Sergey Sirotkin admits the latest rumors surrounding the identity of Williams’ second driver for 2019 have ruffled his feathers, and the Russian now wants clarity on his future. Reports have emerged that on Thursday, Williams will announce the sensational return to Grand Prix racing in 2019 of Robert Kubica, the 33-year-old Pole filling the Grove-based…
Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko says that data collected in the latter part of 2018 showed that Max Verstappen had clearly moved ahead of Daniel Ricciardo in terms of outright speed. Ricciardo appeared to have the upper hand over his team mate at the start of last year’s campaign, with the Aussie winning in…
Red Bull Racing has announced that it will unveil its Honda-powered RB15 car next week, on Wednesday February 13. The Milton Keynes-based outfit offered no details about the presentation or if its new car would hit the track for a shakedown run before pre-season testing, as was the case last year with its RB14. A…
Charles Leclerc declared himself very happy with his first day of testing with Ferrari in 2019, the Monegasque feeling comfortable at the wheel of the Scuderia’s impressive SF90. Leclerc, who put in 15 trouble-free laps around the Circuit de Catalunya, clocked in with a best lap of 1m18.553 that was just 0.392s off Sebastian Vettel’s…
Williams technical director Paddy Lowe believes the limitations of Robert Kubica’s right arm won’t impair the driver’s performance during his come-back season. Kubica’s massive rally crash in 2011inflicted a severe injury to the Pole’s right arm and put a temporary end to the Pole’s career in F1. Years of physical therapy and patience, and many…
In addition to his outstanding engineering and design skills, Mercedes technical director James Allison has a natural gift for eloquence. Understanding Formula 1’s massive technical complexities and creating a championship-winning car require an extraordinarily bright and productive mind. Mercedes hints at wild camo livery for W10 But explaining the sport’s intricacies with fluency to the…
The Italian media proved once again that it takes no prisoners when it comes to a Ferrari driver’s mistakes or under-performance. Italy’s press has been on Sebastian Vettel’s case since last season when the German driver’s costly errors put him out of contention for the 2018 world title. Vettel’s mistake in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix,…
The World Trade Organization (WTO) kicked off its 10th ministerial conference in Kenya on Tuesday to develop a new free trade agreement, as grassroots activists rallied worldwide against measures they say would undermine the rights of small-scale farmers in developing countries. It is the first time the WTO has met in Africa, where free trade…
After raising the curtain Down Under, Formula 1 has moved to Bahrain and its scintillating Arabian nights in the desert. Everyone reported for duty and crews are already hard at work at Sakhir, preparing for the weekend’s festivities. Here is our first batch of pictures from the Bahrain Paddock. 56 You may also like Japanese…
Turkey’s march towards authoritarianism took another dangerous turn this past week with the forced resignation of moderate Islamist Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, apparently at the insistence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Though constitutionally the Turkish prime minister wields executive authority and the president is largely a figurehead, Erdoğan—who served as prime minister for eleven years…