Jan.3 (GMM) Mick Schumacher is set to remain in European F3 for a second season this year. F1 legend Michael Schumacher’s 18-year-old son had a moderate first year in the highly competitive category for the Italian team Prema. Now, La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that a 2018 contract with the same outfit will be agreed […]
Month: January 2018
Hamilton cool on venue for French GP return
Jan.3 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton thinks a better venue could have been selected for this year’s return of the French grand prix. After a decade’s absence, France is back on the F1 calendar this year, at the Paul Ricard circuit in Le Castellet. World champion Hamilton told Canal Plus broadcaster: “Honestly, I don’t like Paul Ricard. […]
Bottas ‘only number 2 driver’ – Villeneuve
Jan.3 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas is a “solid number 2” for world champion Lewis Hamilton. That is the view of 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, who is never shy to offer forthright views about F1’s teams and drivers of today. “Mercedes won because they still have the best engine, but only Hamilton was able to take […]
Mercedes getting close to 1000hp – report
Jan.3 (GMM) Mercedes is just 50 horse power shy of the landmark 1000hp breakthrough with its current F1 ‘power unit’. Auto Motor und Sport reports that GPS measurements made by a rival of the German marque’s engine output at the end of 2017 showed 949hp. But the report claims Mercedes engine chief Andy Cowell is […]