Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ex-Ferrari Formula 1 driver Eddie Irvine has labelled four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel “massively overrated” and a “one-trick pony”. Irvine raced for Ferrari from 1996 to ’99 and earned all four of his grand prix victories in his final season

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault found it “quite flattering” that Red Bull did not allow Daniel Ricciardo to test for his 2019 Formula 1 team early because it means its rival is “afraid”. Ricciardo has left long-time backer Red Bull to join Renault for

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Three-time Formula 1 world champion Sir Jackie Stewart says top drivers are “desperately missing” coaches, which he believes is “absolutely wrong”. It is common for modern racing drivers to seek professional help with their physical preparation and conditioning, through the

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault Formula 1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul insists it is not spending “stupid money” on Daniel Ricciardo, and that his acquisition represents good value, even if it is not yet ready to win. Ricciardo has made the switch from Red

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Kevin Magnussen believes one of Haas’s big strengths is the lack of a blame culture that has held back other Formula 1 teams he has worked for. Haas proved to be one of the surprises of 2018, as it battled

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sauber should be feared by its rivals and is “the team to watch” in 2019, according to two of its main midfield Formula 1 competitors. The Ferrari customer outfit emerged as the most improved team of last season, starting the

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sauber’s 2019 Formula 1 car will be officially unveiled on the first day of pre-season testing. Last year the Swiss team revealed its challenger in an online launch one week before the first test began. However, pre-season testing starts eight

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Newly-confirmed Ferrari Formula 1 junior Mick Schumacher is set to be guided by the management company of Nicolas Todt this season. Schumacher, the son of seven-time F1 world champion and Ferrari legend Michael, steps up to Formula 2 this year

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1’s top teams could converge towards longer wheelbase concepts with their 2019 designs as an unintended consequence of a higher fuel allowance. In a bid to allow drivers to push harder for longer in races, rather than being held

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. George Russell believes Lando Norris securing a Formula 1 race seat before him helped to put pressure on Williams to sign him to its driver line-up for 2019. Norris was signed by McLaren in early September last year, shortly after

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Max Verstappen’s growing presence in sim racing has given those close to the Red Bull Formula 1 star an insight into driving ability that is “almost impossible to imitate”. Five-time grand prix winner Verstappen has spent a lot of time

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mick Schumacher, the son of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael, has officially joined Ferrari’s young driver programme. As reported by Autosport earlier this week, the reigning European Formula 3 champion was close to formalising becoming part of the Ferrari