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The new format will see four Spanish sides travel to the Middle East, with La Liga’s eternal rivals able to face off in the final if they progress A new four-team format has been finalised for the Supercopa de Espana that will see the competition moved to Saudi Arabia for the next three years, the […]

The Italian media is slamming Ferrari for its low-profile stance this week in Barcelona for the first week of pre-season testing. The Scuderia obviously learned its lesson from last season when CEO Sergio marchionne made some bold claims over the winter about his team’s expected level of performance only for the team to fall quite […]

Formula One Group CEO Chase Carey phoned Baku promoter Arif Rahimov to apologize for negative comments made earlier this year by Liberty Media boss Greg Maffei. Speaking on the subject of adding new races to Formula 1’s calendar, Maffei  underlined the necessity for the sport to cater to venues which add value, citing the Azerbaijan […]

Lewis Hamilton has apologised to fans for the lack of on-track action on Friday at the Shanghai International Circuit. And the Mercedes driver said it should be a wake up call to the sport and new owners Liberty to make changes. “So sorry for all u either watching on TV or here at the track,” […]

Rookie driver Lance Stroll will start his maiden Grand Prix from dead last on the grid as a result of a gearbox change on his Williams. Stroll crashed in the final free practice session on the Albert Park Circuit on Saturday morning. The team was still completing repairs when qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix […]

Haas secured its first points finish of the year in Shanghai, courtesy of Kevin Magnussen delivering an eighth-place finish in the Chinese Grand Prix. It was the Dane’s first top-ten finish since last year’s Singapore Grand Prix and one which was achieved following a solid drive in treacherous conditions. Magnussen launched his race from P12 […]

Despite his lack of wet running and a tricky launch process, Lewis Hamilton would relish a wet start tomorrow if the lousy weather forecast is confirmed. Most drivers have only limited knowledge of their new-spec cars shod with Pirelli’s 2017 wet weather tyres, but Hamilton isn’t deterred by the prospect of a wet track tomorrow, […]

Lewis Hamilton put 97 laps under his belt today in Bahrain as Mercedes focused on testing new parts and set-up work aimed at improving its grip issues which appeared in Sunday’s race. The Brit topped the timesheet, clocking a 1m31.358 on the Soft compound Pirelli tyre late in the afternoon. “Today was tricky with it […]

Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas doesn’t see Red Bull Racing’s strong Monaco GP performance as a resurgence of the Milton Keynes-based outfit. Daniel  Ricciardo made the most of his Sunday in the Principality thanks to a well-timed strategy call from the Red Bull pitwall which helped the Aussie beat Mercedes to a podium finish. But Bottas argues […]

Media reports this weekend suggest Silverstone is on the brink of formally terminating its contract to hold the British Grand Prix. The circuit currently has a deal to host the race until 2027. However, organisers have repeatedly made it clear that they cannot afford to continue under the current terms. The contract initially fixed a […]