Fernando Alonso says some areas of this year’s McLaren Formula 1 car are “surprisingly good”, but admits there are still things that need improving. Alonso joined the Woking team for the second week of pre-season testing in Barcelona, following the progress of the new MCL34 with which McLaren will compete in 2019. Team drivers Lando […]
Will Button race in Monaco without testing the car first ?
Jenson Button ‘could not think of a better place to return to F1’. The British driver was excited when he learned he would substitute Fernando Alonso -who will be racing in Indianapolis- for the Monaco Grand Prix. In 16 appearances, Jenson obtained a win and two podiums. However Jenson has declined to jump in the car […]
Honda confident improvements will be definitive
The Japanese manufacturer believe that they have found the solution to the problems of MGUH in the engine of the McLaren MCL32. On the second day of Bahrain’s post-race test, Stoffel Vandoorne completed 81 laps without problems and finished the fourth fastest time of the session, only eight tenths behind Valtteri Bottas’ Mercedes. The engine […]
Fernando Alonso: “I’d rather be here than at home in the supermarket”
Fernando Alonso was on the press room talking about the first race in Australia, his sensations for China, and the difficult season ahead. The race of Australia: Fernando explained It was difficult because he could not make any mistakes in any turn or braking, any mistake meant to be overtaken because of the existing speed […]
A few things to know about the new F1
1- Faster cars. The cars will become 20 cm wider, the rear spoiler will be mounted up to 14 cm closer to the ground and the front would be 15 cm longer. This situation caused important changes in the speed of the cars, meaning almost 6 km / h faster per turn, a delay in […]
Thursday’s session report: Ferrari doing well, McLaren still struggling
The test week in Montmeló is leaving a great red feeling. Ferrari is back, and will compete with the Mercedes. Or so it seems, given the timing grid of Thursday’s session. The Maranello team and Sebastian Vettel made the best time and also the best race simulation. Vettel’s 1: 19.04 was achieved in the morning […]
Ferrari confirming Marc Gené’s recent words: “This Ferrari is a joy”
Ferrari continues to fly in the afternoon session of the tests of Montmeló, confirming the recent words of Marc Gene, who commented to Spanish newspaper Marca: “From what I have heard from Kimi and Sebastian, it is a joy to drive the SF70H as it was a joy to drive the cars of the time of […]
Another difficult morning for McLaren
The news coming from McLaren are still quite daunting. While Vandoorne managed to improve on the best time of the team in the morning session with 1’21 “671, the best time of the season for the team, his car stopped twice, once out of the pits, and on the other in the ascent to the […]
Mercedes F1 denies Rosberg smarter than Hamilton
Mercedes on Monday said it is not right to conclude that Lewis Hamilton struggled with his engine settings in Baku because he is less studious than Nico Rosberg. The story had emerged after the Azerbaijan race, when team chairman Niki Lauda said Rosberg struggled with a similar problem in the race, but managed to quickly […]
European GP: Rosberg wins and Hamilton toils to fifth
Nico Rosberg won the first ever F1 race on the streets of Baku, dominating the European GP from start to finish to beat Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, while Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton only managed fifth after struggling with his car’s ERS modes. Rosberg extended a huge lead in a mighty first stint, and by half distance […]
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