Ferrari has signed Marcus Armstrong and Enzo Fittipaldi to its junior programme – the Ferrari Driver Academy – for 2017. Hailing from New Zealand, 16-year-old Armstrong is coming up from karting and will graduate to car racing next year. He will take part in the Toyota Racing Series, a popular winter championship held in his
With his incisive driving and no-compromise approach to racing, Max Verstappen has instilled a much-needed burst of fresh air into Grand Prix racing. But the young Dutch prodigy has also come under fire from some of his colleagues, notably Sebastian Vettel, who believe his aggressive defending and overtaking approach puts them at risk. Verstappen’s father
It will likely take some time to determine who downed the Malaysia Airlines Boeing-777 over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 298 people onboard. Initial speculation is that someone with a missile battery mistook the plane as a military aircraft, but the precise motive may be even harder to discern. Given the fog of war and
Catalonia will hold a symbolic vote on independence on Sunday, in defiance of both court orders and the central government in Madrid. At the ballot boxes, Catalans aged 16 and older will be asked two questions: whether Catalonia should be a state, and if so, whether it should be an independent state. The straw poll
Jenson Button and David Coulthard have both been confirmed on the 2017 Race of Champions line-up for the event in Miami. Both drivers took part in the 2015 ROC – held in London’s Olympic Stadium – and the next event will take place in January with its first appearance in the United States. While Button will
There is no “clear correlation” between tough-on-drugs laws and lower drug use, finds a landmark UK government study based on a comparative analysis of narcotics laws around the world. Published Thursday by the Home Office, the report was signed by the Conservative home secretary Theresa May and the Liberal Democrat minister Norman Baker. While the
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel remains confident that another title remains achievable for him at Ferrari, despite a rocky spell for him since he arrived at Maranello in 2015. “I guess it’s a question of time,” he said when asked if he felt that he would be champion again in the future. “Obviously it was
Relentless technical innovation, the quest for perfection, and a perpetual hunger for progress are the common factors that link McLaren-Honda and Richard Mille. Working together, they have produced a new technical masterpiece offering off-the-charts mechanical performance. The RM 50-03 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph Ultralight McLaren F1 – take a deep breath after that – weighs
Lewis Hamilton blasted modern day Formula 1, with its ‘terrible’ sounding cars and sport which he considers ‘ is not winning ‘ anymore. In an interview with BBC Radio 5, the three-time world champion typically spoke his mind and lamented the fact that the thrill factor that drew him into the sport had all but
Esteban Gutierrez says “the world has a very bad memory” as his achievements before Formula One have been quickly forgotten. The Mexican won the 2010 GP3 title and also picked up multiple race victories as he finished third in the GP2 standings two years later before making his F1 debut in 2013. However, since then