Новости за 11.06.2017

F1 Racing event: Canadian Grand Prix F1 Circuit: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Weather: Sunny, Clear Sky, 29ºC Tarmac: Dry 46ºC Lewis Hamilton scored the F1 hattrick today during the Canadian Grand Prix. He scored pole, fastest lap and the race win. It was his 56th F1 victory and the 68th for the Mercedes team. Bottas made it a […]

Jun.11 - Fernando Alonso says there is nothing wrong with the McLaren car or his own driving. The Spaniard was happy with his qualifying lap in Montreal, saying it equated to pole when the Honda power deficit was factored in. Amid rumours Honda is 90-100 horse power down, Alonso told Auto Motor und Sport: "I […]

Jun.11 - Lewis Hamilton has admitted his clash with Fernando Alonso at McLaren a decade ago was "personal". With Spaniard Alonso now on the driver market for 2018, some have linked him with a move to Mercedes. That would reunite the old Alonso-Hamilton partnership of 2007, with Alonso always saying he only clashed with McLaren's […]

Jun.11 - Fernando Alonso and Ralf Schumacher have clashed bitterly over a dispute in the world of top-level kart racing. This weekend, the European karting championship is taking place at Alonso's own circuit in Spain. Former F1 driver Schumacher is there with his team KSM, and the German admitted he is not liking Alonso's track […]

Jun.11 - Red Bull cannot simply write off 2017 in order to get ready for a full championship challenge in 2018. That is the view of Max Verstappen, after Mercedes and Ferrari's engine advantage over Red Bull's Renault power became all too clear in Q3 in Montreal. "As expected, they turned up the performance in […]

Jun.11 - Toto Wolff has denied Sebastian Vettel gave Ferrari a big head-start in his bid for the 2017 title. With Ferrari revelling on Pirelli's new tyres and Mercedes often struggling, some see a link between Vettel's close involvement with the Italian supplier's 2017 development programme. Mercedes, on the other hand, did most of its […]

Jun.11 - Jacques Villeneuve has tipped Sebastian Vettel to win the 2017 title. Vettel currently leads Lewis Hamilton by 25 points, and although the Mercedes is on pole in Montreal, local hero Villeneuve thinks it will be the Ferrari star who wins his fifth crown in 2017. Why? "Because he has no weaknesses and it […]

Jun.11 - McLaren has urged Stoffel Vandoorne to "adapt" to his new life in formula one. Entering F1 this year as a highly rated rookie, Belgian Vandoorne has in fact struggled alongside teammate Fernando Alonso so far in 2017. Team boss Eric Boullier told El Pais newspaper: "In the lower categories, the car is the […]

Jun.11 - Esteban Ocon has tipped Lance Stroll to "find a solution" to his current troubles in F1. At the seventh round of his new F1 career, 18-year-old Stroll slumped at his home Canadian grand prix, qualifying a full ten places behind Williams teammate Felipe Massa. But Stroll is actually the reigning European F3 champion […]

Jun.11 - Robert Kubica has admitted he is dreaming of a "comeback" in F1. The Pole made a stir with his low-profile Renault test last week, six years after almost severing his arm in a rally crash. Kubica, now 32, insists it was not a publicity stunt. "The approach by Renault was a nice surprise," […]

Jun.11 - Audi is no longer ruling out a future in formula one. In past years, the VW brand has given a clearer 'No' to speculation it might launch a foray. But recently, Lamborghini chief Stefano Domenicali has been representing Volkswagen and Audi at F1 meetings about the post-2020 engine regulations. However, Audi motor sport […]

Jun.11 - Zak Brown has played down rumours McLaren could launch a full-time Indycar team. Fernando Alonso was recently competitive as he skipped Monaco to do the Indy 500, with a McLaren-Honda entry supported by the top Andretti team. "Yes, I would like to see McLaren at the Indy 500 regularly," executive Brown is quoted […]