Like most F1 venues, Montreal has updated it’s track and safety features to contend with the 2017 new -spec faster cars. Most of the transformations at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve are linked to guardrails and tyre barriers, most of which shall be replaced by the dedicated TecPro barriers which offer improved dispersion of energy in … Continue reading "Montreal upgrades track to accommodate 2017 cars"

Force India’s Esteban Ocon races in Canada for the very first time this weekend, and sees the Montreal venue quite simply as “an American-French place!” But Ocon knows there’s obviously a lot more to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve that its bilingual environment. The 20-year-old has enjoyed an impressive season to date, his first full year … Continue reading "Ocon on Montreal: ‘It’s like an American-French place!’"

Jacques Villeneuve just knocked down Lance Stroll from the pillar the Canadian had managed to rise onto after his points-rewarding  race in Montreal yesterday. After a difficult debut to his maiden F1 season which put himself in the line of fire of many critics, the Williams rookie finally achieved a meaningful result, finishing P9 in … Continue reading "Villeneuve beats up on ‘worst rookie ever’ Stroll"

Sergio Perez heads to Canada hoping  to resume his points-scoring ways with Force India after leaving Monaco empty-handed for the first time in 16 F1 races. The Mexican has showed remarkable consistency since last summer but also a keen ability to extract the most from Force India’s new-spec VJM10 challenger. Monaco was perhaps just a … Continue reading "F1 needs more tracks like Montreal – Perez"

Williams has confirmed that it will test F2 racer Luca Ghiotto in next week’s in-season test at the Hungaroring. The 22-year-old Italian finished runner-up to Esteban Ocon in GP3 in 2015, moving up to GP2 with Trident in 2016 and currently holding fifth place in the F2 standings for the Russian Time outfit. The 22-year-old … Continue reading "Williams puts Luca Ghiotto to the test in Hungary"

Organisers of the 2017 British Grand Prix at Silverstone have unveiled an extra-long four-day programme of events. Normally a Grand Prix is held over a three-day period. But this year the circuit has added an extra day of track action, with gates opening at 2pm on Thursday, July 13. Fans coming to Silverstone on the … Continue reading "Silverstone confirms four days of track action at British GP"

Last week, Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher’s all-time record for the number of Formula 1 pole positions. He only had to wait seven days further before breaking the tie and setting his own new record outright. After clinching pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, Hamilton now has 69 poles to his name – more … Continue reading "Hamilton: ‘Honour and privilege’ to make F1 history at Monza"

Renault’s Cyril Abiteboul says that the French outfit will not provide Robert Kubica with a competitive outing in free practice this year as many had speculated. Following Kubica’s test in Valencia earlier this month with a 2012-spec Lotus E20, and which was widely perceived as quite successful, it was believed that Renault could perhaps give … Continue reading "No free practice outing for Renault and Kubica this year"

As the worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history continues to accelerate in West Africa, with the World Health Organization announcing Thursday that up to 20,000 people could be infected throughout its course, experts and aid workers urge the rest of the world to take action and responsibility for the growing crisis. “The international community has … Continue reading "Global Community Must Face Deeper Roots of Growing Ebola Crisis"