Turn 2 three-way clash in Brazil deemed ‘racing incident’
Race stewards have decided that the incident at the start of Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix involving Daniel Ricciardo, Kevin Magnussen and Stoffel Vandoorne was a racing incident. The clash triggered a safety car. The Haas and McLaren were both too badly damaged to continue the race. The stewards heard from Magnussen and Vandoorne after the…
Bottas joins Hamilton in Pirelli test at Paul Ricard
Valtteri Bottas was in action at the Circuit Paul Ricard on Friday, as part of a tyre test session for Pirelli. Bottas’ Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton had turned out the day before, and completed 114 laps for Formula 1’s tyre supplier. After completing his day behind the wheel, Hamilton handed over the W08 to…
Massa grinds his axe: ‘Kubica will suffer with this car’
Felipe Massa continues to promote his own agenda, claiming that Robert Kubica would be physically challenged to perform consistently behind the wheel of a new-spec car. Williams is narrowing down its options for its 2018 driver line-up with Massa, Kubica, Paul di Resta and Pascal Wehrlein all in contention for a seat at the Grove-based…
Grosjean criticises decision to start qualifying
Romain Grosjean has criticised race control’s decision to start Italian Grand Prix qualifying on time despite heavy rain and standing water on track. Grosjean spun out five minutes into the session at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. His Haas aqua-planed off on the pit straight immediately after setting a lap time. The session was quickly red-flagged,…
Ricciardo: ‘Conservative’ strategy could still pay off on race day
Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull tried its best to come up with a strategy to challenge Ferrari and Mercedes at Spa-Francorchamps this weekend. However the attempt to run a super-skinny rear wing on Friday didn’t pay off, and the team was forced into a rethink overnight before qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. “We tried…
Steiner: incorporating Halo ‘biggest design challenge for 2018’
Haas F1 boss Guenther Steiner says the introduction of the Halo cockpit protection system is likely to be the single most important new factor in terms of designing the team’s 2018 chassis. “It’s hard every year to make a better car. But this year, one of the design challenges will be the weight,” said Steiner.…
Lewis Hamilton wants to go to space!
Lewis Hamilton said he would happily give up his Formula 1 racing career to train to become an astronaut. Fans need not worry however as the current leader of the world championship, who could conquer his fourth title in Austin this weekend, was obviously joking. Still, the Mercedes driver was impressed by his visit to…
The Hidden Hand Behind "Natural" Disasters
Floods and droughts in many parts of the world are getting ever more frequent and intense. Scientists have long warned that a changing climate is making such weather events more extreme. What is often neglected in the public debate is that the impacts of climate change on flood and drought disasters are exacerbated by environmental…
Engine component usage for the US Grand Prix
As the end of the season nears, engine component usage is logically reaching critical levels, with many drivers sitting right on the margin. As a reminder, drivers are permitted to use only four of each of the six elements that make up the power unit under current regulations. Any more than that and they start…
Time to Ban the Bomb
Global Momentum is building for a treaty to ban nuclear weapons. While the world has banned chemical and biological weapons, there is no explicit legal prohibition of nuclear weapons, although the International Court of Justice ruled unanimously that there is an obligation to bring to a conclusion negotiations for their total elimination. The Non-Proliferation Treaty…