Renault engine technical director Remi Taffin say that this year’s power unit has already successfully achieved some very ambitious targets in pre-season testing. “We have set some high targets for this year, which we hit,” Taffin told Motorsport.com at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on the final day of the test. “I think we hit our … Continue reading "Taffin believes Renault has hit its targets with 2019 engine"

Daniil Kvyat was at a loss to understand why he was given a drive-through penalty by the Chinese Grand Prix stewards following a three-way first lap clash with McLaren’s Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris. The Toro Rosso driver was running through Turn 6 on the opening lap when a twitch of oversteer and opposite lock … Continue reading "Kvyat miffed by first lap penalty but Sainz points the finger"

Full results from Free Practice 2 for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, round 4 of the 2019 Formula 1 season. Click Here: brisbane lions guernsey 2019 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Free Practice 2 results Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps 1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:42.872s 28 2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:43.196s + 0.324s … Continue reading "2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Free Practice 2 – Results"

After a week on site, one race and two days of testing, F1 teams will be gone from the Circuit de Catalunya until next year. Here is our gallery of pictures from the second and final day of in-season testing. 45 You may also like Japanese GP: Friday’s action in pictures Japanese GP: Thursday’s build-up … Continue reading "Gallery: Barcelona in-season test – Day 2"

Lewis Hamilton says the mutual respect between himself and Valtteri Bottas will prevent the emergence of tensions similar to those that destroyed in the past his relationship with his former Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton and Bottas have traded wins in the first four races of the 2019 season, delivering a near perfect score … Continue reading "Hamilton: Mutual respect will prevent fall-out with Bottas"

Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost says Daniil Kvyat has gained both in maturity and in terms of his technical knowledge during his year away from F1. Kvyat returned to Red Bull at the start of the year after being dropped abruptly by the energy drink company as a Toro Rosso driver before the end … Continue reading "Tost praises Kvyat for gained maturity and tech knowledge"

Max Verstappen welcomes his countrymen’s overwhelming presence at Spa but insists it doesn’t add an extra element of pressure on race day. The Belgian Grand Prix is akin to a second home race for the Red Bull driver, thanks to the Netherlands’ geographic proximity and to the fact that Verstappen was born in Belgium, in … Continue reading "Verstappen’s orange wave of support: ‘The more the better!’"

While everyone is taking stock of the first half of the 2019 F1 season, cartoonist Nick Murray Willis has just delivered his own mid-year review. The talented artist’s well-known specialty is pairing commentary soundbites from the world of sport to his hilarious and unhinged animated drawings. The comedic effect is weird but wonderful, and works … Continue reading "Nick Murray Willis delivers his hilarious mid-season review"

Five-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has reacted positively to the idea of a head-to-head battle with his Formula 1 counterpart Lewis Hamilton at some point in the future. “Of course! It would be interesting – face-to-face, first an F1 car and then a motorbike!” Marquez has already had the opportunity to get behind the … Continue reading "Marquez eyes ‘champion vs champion’ clash with Hamilton"

A number of scientists are saying the spread of the Zika virus outbreak, which is now gripping Brazil and other parts of the Americas, may have been helped by climate change—and may offer a sign of the kind of public health impacts to come. The World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency over … Continue reading "Zika: 'Omen' for a Warming Planet?"