Following weeks of speculation that Lawrence Stroll, Racing Point’s billionaire owner, was poised to buy into the British carmaker, it was confirmed on Friday a consortium led by the Canadian would pay £182m for an initial 16.7 per cent stake in Aston Martin. As a result, Aston Martin will become the new name of Stroll’s […]
Kimi Raikkonen is a hard man to get hold of, when you are a media person. The Finnish veteran is well-known for being very curt when addressing media personnel. However, he also employs another tactic of avoiding interviews altogether. Why does Kimi Raikkonen not like the media? The 2007 world champion firmly believes that the […]
The Mercedes driver, who is also nearing Michael Schumacher’s record of race wins, posted a picture on Instagram of himself at home, hugging a wooden pillar and smiling. “I am at peace when I’m here, can focus and build my mind and body so that I can come back year on year,” he wrote. “I’m […]
Charles Leclerc has signed a new five-year contract with Ferrari until 2024. It follows an impressive first season for the Italian team after replacing Kimi Raikkonen for the 2019 season. The 22-year-old from Monaco won back-to-back races in Belgium and Italy and scored seven pole positions, more than any other driver. Leclerc finished fourth in […]
Honda must reduce its spending to stay in Formula 1 because cost is the biggest issue as the manufacturer weighs up continuing its engine programme beyond next season. The Japanese company has had comfortably its best season since it returned to F1 in 2015, winning three races with Red Bull and claiming two pole positions. […]
Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes Pierre Gasly would’ve “never recovered” his form if he had have stayed with the team. The Frenchman was called up at the start of 2019 to partner Max Verstappen after the departure of Daniel Ricciardo, but a series of substandard performances caused Red Bull to send him back […]
