CLARK AND NASIR ARE OVER THE MOON WITH THE SPECIAL INTERVIEW OF FERNANDO ALONSO’S FORMER TEAM MATE… GIANCARLO FISICHELLA FROM THE DAYTONA 24 HOURS RACE LAST WEEKEND. Minardi (1996) In 1996, he made the move to Formula One, making his debut for the Minardi team, after being the official test driver the previous season. However […]
Ogier takes his Monte Carlo triple Look at the people who’ve won the Rallye Monte-Carlo three or more times – as Sébastien Ogier now has – and you see some of the greatest names in the history of rallying: Walter Röhrl, Tommi Mäkinen, Carlos Sainz, Sébastien Loeb. Ogier’s victory was… well, classic Ogier, with barely […]
DIFFICULT TO BREAK THE ICE! The specialists all agree, this year is a “proper Monte-Carlo”, featuring the full range of difficulties that can arise at this event. The Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT has not escaped unscathed – far from it! Today, it was Kris Meeke’s turn to run into trouble, the Ulsterman having to […]
MONTE KICKS OFF AFTER DARK The 2017 Rallye Monte-Carlo officially got underway on Thursday evening, with a leg taking competitors from Monaco to Gap. During the evening’s only fully completed stage, Kris Meeke set the fourth fastest time, whilst Stéphane Lefebvre was forced to stop with a mechanical issue. – After setting off from Monaco’s […]
Double Dutch Bus to the Garden of Motorsports F1Weekly is blessed with the support of long-time and dedicated listeners. Our man in Amsterdam, Louis Jansen, is passionate and very knowledgeable about Formula 1. We are, with his expressed written consent, happy to share his memories from the trip to Spa-Francorchamps last year with his […]
IT’S OFFICIAL…BOTTAS TO MERCEDES AND ANOTHER YEAR OF FELIPE MASSA. Bottas’ move to F1’s most sought after seat provides the opportunity for Brazilian Felipe Massa to come out of retirement to replace the Finn at Williams and pair up with Canadian teenager Lance Stroll. “It’s mega to be driving a Silver Arrow this year,” Bottas […]