5 years ago Following the three-day driver selection test in Spain last month, 18 of the 20 drivers that will participate in the 2020 W Series season have been selected. The top 12 drivers from the inaugural 2019 season have automatically qualified for a seat in the 2020 season. There are six new entrants to the W Series
5 years ago Some fans have been critical of the FIA’s decision to ignore Sebastian Vettel’s jumped start at the Japanese Grand Prix. It’s a decision that likely preserved his P2 finish. It was the right call though. During the race, many people predicted that it was only a matter of time before the FIA handed Vettel a
5 years ago The FIA has handed Charles Leclerc two time penalties for his opening incident at the start of the Japanese Grand Prix, dropping him down a position in the final results. The incident in question occurred in the first corner of the Japanese Grand Prix and involved Max Verstappen. After getting a poor start off the
5 years ago The FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2019 was a weekend that originally started out under rainy conditions and ended with a busy Sunday. Mercedes finished the weekend with both championship titles in their hands. Thanks to Typhoon Hagabis, Saturday’s running was cancelled. Qualifying was rescheduled to Sunday morning, just four hours ahead of the race.
5 years ago Just a week after Sebastian Vettel secured a victory in Singapore, he was in Russia looking to repeat that at the FORMULA 1 VTB RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX 2019. Mercedes were looking to preserve their flawless Russian Grand Prix record, while Charles Leclerc was looking to convert his pole position into a third career victory. Mercedes
5 years ago McLaren will be reviving their partnership with Mercedes, reaching a deal to run the Mercedes engine starting in 2021. McLaren will run the Renault engine next season. McLaren previously ran Mercedes engines from 1995 to 2014. They won a World Construtors’ Championship title once during that period and finished runner up in the World Constructors’
5 years ago Some protesters argue that plastic bags kill the environment. If Kevin Magnussen were to join the movement against plastic bags, his protest sign would probably read “plastic kills… my pace” after today’s Singapore Grand Prix. After the second safety car period of the day, Magnussen was looking like he was on track to give the
5 years ago Two weeks after a back-to-back weekend, the teams were back at it again around the streets of Marina Bay for the FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2019. It was a race that was heavily dependant on pit strategy, with Mercedes opting to take an unconventional strategy. After a short time sitting on the
5 years ago The partnership between Haas F1 Team and Rich Energy officially came to an end today after both parties mutually agreed to terminate the agreement. This marks the end of a debacle that has played out over the past few months. A statement from the Haas F1 Team reads: “Haas F1 Team and Rich Energy have
5 years ago A week after getting back to action in Belgium, the teams were in Italy for the FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO HEINEKEN D’ITALIA 2019. The Ferrari fans saw their home team win for the first time since 2010. © Daimler AG Charles Leclerc had a good start off the line, as did Lewis Hamilton from P2
