French Formula One driver Pierre Gasly has changed his opinion about the ‘Halo’ head protection device after seeing Australian Formula Three driver Alex Peroni’s crash in the Italian Grand Prix support event. The 19-year-old hit a kerb and flew high in the air before landing upside down on the tyre wall and ending up in
Ferrari chief Mattia Binotto has admitted it was “difficult” to order Charles Leclerc to move aside for his Formula 1 team-mate Sebastian Vettel during the Chinese Grand Prix. Leclerc passed Vettel at the start but appeared to be struggling slightly more with his tyres than his four-time world champion team-mate, who he was eventually told
An engine fault dramatically denied Charles Leclerc his maiden F1 victory as Lewis Hamilton pounced to take the win. Leclerc started on pole but was overtaken by team-mate Sebastian Vettel on the opening lap. However, the 21-year-old took the lead back and then never let it go despite intermittent pressure from Hamilton. Leclerc looked in total control
Mick Schumacher, son of seven-times world champion Michael, will test with Ferrari and Alfa Romeo in Bahrain next week, the Formula One teams announced on Tuesday. The German, who makes his Formula Two debut in Bahrain this weekend with the Prema team, will test Ferrari’s F90 car at the Sakhir circuit on April 2 after
Max Verstappen is the driver five times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel will fear the most this season, his Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Dutchman won two races last year, with a third victory snatched from his grasp after a collision while leading in
Reigning Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton took part in a Superbike track day at Jerez on Saturday, suffering a small crash in the process. Hamilton was riding a Yamaha YZF-R1, the same bike used in the World Superbike championship by the works-backed Crescent team this year. Italian outlet Gazzetta dello Sport reported the Mercedes F1
Lewis Hamilton said he’d “never been in a race like this” after his stunning victory in a spectacular rain-hit German Grand Prix which saw title rival Sebastian Vettel crash out of contention. Three days after confirmation of his blockbuster two-year contract extension, the defending four-time world champion delivered a near-miracle for Mercedes as he and
Sebastian Vettel revealed on Sunday that he was concerned about the dangers of a possible track invasion when the chequered flag was waved prematurely before he won the Canadian Grand Prix. The flag was waved by model Winnie Harlow who said she was just “following instructions”, but it meant the result of the race was
The Canadian Grand Prix could determine whether Red Bull decide to stick with Renault, who powered them to all their Formula One championships, or switch to Honda engines from next season. Team boss Christian Horner said after Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix, won by his Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo, that a decision would have to be
The Jessica Harrington-trained six year old trailed home last in the Dubai Gold Cup, but made amends and bounced back to something more like his best under Colm O’Donoghue, beating Time To Study and Desert Skyline into second and third respectively. Torcedor finished second to Order Of St George in the Long Distance Cup on
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