Click:china tours from china travel agent Mercedes has opted for a conservative approach to tyre selection for next week’s Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. Pirelli is offering a three-compound range made up of the medium, soft and supersoft tyres for the fifth round of the championship that takes place at the Circuit de Catalunya. The…
Month: November 2019
Button confident in safety of SMP’s LMP1 car for Le Mans
Jenson Button isn’t troubled by safety concerns linked to SMP Racing’s LMP1 car after receiving assurances from the Russian squad and following changes made to the BR1’s aerodynamics. The LMP1 charger suffered a spectacular crash at Spa two weeks ago when driver Matevos Isaakyan’s suddenly went airborne at the top of Raidillon, the car flipping…
Bottas beats Giovinazzi to the top in Day 2 morning session
Valtteri Bottas put himself at the top of the timesheet in Barcelona Wednesday morning, the Mercedes driver edging out Ferrari’s Antonio Giovinazzi by 0.068s before the day’s lunch break. Both drivers clocked in with 60 laps on the board, exchanging fastest times in the latter part of the morning session, with Bottas having the final…
Scenes from the paddock – Monaco
It’s a speck of a territory and a ridiculously anachronic venue by Formula 1 standards, but Monaco’s glamour powerhouse lives on, year after year. Peering through the glitz and loudness, we’ve uncovered another collection of stolen moments, Monte Carlo style.
Raikkonen willing to give it another go in 2019 with Ferrari!
Pundits expecting Kimi Raikkonen to call it a day at the end of the season may have to change their outlook after the Finn suggested he is open to extending his stay with Ferrari for another year. After 16 years at the pinnacle of motorsport, the 2007 world champion was expected to head into a…
Vettel relying on ‘good car’ to recapture winning momentum
Despite ceding the championship lead to Lewis Hamilton in Azerbaijan, Sebastian Vettel remains confident he will return to the winner’s circle thanks to his Ferrari’s overall level of performance. The German driver who won the two opening rounds of the world championship earlier this season lost out big time in Baku, challenging for a race…
Bottas in favour of status quo at Mercedes
Unsurprisingly, Valtteri Bottas hopes Mercedes’ driver-line-up remains intact for 2019, the Finn enjoying his working relationship with team mate Lewis Hamilton. Both Bottas and Hamilton have yet to extend a deal with the Silver Arrows outfit for the future. The Finn’s case will likely be assessed in the coming months while the four-time world champion’s…
Leclerc insists there’s more to come from Sauber
Sauber has dramatically increased it performance level this season compared to its last two campaigns, but the team’s rookie wonderkid Charles Leclerc believes it can still aim higher. The Swiss outfit’s partnership with Alfa Romeo, coupled with the use of current-spec Ferrari engines and the outstanding talent of the mercurial Leclerc have put Sauber firmly…
Renault snaps up senior Mercedes powertrain designer
Renault has succeeded in signing up Matthew Harman, formerly Mercedes’ head of powertrain integration and transmission design. Click Here: Aston Villa Shop Harman had been at Brackley for 17 years, having joined its engine division in 2001 as engineering leader. He moved to the powertrain integration role with the F1 team in 2011, giving him…
Gasly ‘pushed’ to get new Honda engine in Montreal
Pierre Gasly has described how he wouldn’t take no for an answer when it came to getting a new Honda power unit for the Canadian Grand Prix. The French driver had been fitted with a new engine for the weekend, but a technical issue with the power unit was detected before qualifying. As a result,…