Daniel Ricciardo admits it is unlikely that Renault can overcome McLaren in the battle to lead Formula 1’s midfield pack this season. McLaren has enjoyed a resurgence in form in 2019 and has continued to out-develop and out-perform the French manufacturer as the year has progressed.
James Hinchcliffe says he is searching for a full-time 2020 IndyCar race seat despite his 11 th -hour split from Arrows McLaren SP which “shocked” the 32-year-old.
Carlos Sainz would welcome a lack of aerodynamic design freedom under the revised Formula 1 technical regulations for the 2021 season, believing it would help create closer on-track racing.
2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button will leave Japan’s Super GT Championship at the end of the 2019 season. Button, the reigning Super GT Champion, announced he will step away from Japan’s premier level of sportscar racing following this weekend’s season finale at Motegi.
Carlos Sainz believes McLaren was the closest it has been to Red Bull all season over the Japanese Grand Prix weekend but remains “very far away” from disrupting the top three teams’ status quo.
Lewis Hamilton can move a step closer to Michael Schumacher’s all-time Formula 1 record at this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix, though his celebrations may be put on hold.
Renault insists it is satisfied with the level of performance it has managed to achieve with its 2019 Formula 1 power unit, though it admits there is “room to improve”.
In today's Formula 1 Gossip, McLaren's Petrobras deal terminated, Fernando Alonso speaks of possible return to the sport, and Ross Brawn says Lewis Hamilton is "rewritting" history.
Renault Formula 1 chief Cyril Abiteboul says the French manufacturer is “not desperate” to find a new customer team to replace McLaren ahead of its switch to Mercedes engines for 2021.
A little over 12 months ago, Carlos Sainz’s future in Formula 1 looked unclear. Despite impressing through his first full season with Renault, he was only third-choice at best for the team as it pushed to sign Daniel Ricciardo or Esteban Ocon to partner Nico Hulkenberg for 2019.
Carlos Sainz Jr says being able to beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the Japanese Grand Prix made him “very proud” of the progress made by the McLaren Formula 1 team.
McLaren’s divorce from current Formula 1 engine suppliers Renault will not “massively” harm the French manufacturer, according to team boss Cyril Abiteboul.
Carlos Sainz is refusing to dwell on his recent run of non-scores, taking heart from breaking his points drought with a run to sixth place in Russia last weekend.
The FIA World Motor Sport Council has confirmed the LMP2 class will remain part of the World Endurance Championship until 2022, gaining a one-year extension, as part of the introduction of the Prototype and Hypercar premier class.
Toto Wolff says there is no lingering ill-feeling between McLaren and Mercedes over the Spygate saga that rocked Formula 1 back in 2007 ahead of their reunion in two years’ time.