Renault has announced that it has secured a new partnership with Spanish insurance company MAPFRE for the upcoming Formula 1 campaign. The brand’s logo will feature on the livery of the French manufacturer’s 2017-spec challenger, the R.S.17, which will be unveiled in London this afternoon. Renault RS17 2017 F1 car breaks cover! “I’m very pleased that…
Kevin Magnussen denies he ever apologised to Marcus Ericsson for the pair’s ‘nordic’ run-in on the first lap of the Australian GP a fortnight ago. The Haas driver collided with his Sauber counterpart on the first lap in Melbourne, putting both himself and his opponent out of contention in the season opener. Ericsson later tweeted…
Antonio Giovinazzi will once again sub for a still unfit Pascal Wehrlein at Sauber in next weekend’s China Grand Prix. Wehrlein withdrew from the Australian GP on Saturday morning before FP3, judging that his fitness level was not good enough to endure a full race distance. Ferrari reserve driver Giovinazzi acquitted himself well, qualifying just…
Carlos Sainz believes he was on course to make it into the final round of qualifying in Bahrain – until his car ground to a halt at the end of Q1. Sainz was halfway through an impressive flying lap when the Toro Rosso lost power. He said that he has “absolutely no idea” what had…
McLaren is investigating opportunities linked to an involvement with the burgeoning Formula E series, either as a team or as a supplier of powertrain technology. The company’s Applied Technology division is already contracted to supply the series control battery from the 2018/19 season. Speaking to Autosport, McLaren boss Zak Brown said he was eager for…
One race into the 2017 season, Sergio Perez is enthusiastic about the future as he heads to China aiming for more points with with Force India. Perez saluted the team’s double-points finish in Australia which also happened to be his personal best opening race with his current team and his eleventh consecutive finish in the…
Just ten minutes before the end of this morning’s free practice, Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari grinded to a halt at the end of the pitlane. The Scuderia mechanics pushed the car back to its garage but a thorough inspection since has decided the team to change the SF70H’s power unit. Apparently a detected water leak, and…
As usual, F1i takes you behind the scenes for a glimpse at some stolen moments in Bahrain.
Sauber believed that Pascal Wehrlein’s back injury was so serious that he was likely to be sidelined for four races. As it turned out, he cut his predicted recovery time in half. Wehrlein suffered a compression fracture of a neck vertebra while competing at the Race of Champions in January. He took part in practice…
It’s post-Grand Prix Tuesday, so it’s time to look back at a few stolen moments from last weekend’s Russian Grand Prix at Sochi. Click Here: true religion jean short