Formula 1’s Grill the Grid series has produced some iconic moments since its introduction. The series, which usually features wacky challenges, allows fans to see a driver’s personality when they’re not racing at over 200mph. The most recent episode was no different, with drivers challenged to arrange their heights in order, from tallest to shortest.
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto estimates that Red Bull gained two tenths of a second per lap as a result of the upgrades they introduced at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Having been comprehensively beaten on pace by Ferrari in Australia, Red Bull arrived Imola with a raft of upgrades that were described as a
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is satisfied that Ferrari did not break any rules during the tyre test in Imola, and is glad to see that the FIA carried out their investigation professionally. There was an element of controversy around Ferrari during the prototype tyre test after the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix a few
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Fernando Alonso had an inaugural Miami Grand Prix to forget, following two late five-second time penalties. The Spaniard initially crossed the line at the Miami International Autodrome in eighth place, however, he was dropped to eleventh after the time penalties were applied. The first penalty was awarded to Alonso for an overambitious move on Pierre
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has not ruled out the possibility that the team may decide to run wider sidepods in a bid to try and improve their fortunes, but he would like to make the “zeropods” work. The new technical regulations have cultivated lots of different concepts from the teams, and one of the
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that the weight of the car is affecting tyre wear, so getting the weight down is going to lead to a multitude of improvements for his team. The Milton Keynes side made a difficult start to the year after three reliability failures between Max Verstappen and Sergio
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Venturi Formula E driver Lucas di Grassi does not believe there should be so much resistance from Formula 1 drivers, such as Sir Lewis Hamilton, surrounding the jewellery debate. In 2005, a regulation was created banning jewellery and other metallic artefacts from being worn in the car due to the fire hazard risk attached to
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Former Formula 1 Michael Andretti has confirmed that he has held talks with FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem about a possible entry into Formula 1. Andretti had made an attempt to purchase the Sauber Group last season which would ultimately have seen the arrival of young IndyCar star Colton Herta into the pinnacle of motorsport,
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The Mercedes Formula 1 Team have demonstrated their support for seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton, after a comical Twitter post directed towards the FIA’s recent tightening of their ban regarding jewellery. Hamilton used the recent Miami press conference to illustrate his disappointment at the FIA’s tightening of their rule, which stipulates that drivers are banned
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto believes that Red Bull have “a couple of tenths” over the Scuderia at present, but he aims to pull it back as the development battle continues. Red Bull implemented changes to their RB18 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was described as a “risk” by adviser Dr Helmut Marko due
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