8 years ago An agreement has been reached on the legal battle between the Manor Formula One Team and the family of the late Maria de Villota. The terms of the agreement are confidential. The dispute is related to de Villota’s accident with the team in 2012. © David Hernandez While working as a test driver for the
8 years ago As if Sebastian Vettel’s World Drivers’ Championship title hopes weren’t in bad enough shape, the German Ferrari driver now finds himself just one reprimand away from receiving a grid penalty. He was given his second reprimand of the season at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. © Ferrari Media The reprimand in Japan was for skipping
8 years ago With the season’s end rapidly approaching, the teams met at Suzuka for the 2017 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX. Coming from a nightmare weekend in Malaysia, Ferrari was looking to revive their World Drivers’ Championship hopes, while Mercedes was looking to extend their title lead. © Sahara Force India Formula One Team Friday Friday morning
8 years ago Lewis Hamilton has extended his World Drivers’ Championship title lead with another victory this season at the Japanese Grand Prix, while Ferrari suffer another nightmare weekend. The race was full of quite a few battles throughout the field and a tense finish. © Ferrari Media As we saw in Malaysia, Ferrari began to have issues
8 years ago Pierre Gasly will give up on his chance to win the Super Formula championship title, instead opting to race with Toro Rosso at the United States Grand Prix. He will spend the remainder of the 2017 season with the team, as Daniil Kvyat also returns to the team and Sainz moves to Renault. Kvyat was
8 years ago Formula One is often the testing ground for the latest technology. Keeping with this reputation, the sport will be introducing new biometric gloves in 2018. The main purpose for the gloves is for the advantage that it will give the circuit medical staff when a driver crashes. The gloves, backed by the Global Institute for
8 years ago Valtteri Bottas has been given a five-place grid penalty for this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The penalty has been given for a gearbox change which violates the Formula One regulations. © Daimler AG The FIA requires that the teams run a gearbox for six consecutive races, unless that is a failure that prevented
8 years ago Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton may be the latest athlete to take part in the controversial “take a knee” protests are happening in the National Football League. Many players in the sport are taking a stand against racially charged police brutality, although the movement has moved more towards a protest against the US President Donald Trump.
8 years ago The Haas F1 Team is currently discussing the FP2 drain cover incident with the management of the Sepang International Circuit, in an attempt to get compensation for the damage that was incurred by the accident. It’s been reported that the circuit officials may be working with the insurance company to fulfill the request. © Haas
8 years ago Toro Rosso’s likely candidate for their 2018 racing seat, Pierre Gasly, is targeting rest of the races in the Formula One season, despite a date clash with the final race of the Super Formula series. Choosing to race in the Formula One race in the United States would mean that he would forfeit his chance
