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Ferrari's landmark F1 cars: Villeneuve's first race winner
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 15:50
The Ferrari 312T3, introduced mid-season in 1978, helped Formula 1 legend Gilles Villeneuve to a maiden grand prix win - even if it was powerless to see off the revolutionary Lotus 79 over a full year. Ferrari lost one l...
McLaren-Honda Backwards Step Left Alonso Humiliated at Start of 2017 – Boullier
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 00:40
The realisation that Honda had made a backwards step ahead of the 2017 Formula 1 season made Fernando Alonso feel humiliated, according to McLaren F1 Team's Racing Director Eric Boullier. Pre-season testing indicated tha...
'You Couldn't See' says Pascal Wehrlein on his best performances
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 22:20
Pascal Wehrlein believes that his best performances with Sauber F1 Team in 2017 were overlooked because of the team were far behind the competition. The German driver scored all of Sauber's five points in the 2017 FIA Fo...
Paul Ricard F1 venue 'doesn't register' with Hamilton
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 19:10
Lewis Hamilton is no fan of the Circuit Paul Ricard, the venue that will host the return of the French Grand Prix to the F1 calendar in June 2018. The Mercedes driver had an opportunity to sample the track's layout back ...
Bratches: You cannot just flick a switch and things happen
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 18:10
Sean Bratches is clearly satisfied with the first year of Formula 1 run by Liberty Media and reveals that much is ongoing behind the scenes, but announcements will only be made when deals are cast in stone. Reflecting on...
Horner expecting engine 'convergence' in 2018 to boost performance
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 18:10
Red Bull's Christian Horner says the performance of its Renault engine in qualifying mode remains a weak point which the manufacturer needs to address. The early part of the year saw the Milton Keynes-based team struggle...
Gilles Villeneuve's first winning Ferrari Formula 1 car
Auto Sport - 28 Dec 2017 18:08
Ferrari lost one legend after the 1977 season when Niki Lauda left for Brabham, but gained a new one for the following year in Gilles Villeneuve
Bratches: You cannot just flick a switch and things happen
GRAND PRIX 247 - 28 Dec 2017 18:03
Sean Bratches is clearly satisfied with the first year of Formula 1 run by Liberty Media and reveals that much is ongoing behind the scenes, but announcements will only be made when deals are cast in stone. Reflecting on...
Abiteboul: Blame it on Flavio Briatore
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 17:50
Eight years since he departed Formula 1 in disgrace, thanks to his role in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix crashgate scandal, the destructive hand of Flavio Briatore can apparently still be felt within the Renault team. Wh...
Hamilton: French GP is at the wrong track
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 17:30
Lewis Hamilton says he'd prefer the French Grand Prix to run at Magny-Cours, rather than Paul Ricard, for its long-awaited return to the Formula 1 calendar in June. Hamilton drove his Mercedes W08 at Paul Ricard in Septe...
Hamilton: Paul Ricard worse French GP venue than Magny-Cours
Auto Sport - 28 Dec 2017 17:21
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says the French Grand Prix's long-awaited return would be better if it was at Magny-Cours, not Paul Ricard
McLaren mulls serving papaya to its fans in 2018 - Boullier
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 17:10
Here we go again with the speculation about McLaren's racing colors next season as the Woking-based outfit ponders a return of the papaya. The team's fans were treated to a gripping and suspenseful wait a year ago as the...
Hamilton joins Vettel in the fight for fifth title
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 16:00
Formula One entered a new era in 2017 and next year promises another first even if Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton keep on winning. The Briton's fourth title, in the sport's first season under new US-based owners Liberty Med...
Bottas: Every race I've learnt something at Mercedes
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 15:40
Valtteri Bottas says his maiden year at Mercedes has been a fast-track learning experience and is approaching 2018 with a different mindset. The Finnish driver became the last-minute replacement to Nico Rosberg after his...
Unreliability cost Red Bull second place to Ferrari - Marko
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 15:40
Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko has blamed its unreliable engines for losing out to Ferrari in 2017 but concedes his team would've struggled to taken on Mercedes even without its power unit problems. Marko sa...
Haas expects aerodynamic improvement in 2018
ESPN - 28 Dec 2017 15:15
Guenther Steiner says Haas' aerodynamic development will be "better and more consistent" in 2018 as the team continues to increase the size of its Formula One operation.
Cashmere racer!
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 14:30
Jimmy Clark's free-flowing style behind the wheel of a racing car was always a joy to watch. But when it got a bit chilly, like here at Silverstone in 1965, the Scot would button up... equally in style. More»
McLaren: Papaya switch is ‘very possible'
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 14:30
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has said the team are 'seriously considering' changing to a papaya orange livery next season. Many fans have been calling for a return to this particular livery and those calls incre...
Wehrlein: "You couldn't see" my best F1 races in 2017
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 14:20
Pascal Wehrlein reckons his best race performances of the 2017 Formula 1 season were overlooked because Sauber was so far behind by then. Wehrlein scored all five of Sauber's 2017 points via eighth place in the Spanish G...
Ex-Sauber F1 driver Wehrlein: No one noticed my best drives
Auto Sport - 28 Dec 2017 14:04
Pascal Wehrlein reckons his best race performances of the 2017 Formula 1 season were overlooked because Sauber was so far behind by then
Wolff critical of Red Bull's lack of respect for Renault
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2017 13:50
When Red Bull was notching up its successive world championships, the credit given to engine partner Renault was minimal, it appeared as though the Austrian outfit had achieved its tremendous success alone. But when, und...
Take the F1 Fanatic 2017 end-of-season quiz | 2017 F1 season review
F1 Fanatic - 28 Dec 2017 13:49
The 2017 F1 season is history. But how well do you remember this year's 20 races? Take our newest quiz to find out.