Formula 1News
-
Raikkonen expects no relationship change with Vettel
Kimi Raikkonen says that he expects to maintain his strong relationship with Sebastian Vettel, despite the two no longer being teammates. Raikkonen signed with Sauber after Ferr...
13 Dec 2018 15:12 -
Sainz: McLaren has the tools to return to the top
Carlos Sainz says that McLaren has the equipment to get back to the top of Formula 1, but concedes that Mercedes has set a very high benchmark. Sainz joins McLaren for the 2019 ...
13 Dec 2018 14:34 -
Chandhok returns to Sky Sports F1
Karun Chandhok has rejoined the Sky Sports F1 team after spending three years with Channel 4. The Indian worked as a pitlane reporter on Sky Sports from 2012 to 2014 after compe...
13 Dec 2018 11:53 -
Vettel has 'mixed feelings' about Kubica's return
Sebastian Vettel admits that he has "mixed feelings" about Robert Kubica's upcoming return to Formula 1. The Pole will complete a sensational comeback in 2019, tak...
13 Dec 2018 11:31 -
Rowland: F1 "not my aim anymore" after joining Formula E
Oliver Rowland has said that his goal is no longer to make it to Formula 1 after sealing a deal to race for Nissan e.dams in Formula E for season five. Rowland won the Formula ...
13 Dec 2018 10:39 -
McLaren: 2018 'surprise' enabled self-reflection
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has said that the 'surprise' under-performance the team suffered in 2018 was the main trigger for the British team to re-assess its approach...
13 Dec 2018 10:14 -
The Lost Series: A1GP World Cup of Motorsport: Part 3: Changes at the top, popularity decreases and the first problems appear
It has been almost fifteen years since Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Moktoum Al Maktoum announced his plans for a new worldwide racing class. The idea, the A1 Grand Prix 'World Cup ...
12 Dec 2018 19:01 -
Hamilton, Vettel wary of 2019 Verstappen threat
Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel both believe that Red Bull's Max Verstappen could be in the title fight as early as 2019. The Dutchman put in an impressive display towar...
12 Dec 2018 15:37 -
F1 teams turned down idea to scrap Q3 tyre rule
Pirelli's motorsport head Mario Isola says that Formula 1 teams turned down plans to scrap the rule that forced half fo the field to start on old tyres. Drivers who make it ...
12 Dec 2018 14:11 -
Szafnauer: Stroll as quick as Ocon
Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says that Lance Stroll is already as quick as Esteban Ocon in the team's simulator. Stroll replaces Ocon at the team for 2019 fol...
12 Dec 2018 13:15 -
Gasly 'happy' with Honda relationship
Pierre Gasly says that he is happy with the relationship he has built up with Honda over the past year. Gasly spent extensive time with the Japanese manufacturer in 2018, as it ...
12 Dec 2018 12:25 -
McLaren Applied Technologies enters professional cycling
McLaren Applied Technologies has announced that is to become a 50 per cent joint venture partner in UCI WorldTour team Bahrain Merida. The company has previously worked in ...
12 Dec 2018 11:14 -
Steiner hails Kubica's determination to return
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has offered his praise to Robert Kubica ahead of the Pole's full-time comeback next year. The 33-year-old signed a 2019 race deal with W...
12 Dec 2018 10:53 -
Brown sees McLaren benefits from Red Bull-Renault split
McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes that his team will reap the rewards from Red Bull's split with Renault. Red Bull will part ways with Renault next season, bringing an end...
12 Dec 2018 10:02 -
The Lost Series: A1GP World Cup of Motorsport: Part 2: Starting with a big bang at Brands Hatch
It has been almost fifteen years since Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Moktoum Al Maktoum announced his plans for a new worldwide racing class. The idea, the A1 Grand Prix 'World Cup ...
11 Dec 2018 19:03 -
Bottas to make rally debut in January
Valtteri Bottas will make his rally debut at the opening round of the Finnish Rally Championship next month, driving a WRC spec Ford Fiesta. The Finn will compete in the&nb...
11 Dec 2018 16:05 -
Kubica: Williams should have listened to the drivers
Williams' 2019 driver Robert Kubica says that the team should have listened to its drivers early on in the 2018 season to avoid ending up where it did. Williams conclud...
11 Dec 2018 14:39 -
Sirotkin gets late DTM test call-up
Sergey Sirotkin has been called up to Audi's line-up for the rookie DTM test this week in Jerez. Sirotkin spent 2018 racing in Formula 1, only to be axed by Williams fo...
11 Dec 2018 14:15 -
F1 teams monitoring developing Brexit situation
Formula 1 teams are keeping an eye on the developing Brexit situation amid fears that the deal could have a negative impact on the sport. Britsh prime minister Theresa May is cu...
11 Dec 2018 12:30 -
Vandoorne: No one noticed my strong races
Stoffel Vandoorne believes he had some "really, really strong races" throughout the 2018 season but claims they went unnoticed. The Belgian endured a challen...
11 Dec 2018 09:58 -
Horner: 40kW of extra power was needed for Red Bull title challenge
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says that the team needed 40kW of more power to take a title challenge to Mercedes and Ferrari in 2018. The energy drink squad finished ...
11 Dec 2018 09:03 -
The Lost Series: A1GP World Cup of Motorsport: Part 1: "Gentleman, for the pride of your nation, start your engines"
It has been almost fifteen years since Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Moktoum Al Maktoum announced his plans for a new worldwide racing class. The idea: the A1 Grand Prix, 'The World...
10 Dec 2018 19:00 -
Pirelli announces tyre compounds for opening four races of 2019
Pirelli has announced what tyres it will bring to the opening five races of the 2019 season. The Italian marque has changed the way it will identify tyres next year, calling the...
10 Dec 2018 14:47 -
Todt: 2018 validated the importance of halo device
FIA president Jean Todt believes that 2018 displayed the importance of the halo cockpit protection device. The halo saw a mass of criticism comes its way prior to the start...
10 Dec 2018 13:07 -
Verstappen 'never intended' to put Renault down
Max Verstappen says that it wasn't his intention to "put Renault down" in his criticism of its engine throughout the 2018 campaign. Verstappen was often heard expr...
10 Dec 2018 12:04 -
Kubica 'not afraid' of returning after long absence
Robert Kubica says that he has no fears over his Formula 1 return next year, as he readies himself to take part in his first Grand Prix in eight years. The Pole was confirm...
10 Dec 2018 11:34 -
Norris: McLaren will give me time to develop
Lando Norris says that McLaren will allow the Briton time to adjust to being a full-time Formula 1 driver before they start to compare him to his more experienced teammate....
10 Dec 2018 08:59 -
Sainz feels 'powerful' leading McLaren in 2019
Carlos Sainz admits that he is feeling powerful heading into his maiden season with McLaren. The Spaniard will be the senior driver at the team, as he will partner Lando Norris ...
08 Dec 2018 16:39 -
Lowe: 2019 front wings to have stronger impact than new fuel rules
Williams chief technical officer Paddy Lowe is confident that the new front wings in 2019 will somewhat improve then racing throughout the grid. The new aerodynamic regulations&...
08 Dec 2018 15:18 -
Leclerc crowned FIA Rookie of the Year
Charles Leclerc has received the award of Rookie of the Year at the annual FIA prize giving in St. Petersburg on Friday. The Monegasque driver competed in his maiden s...
08 Dec 2018 14:00 -
Wolff: Hamilton ‘barely made a mistake’ in 2018
Toto Wolff says that recently crowned five-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton, was almost error free in 2018, but the British driver is still looking for ways that he can ...
08 Dec 2018 12:36 -
Raikkonen: Sauber has the tools to be successful
Kimi Raikkonen says that Sauber has all of the tools at its disposal to make strong gains for the 2019 season. The Hinwil outfit enjoyed a stronger 2018 compared to years gone b...
07 Dec 2018 15:35 -
Vettel claims Ferrari was still 'too far away' in 2018
Sebastian Vettel believes that Ferrari was still too far away to win the world championship in 2018. The Maranello based team appeared to start the year as arguably the stronges...
07 Dec 2018 14:27 -
Mercedes suffer 'setback' with 2019 engine concept
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has revealed that the team has suffered from a setback relating to its engine development for the 2019 season. The Silver Arrows is continuing to p...
07 Dec 2018 13:10 -
Marko: Red Bull will teach Gasly discipline
Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko believes that Pierre Gasly will need to learn a little bit of discipline during his opening year with the team in 2019. Gasly joins t...
07 Dec 2018 11:49 -
Verstappen hits out at F1 penalty system in 2018
Max Verstappen believes that penalties were "all over the place" throughout the 2018 season. The Dutchman had a number of altercations with the stewards throughou...
07 Dec 2018 11:19 -
Norris says McLaren focused on better on-track correlation for 2019
McLaren's 2019 rookie Lando Norris says that better on-track correlation is the focus for the team next year. McLaren struggled massively throughout most of the 2018 se...
07 Dec 2018 10:32 -
Wolff: 2019 front wings won't reduce outwash
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says that aerodynamicists have already discovered a new way to create 'outwash' despite the 2019 regulations aiming to heavily reduce the amo...
07 Dec 2018 09:40 -
Brown: McLaren struggles due to 'lack of consistent leadership'
McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes that a lack of consistent leadership was the cause of the team's struggle throughout the 2018 season. The Woking outfit mostly endured a tough...
06 Dec 2018 16:11 -
Formula 2, Formula 3 calendars confirmed by the FIA
The FIA has confirmed the calendars for the 2019 seasons of the FIA Formula 2 championship and the new FIA Formula 3 series, which will support Formula 1 on certain weekend...
06 Dec 2018 12:09 -
Hartley: Early exit rumours were a 'big surprise'
Brendon Hartley says that he was left surprised following the early season rumours regarding his potential replacement at Toro Rosso. The Kiwi joined the Red Bull junior team to...
06 Dec 2018 11:34 -
Ticktum to join Super Formula in 2019
Red Bull junior driver Dan Ticktum will race in Super Formula in 2019, following in the footsteps of Perre Gasly, who ventured to the Japanese series before making the move into...
06 Dec 2018 11:01 -
F1 tweaks penalty rules to curb qualifying no-shows
The FIA has made changes to the way that penalties will be applied to Formula 1 grids next season, which will attempt to encourage drivers with penalties to take part in qu...
06 Dec 2018 10:39 -
2019 Formula 1 calendar receives final FIA approval
The 2019 Formula 1 calendar has received final approval from the FIA, after a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council was held in St. Petersburg on Wednesday. This provisional ...
06 Dec 2018 10:09 -
Bottas not worried about 2020 Mercedes drive
Valtteri Bottas states that he is not worried despite continuous rumours linking Esteban Ocon to a Mercedes seat in 2020. Ocon is without a seat in 2019, as Racing Point has bro...
05 Dec 2018 16:42 -
Russell: My goal is to move Williams up the grid
George Russell says that his main goal next season is to move Williams back up the grid after a disastrous 2018 campaign. The Grove outfit finished bottom of the ...
05 Dec 2018 16:08 -
Verstappen has 'plan B' if Honda project fails
Max Verstappen claims that he has a plan B if Red Bull's partnership with Honda doesn't produce a title challenge. Honda will become Red Bull's engine supp...
05 Dec 2018 12:09 -
Ricciardo underestimated stress of Renault switch
Daniel Ricciardo admits that he underestimated the amount of stress moving to Renault would have on him. The Australian confirmed in August that he would be leaving Red Bull at ...
05 Dec 2018 11:36 -
Di Montezemolo: Ferrari would have won with Hamilton
The former President of Ferrari, Luca Di Montezemolo believes that the Italian team would have won this year's championship if Hamilton had been driving for them. He wa...
05 Dec 2018 10:49 -
Villeneuve predicts Mercedes will promote Ocon early
1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve predicts Mercedes will replace Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas with Esteban Ocon during the 2019 season. Bottas currently has a ...
05 Dec 2018 10:01 -
Renault confirm slight name change for 2019
Renault Sport Formula One Team will become just Renault F1 Team for the 2019 season, the team has confirmed. The Enstone squad has included 'Sport' in its name since it ...
04 Dec 2018 19:04 -
Red Bull extends its partnership with TAG Heuer
Red Bull has announced that it has extended its partnership with TAG Heuer, despite it losing the engine name deal. Red Bull has run with branded TAG Heuer engines since 2016 af...
04 Dec 2018 17:31 -
Vettel not expecting any 'bulls**t' from Leclerc at Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel says that he is expecting to have another smooth partnership at Ferrari when Charles Leclerc joins for the 2019 season. The Monegasque driver will replace ...
04 Dec 2018 16:17 -
Gasly vows to give Verstappen his 'hardest time'
Pierre Gasly says that he will try to give his new teammate Max Verstappen "the hardest time" he can at Red Bull next year. The Frenchman will race at the energy drink...
04 Dec 2018 15:08 -
Silverstone won't pay 'any price' to keep British GP
Silverstone managing director Stuart Pringle says that the venue would prefer to have Formula 1 on its roster going forward, but insists that it can survive without it. He ...
04 Dec 2018 10:51 -
Riccairdo: Someone said no to Ferrari deal
Daniel Ricciardo says that someone "said no" to a potential Ferrari deal for 2019, and claims that he knows who it might be. The Australian was linked in the early sta...
04 Dec 2018 10:09 -
Hamilton predicts Vettel will be his closest 2019 rival
Lewis Hamilton believes that Sebastian Vettel will once again pose the highest threat in the 2019 season. The pair have gone head-to-head for the last two years for the world ch...
04 Dec 2018 09:05 -
Racing Point to have new name for 2019 season
Otmar Szafnauer has confirmed that Racing Point's current name is only a placeholder, and it will change for the 2019 season. Last weekend, the FIA released an entry li...
03 Dec 2018 16:59 -
Latifi joins Williams as reserve driver
Williams has announced that Nicholas Latifi has joined as its reserve driver for the 2019 Formula 1 season. The Canadian driver worked as Force India/Racing Point's reserve ...
03 Dec 2018 15:35 -
Sirotkin: Second F1 season 'look quite obvious'
Sergey Sirotkin believes that it "looked quite obvious" that he would be competing in his second Formula 1 season before Williams announced that Robert Kubica would be...
03 Dec 2018 13:19 -
Norris has learned 'a lot' from Alonso
Lando Norris says that he has learned a lot from watching Fernando Alonso over the past couple of years. Norris joined the McLaren junior programme in 2017 and will make his Gra...
03 Dec 2018 12:34 -
Gasly unsure if 2018 reflected Toro Rosso's potential
Pierre Gasly admits that he isn't sure if Toro Rosso's final finishing position of ninth in the constructor's standings reflects on its overall potential for the sea...
03 Dec 2018 11:16 -
Ericcson: Sauber was in survival mode for two-and-a-half years
Out-going Sauber racer Marcus Ericsson says that the team was in survival mode for two-and-a-half years, struggling to stay afloat in Formula 1 for most of his stint with the te...
03 Dec 2018 10:16 -
Tost says Toro Rosso willing be Red Bull's guinea pigs
Torro Rosso’s team boss Franz Tost has said that his team will help Red Bull Racing by being their guinea pigs if it helps them win the title. Scuderia Torro Rosso (STR) r...
03 Dec 2018 09:38 -
How the 2019 grid will line-up
The 2019 grid has finally been completed after Lance Stroll was officially announced at Racing Point. Although there was never any doubt over the deal, the confirmation mea...
01 Dec 2018 17:07 -
Perez admits Ocon relationship was 'never great'
Sergio Perez says that his relationship with Esteban Ocon was "never great" throughout their two years together at Force India. Ocon joined the Silverstone outfit in 2...
01 Dec 2018 16:08 -
Ricciardo waves goodbye to Red Bull at final factory visit
Daniel Ricciardo has bid farewell to the Red Bull team at his final visit to its factory in Milton Keynes. Ricciardo leaves the energy drink squad after joining the senior team ...
01 Dec 2018 15:10 -
Kubica's willingness for reserve role was key to full-time seat
Williams' deputy team principal Claire Williams says that Robert Kubica's decision to settle for a reserve role in 2018 was the key factor in deciding to promote him to ...
01 Dec 2018 12:47 -
Verstappen could work with race stewards as part of 'public service'
FIA president Jean Todt says that Max Verstappen's public service work could involve working with race stewards. Verstappen was ordered to do two days of work following...
01 Dec 2018 12:04 -
Pirelli boss claims positive feedback for 2019 tyres
Pirelli's motorsports boss, Mario Isola has reported that the Formula 1 teams have initially reacted to the 2019 tyre compounds with positive feedback. The teams and drivers...
01 Dec 2018 11:25
Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Local time
-
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Local time
-
Friday
-
Saturday
-
Sunday
-
Friday
-
Saturday
-
Sunday
