Valtteri Bottas' future at Mercedes F1 could be in doubt after losing his personal sponsorship from Finnish group Wihuri due to 'weak results'. Wihuri is owned and chaired by billionaire Antti Aarnio-Wihuri, and has backed the driver for almost 20 years. Aarnio-Wihuri commented: "It's been disappointing...It was not entirely his own fault, some of it... Continue Reading →
Jerome D'Ambrosio won a spectacular Marrakesh E-Prix after the two dominant BMWs came together ten minutes from the end of the race. Sam Bird led from pole, but was immediately challenged at turn one by Jean Eric Vergne who was trying to make the most of a poor start. The Frenchman spun himself and had... Continue Reading →
Envision Virgin Racing's Sam Bird has taken pole position for this afternoon's Marrakesh E-Prix after a titantic battle in super pole. Reigning champion Jean Eric Vergne will line up second with championship leader Antonio Felix da Costa in third. The new rules for Qualifying in Season Five mean that the top five in the championship... Continue Reading →
This morning, Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher has confirmed that Ollie Jackson will partner Tom Chilton in a two-car line up for the Kent-based Motorbase Performance squad. Chilton returns after finishing last season third in the overall drivers’ championship and second in the Independents’ Drivers’ championship in what was a very good first season... Continue Reading →
Andrew Jordan will be staying with West Surrey Racing for the 2019 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – once again racing under the BMW Pirtek Racing banner. The 2013 Champion Jordan joined the WSR squad ahead of the 2017 campaign in which the Lichfield racer racked up three victories and also spent more laps... Continue Reading →
The 2018 British Touring Car Champion Colin Turkington has confirmed this morning that he is staying with West Surrey Racing for the forthcoming season, with WSR also confirming that they have continued manufacturer backing from BMW. This ends rumours that Turkington was going to race elsewhere in 2019 and that WSR would not have any... Continue Reading →
After several statements stating there would be no management shakeup at Ferrari, further reports state the contrary. It is thought that Arrivabene will be replaced by Mattia Binotti. Despite an official announcement, Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport hinted that it could be announced as early as today. Obviously the motivation would seem to be what... Continue Reading →
Antonio Felix da Costa won and incredible season opener in Ad Diriyah after taking his first pole position earlier in the day. However it could’ve gone wrong very early on for the Portuguese racer as he missed his grid spot and had to reverse and was still rather out of position when the lights went... Continue Reading →
Despite the session being delayed, reformed and further disrupted, BMW Andretti driver Antonio Felix Da Costa posted time good enough for pole position. With FP1 and FP2 being cancelled due to wet weather, qualifying followed a rather rush-to-reschedule practice run. The format was changed somewhat, with the session being sorted into two groups instead of... Continue Reading →
