8 years ago Carlos Sainz has been given a three place grid penalty for his opening lap accident with Romain Grosjean and Felipe Massa at the Canadian Grand Prix. Despite his defense that Grosjean was located in his blind spot, the stewards placed the blame on the Spaniard and felt that a grid penalty for the Azerbaijan Grand
8 years ago The Formula One circus was in my home and native land for the FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2017 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, named after Canada’s F1 racing legend killed at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix and the father of World Champion Jacques. With a win in Monaco for Ferrari and
8 years ago The Circuito Internacional de Vila Real in Portugal will be making motorsport history as the first non-rallycross circuit to have a joker lap. The joker lap will be used at the FIA WTCC’s 2017 Race of Portugal on the weekend of June 25. © Mark Seymour The concept of a joker lap is used in
8 years ago News has come from the Haas camp, as they announce that they will give Antonio Giovinazzi seven free practice runs during the rest of the 2017 season. This latest development begs the question: is Ferrari evaluating Giovinazzi for Kimi Räikkönen’s seat next season? © Ferrari Media Giovinazzi currently serves as Ferrari’s test driver in their
8 years ago ESPN has released their list of the top 100 athletes and the results may shock you, as only two Formula One drivers make it onto the list. Among them is Lewis Hamilton, who ranked surprisingly low on the list. © Daimler AG © Pirelli & C SpA The list was compiled using a formula that
8 years ago A meeting was held in Monaco involving key management figures from various FIA governed motorsport disciplines, where it was agreed that the sports should work together to prevent event date conflicts. The decision was reached in order to allow fans to enjoy all of the motorsport divisions that the FIA has to offer. © Pirelli
8 years ago Jenson Button’s return to Formula One wasn’t as good as anyone would have hoped, with the Brit crashing out of the race and taking Pascal Wehrlein with him an a spectacular fashion. But perhaps the award for the most pointless penalty goes to the FIA stewards for their decision to give Button a grid penalty.
8 years ago Fans that tuned in to watch Fernando Alonso take on the Indianapolis 500 for the first time in his career witnessed the familiar sight of Alonso climbing out of a smoking Honda-powered car, albeit in an unfamiliar car. But is this latest failure for the Spaniard a tipping point for himself, McLaren and Honda? Before
8 years ago Fernando Alonso made his Indianapolis 500 and oval racing debut just hours after he watched his Formula One team suffer a double retirement in Monaco. Debut a solid performance throughout the day, the race finish was just out of reach for Alonso’s Honda engine, bringing an end to his race. © Alexander Rossi At the
8 years ago It was the Sunday that all motor racing fans look forward to, with two of the three races from the Triple Crown of motorsport happening just hours apart from each other. The FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2017 was up first. After watching the Formula One drivers navigate through the narrow streets of Monaco,
