1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve disagrees with Red Bull boss Christian Horner’s suggestion that the budget cap should be increased. The teams are working on a $140 million spending limit this season that must be spread between development, damage repair, freight and more. It therefore means that everyone has to be more pragmatic with
More
Former Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has criticised Sir Lewis Hamilton for his demeanour so far this year, indicating that the 37-year-old should step down. Hamilton and new team-mate George Russell have had to contend with a misbehaving Mercedes car in 2022 after the Silver Arrows struggled to adapt to the new technical regulations. The
More
Valtteri Bottas has become well-known in Formula 1 for some rather punchy radio messages, none more so than his post-race radio message after winning the 2019 Australian Grand Prix. The Finnish driver famously said “to whom it may concern, f**k you”, after crossing the line to claim a famous victory. Bottas won the 2019 season
More
Lance Stroll is having a poor season, as the Canadian continues to struggle with the new regulations. Whilst the Aston Martin F1 Team driver is under no pressure of losing his seat, Stroll has been consistently outperformed by four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel. The German is also struggling this year, however, Vettel has managed to
More
Sir Lewis Hamilton has endured a monumentally challenging start to 2022, after having to deal with a underperforming car and an ultra-competitive team-mate. The seven-time World Champion has seen himself well off the leading pace so far this season, due to the W13 being a highly problematic car. Whilst Hamilton has struggled to get the
More
Double world champion Mika Hakkinen was left marvelling at the tremendous efforts of Fernando Alonso during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. At 40 years of age, and for the first time since 2012, Alonso put his car on the front row when he mastered the changing conditions to qualifying second behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
More
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is continuing his push for an increase in spending allowance for the teams as inflation continues to rise. The teams have been given $140 million to work with this season as part of a new set of technical regulations but, in part due to the war between Russia and
More
With Mick Schumacher’s Formula 1 career looking increasingly uncertain, Bernie Ecclestone and former team-mate Nikita Mazepin have jumped in to support the young German driver. Since crashing heavily at both the Saudi Arabian and Monaco Grand Prix’s, Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner has made zero attempt at keeping his opinion on his driver private.
More
Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard is certainly a fan of George Russell having given him a lot of praise so far in 2022, and he now emphasises that his compatriot is world championship material. Russell has performed admirably alongside team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton since making the switch from Williams over the winter, out-performing him
More
1996 world champion Damon Hill affirms it is Max Verstappen’s intense focus on racing that has made him the champion he is today. Verstappen was born to two racing drivers – Former Formula 1 driver Jos, and former Formula A driver Sophie Kumpen. Jos is Dutch, and Sophie Belgian, and Max chose to race with
More