Alexander Albon has today been announced as a Toro Rosso driver the forthcoming 2019 Formula 1 campaign. Albon finished the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship in third place, behind eventual champion George Russell and Lando Norris – both of whom will also be on the F1 grid next season with Williams and McLaren respectively. Albon... Continue Reading →
Stoffel Vandoorne will keep ties to F1 via a Mercedes simulator driver role in 2019. The Belgian has the deal as part of his work in formula E with HWA, which Mercedes will take over the season after. He will share sim duties with Esteban Ocon, who will be the reserve driver for the team.... Continue Reading →
It's understood that Polish comeback driver Robert Kubica has agreed to drive for Williams in 2019 alongside George Russell. The decision to bring the driver into the team as a full time driver would mark the final hurdle in a long comeback after his accident in 2011 while rallying, leaving him with severe arm injuries.... Continue Reading →
A red flag stopped the race halfway through but the Italian dominated the shortened second race! Dovizioso had to stay patiently behind Suzuki's Alex Rins, who led the first half of the race until a red flag, thanks to the weather conditions. Many riders crashed out including Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales. However,... Continue Reading →
German F3 driver Sophia Floersch is conscious in hospital after a truly terrifying accident at the Macau GP today, organisers confirmed. The driver was launched into the air and way over the barriers, through fencing and into a photographers bunker before landing back on its wheels. The initial reports suggest that Sophia hit a kerb,... Continue Reading →
Lewis Hamilton has secured his 10th pole position of the 2018 season today ahead of Sebastian Vettel. The British driver went fastest on the supersofts in Q3, the only front runner to improve on their final run. Vettel looked set to improve but a lockup in turn 8 ended up just under a tenth down,... Continue Reading →
Daniel Ricciardo’s difficult season continues as he takes yet another grid penalty for this weekends Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. Ricciardo will get his sixth turbo of the season and will therefore drop 10-places on the grid from wherever he qualifies on Saturday afternoon. This season has been one to forget for the Australian with... Continue Reading →
Performance chief Rob Smedley will leave Williams F1 at the end of the 2018 season, it has been announced. In 2014, Rob moved from Ferrari in a newly created role, part of an overhaul of the team's engineering department, originally in charge of the pit wall on race weekends and as a senior trackside engineer... Continue Reading →
2018 world champion Marc Marquez took his 9th victory of the year after Valentino Rossi crashes out of the lead in the final laps! It seemed for a lot of the race that Yamaha would take shock back to back wins after Maveric Vinales' win last time out in Phillip Island. Johann Zarco would start... Continue Reading →
