Archives of Month:  September 2019 - Page 9

F1 world now thankful for 'Halo' safety

The F1 world is rapidly adjusting to the sport's 'Halo' era. The cockpit protection system was introduced last year amid great scepticism, but it...

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8 Sep 2019

Farcical qualifying 'not a good look for F1'

The strong slipstream effect of the 2019 F1 cars led to a farcical final qualifying segment at high-speed Monza on Saturday. The top ten...

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8 Sep 2019

Brawn: Schumacher needs another F2 season

F1 sporting boss Ross Brawn thinks Mick Schumacher needs another season in Formula 2. He echoes the words of former Ferrari team boss Stefano...

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8 Sep 2019

Starting Grid 2019 Italian F1 GP

Event: Italian Grand Prix Track: Monza Circuit Start time: 15:10 (local) | 14:10 GMT | 06:10 PT Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc claimed pole on...

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7 Sep 2019

Drivers Post-Quali Comments 2019 Italian F1 GP

The 2019 Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix qualifying session was a chaos we never saw before. Because nobody wanted to be ahead of the...

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7 Sep 2019

Qualifying Results 2019 Italian F1 Grand Prix

Event: Italian Grand Prix Track: Monza Circuit Weather: Dry 22.4-23.4°C Tarmac: Dry  36.4-37.9°C Humidity: 53.1-48% Wind: 1.3 m/s SW Pressure: 992.3 bar Charles Leclerc...

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7 Sep 2019

Lap Times 3rd Free Practice 2019 Italian F1 GP

Event: Italian Grand Prix Track: Monza Circuit Weather: Dry 20.5-21.5°C Tarmac: Dry  29.5°C Humidity: 56.8% Wind: 0.5 m/s VAR Pressure: 993.8 bar The start...

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7 Sep 2019

Flying crash Alex Peroni 2019 Monza F3 race

Before the start of the Formula 1 FP3 an unbelievable crash happend in the F3 race. Alex Peroni was going wide coming out of...

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7 Sep 2019

Wolff admits engine reliability concerns

"Question marks" remain about engine failures that occurred at Spa last weekend, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits. The power units in the customer cars...

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7 Sep 2019

Drivers hit back at Villeneuve over Hubert death

Three drivers have hit back at Jacques Villeneuve, following comments the 1997 world champion made in the wake of Anthoine Hubert's death. Villeneuve, now...

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7 Sep 2019

Correa in 'critical' condition and coma

The condition of the other driver involved in Anthoine Hubert's fatal crash at Spa has deteriorated. 20-year-old Ecuadorian-American Formula 2 driver Juan Manuel Correa...

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7 Sep 2019

Alonso admits 2021 return possible

Fernando Alonso has flagged the possibility of a return to Formula 1 in 2021. Having retired at the end of last year, the double...

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7 Sep 2019

Kubica unsure he can keep Williams seat

Robert Kubica says his future will become clearer "sooner or later". The popular Pole returned to F1 this year after an eight-year break following...

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7 Sep 2019

Bottas 'completely free' for 2021

Valtteri Bottas says he will be "completely free" at the end of 2020. After a period of uncertainty and speculation, Mercedes recently confirmed that...

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7 Sep 2019

Kvyat: Honda deficit now 'minimal'

Daniil Kvyat says the gap between Honda and the other engine manufacturers on the grid is now "minimal". The Japanese manufacturer, which supplies engines...

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7 Sep 2019

Lammers: Dutch GP preparations on track

Work is about to begin to get the Zandvoort circuit ready for the 2020 Dutch GP. Jan Lammers, a former F1 driver and Dutch...

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7 Sep 2019

Driver Comments after Friday Practice in Italy

After the first day of practice on a wet Monza circuit we can say we haven't learned a huge amount about the how the...

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6 Sep 2019

Lap Times 2nd Free Practice 2019 Italian F1 GP

Event: Italian Grand Prix Track: Monza Circuit Weather: Dry/wet 19.4°C Tarmac: Dry/wet  25.3°C Humidity: 62.5% Wind: 2.5 m/s NW Pressure: 995.2 bar McLaren driver...

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6 Sep 2019

Lap Times 1st Free Practice 2019 Italian F1 GP

Event: Italian Grand Prix Track: Monza Circuit Weather: Wet 16.5-18.3°C Tarmac: Wet 19.9-23.5°C Humidity: 82.7-72.3% Wind: 1.0 m/s SW Pressure: 996 bar The temple...

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6 Sep 2019

Steiner targets driver announcement in Singapore

Gunther Steiner is hoping to decide Haas' second driver for 2020 by the next race at Singapore. At Spa, amid rumours Nico Hulkenberg is...

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6 Sep 2019

Hamilton admits Ferrari is an option

Lewis Hamilton has admitted switching to Ferrari is "an option" for the future. Earlier, we reported that although the Mercedes driver has over a...

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6 Sep 2019

Aldo Costa leaves Mercedes F1 team

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport and Dallara Automobili S.p.A announced that the team’s Technical Advisor Aldo Costa will join the world’s leading racing car manufacturer as...

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6 Sep 2019

Montezemolo: Vettel still number 1 driver

Ferrari is on the way to having "two number 1 drivers", according to former president Luca di Montezemolo. Having been invited to attend Ferrari's...

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6 Sep 2019

Verstappen slams Rosberg critic

Max Verstappen has hit back hard at Nico Rosberg, following the 2016 world champion's latest criticism. On his Youtube channel, Rosberg - now an...

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6 Sep 2019

Kvyat not impressed by Albon's first Red Bull race

Daniil Kvyat has countered the Red Bull narrative by admitting he was not impressed by former teammate Alexander Albon's move to the top team....

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6 Sep 2019

Magnussen still has 'no fear' when driving

Kevin Magnussen says he felt "no fear" when he raced at Spa just 24 hours after the death of Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert....

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6 Sep 2019

Raikkonen supports return of F1 'warning' flag

Kimi Raikkonen has backed the return to Formula 1 of the black and white flag for unsportsmanlike behaviour. We reported at Spa that race...

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6 Sep 2019

Sainz tones down Renault rhetoric

Carlos Sainz has toned down his rhetoric about McLaren's engine supplier Renault. The Spaniard surprised the F1 paddock recently by saying he "expected more"...

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6 Sep 2019

Perez: Door to top team could still open

Sergio Perez thinks Racing Point would let him leave if a top team comes knocking. The F1 world was surprised at Spa when a...

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6 Sep 2019

2019 Italian F1 GP Press Conferences Schedule

THURSDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER, 1500 HOURS LOCAL TIME Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) Nico Hülkenberg (Renault) Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso)...

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6 Sep 2019