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How can Toro Rosso succeed where McLaren failed?
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 15:30
What does Toro Rosso need, which McLaren didn't have, to make Honda work? Which Renault-powered team will be best in 2018? Former technical director Gary Anderson answers readers' questions... If you were technical direc...
Once a Ferrari driver, always a Ferrari driver!
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 13:00
Now who could possibly be the owner of this beautiful scarlet red Ferrari F12 TDF sporting an "FM19" Florida license plate? That's right, it's retiree Felipe Massa who will now enjoy life beyond Formula 1 in the sunshine...
Mercedes wary of "dangerous" Ferrari-Sauber alliance | F1 Fanatic Round-up
F1 Fanatic - 2 Jan 2018 02:01
In the round-up: Mercedes wary of "dangerous" Ferrari-Sauber alliance • McLaren chassis 'out-developed engine' • Ocon eyes Mercedes "opportunities"
Retaining Energy Levels Key for Hamilton for Long F1 Stay - Hakkinen
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 20:30
Mika Hakkinen says not many drivers have the ability to push themselves year after year in Formula 1, and believes Lewis Hamilton needs to keep his energy levels up if he is to continue in the sport for the long haul. Ha...
Inside Line: Happy New Year & Other Stuff
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 20:00
Wishing all Grand Prix 247 readers a great New Year and that 2018 is a year packed with health, happiness and wealth! It was a good year for our site in terms of visitors with a 1.3 percent increase in page-views which a...
Inside Line: Happy New Year & Other Stuff
GRAND PRIX 247 - 2 Jan 2018 19:57
Wishing all Grand Prix 247 readers a great New Year and that 2018 is a year packed with health, happiness and wealth! It was a good year for our site in terms of visitors with a 1.3 percent increase in page-views which a...
Check your calendars for the 2018 season's dates
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 19:40
As a reminder, we've put together the 2018 Formula 1 calendar which includes all the race dates, testing dates and, eventually, the teams' launch dates. The latter schedules will obviously be updated as they come in. Pre...
Valtteri Bottas launches 2018 helmet design competition
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 19:00
Valtteri Bottas and Mercedes have launched a competition for a fan to design his 2018 helmet, which will be used at the 'majority' of races on the record-equalling 21-race calendar. The Finnish driver regularly uses a ma...
Gasly's take: 'Formula 1 is a f***ing great series!'
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 18:50
Toro Rosso rookie Pierre Gasly is tired of the "way too many people" who criticise Formula 1, although he admits there's one of the sport area that requires a big change. The fan community's main bone of contention with ...
Button: Hamilton rivalry best of my career
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 18:10
Jenson Button says he was able to produce his best racing of his Formula 1 career when partnered with Lewis Hamilton at McLaren - rather than his world championship-winning campaign of 2009. The British driver has given ...
Brown: 'McLaren's desire to win is off the chart'
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 17:40
As a new dawn emerges for McLaren in 2018, Zak Brown says the team's desire and motivation to return to the winner's circle has never been stronger. The Woking-based outfit put an end last year to its agonizing three-yea...
Mercedes considering ‘B-team' venture – Toto Wolff
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 17:30
Executive Director of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team Toto Wolff has said that the German marque may consider following Scuderia Ferrari's lead by creating its own ‘B-team'. Ferrari have used the Alfa Romeo ...
Bottas gives fans chance to design 2018 helmet
ESPN - 2 Jan 2018 17:21
Mercedes has launched a competition that will provide fans with the opportunity to design Valtteri Bottas' helmet for the 2018 Formula One season.
Mercedes will prioritise Hamilton in 2018, says Massa
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 17:10
Mercedes will prioritise Lewis Hamilton in the Formula 1 championship fight next season, according to his former title rival Felipe Massa. Hamilton clinched his fourth world championship this year, fending off Ferrari's ...
Missing Sponsors
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 16:40
As the clock struck midnight on December 31st 2017, many sponsorship relationships throughout the F1 Grid reached their conclusion. In the coming weeks and months, numerous new agreements will be announced at both a team...
Valtteri Bottas launches 2018 F1 helmet design competition
Auto Sport - 2 Jan 2018 16:31
Fans have been given the chance to design Valtteri Bottas's crash helmet for the 2018 Formula 1 season
Mercedes 'considering' B-team like Ferrari/Alfa Romeo - Toto Wolff
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 16:30
Mercedes could follow in Ferrari's footsteps by creating its own 'B-team' like the Italian marque has done with Alfa Romeo and Sauber according toToto Wolff. Sauber will be known as Alfa Romeo Sauber in 2018 following a ...
Bottas offers fans chance to design 2018 F1 helmet
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 16:30
Fans have been given the chance to design Valtteri Bottas' helmet for the 2018 Formula 1 season. The Mercedes driver said the winning design, which will be selected by him personally, will be used for the "majority" of g...
Pierre Gasly Believes Too Many People Talk About F1 'Negatively'
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 16:20
Scuderia Toro Rosso‘s latest recruit Pierre Gasly feels too many people are talking about FIA Formula 1 in a negative way. For the first time under the V6-Hybrid era, two engine manufacturers battled for the title but ...
Valtteri Bottas wants you to design his 2018 helmet!
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 16:10
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas is putting his 2018 helmet design up for grabs, giving a chance to a lucky and inventive fan to create his new lid. Mercedes and Bottas announced the initiative on Twitter, saying the winning en...
Love fails to prevail at Kyalami
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 14:30
Kyalami put itself on the Formula 1 map on this day in 1967, hosting the inaugural South African GP which local hero John Love almost won. The Rhodesian driver remarkably hustled his private Cooper-Climax up the order be...
Alonso all set to 'ROAR' out of his comfort zone at Daytona
Total F1 - 2 Jan 2018 13:40
Fernando Alonso will be back behind the wheel at the end of this week when he begins his formal preparation for the Daytona 24 Hours. The McLaren driver joins Zak Brown's United Autosports outfit for the season-opening e...