Precise figures are not known, but after the test runs in Barcelona and the season air show in Melbourne it is clear that Honda has more than great difficulties. The Japanese are clearly behind the three competitors Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault in terms of both engine performance and reliability. This now raises speculation that 2018…
Clean team leader Monisha Kaltenborn has officially confirmed talks between Clean and Honda. Since the rumor has been around since winter, a possible deal seems to be becoming more and more concrete. So the Japanese could supply clean engines from the season 2018. We are in talks,”says Kaltenborn to”Racer”regarding this variant. A change still in…
At first glance, Russia’s Grand Prix looks like a boring race for Red Bull: After the early failure of Daniel Ricciardo due to a brake defect, Max Verstappen became Fifth – 25 seconds behind Lewis Hamilton and 26 seconds before Sergio Perez. But especially in the initial phase the nerves were fluttering. The fault was…
Ferrari was unable to secure the win in the first row despite two places in the first row. Sebastian Vettel was the speech and answer after his second place at the Formula One race in Russia. What is her assessment of the Great Prize of Russia? Sebastian Vettel: All in all, I think, It was…
Valtteri Bottas could not have taught his critics a clearer lesson: the new Mercedes driver triumphed on Sunday at the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi and impressed with his maturity, when he reached 81. Racing his Formula One career the first success only nine winners had to endure longer. It took a while, but it…
Williams-Pilot Felipe Massa has no professional or private interest in the long-distance world championship. As the Brazilian says, from DTM to formula E to the Stock Car Championship of his home country, he would watch all motorcycle series on television. With one exception: I don’t watch the WEC very often. It’s no fun. At Le…
Kimi Racing queens were in pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix and won the start, but only led to the first pit stop. The Ferrari team allowed Sebastian Vettel a different strategy, with which the German was able to win the race thanks to his superb speed. Afterwards many Formula One fans suspected that…
McLaren is facing a difficult race weekend in Canada. On the one hand, the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a course in which engine performance is important, and on the other hand, the team does not yet know whether engine partner Honda will finish the update in time. We give gas, but until Thursday I can’t…
Clean has started at the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2017 in Baku with another win in the era after the departure of team leader Monisha Kaltenborn. The Swiss, who are looking for former Renault racing leader Frederic Vasseur as successor, currently have a temporary double peak. Team Manager Beat Zehnder and Chief Engineer Jorg Zander…
Anything other than a duel between Mercedes and Ferrari at the Grand Prix of Austria would be a big surprise. With 56 percent of full throttle and two long straight lines, Spielberg is a power line of formula 1. Many rumors and questions mainly concern Ferrari. Before Baku, the FIA sent a second directive to…