[ad_1] Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost reckons Pierre Gasly is now “a mature driver” after he scored his third significant Formula 1 result of 2018 in the Hungarian Grand Prix. After finishing fourth in Bahrain and seventh in Monaco, Gasly earned sixth place at the Hungaroring – the same position where he had qualified

[ad_1] Antonio Giovinazzi lapped more than half a second quicker than Sebastian Vettel’s official circuit record as he used hypersoft tyres to comfortably top day one of Formula 1’s Hungaroring test. The Italian registered an impressive day behind the wheel of the SF71H by building on his morning benchmark with impressive afternoon times, initially on

[ad_1] Stoffel Vandoorne says his performance in the Hungarian Grand Prix is “a good sign that everything is back to normal” after a miserable recent run of form in Formula 1. Vandoorne has endured a difficult second season in F1 so far, scoring just eight points to McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso’s 44 and failing to

[ad_1] The Hungaroring is a challenge for Formula 1 drivers and engineers alike, and is often likened to Monaco but without the walls. But while its high-downforce nature makes it comparable to street circuits, it rubbers in like more traditional tracks and, to further add to complications, high temperatures mean cooling brakes the power units

[ad_1] Formula 1 sporting boss Ross Brawn says the commercial rights holder will do “all in its power” to ensure Force India survives after going into administration. The move into administration, triggered by its driver Sergio Perez, has been done to shore up the long-term future of the team but part of that relies on

[ad_1] Valtteri Bottas was the centre of attention in the closing laps of Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix, colliding with Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo and picking up a penalty for the latter. Both incidents were the subject of much debate after the race, suggesting neither was particularly clear cut, while there were even suggestions

[ad_1] Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen says he was wrong to unleash an expletive-laden radio outburst during the Hungarian Grand Prix after his Renault engine failed. Verstappen was furious that his hopes of a strong finish at the Hungaroring were wrecked when he suffered a suspected MGU-K failure on lap six. As his

[ad_1] Toto Wolff has clarified his reference to Valtteri Bottas being Lewis Hamilton’s “wingman” in Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix, insisting Mercedes does not favour one driver over the other. Mercedes team boss Wolff called Bottas a “sensational wingman” for fending off the Ferraris as Hamilton escaped to victory at the Hungaroring, leading Bottas to

[ad_1] Sebastian Vettel says he does not blame Valtteri Bottas for locking up and hitting his Ferrari Formula 1 car after being passed for second place in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Vettel had overtaken Bottas exiting the first corner with five laps to go but the Mercedes driver tried to fight back into Turn 2,

[ad_1] Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the service it is getting from Renault is ‘some way’ below what it is paying for, after being hit with another power unit failure in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen had been well-placed to challenge Mercedes and Ferrari in the early stages at the Hungaroring, but a

[ad_1] McLaren Formula 1 boss Zak Brown says the team has “a plan” as it works to finalise its hiring of James Key from Toro Rosso as technical director. On Friday Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko indicated his frustration that negotiations between the two teams over Key’s release had been trumped by public confirmation

[ad_1] Sergio Perez is ‘heartbroken’ at taking legal action against Force India and its owner Vijay Mallya, but says it was necessary to save the Formula 1 team from going bust. Force India went into administration on Friday, following legal action led by Perez, which was supported by Mercedes and Force India sponsor BWT. Although

[ad_1] Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley says there is no animosity towards Sergio Perez after the Mexican’s management company took action that put the team into administration. Perez has a deal that has essentially brings substantial Mexican sponsorship to the team, where he has raced since 2014, while he is in turn paid

[ad_1] Force India chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer says fresh investment in the Formula 1 team is “imminent” amid financial difficulties that have included facing a winding-up petition. The podium-finishing team has battled financial difficulties for some time but this season it faced particularly significant development delays as the situation has worsened. Its driver Sergio

[ad_1] The Renault Formula 1 team has been hit with a suspended €10,000 fine for a rare tyre error during Hungarian Grand Prix practice on Nico Hulkenberg’s car. Hulkenberg used three tyres from a set that Renault had nominated to return after first practice, which breached F1’s sporting regulations. The team was summoned to the

[ad_1] Sauber and Haas have use of Ferrari’s latest-specification Formula 1 engine for the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. Haas driver Kevin Magnussen and Sauber team-mates Charles Leclerc and Marcus Ericsson may use a new internal combustion, turbocharger and MGU-H at the Hungaroring. Magnussen’s team-mate Romain Grosjean has a new V6, but misses out on a

[ad_1] Two hours of early preview gameplay demonstrated that F1 2018 has taken the finest elements of its predecessor and overhauled the multiplayer experience to become the best Formula 1 game yet. Most gamers won’t even notice swathes of the changes Codemasters has brought to the official F1 game, but a series of minor but

[ad_1] McLaren has changed Stoffel Vandoorne’s chassis ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, but the team is yet to figure out the problem that wrecked his two previous Formula 1 weekends. Vandoorne struggled badly in the Silverstone and Hockenheim events, lapping substantially slower than Fernando Alonso and placing near the bottom or dead last in

[ad_1] Sergio Perez says he cannot wait too long for Force India’s “critical” financial situation to be clarified before making a call on his Formula 1 future. Perez is known to be in the frame elsewhere, notably at Haas – where he has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Romain Grosjean. While the Mexican

[ad_1] The Formula 1 title battle turnaround in the German Grand Prix could make Lewis Hamilton “unbeatable” just as last year’s Singapore events did, reckons 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. Last weekend’s race looked set to substantially bolster Sebastian Vettel’s world championship advantage, as he led from pole while Hamilton had to battle through from

[ad_1] Haas Formula 1 boss Gunther Steiner says his team “got away” with a conservative strategy in last weekend’s German Grand Prix, as his drivers both made three pitstops. Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean looked on course to finish sixth and eighth respectively in what would have been the team’s second-best points haul of the

[ad_1] Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting insists the FIA is still happy with the operation of Ferrari’s hybrid system, despite ongoing discussions with rival teams. Earlier this year the FIA announced that an investigation into Ferrari suggested it was doing nothing wrong, but this has not stopped other teams questioning the strong performance of

[ad_1] Formula 1 officials will visit Assen to inspect its track in the next few weeks, following the latest rounds of talks about the Dutch Grand Prix returning to the calendar. Lee van Dam, CEO of the Dutch GP foundation that is tasked with putting a race together, met with Liberty bosses at Hockenheim last

[ad_1] Formula 1 and Facebook will combine to release a documentary series based on the inaugural F1 Esports Series Pro Draft that took place earlier this year. The documentary will release in four episodes broadcast on Facebook and “select” TV broadcasters and the first instalment will begin on Wednesday July 25 at 2000 BST. A

[ad_1] Formula 1 teams are discussing moving 2019 pre-season testing from Barcelona to Bahrain, although final arrangements have yet to be agreed. Bahrain was used for pre-season testing in 2006-‘9, and again in 2014, but there were always sessions in Europe. The difference on this occasion is that, other than initial shakedown or filming days

[ad_1] Formula 1 has delayed the first Miami Grand Prix to 2020, with next year’s calendar expected to feature just 20 races, due to Germany dropping out. Paddock sources have been suggesting for weeks that it was becoming increasingly difficult to ensure that contracts for the Miami event would be signed off in time for

[ad_1] FIA Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting says there was no exact precedent for the pit entry offence committed by Lewis Hamilton in the German Grand Prix. Winner Hamilton escaped with a reprimand after changing his mind, abandoning the pit entry and cutting across the grass back onto the track. The FIA stewards explained

[ad_1] The Mercedes Formula 1 team repeatedly urged Lewis Hamilton to push in the final laps of the German Grand Prix in case his pit entry incident incurred a penalty. Although the world champion was ultimately given a reprimand for aborting his entry into the pits with 15 laps to go, radio communications with the

[ad_1] Lewis Hamilton says he was “100% open” with Formula 1’s stewards when called to explain his controversial pit entry move during the German Grand Prix. Hamilton was summoned for cutting across the grass from the pit entry and back onto the track when there was some confusion within the Mercedes F1 team about whether

[ad_1] Formula 1 championship leader Lewis Hamilton has kept his German Grand Prix win following a stewards’ investigation into a pit entry incident. Hamilton won the race on the road from 14th on the grid, aided by intermittent rain and a crash for Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who was the runaway race leader when he slid