Force India is expecting new recruit Esteban Ocon to show his mettle pretty quickly as the young charger tackles his first full season of Formula 1 racing. Chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer hold the young Frenchman in high regard and vaunts his ability to adapt to any new environment. “We’re hoping that Esteban can learn…
Brawn calls on F1 to change engine path
Ross Brawn believes Formula One should look to change its engine regulations in 2020 to move away from being relevant to road cars, and says a decision needs to be made soon. Turbocharged V6 hybrid engines were introduced at the start of the 2014 season in an attempt to make F1 more attractive to road…
Wehrlein on course for week 2 pre-season test
Sauber’s Pascal Wehrlein is set to return to the cockpit next week following his recovery from a back injury sustained earlier this year. The German driver had a massive crash at the Race of Champions event in Miami last month and, while he emerged unscathed from the incident, further diagnosis revealed back and neck injuries…
‘No radical overhaul needed for F1,’ says Todt
FIA President Jean Todt is hopeful that Formula 1’s new owners will bring the sport into the digital given their expertise, but refutes the need for a complete overhaul. Discussions have kicked off on pretty much all fronts, sporting and commercial, since Liberty Media’s takeover of Formula 1. And pundits are offering ideas, solutions, as…
Manor has officially withdrawn from Formula 1
No white prince or last-minute saviour showed up at the Manor unfortunately to save the minnow F1 outfit from its permanent demise. Despite the company operating the team going into administration in January, recent ongoing talks with various parties sustained a small hope of preservation. Manor Grand Prix Racing has informed the FIA however that…
Horner: Focus on entertainment, not technology
Red Bull’s Christian Horner believes F1’s engine regulations should favour the entertainment factor and not the technology promoted by manufacturers. Formula 1 ushered in the era of the hybrid turbo-charged engine in 2014 in to encourage manufactures to enter a sport in phase with modern day engine technology. But the complexities and cost of today’s…
World's Largest Ice Sheets Melting at Fastest Rates in Recorded History
The world’s two largest ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at the fastest rates ever recorded, according to a new study based on detailed satellite imagery. Presented by scientists at the Germany-based Alfred Wegener Institute, the new research was conducted with the help of sophisticated mapping technology and the use of an ESA…
Is Paddy Lowe now ready to move to Williams?
Not much has transpired in the past few weeks about Paddy Lowe ‘gardening leave’, or when the former Mercedes tech boss will be free to move to Williams, as expected. The lack of news could signify that negotiations are still ongoing between the two parties as Lowe was allegedly seeking a senior executive position beyond…
Hulkenberg: close to points, but not close enough
Nico Hulkenberg will be leaving Melbourne disappointed by missing out on points for his inaugural race with Renault, but satisfied with what the team has learned. The German driver had performed relatively well since proceedings got underway on Friday.? But on Sunday, he appeared to lose a bit of the speed he had enjoyed until…
It’s the great ‘Driver Mash-up’ by Paddock Pass!
Putting their time between Australia and China to good use, our friends over at Paddock Pass have just compiled their annual ‘Driver Mash-up’! “What would happen if suddenly F1 teams were reduced to one car – and one driver,” asks @F1PaddockPass? “They’d have to assimilate two drivers into one!” Check out the hilarious 2017 grid…