After returning to action on Friday, Fernando Alonso got the green light to race on throughout the entire Chinese grand prix weekend. Following medical checks on Thursday, the FIA declared ...
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F1 ‘has learned’ from qualifying debacle
Claire Williams thinks F1 has learned from the ‘musical chairs’ qualifying debacle. F1’s governing body announced late on Monday that the World Motor Sport Council rubber-stamped by ‘e-vote’ the decision ...
Read More »Alonso fails medical exam in Bahrain
Fernando Alonso will miss this weekend’s Bahrain grand prix. Although the Spaniard made the trip to the island Kingdom in the wake of his horror crash in Melbourne, his clearance ...
Read More »Rosberg wishes he kept complaints quieter
Nico Rosberg has acknowledged he may have kicked an own goal by hitting out at his teammate Lewis Hamilton after the Chinese grand prix. The accusations about Hamilton’s tactical trickery ...
Read More »One word caused China GP ‘flag-gate’
A single word caused ‘flag-gate’, it has emerged. Article 43.2 of the sporting rules dictates that if the chequered flag is waved early, even in error, the race is over. ...
Read More »Lauda gave Hamilton ‘money can’t buy’ reward
Niki Lauda gave Lewis Hamilton a ‘money can’t buy’ reward for securing his first-ever F1 hat-trick — a ride on his own private jet. “I told him ‘If you win, ...
Read More »Team, driver deny Vettel ignored team order
F1 has its next ‘team orders’ saga. World champion Sebastian Vettel on Sunday answered “tough luck” when told to let through his Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo. If that sort ...
Read More »Vettel refuses to obey Red Bull team order
World champion Sebastian Vettel refused to obey Red Bull’s team orders during the Chinese grand prix. As his on-form teammate Daniel Ricciardo closed in, German Vettel was told on the ...
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