Brown is ‘doing great things for motorsport’ – Alonso
F1 Fanatic Round-up
In the round-up: Alonso says McLaren boss Brown is ‘doing great things for motorsport’ • Formula One joins IMDB
In the round-up: Alonso says McLaren boss Brown is ‘doing great things for motorsport’ • Formula One joins IMDB
America’s most recent world champion has joined the criticism of Haas team principal Guenther Steiner’s comments on the quality of US racing drivers.
Launch season hasn’t started yet but Sauber team mates Charles Leclerc and Marcus Ericsson got some early practice in. Can you add the funniest caption to this picture?
In the round-up: F1 lap times ‘up to 1.5s faster in 2018’ – Pirelli • ‘Expectations were too high’ of Kubica • Super-hard tyre unlikely to be used
The promoter of the French Grand Prix is not concerned that hosting their region’s third big race within four weeks will affect ticket sales.
The new chairman of Britain’s Motor Sport Association says it will strive to keep the British Grand Prix on the calendar after 2019.
The organisers of the Le Mans Classic have retracted their claim Jenson Button will appear at this year’s race.
In the round-up: F1 should have the 20 best drivers – Brawn • Cosworth doubts it will make solo F1 return • Agag not convinced by Ferrari threat
Pirelli says its expanded range of tyre compounds for the 2018 F1 season will not confuse fans following complaints it is too complicated.
Pirelli will bring a softer selection of tyres for this year’s race in Azerbaijan, the fourth round of the world championship.
Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer has backed FIA president Jean Todt’s proposal for a common engine specification to be used in several racing series including F1.
In the round-up: Copenhagen would be “a great platform” for F1 – Carey • Renault expects less powerful qualifying modes in 2018 • New McLaren documentary trailer revealed
Ferrari has hired former Red Bull and Toro Rosso racer Daniil Kvyat to be its new development driver.
In the first of his new weekly columns for F1 Fanatic, Dieter Rencken explains why he’s joined us now and quizzes McLaren’s Jonathan Neale on life after Honda.
McLaren isn’t ruling out the possibility of building its own Formula One engines in future, according to chief operating officer Jonathan Neale.
In the round-up: F1 accepts grid girls role “needs to become more progressive” • Formula E ‘will be the only motorsport left’ • Force India to expand factory
Fans planning to attend the 2018 French Grand Prix will have to expect some traffic jams despite efforts by the race promoters to reduce them.
F1 stewards’s decisions are more consistent than they are given credit for. But that consistency is creating opportunities cunning drivers can exploit.
In the round-up: Norris says he must match Leclerc’s rookie F2 title • New race engineer for Raikkonen • Newey had simultaneous offers from Ferrari, McLaren and Williams
F1 Fanatic’s new columnist Dieter Rencken will bring readers fresh news from the paddock and exclusive interviews with the sport’s major players.