Engine deficit reduced in Monaco say Red Bull drivers
November 19, 2019Red Bull’s drivers believe Monaco’s twisty layout will reduce the deficit of their Renault engine relative to the power units of their Mercedes and Ferrari rivals. The team’s RB14 is seen as a favourite for this weekend’s race, thanks to its aerodynamic qualities, properly shown in Barcelona’s winding last sector and which are expected to the forefront once again at the high downforce street circuit The usual gap of about five to six tenths between Red Bull and its front-running rivals in qualifying should be halved in Monaco contend both Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo. Renault calls out Red Bull’s…
Red Bull plays safe with French GP tyre choice
Red Bull has opted to take a slightly harder and more durable line-up of Pirelli tyres for the French Grand Prix than any of its rivals. Pirelli are providing the ultrasoft, supersoft and soft compounds at Circuit Paul Ricard later…
Mercedes’ painful wake-up call: ‘This was a shit result for us!’
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff put it as he saw it Sunday afternoon in Montreal, describing the Silver Arrows’ clear defeat at the hands of Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel as “a shit result”. In the past, Lewis Hamilton has more often…
Alonso completes first official practice laps at Le Mans
Fernando Alonso said he was hoping for some wet weather this week, as he finally got his eagerly awaited 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours campaign underway. He turned his first laps in the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 car in…
Vettel takes the blame after ‘too good’ start
Ferrari had been hoping that putting Sebastian Vettel on ultrasofts for the start of the French Grand Prix would prove a winning strategy. In the end, the driver had to admit that it had been too successful – and had…
Marko ‘no longer considering axing Hartley’
Red Bull motorsports consultant Dr Helmut Marko says that dumping Brendon Hartley from the Toro Rosso driver line-up is no longer being considered. But Marko – who runs the squad’s driver development programme – conceded that dropping the Kiwi had…
‘Heartbroken’ Perez asked by team members to take legal action
Sergio Perez says he had a moral obligation to initiate legal proceedings against his team, Force India, to save the jobs of 400 people. The Silverstone-based outfit was placed into administration on Friday after a hearing in London’s High Court.…
Markelov enjoyed ‘confidence-building’ maiden F1 run
Russian F2 racer Artem Markelov had his baptism of fire in an F1 car this week in Hungary, and it was a confidence-building experience for the 23-year-old Renault junior. Markelov, a multiple race winner in the FIA Formula 2 Championship…
Vandoorne’s case worsens at McLaren after dismal Friday
McLaren’s Stoffel Vandoorne concluded his first day of running at Hockenheim at the tail end of the field, enduring what he said was the “worst Friday” in his career. The Belgian driver was hoping to put together a couple of…
Prost surprised by Ricciardo’s move, but ‘he will push Renault’
Renault special advisor Alain Prost admits he was just as surprised as everyone when Daniel Ricciardo accepted the French team’s offer to join its ranks from 2019. After a lengthy period of reflection and countless hours of weighing up his…
Pelosi On Trump: ‘I Will Make Sure He Does Not Intimidate The Whistleblower’
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters Thursday on Capitol Hill. Updated Monday at 9:35 a.m. ET House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a stern warning for President Trump on Sunday: Do not try to retaliate against the…