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Spanish GP: Practice team notes – McLaren

May 11, 2019 RNW Staff

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Carlos Sainz: “That was a pretty smooth Friday for us, doing a comparison across the upgrades that we’ve brought to this race. I didn’t use the new package in FP1 and then ran it in FP2 to try to feel the reaction of the car. “We now need to compare the data to understand the differences, […]

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“I don’t think it is as bad as the championship looks” Leclerc

May 10, 2019 RNW Staff

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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc says his team’s shortfall in championship points relative to Mercedes isn’t a fair reflection of the Scuderia’s performance level. Ferrari heads into the Spanish Grand Prix weekend 74 points behind its arch rival in the Constructors’ standings, a deficit the Italian outfit owes to Mercedes’ flawless execution since the start of the […]

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Ferrari bring an updated engine to Barcelona

May 10, 2019 RNW Staff

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Ferrari will have an updated power unit two races earlier than planned, taking a new engine at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. The race in Barcelona usually sees teams bringing new aerodynamic parts, but Ferrari has traditionally targeted the power-sensitive Canadian Grand Prix in June for a new power unit. However, team principal Mattia Binotto […]

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Barcelona GP – FP1 results

May 10, 2019 RNW Staff

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Pos. No. Driver Car Best lap Gap Laps 1 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1’17.951 19 2 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1’18.066 0.115 20 3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’18.172 0.221 20 4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’18.575 0.624 22 5 8 Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1’18.943 0.992 25 6 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr McLaren-Renault 1’19.155 1.204 […]

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Bottas wins the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

April 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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Bottas and Mercedes win at the Circuit of Azerbaijan Baku. Lewis Hamilton finished in second place followed by Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel. Mercedes have all of the opening four races this season. Full race results. Bottas Hamilton Vettel Verstappen Leclerc Perez Sainz Norris Stroll Raikkonen Albion Giovanazzi Magnussen Hulkenberg Russel Kubica DNF – Gasly DNF […]

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Verstappen: I couldn’t get a slipstream

April 27, 2019 RNW Staff

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Verstappen felt gutted after Baku qualifying for not being able to get a slipstream. “The lap itself was good but I was gutted I couldn’t get a slipstream,” Verstappen reacted to Ziggo Sport. “I lost two-and-a-half tenths in the last sector. Valtteri didn’t have a slipstream in the first run and he did in the […]

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Leclerc: I’ll come back stronger

April 27, 2019 RNW Staff

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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc crashed out of qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after hitting the barriers at the tightest section of the circuit. “I am stupid. I am stupid,” Leclerc said on team radio as the session was suspended to allow track marshals to remove his car and repair the barriers. He tweeted soon […]

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Qualifying Results: Baku GP

April 27, 2019 RNW Staff

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Valterri Bottas snatched pole position from Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton with a stunning lap record around the streets of Baku for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. 1 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 4 Max Verstappen Red Bull 5 Sergio Perez Racing Point 6 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 7 Lando Norris […]

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Leclerc comments after the race.

April 14, 2019 RNW Staff

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Leclerc said the first stint was “a little bit messy” and he wants more information about Ferari’s tactics. “With Seb I need to understand the full picture, see the full picture to speak with the engineers and understand the decision. I’m sure there’s an explanation behind this decision and I will understand it. Anyway, it’s […]

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Chinese GP results – Mercedes dominate the race

April 14, 2019 RNW Staff

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Lewis Hamilton started the race from second place behind his teammate Bottas who started the race from pole position. The five time world champion managed to overtake Bottas at the start and kept the lead until the end of the race. Hamilton now leads the drivers standings followed by Bottas in second place. Another disapointing […]

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Chinese GP – Qualifying results – Bottas takes pole position

April 13, 2019 RNW Staff

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BOTTAS: “It’s been a good weekend so far, starting from pole The lap was ok, not completely how I wanted but luckily it was good enough for pole – the car has been really good this weekend”#ChineseGP 🇨🇳 #Race1000 pic.twitter.com/OovNDps6ms — Formula 1 (@F1) April 13, 2019 HAMILTON: “Valtteri’s been stellar all weekend… There’s more […]

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McLaren Quotes – Chinese GP

April 12, 2019 RNW Staff

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Carlos Sainz has said that the first day of the Chinese Grand Prix was a “good day for the team” and he thinks that McLaren will be able to push some of the top midfield teams for the position of ‘best of the rest.’ Sainz quotes for his team: “We had an encouraging FP2 after […]

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Leclerc expects three-team battle in China

April 12, 2019 RNW Staff

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Charles Leclerc talked up a potential three-team battle for supremacy at the Chinese Grand Prix, after admitting to being taken aback by Max Verstappen putting the Red Bull amongst Ferrari and Mercedes during Friday practice at the Shanghai International Circuit. “I think it will be very close,” Leclerc said. “Mercedes and also Red Bull are […]

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Chinese GP – FP2 results

April 12, 2019 RNW Staff

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Pos. No. Driver Car Best lap Gap Laps 1 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1’33.330 37 2 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1’33.357 0.027 33 3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda 1’33.551 0.221 29 4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’34.037 0.707 32 5 27 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 1’34.096 0.766 31 6 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr McLaren-Renault 1’34.141 […]

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McLaren Indycar challenger revealed!

April 8, 2019 RNW Staff

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McLaren revealed the car with which Fernando Alonso will chase ‘Triple Crown’ glory at the 2019 Indianapolis 500. Introducing our #McLaren66 car that will contest the 103rd running of the #Indy500 with @alo_oficial.#ThisIsMay 🇺🇸🧱 — McLaren Indy (@McLarenIndy) April 8, 2019

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Vettel-Leclerc battle ‘good’ for Ferrari says Binotto

April 5, 2019 RNW Staff

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Mattia Binotto continues to support struggling Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel. “Charles was faster everywhere,” Vettel admitted. The German says he is struggling to feel confident with the rear of the 2019 car. “We took a real step forward in Bahrain compared to Melbourne,” he added, “but it was not like Barcelona, when I could do […]

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Norris: Race pace ‘better than we anticipated’

April 5, 2019 RNW Staff

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Formula 1 rookie Lando Norris has admitted McLaren’s race pace is “better than we anticipated” after an encouraging start to the 2019 season. “Between qualifying and the race it’s definitely one of the strongest for quite some time,” Norris said. “There’s still a lot of work to do to be consistently here and beating the […]

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Mick Schumacher on Ferrari debut: It was feeling like home already

April 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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Mick Schumacher wastes little time settling into life at Ferrari, impressing in his first Formula 1 test outing with the Scuderia in Bahrain. “The emotions I can tell you were really nice. It was feeling like home already,” Schumacher said. “It was beautiful to make those first laps and to see all those guys working […]

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Michael Schumacher’s son Mick shines in first F1 test drive for Ferrari

April 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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Michael Schumacher’s son Mick followed in his father’s footsteps today as the 20-year-old impressed on his first Formula 1 test drive for Ferrari. More than 12 years after F1 legend Schumacher senior drove his last race for Ferrari, his son showed he might be ready to carry on the family legacy. Almost 15 years to […]

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Alonso: McLaren made a step forward in 2019

April 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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The two-time F1 world champion was quick to praise the 2019 McLaren, saying he felt it was a step in the right direction after a difficult period for the team that saw Alonso finish no higher than fifth in four seasons. “It’s a step forward in every aspect of the car. I think the car […]

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