10 years ago The Indonesian government has reportedly launched a fundraising campaign for their national driver, Rio Haryanto, in order to pay for the rest of his 2016 contract. They are seeking the support of local telecommunication users in a text-for-cash campaign. Haryanto was given a contract with Manor only a few weeks before the 2016 pre-season testing
10 years ago This weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix, both Lewis Hamilton and Pascal Wehrlein failed to comply with the 107% rule, meaning that they could have been forced to sit out of the Grand Prix simply because of some issues that they experienced in qualifying. Of course, the stewards allowed the two drivers to race, as
10 years ago Having scored points in the first two rounds of the Formula One season, the Haas F1 Team has been blessed with a massive reward for their efforts. Despite their form so far this season, they were only able to achieve one half of their goals for China. Romain Grosjean wasn’t given the birthday gift of
10 years ago Ferrari had a great chance to take their first race victory of the season, with one half of the Mercedes duo stuck at the back of the grid. Things turned sour for the team right from the get go and their chance of victory was thrown away by disaster. © Ferrari Media Ferrari got a
10 years ago Drivers gathered at the demanding Shanghai International Circuit for the Chinese Grand Prix. With Nico Rosberg leading the World Drivers’ Championship, Ferrari needed to get a race victory in order to close the gap. With Lewis Hamilton thrown to the back of the pack for the race start, all eyes were on Ferrari to see
10 years ago Both Ferrari drivers have locked out the second row of the grid, starting behind Nico Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo. Starting from P4 on the grid, Sebastian Vettel doesn’t feel that his qualifying run was worthy of a top three result. The German was at the top of the time charts of for the first qualifying
10 years ago Lewis Hamilton’s weekend has went from bad to worse after failing to record a lap time in qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit. Mercedes will be at both end of the grid, with Hamilton starting at the rear while his teammate has the pole position. Hamilton’s starting position was already going to be limited, having
10 years ago The third round of the 2016 Formula One season will be underway shortly at the Shanghai International Circuit for the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix. The amount of proper running has been limited throughout the weekend for various reasons, making the race tyre strategy very difficult for teams, as they will have very little data to
10 years ago The Indian government has temporarily suspended Vijay Mallya’s passport, awaiting a response from the Indian businessman shortly. Although the suspension is only temporary at the moment, the Indian government could revoke his passport in a few weeks. Mallya fled to the United Kingdom in March to avoid the repayment of over $1.3 billion in bank
10 years ago The first session of the weekend saw multiple tyre failures that brought out the red flag and limited the amount of running for the team in free practice one. Given how similar the tyre failures were and that they all involved the left-rear tyre, fans turned to Pirelli for an answer. However, investigations show that
