Briatore: Alonso will not join Mercedes

    Fernando Alonso will honour his McLaren contract and not join Mercedes this winter, according to his manager Flavio Briatore. Click Here: Putters Alonso has been linked with a move following Nico Rosberg’s shock decision to retire from Formula One with immediate effect. Rosberg’s departure has left Mercedes weighing up its options, with Toto Wolff saying…

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      Bottas beats Hamilton to Bahrain pole!

      Mercedes hadn’t topped any of the free practice sessions before qualifying. But Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton were both in determined mood on Saturday evening in Bahrain to outdo the competition – and each other. Hamilton had already been narrowly fastest in both Q1 and Q2. On his first flying lap of Q3, he initially…

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        Double-points finish on the cards for Williams in Hungary

        Williams is targeting a double-points finish in Hungary this weekend, the last race before F1’s well-deserved two-week summer break kicks in. With rookie Lance Stroll’s series of recent breakthrough results and Felipe Massa’s consistent performance, and on a track where the Grove-based outfit has always done well,  there’s no reason for Williams’ drivers to aim…

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          Renault wants Hulk to impress, Palmer to progress

          Cyril Abiteboul has shared the targets that Renault has set out for Formula 1 drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Jolyon Palmer, with the German expected to “impress” while his British team-mate needs to show “progress”. The French constructor endured a challenging return as a fully-fledged works entry last year, only beating Sauber and Manor to ninth…

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