9 years ago The Turkish Grand Prix could make a return in the 2018 season, as a reported agreement between the sport’s owners and circuit owners has been reached. No contract has been signed at the moment, although Formula One CEO Chase Carey has already met with the country’s president. The Intercity Istanbul Park was built in 2004
9 years ago On the back of a disappointing start to the 2017 Formula One season, Fernando Alonso will be skipping the Monaco Grand Prix to participate in the Indianapolis 500. This will be the Spaniard’s first time racing at an oval circuit and his first time in the Indy500. McLaren-Honda’s best chance to score a decent finish
9 years ago Judging by the start of the Chinese Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel would not be able to pass a parking test, having been a good half a car’s width outside of his front row grid position. The incident was investigated by the race stewards, but they didn’t take any action on the issue, although the fans
9 years ago Sergio Pérez and Lance Stroll have conflicting opinions about their first lap collision at the Chinese Grand Prix, which put a premature end to Stroll’s race and brought out the virtual safety car. Each driver has deflected blame onto one another. © Pirelli & C SpA The incident in question occurred on the first lap
9 years ago After teasing fans with a potential championship battle between Mercedes and Ferrari, the Formula One season continued for the 2017 HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX at the Shanghai International Circuit. The bar was set quite high by the shocking result in Australia. Friday © Pirelli & C SpA Friday’s running was pretty light for the teams
9 years ago Requests to move the Chinese Grand Prix ahead to Saturday were rejected by the FIA. The discussion was started in an effort to prevent a race cancelation due to poor weather conditions expected for Sunday. © Pirelli & C SpA Each driver only managed to complete less than 10 laps of running on Friday, as
9 years ago The latest data regarding the air quality near the Shanghai International Circuit reveals that the practice sessions and qualifying could be run in potentially dangerous air quality conditions. However, air quality is expected to improve before the start of the race on Sunday. © Pirelli & C SpA Data available from the World Air Quality
9 years ago Pascal Wehrlein will be sitting out for at least one more race this season, as Antonio Giovinazzi takes his place for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix. The German still insists that sitting out is not as a result of his injury, but rather a lack of physical fitness. Wehrlein has yet to make his debut
9 years ago Antonio Giovinazzi will officially replace Pascal Wehrlein for the remainder of the 2017 season, as Wehrlein prepares to undergo exercises and training to fully recover from his back injury during the Race of Champions event in Miami during the winter break. © Sauber Motorsport AG This is an April Fool’s joke, not a legitimate headline.
9 years ago The event organizers of the Australian Grand Prix have launched an investigation to find out how race fans were able to enter onto the circuit during the cool-down lap. The situation was quite dangerous, for obvious reasons, and against the safety regulations in place to protect the spectators. © Pirelli & C SpA Following Sebastian
