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Formula 1 2017 saw two teams, Mercedes and Ferrari (17 wins in 20 races) dominate the season. The Managing Director of Formula 1 Ross Brawn has said that there needs to be closer competition in F1 between the teams. There are two classes in the Formula 1 championship right now. In fact, the top two […] READ MORE
When called into the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula 1 team, New Zealander Brendon Hartley was both coming home, but also debuting yet again. Having already been a Red Bull Racing team member and a Toro Rosso development driver, he was asked to fill an empty seat left by Pierre Gasly. Was 13th Place Enough for Brendon Hartley to Impress […] READ MORE
The 16th race of the 2017 Formula 1 season will take place at the historic Suzuka circuit in Japan this weekend. The Japanese Grand Prix (Nihon-guranpuri) is one of the most anticipated races in the F1 calendar. This is the 33rd running of the Japanese GP, with all but four races hosted at Suzuka (the races […] READ MORE
Max Verstappen turned around a dismal season with a flawless drive to beat Lewis Hamilton and his Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo at the Sepang International Circuit this afternoon. Max Verstappen dominates final Malaysian Grand Prix The young Dutchman has not finished seven of the 15 races this season because of a combination of reliability […] READ MORE
As part of the complex series of deals announced today at the Singapore Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz Jr will join Renault on loan for the 2018 season. Renault agreed to end their engine supply contract with Toro Rosso and switch to the McLaren team for 2018. As part of the deal, Renault wanted the talented […] READ MORE
McLaren announced the end of their three year partnership with Honda on Friday at the Singapore Grand Prix. This created a domino effect and several official announcements followed. Renault ended their engine supply agreement with Toro Rosso and switched their supply to McLaren from 2018. Toro Rosso, in turn, will be supplied by McLaren’s former […] READ MORE
McLaren Racing and Renault Sport Racing announced a new three year engine deal starting from the 2018 F1 season. After weeks of behind the scenes negotiations, a flurry of official announcements were made on Friday at the Singapore Grand Prix. McLaren announced the end of their three year partnership with Honda. Renault confirmed they were […] READ MORE
After weeks of speculation, the inevitable happened today. After three years of a largely unfruitful and troubled relationship, McLaren and Honda announced that by mutual consent they were ending their partnership at the end of the 2017 season. McLaren and Honda end Formula 1 Partnership McLaren switched to Honda as their engine supplier from the […] READ MORE
The 14th round of the 2017 Formula 1 season will take place under the night sky with the sparkling lights illuminating the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. The Singapore Grand Prix and Bahrain Grand Prix are the only two night races on the F1 calendar. The race creates a sci-fi movie effect on TV […] READ MORE
Mercedes announced today that it has extended Valtteri Bottas’s contract for the 2018 season. The Finnish driver was signed on a one year contract for 2017 as a replacement for Nico Rosberg who announced a shock retirement from the sport after winning the 2016 championship. The Silver Arrows had to scramble around to sign a driver in the […] READ MORE
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