On the eve of his home grand prix in Melbourne, Ricciardo admits that RBR is unlikely to be any sort of match for Mercedes and Ferrari in the early campaign. And while that effectively rules him out of the title race, the Australian says Red Bull is targeting the second half of the season as an opportunity to
New tire regulations explained in 80 seconds
It may seem like a puzzle, but really it is not so hard to figure out the new tire regulations 2016. Let’s see!
Sergio Perez: “Force India podiums ‘far away’ right now”
he Silverstone-based outfit plans for some ambitious upgrades for its car in Bahrain and Spain that it hopes will allow it to challenge Williams and Red Bull in the chasing pack behind Mercedes and Ferrari. But Perez believes that until that new package arrives, things will be more difficult – which is why he says
Schumacher before accident “You don’t need to call me for the next year, I’m disappearing.”
However, Sabine Kehm has made claims that the seven time world champion wanted to disappear from the attention of the media and the general public, the Dailymail report. Schumacher’s manager also hints that it is for these reasons why very little information is being revealed about the F1 Legend’s recovery. ‘Once in a long discussion
McLaren to start 2016 Formula 1 season with ‘unknowns’
Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso completed a combined 780 laps over two weeks in Barcelona but the Honda-powered team failed to complete their full pre-season testing programme. McLaren are set to trial their 2016 package in Friday’s practice at the Australian GP, and Boullier said: “It’s been a very long winter, and I know that I
Hamilton: “Formula 1 keeps making the wrong rules decisions”
s a traditionalist, Hamilton would prefer an ‘old-school’ car reminiscent of 1980s F1. Though he knows that dream will never be realised, he still thinks wrong turns are being made. He denied that it was just Mercedes’ domination stifling the F1 spectacle. “I don’t think the [current] regulations are fine, even if there were five
Alonso too optimistic? “Only McLaren can beat Mercedes”
Fernando Alonso is convinced that only McLaren-Honda has the capacity to knock Mercedes off the top of Formula 1, even though it will take it at least until 2017 to do so. Although the team has made big gains over the past 12 months, following a challenging 2015 campaign, it is under no illusions about
Is high-mileage Mercedes in better shape than fast Ferrari?
Ignore Ferrari’s headline-setting pace for a moment. Although it is setting the pace on the timesheets in Barcelona F1 testing, rivals Mercedes are racking up the most miles. Speed isn’t everything in testing. Mileage isn’t everything either, of course, but it does mean quite a lot. At this stage of the Formula 1 season, everyone
Hamilton ‘gets’ the title and Rosberg blows it
Poleman Hamilton led away as fellow front-row starter Raikkonen failed to get away cleanly from the startline in his Ferrari, stuttering away and dropping to last by the first corner. Vettel looked to outside of Hamilton at the first chicane, but quickly tucked in behind, with the Williams duo of Massa and Bottas running third
Vettel, Rosberg happy with Pirelli solution, but Hamilton is not
Pirelli released their finding on the tire issues experienced at the Belgian Grand Prix earlier today and the fallout has been mixed. Sebastian Vettel is pleased with the response from Pirelli and so is Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg. Vettel said: “We’ve been looking very closely into the issue we had,” said Vettel. “Pirelli has been