Bottas shrugs off ‘career killer’ warning

New Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has said he’s not concerned about comments suggesting that going up against Lewis Hamilton in 2017 could prove to be a ‘career killer’ for the Finn. Hamilton’s father and former manager Anthony Hamilton said this week that “Anybody who goes up against Lewis needs to have planned their career correctly […]

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McLaren passes crash test – teases livery

McLaren’s highly-awaited new livery appears to be creating more of a buzz than anything else surrounding the Woking-based outfit, but in the interim, the 2017 car did pass the crash test. The mandatory procedure was passed without any drama per a tweet by McLaren-Honda racing director Eric Boullier’s yesterday. “After a lot of hard work, […]

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Ericsson: ‘Positive’ day for Sauber

Despite ending Friday practice in the gravel trap, Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson rated his first day back at work as ‘positive’. Ericsson went off at turn 6 to bring out the yellow flags at the end of the second free practice session in Melbourne. That brought a slightly premature end to the day’s activity, but Ericsson […]

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