A French home race disaster as Ocon is taken out by both his compatriots on lap one.
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McLaren needs “works team status” to win titles – Boullier
2018 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren race director has said wins may be possible as a customer team but only works teams can challenge for titles.
Hulkenberg: Renault’s weak point “stops us from going faster”
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hulkenberg reveals Renault’s weakness – how to build a circuit out of pastis – Wolff on teenagers with ‘pushy parents’
Raikkonen: French GP won’t ‘change the world’
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Raikkonen doesn’t expect world to change at French GP – where does Ricciardo live in the new Honda/Red Bull shack-up – Aitken’s tart addiction
Steiner: “this year we are very good at losing opportunities”
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Haas ‘good at losing opportunities’ – Vergne stripped of Le Mans win – Sirotkin playing a part at Williams
Paul Ricard an unfamiliar ‘home’ track for Leclerc
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Leclerc collects home races – Alonso’s extraordinary night stint brings Le Mans victory – Di Resta apologises for team’s ass-busting
Hard to spot trends in 2018 F1 form – Wolff
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: F1 Fridays ‘bite’ Wolff – Button’s ‘soul-destroying’ Le Mans – McLaren factory disquiet summons Whitmarsh
F1 to correct VSC loophole ‘worth 0.15 seconds’
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: closing the VSC loophole – McLaren considering Le Mans entry – Button’s ‘500km/h’ shock
200-item personal Schumacher collection opens
2018 F1 season
Posted on200-item personal Schumacher collection opens
F1 “would always welcome a legend” like Marquez – Hamilton
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton welcomes Marquez – Alonso’s political career – Renault appoint Mercedes engineer as Red Bull complain
Carey: F1 shares World Cup’s global appeal
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Carey says F1 “like World Cup” – Verstappen’s bad luck – Toyota deny plan for Alonso Le Mans win
Alonso expects “tough race” at Le Mans
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Toyota is a Le Mans ‘contender’ – Alonso • Guy Martin to race Jenson Button at Silverstone • Kimi Raikkonen has ‘reached the end of the road’
Perez suggests heavy Halo may make overtaking harder
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Perez suggests heavy Halo may make overtaking harder • Honda see “noticeable increase” in performance • Renault urge Red Bull to decide on power unit
Penalties hand win to Di Grassi as Vergne loses his cool
Formula E
Posted onLucas di Grassi won a crazy race as Formula E brought motor sport back to Switzerland but Jean-Eric Vergne lost his cool as Sam Bird slashed his points lead.
Evans scores Jaguar’s first pole as points leader Vergne struggles to 17th
Formula E
Posted onJean-Eric Vergne’s chances of sealing the Formula E championship with two races to go took a hit in qualifying for this weekend’s race in Switzerland.
Markelov triumphs again in Monaco as championship leaders struggle
Formula Two
Posted onArtem Markelov returned to the scene of his first victory in the F1 support series with a “masterclass” second win in the Monaco Formula Two feature race.
Abt leads Audi to one-two in Berlin
Formula E
Posted onAudi has become the second Formula E team in the history of the championship to score a one-two finish. Daniel Abt led Lucas di Grassi to the chequered flag.
Abt keeps home pole position after investigation
Formula E
Posted onDaniel Abt kept pole position for his home round in Berlin following a stewards’ investigation.
Women will drive in Saudi Arabia’s Formula E event – Agag
Formula E
Posted onWomen will take part in Formula E’s inaugural event in Saudi Arabia this year, even if there are none among the drivers competing in the country’s first race.
Vergne rises above Paris controversies for home win
Formula E
Posted onJean-Eric Vergne won his home Eprix in Paris with a flawless drive, leading all but one lap and keeping out of controversy that dogged the fight behind him.