Новости за 16.05.2017

May 16 - Jenson Button is not ruling out a full-time return to formula one. Last year, despite the F1 veteran inking a new two-year contract with McLaren, the Briton said the 2016 Abu Dhabi race would be his last in F1. But he is making a one-off return in Monaco grand prix next weekend […]

May 16 - Lewis Hamilton says he trains "just as much" as his F1 rivals. The triple world champion's comments come after Barcelona, where although Hamilton won he was also heard on the radio apparently struggling physically with the demands of the faster 2017 cars. "Physically, yeah, I probably lost two kilos in that race. […]

2018May 16 - Lewis Hamilton says Fernando Alonso's forthcoming deliberations and negotiations about 2018 will be like "a game of chess". The Spanish grand prix winner was asked by the Spanish broadcaster Movistar to comment on the high profile struggles of Alonso, who switched from Ferrari to the ill-fated McLaren-Honda project three years ago. "F1 […]

May 16 - F1's international press has hailed the return of a close battle for the world championship. In recent years, Mercedes has utterly dominated at the front, but this year Lewis Hamilton is fighting back at Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel's points lead after five races. Italy's La Repubblica said the Spanish grand prix last […]

May 16 - Toto Wolff is not ruling out making a bid to sign Fernando Alonso for 2018. The Spaniard is on the market, potentially out of patience with McLaren-Honda and keen to finally push for a third career title next year. But earlier, boss Wolff said Alonso might not be a good fit for […]

May 16 - Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche says Mercedes' close title fight with Ferrari this year is good for formula one. With a quarter of the 2017 season now in the past, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel are tied on wins and separated in the standings by a mere 6 points. "For the sport and […]

May 16 - Valtteri Bottas' hopes of hanging onto his plum seat at Mercedes appear to have taken a step forward. The Finn, who was given only a one-year deal for 2017 after replacing the suddenly-retired Nico Rosberg, won his first grand prix in Russia late last month. At the next race in Barcelona, he […]

(Originally broadcast on Facebook Live - which means the quality isn't perfect!) Ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors in the top secret Formula One engineering trucks? Time to find out, with the help of our expert tour guide... Lewis Hamilton!