Новости за 10.07.2017

Jul.10 - Sergio Marchionne has thrown a potential spanner in the works of F1's plans for its next engine regulations. It was thought the sport was speeding towards keeping the basic 1.6 litre V6 engines beyond 2020, but adding another turbocharger and removing much of the complex and expensive 'hybrid' elements. "Double turbo instead of […]

Jul.10 - Carlos Sainz and Red Bull have confirmed that the Spaniard is definitely under contract to drive for Toro Rosso in 2018. The news clarifies the 'drama' in Austria at the weekend, when the 22-year-old driver said it is "unlikely" he will stay with Red Bull's junior team for a fourth consecutive season. Red […]

Jul.10 - Sergio Marchionne has issued a wake-up call to Kimi Raikkonen, whilst rejecting rumours Max Verstappen or Fernando Alonso are in the running to replace him. "We have not reached out to Red Bull about Verstappen and we are not interested in Alonso," the Ferrari president was quoted as saying in Austria. "We have […]

Jul.10 - Amid intense speculation about his future, Max Verstappen was suddenly in a better mood after the Austrian grand prix. That is despite the fact he retired with yet another technical problem on lap 1, and having stormed out of the Baku circuit just two weeks ago without speaking with the media. There are […]

Jul.10 - Daniil Kvyat is on track to stay at Toro Rosso in 2018. That is the view of Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner, even though the Russian was criticised on all sides for his first lap crash in Austria. It was similar crashes that put the young Russian's entire F1 career under a […]

Jul.10 - Calls are growing for F1 to overhaul its system of penalising drivers for technical problems. Former F1 driver Mark Webber was the first to bring up the issue of a driver suffering an engine or gearbox problem only to get further punished with a grid demotion. "A lot of people turn on the […]

Jul.10 - Romain Grosjean has named Kevin Magnussen as his best teammate since Fernando Alonso. In 2017, the French and Danish duo are paired together at the American team Haas. Grosjean had a troubled F1 debut for Renault in 2009 when he was paired with Spanish double world champion Alonso, but since then he has […]