is working hard to have a new specification of its struggling 2017 engine ready to test after Bahrain. After the China-Bahrain...

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11 Apr 2017

Shanghai happier with post-Ecclestone era

Apr.11 - With Liberty Media now in charge of F1, organisers of the Chinese grand prix say hopes are high the Shanghai race will...

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11 Apr 2017

HiRes wallpapers pictures 2017 Chinese F1 GP

73 HiRes wallpaper pictures about the 2017 Chinese Grand Prix driven on the Shanghai International Circuit. This F1 race has been won by Lewis Hamilton in...

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10 Apr 2017

Hamilton predicts 'closest' fight with Vettel

Apr.10 - F1 heads to the third race of the season with a genuine championship battle between Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel...

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10 Apr 2017

Horner wants clarity over Vettel grid start

Apr.10 - Christian Horner has called on F1's governing body to clarify the rule about where drivers need to start grands prix. Race officials...

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10 Apr 2017

Pundit questions Ferrari wing 'flex'

Apr.10 - Former F1 driver Christian Danner has raised doubts about the legality of Ferrari's 2017 car. The Maranello team is raising eyebrows for...

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10 Apr 2017

Vandoorne: McLaren 'faster in corners than Williams'

Apr.10 - Stoffel Vandoorne has isolated Honda amid McLaren's current performance crisis. His teammate Fernando Alonso joked in China that his surprisingly strong performance...

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10 Apr 2017

F1 'passing problem' smaller after China

Apr.10 - The 'overtaking problem' with F1's faster new cars took a back seat in Shanghai. After Melbourne, the paddock collectively worried that while...

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10 Apr 2017

Ferrari criticises Raikkonen after China

Apr.10 - Ferrari has openly criticised Kimi Raikkonen after Sunday's Chinese grand prix. The Italian marque was not alone. The influential sports daily La...

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10 Apr 2017

Lauda: 'Key figure' in Ferrari surge is Binotto

Apr.10 - Niki Lauda has credited Ferrari's technical boss for the boost in performance enjoyed by the Italian team in 2017. Earlier, the F1...

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10 Apr 2017

Wolff: Wehrlein heading for Bahrain comeback

Apr.10 - Pascal Wehrlein is shaping up to make his return to the Sauber cockpit in Bahrain. That is the view of one of...

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10 Apr 2017

F1 2017 Explained: Valtteri Bottas on Steering Wheels and Starts

How different is one team's Formula One steering wheel to another? What do all those buttons do? And how tricky are race starts in...

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10 Apr 2017

F1 - M.Verstappen: "It was very challenging"

DRIVERS 1 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 2 – Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 3 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Martin Brundle) Congratulations, Lewis,...

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9 Apr 2017

Race Results 2017 Chinese F1 Grand Prix

Event: Chinese Grand Prix Track: Shanghai International Circuit Weather: 12ºC Tarmac: 15ºC Lewis Hamilton won his 54th Formula 1 race in China today. It was...

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9 Apr 2017

Hamilton doesn't want Alonso as teammate

Apr.9 - Lewis Hamilton has given a strong sign that he doesn't want to share a garage with Fernando Alonso. Actually, the pair were...

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9 Apr 2017

Title contenders admit Mercedes & Ferrari close

Apr.9 - 2017 title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have admitted the performance of their respective cars is genuinely close. For the first...

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9 Apr 2017

Verstappen: Red Bull gap not easy to close

Apr.9 - Red Bull's drivers admit it will take time for the team to get close to the top two teams in 2017. If...

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9 Apr 2017

FIA moves to stop 'T-wing' flexing

Apr.9 - The FIA has targeted the unpopular engine cover 'T-wings' and fins, with a view to ridding F1 of them in the future....

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9 Apr 2017

Prost relishing Renault advisor role

Apr.9 - Alain Prost says he is working hard to help the works Renault team make progress in F1. The French carmaker had a...

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9 Apr 2017

Kaltenborn disputes Wehrlein injury reports

Apr.9 - Monisha Kaltenborn has taken issue with fellow F1 boss Toto Wolff's description of Pascal Wehrlein's injury. German Wehrlein drives for Sauber, but...

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9 Apr 2017

Prost doubts Rosberg will return

Apr.9 - F1 legend Alain Prost doubts Nico Rosberg will ever return to formula one. Prost, a quadruple world champion, actually made two comebacks...

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9 Apr 2017

Honda: No engine improvement date set

Apr.9 - Honda is still not promising when it will be able to substantially fix its badly struggling 2017 engine. As it emerges McLaren...

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9 Apr 2017

Race Weekend F1 Pit Stop Practice

How many practice pit stops do Formula One teams perform during a Grand Prix weekend? And what do they practice? We caught up with...

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9 Apr 2017

Starting Grid 2017 Chinese F1 GP

Event: Chinese Grand Prix Track: Shanghai International Circuit 2017 Chinese Grand Prix Tyre Compounds Shanghai imposes unique and quite high demands on the tyres,...

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9 Apr 2017

Steward: China GP almost rescheduled

Apr.8 - F1 steward Mika Salo has revealed the decision was almost taken to reschedule the Chinese grand prix. After weather issues badly affected...

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8 Apr 2017

Brown: No Alonso contract talks until summer

Apr.8 - Fernando Alonso has agreed to hold off potential talks with other teams until the summer. That is the claim of McLaren chief...

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8 Apr 2017

Marko confirms meeting with Verstappen grandfather

Apr.8 - Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed reports he met with Max Verstappen's grandfather. Amid the latest media report about a club brawl, Frans...

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8 Apr 2017

Wehrlein hopes for Bahrain return

Apr.8 - Sauber driver Pascal Wehrlein says he is hopeful he will be fit enough to race in Bahrain next weekend. The German is...

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8 Apr 2017