10 years ago The new Haas F1 Team started the season with some very impressive results, but the recent performance doesn’t reflect that. The team’s eyes are once again on double points, but neither driver seems particularly pleased with their results so far this weekend. Romain Grosjean has been the only driver on the team to score any
10 years ago It would appear that good fortune has not been Lewis Hamilton’s strength in 2016, as his qualifying is ruined for the second race in a row by a mechanical failure. The malfunction appears to be very similar to the issue that the reigning World Champion suffered in the Chinese Grand Prix. Last round’s Chinese Grand
10 years ago Sergio Pérez was satisfied with the performance of his car, as he starts from sixth on the grid. Although his teammate was not as fortunate with qualifying performance, Pérez was impressed with his Q3 lap time, calling it “fantastic”. The first qualifying session was a little slow for the Mexican, but he was able to
10 years ago The Formula One circus is at the Sochi Autodrom for the third annual Russian Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg grabs the pole, while two of the main contenders find themselves lower down on the grid than they would have hoped to be. The Russian Grand Prix takes its new spot in the calendar, being held a
10 years ago Tim Malyon will be leaving Sauber at the end of the month, just over three months into the job. He was given the position of Sauber’s head of track engineering in January. When Sauber’s engineer, Giampaolo Dall’Ara, left the team prior to the 2016 season after more than 15 years with the Swiss team, the
10 years ago Amid speculation by Felipe Nasr, who believes that his chassis is inferior to his teammate’s, Sauber has given Nasr a new chassis for the Russian Grand Prix. This was confirmed by Nasr during the Thursday press conference in Russia, insisting that this was a “sensible step from the team”. Nasr has been complaining for the
10 years ago Kevin Magnussen will not be in the first session of the Russian Grand Prix weekend, as Renault signs Sergey Sirotkin as a test driver. The 20 year old Russian has joined the team as part of his “long term development plan”, although Renault has not announced if he will be taking part in other race
10 years ago Lewis Hamilton suffered technical issues in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, which prevented him from setting a timed lap and required an engine replacement for the race. However, the team may be using that engine for this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix, as Mercedes believes that they have pinpointed and repaired the issue. © Mercedes-Benz
10 years ago As 21 of the drivers enjoy a relaxing weekend without a Formula One race, Daniel Ricciardo decides to enter a special event in Monaco. The event was not open to the public and was by invitation only. The Red Bull driver, Daniel Ricciardo, received his special invitation earlier in the week when he was challenged
10 years ago Vijay Mallya, the CEO of the Force India Formula One Team, has been putting up a great deal of resistance in the investigation of his massive debt to state owned banks, as well as the investigation into loan fraud. His passport has been recently suspended and the Indian government has begun the process of deportation.
