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Top Stories of 2017, #2: Kubica mounts F1 comeback bid
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 14:50
Our countdown of the biggest stories in motorsport this year is almost at an end - in second place is the heart-warming tale of Robert Kubica's return to Formula 1 action and his bid, seemingly unsuccessful, to land a ra...
Haas Would Have Welcomed Extra Millions with Higher Championship Result – Steiner
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 01:00
Guenther Steiner had hoped to see his Haas F1 Team finish higher in the Constructors' Championship in 2017, but ultimately they were unable to better their eighth place from their rookie campaign, which cost them some mu...
Hasegawa Hopeful of Strong Start to 2018 for Honda and Toro Rosso
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 20:40
Outgoing Honda boss Yusuke Hasegawa believes they and new partners Scuderia Toro Rosso can hit the ground running, thanks to the Japanese engine manufacturer sticking with the same engine concept in 2018. However, Hasega...
Ricciardo Handled Late Season Misfortune 'Incredibly Well' - Horner
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 19:00
Christian Horner was full of praise for the way Daniel Ricciardo dealt with the reliability issues that blighted the end of his season, whilst also giving him his due for the way he raced all year long. The Australian wa...
'Hunger' level will dictate Hamilton's exit from F1 - Häkkinen
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 19:00
The longevity of Lewis Hamilton's career in Formula 1 will depend on his ability to sustain his motivation, says two-time world champion Mika Häkkinen. The Mercedes driver achieved his fourth title in 2017, and while th...
Small Margins between Team-mates 'Exactly what you want' – Horner
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 18:30
Christian Horner felt that Max Verstappen raised his game during the 2017 Formula 1 season, which meant Daniel Ricciardo had to work hard to match him, but the Red Bull Racing Team Principal says having two extremely wel...
Wolff wants Mercedes to stay 'humble' and forget past achievements
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 17:30
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is expecting his team to start 2018 with a clean slate and leave behind any sense of fulfillment or complacency linked to its past achievements. The Silver Arrows outfit remained undefeated in 20...
Honda to 'enhance' collaboration with outside partners in 2018
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 16:50
Honda's outgoing F1 boss, Yusueka Hasegawa, confirmed the manufacturer's use of outside consultants for engine development, a trend that will continue in 2018. Faced with persistent under-performance and reliability issu...
Ferrari's landmark F1 cars: Kicking off Schumacher's reign
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 16:40
Michael Schumacher had spent four seasons with Ferrari when he finally won his first Formula 1 drivers' title for the team in the F1-2000. This was the car that started five years of supremacy for Ferrari, which won the ...
2017 Ferrari Analysis: What Could Have Been...
GRAND PRIX 247 - 30 Dec 2017 16:18
Despite a hot start and their best car in years, the 2017 Formula 1 season ended under frustratingly familiar circumstances for Ferrari Season Summary Success isn't always an easy thing to define in sport. Sure, for the ...
The Ferrari that started the Schumacher F1-dominance era
Auto Sport - 30 Dec 2017 15:47
Michael Schumacher had spent four seasons with Ferrari when he finally won his first Formula 1 drivers' title for the team in the F1-2000
Honda already making excuses for 2018?
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 15:40
While Honda - not to mention Toro Rosso and no doubt Red Bull - is hoping to make serious progress in 2018 - its fourth season since returning to F1 - those of a slightly sceptical nature might believe the Japanese manuf...
Globetrotter Hartley's grueling schedule helped by maturity
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 15:40
Brendon Hartley says his age and maturity helped him deal with a massively busy end-of-season schedule in 2017. As a works Porsche driver, the Kiwi had his routes all nicely organised for the last stretch of his WEC prog...
On the brink of the big time...
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 14:30
Mike Spence was born on this day in 1936, in Croyden, Surrey. "Mike was almost too nice to be a racing driver," remembers Jackie Stewart, the Brit's team leader at BRM in 1967. "He was very well mannered and very shy, al...
Haas targets aero step in 2018
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 14:10
In terms of success, Haas' second season depends very much on whether the observer is of the 'glass half full' or 'glass half empty' variety. The American team once again finished eighth in the standings, with 47 points ...
Haas admits early 2018 focus likely hurt results
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 14:10
Haas probably hurt itself in the 2017 Formula 1 season by switching focus to its '18 car too early, team principal Gunther Steiner has admitted. At the championship's halfway point, Haas sat seventh in the constructors' ...
Remembering motor racing's 'First Lady'
ESPN - 30 Dec 2017 14:05
Maurice Hamilton remembers the "brave and resolute" Bette Hill, the wife of one world champion and the mother of another, following her funeral this week.
Haas admits its switched focus to its 2018 car too early
Auto Sport - 30 Dec 2017 14:04
Haas probably hurt itself in the 2017 Formula 1 season by switching focus to its '18 car too early, team principal Gunther Steiner has admitted
Lewis Hamilton clears his Instagram after controversial post
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 14:00
Formula 1's most popular driver on social media, Lewis Hamilton, has wiped his Instagram page clean leaving his 5.7 million followers looking at a 'No Posts Yet' message, in a move which comes just days after the Briton ...
2017 F1 season in stats: The 68th season in context | 2017 F1 season review
F1 Fanatic - 30 Dec 2017 13:52
Why did more drivers fail to finish races in 2017 than last year? The data reveals it wasn't just down to power unit problems.
Marko: F1 engine rules going in right direction
Total F1 - 30 Dec 2017 13:50
Red Bull motorsport adviser Dr Helmut Marko says Formula 1's engines rules are heading towards a sensible outcome but feels "fans should be king" in the decision-making process. Red Bull has continually complained about ...
F1's New Year's resolutions: The bottom half
ESPN - 30 Dec 2017 13:49
A look at the most important thing each team needs to do or change as we enter a new calendar year and Formula One season, starting with the bottom five from last year's championship.