News Details

Lewis Hamilton: Formula 1's three engine limit for drivers 'sucks'

World champion Lewis Hamilton says the move to limit drivers to just three engines next season "sucks". Drivers are limited to four engines this season before incurring grid penalties, and the rules are cutting that back in 2018 to reduce costs. Hamilton said reducing the number of engines would mean drivers were able to push hard in races less often. "I don't like the idea of going to three. That sucks. Sprinting is what we are missing in F1," Hamilton said. He said increasing the need to manage engines in races to extend their life combined with the weight of the cars - which is going up next year because of the introduction of the 'halo' driver cockpit head protection...
Full Story »
6y ago from BBC.co.uk 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Lowe: Looked to me like Hamilton's best season ever

Williams tech chief Paddy Lowe knows a thing or two about Lewis Hamilton,...
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Hamilton crashes out of qualifying in Brazil

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton appeared to escape without injury...
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Red Bull and Ferrari aim to gatecrash Mercedes party

The 2017 Formula 1 World Championship titles are done and dusted and the...
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Red Bull, Ferrari aim for a sting in the tail

The titles are won and the pressure is off but the Formula One season...
6y ago from SuperSport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

F1 owner Liberty Media set to finalise purchase of...

Formula 1 owner Liberty Media are in talks to buy Madrid-based company...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Kalle quickest in Safari shakedown

Reigning WRC champion Kalle Rovanperä set the benchmark time in Wednesday...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

The reason why Barcelona have ruled out a move for...

La Liga champions Barcelona have ruled out a move for Arsenal manager...
46m ago from CaughtOffside.com

He comes from Portugal- now how does he play for...

Over the last few seasons, Arsenal have been able to create a strength in...
47m ago from Arseblog.com

Who is in form as the Premier League hits the business...

enal face their biggest test of the campaign on Sunday. Their trip to...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.