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Four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost says Frederic Vasseur’s departure from Renault F1 has brought ‘clarity’ to the team. Vasseur exited the team at the beginning of the year, announcing his departure with immediate effect on January 11. The Frenchman, who is also team boss of the ART team in F2, said at the […]

The Blues boss holds huge respect for the manager who helped him reach a world-class level but he still takes issue with one of his old comments Frank Lampard says Jose Mourinho was wrong to say that his Chelsea legacy was tarnished by joining Manchester City in 2014, but he holds no grudge with his […]

Still reeling from its defeat by Ferrari in Melbourne last weekend, Mercedes is hard at work addressing the multiple factors which could improve its performance. The German squad’s boss, Toto Wolff, has promised an “immediate response” to the Scuderia’s challenge and no stone will remained unturned to extract more from the Silver Arrows potential. Germany’s […]

Young talents Louis Gachot and Kami Laliberté will be charging in the German ADAC Formula 4 series for their second year with front-running outfit Van Amersfoort. With the support of Hype Energy, the 17-year-old teenagers will also enjoy a few outings in the F4 Italian series. The Van Amersfoort credo of “Passion. Dedication. Tradition” is […]

Sebastian Vettel never really appeared in the running for pole this evening in Bahrain, with the Ferrari driver set to line up third on tomorrow’s Bahrain GP grid. It was an all-Mercedes affair in Q3 with Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton going head to head while Vettel was left behind, four tenths adrift from the […]

Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson and his team mate Pascal Wehrlein were the only drivers to attempt a one-stop strategy in Bahrain. But while the approach put Wehrlein within a whisker of a top finish, Ericsson’s hopes were dashed by a late retirement with seven laps to go. “The start was good,” Ericsson said. “I was the […]

Despite their on-track rivalry and being at two very different points in their F1 career, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen enjoy a good relationship at Red Bull Racing. With 6 podiums between them this season, the Aussie-Dutch combo is perhaps the strongest driver pairing in Grand Prix racing. Mobil 1 The Grid takes a look […]

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 […]

Nico Hulkenberg is looking forward to next week’s Monaco Grand Prix, which takes place almost literally in his back yard. “There is no track like Monaco, it’s the highlight of the year,” said the Renault driver. “It’s unique and special in every aspect and I massively look forward to it. “It is probably the most […]

The McLaren-Honda partnership is in jeopardy, but Claire Williams has denied any tie-up talks for 2018 between the Grove-based outfit and the Japanese manufacturer. Reports earlier this week from Switzerland’s Blick claimed that Williams could switch its allegiance from Mercedes to Honda next season, thus paving the way for the German manufacturer to supply McLaren […]