Jenson Button move to Japanese Super GT formula for 2018 on Radio 2 interview
He confirmed he knew all the details but could not officially make an announcement until contracts had been formally signed […]
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Category Archives: Daily F1 News and Comment
A short summary of the latest F1 news as it happens
Button on Hamilton: “I scored more points – We were never friends”
But admits that “he’s built on all that talent and hard work and he’s a more rounded character as a result.” adding “He’s matured, become a bit of a statesman and […]
Lauda: “We must not try to make the F1 completely safe”
3 time World Champion Niki Lauda thinks fans will lose their interest if the GP circus falls into a safety craze. The Austrian, who had a hard crash in 1976 on […]
4 races left and 6 seats to be confirmed – but who will get the drive?
Essential requirements: a 2018 Super Licence (X1) MCLAREN – Fernando Alonso RENAULT POWERED: Fernando will (most probably) renew his McLaren deal, the question is for how long? No doubt the Zak […]
SUZUKA 2017 NEWS ROUNDUP
SUZUKA ROUNDUP: Lewis Hamilton wins, can win the title at next race, Ricci steals the mobile phone, Honda wants Gasly IN, Spark plugs, Palmer in search of new horizons…and more
Zak Brown: “McLaren will look silly”
Looking at McLaren’s performance on the Malaysia track, it looks like Honda is making progress. Could McLaren be making a mistake by switching to Renault for next season? Honda engineers […]
Is Vandoorne showing Alonso up?
Many say Alonso is the best driver in the world. This may be so, or it might be more evident if he could finish a race, but if it is, and we take a look at the current driver standing we might also make a couple of assumptions that:
Looking forward, Hamilton needs to look behind him
OK, so let’s take stock with whats left. What might be in store for the world championship? RAI Average points haul over the last 15 races is 9.2 points. If he was to step up to VET’s average of 16.4 FER (a big ask) it would still be almost mathematically impossible to fight for the lead or hope to secure a constructors championship. Bottas has just been too strong.
We, therefore, assume team orders will be implemented and Räikkönen will become little more than a wingman for Ferrari and Vettel.
Shit/fan
Daniil Kvyat lost his seat at Toro Rosso. His place is taken by Pierre Gasly. The young Frenchman, who won the GP2 series last year, will be debuting at Malaysia’s […]
New F1 Superlicence: NASCAR’s Kyle Busch could enter Formula One
The new FIA Super licence ratified yesterday has had some changes most notable of which being the inclusion of NASCAR, Indy Lights and IMSA – the US Sportscar series. This […]
