Although he did not win the race or stand on the podium, ten years after the most infamous moment of his career, Timo Glock is still trying to shake off his association with the Brazilian Grand Prix. In 2008, Interlagos was the season finale and hosted a title decider between McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s
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5:34 AM ET Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene has urged his team to rediscover a habit of winning and stop choking when it is close to its goal. The Italian team missed out on another drivers’ title at the Mexican Grand Prix two weeks ago, meaning it has now gone 11 years without winning the championship.
On Nov. 2, 2008, Massa was on pole position. Hamilton had qualified fourth, ahead of McLaren teammate Hiekki Kovalainen. McLaren was confident it had the pace to stay inside the top five — but the grey skies above the circuit promised an unpredictable contest was in store. Felipe Massa: To be honest, I never felt
8:06 AM ET Lewis Hamilton believes his Formula One career could have taken a significant turn for the worse had Felipe Massa beaten him to the drivers’ championship ten years ago. Ten years ago, Lewis Hamilton became F1’s youngest ever world champion after Felipe Massa h. But the full, dramatic story of the Brazilian Grand
5:34 AM ET Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene believes the rumours of his imminent departure were simply to “create instability” within the team. Formula One’s motorsport director Ross Brawn has urged his old team Ferrari against a knee-jerk reaction in response to this year’s title loss. After Lewis Hamilton secured his fifth world title, our panel
5:37 AM ET Williams has confirmed vehicle performance chief Rob Smedley will leave the team at the end of 2018. Smedley joined Williams in 2014 from Ferrari and helped guide the team to two consecutive third-placed finishes in the contructors’ championship. The team has been unable to sustain that form, however, and has slumped in
7:40 AM ET Lewis Hamilton may have secured his fifth drivers’ crown in Mexico, but the championship that determines how a large chunk of prize money is distributed between the teams is still up for grabs. It’s also the title that team members’ bonuses are attached to — for example, every full-time Mercedes employee in
2:14 PM ET The man who made car noises during the world TV feed of the U.S. Grand Prix has been identified on Twitter. During the broadcast of the race, a man was heard making several “neoww” noises, mimicking the sound of Formula One cars passing by at speed. The moment went viral after the
6:35 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo has clarified the comments he made about not contesting the last two races of 2018 due to his “cursed” Red Bull car, insisting he will drive in Brazil and Abu Dhabi. Ricciardo claimed pole position at the Mexican Grand Prix but suffered a retirement in the late stages of the
6:57 AM ET Haas has been unsuccessful in its appeal against Romain Grosjean’s disqualification from September’s Italian Grand Prix, where he originally finished sixth. Grosjean’s car was thrown out of the result of the race when Renault protested about the legality of its floor. The issue centred around the front of the car’s floor and