Motorsport News
'Alonso to become McLaren co-owner'
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 12:50
Fernando Alonso will become a shareholder in McLaren, according to reports in Spain. Soymotor has reported that Alonso's investment in McLaren Racing will be made public in 2019 as the famous team look to add IndyCar suc...
Vettel: car speed most decisive factor for Ferrari
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 02:50
Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel believes improving car pace should be Ferrari's main focus for 2019 despite a number of mistakes from the team during the Formula 1 season past. The German finished a distant runner-up t...
Wolff ‘looking forward' to Lauda's return
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 01:50
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has admitted that Niki Lauda will 'definitely' return in 2019, and that he is 'looking forward' to it. The three-time World Champion was forced to undergo a lung transplant after a sudden il...
Sainz will ask Alonso for McLaren advice
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 01:30
Carlos Sainz has admitted that he will look to elder statesman Fernando Alonso for advice as he begins a new chapter of his F1 career. The young Spaniard will make the move to McLaren for the 2019 season, replacing his c...
McLaren restructure is an ‘ongoing process'
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 01:20
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has admitted that the team is 'not done' when it comes to completing their restructuring process. The team had announced back in July of a huge shuffle-up, with Eric Boullier being relieved of his r...
2018 Shock of the Year: Death of Sergio Marchionne
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 01:00
Sergio Marchionne's sudden passing was an unexpected shock, no one other than his inner circle knew he had been suffering from cancer and what was expected to be a simple operation turned fatal when complications arose. ...
2018 Star of the Future: Mick Schumacher
GRAND PRIX 247 - 28 Dec 2018 00:49
He might have taken a few seasons to assert himself in the minor leagues, but when he did Mick Schumacher shone brightly to claim the 2018 FIA Formula 3 Championship with a dominant performance during the latter half of ...
Vettel needs 'stronger package' from Ferrari
Planet F1 - 28 Dec 2018 23:25
Sebastian Vettel has called on Ferrari to give him a quicker car in 2019, as he aims to get his hands on that elusive fifth World Championship. The post Vettel needs ‘stronger package’ from Ferrari appeared first on ...
Mercedes deny trying to recruit Ferrari's Binotto
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 23:20
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has denied that the Silver Arrows have made an offer to current Ferrari technical director Mattia Binotto. Last month, the Italian media suggested a rift was still in full force at Maranello...
Mercedes deny trying to recruit Ferrari's Binotto
Planet F1 - 28 Dec 2018 22:18
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has denied that the Silver Arrows have made an offer to current Ferrari technical director Mattia Binotto. The post Mercedes deny trying to recruit Ferrari’s Binotto appeared first on Plan...
The Week In Sports Cars, Dec. 28
Racer - 28 Dec 2018 22:00
It’s the final Week In Sports Cars podcast of the year and it’s a special one as Marshall Pruett and Graham Goodwin start (...)
Max says that Bottas was driving slow
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 22:00
Max Verstappen has torn into Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas saying that he was driving slow last season for the car that he was in. Bottas finished fifth in the championship behind Verstappen this year but the Dutchman ...
Brawn: Engine manufacturers don't want competition
Planet F1 - 28 Dec 2018 21:55
Formula 1 chief Ross Brawn believes that the current engine manufacturers do not want any more competition in the sport. The post Brawn: Engine manufacturers don’t want competition appeared first on PlanetF1.
Vettel: "We need a stronger package"
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 20:30
Sebastian Vettel has admitted that speed is the key factor in taking a step forward for Ferrari next season. 2018 was the closest Ferrari and Vettel had been to beating Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes to the Championships. B...
2018 Wingman of the Year: Valtteri Bottas
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 20:10
Valtteri Bottas did everything he could for the Mercedes cause while helping his teammate Lewis Hamilton to a fifth title, even sacrificing victory without complaining and taking it all on the chin as he became the defac...
2018 Wingman of the Year: Valtteri Bottas
GRAND PRIX 247 - 28 Dec 2018 20:07
Valtteri Bottas did everything he could for the Mercedes cause while helping his teammate Lewis Hamilton to a fifth title, even sacrificing victory without complaining and taking it all on the chin as he became the defac...
Verstappens "tough" father helped deal with Marko
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 19:50
Max Verstappen admitted that his father being “tough” on him in his upbringing has helped him deal with Red Bull boss Helmut Marko. Verstappen followed the footsteps of his father Jos Verstappen, who achieved two pod...
Giorgio Piola launches SHIFT Collection watches on Kickstarter
Auto Sport - 28 Dec 2018 19:48
A Formula 1-inspired timepiece - designed by tech-drawing legend Giorgio Piola - can be yours for as little as $315
2018 Flop of the Year: Paddy Lowe's Williams FW41
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 19:20
Much was expected of the Williams FW41 which broke cover in London in mid-February, the first car built at Grove under Paddy Lowe's watch, which ultimately proved to be the 2018 Flop of the Year. With former Ferrari-man ...
2018 Journalist of the Year: Dieter Rencken
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 19:20
Flinging plaudits the way of ‘rival' Formula 1 websites and their scribes is probably not the done thing, but over the past year I have been impressed with one man's reporting on our sport and that bloke is Dieter Renc...
2018 Newsmaker of the Year: Niki Lauda
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 19:20
Newsmaker of the Year was a toss-up between Niki Lauda and Robert Kubica with the Austrian Formula 1 legend edging out the Pole who had received this accolade in last year's Awards. That Robert is making a comeback, afte...
Vettel wants quicker car from Ferrari, because 'it's the speed that decides'
Total F1 - 28 Dec 2018 19:20
Sebastian Vettel has called on Ferrari to take another step forward next season by producing an even quicker car than its 2018 charger, claiming that speed will be the deciding factor. Vettel and Ferrari were looking lik...