Jan.2 (GMM) Renault has become the next team to announce a launch date for its 2019 car. The French works team has set the goal of getting closer to the top three Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull this year. And Italy’s Autosprint quotes Nico Hulkenberg as saying he wants to stay in yellow “until I […]
Month: January 2019
Staying in F1 harder than comeback – Kubica
Jan.2 (GMM) Staying in F1 beyond 2019 will be a bigger challenge than merely returning this year. That is the claim of Robert Kubica, who this year will execute one of the most impressive ever sporting comebacks by returning to F1 after an eight-year absence. “Returning to formula one will not be easy,” the 34-year-old […]
Grosjean faster than Jenson Button – Magnussen
Jan.2 (GMM) Kevin Magnussen says he is proud of his personal performance in 2018. The Dane had difficult early-career stints at McLaren and Renault, but he has found an ideal home in the small American team Haas. Haas, however, had an often difficult 2018 season. “We are still a young team on a steep learning […]
Lauda aims to walk again by February
Jan.2 (GMM) Niki Lauda has confirmed reports that he is recovering well from his mid-year lung transplant. The Mercedes team chairman missed the end of the 2018 season as he recovered in hospital and a rehabilitation clinic, but Lauda told Kurier and Osterreich newspapers that he is now at home. “At the end of January, […]
Norris to be given time to shine – Brown
Jan.2 (GMM) Lando Norris will be given time to shine at McLaren, according to the British team’s boss. The struggling British team has just ousted Stoffel Vandoorne, who made his debut in 2016 as the reigning Formula 2 champion. Now, the 2018 F2 runner-up is Norris, and McLaren boss Zak Brown says the 19-year-old will […]