McLaren has dismissed criticism from Martin Whitmarsh as “ill-judged and ill-informed” after the Formula 1 team’s former boss suggested it needed to axe senior personnel to revive its fortunes. Last weekend Whitmarsh, who worked for McLaren from 1989 to 2014 and rose to the role of team principal in that time, was quoted by the […]
Formula 1 has extended its contract with the Belgian Grand Prix until 2021. The move secures the immediate future on the calendar of one of the world’s classic race tracks – Spa-Francorchamps in the Ardennes mountains. The track first hosted a grand prix in 1925 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest challenges […]
Red Bull will be powered by Honda in 2019 and 2020 after dropping long-time engine providers Renault. The new partnership will effectively result in Red Bull becoming a ‘works’ outfit for the first time in their history while Renault will continue to supply both their own ‘works’ team and McLaren. Renault have partnered Red Bull […]
Fernando Alonso won Le Mans 24 Hours at the first attempt as he and team-mates Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima finally ended Toyota’s long drought. Toyota had never won the sportscar race despite years of trying but finally delivered in an event in which they were effectively without opposition. Alonso’s victory completes the second part […]
A new exhibition featuring 12 Formula 1 cars raced by Michael Schumacher has been unveiled in Germany. The career of the seven-time Formula 1 world champion, who continues to recuperate from a head injury sustained in a skiing accident in December 2013, is being celebrated with a selection of his cars, trophies, helmets and race […]
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel dominated the Canadian Grand Prix to retake the championship lead as Lewis Hamilton could finish only fifth for Mercedes. Vettel converted pole position into a lead at the first corner and was never headed as he kept Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas at arm’s length throughout the race. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took third […]
