Month: April 2021

29 Apr 2021

McLaren has “clear plan” on when to make 2022 F1 car switch

McLaren has made a strong start to the 2021 season, finishing third at Imola two weeks ago with Lando Norris to take an early lead in the fight to lead the midfield teams this year. McLaren, Ferrari and AlphaTauri have seemed evenly-matched on pace through the first two races, although McLaren sits seven points clear […]

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28 Apr 2021

What is rake in F1 and why might Aston Martin sue about changes?

The 2021 technical regulations have introduced an interesting side-plot into Formula 1, especially with the way it has affected the teams running low-rake aero concepts. In particular, the rules seem to have hindered the likes of Mercedes and Aston Martin, while teams like Red Bull – running higher-rake designs – have been able to… Continue […]

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28 Apr 2021

Tickets for F1 United States Grand Prix in October now on sale

Following last year’s cancellation, the United States Grand Prix will take place at Circuit of the Americas with fans in the grandstands as tickets for the race weekend of October 22-24 are now on sale. The race was one of the casualties of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, as the Formula 1 season centred on […]

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28 Apr 2021

Rins “not an idiot” in Portugal MotoGP lead crash

Speaking exclusively to Autosport ahead of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, Rins was responding to criticism of his crash at Portimao while battling Yamaha’s Quartararo for the lead. Rins admits “it wasn’t easy” to get over the mistake he made as the telemetry gave no “apparent reason” for the crash. And while he […]

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28 Apr 2021

Turkish GP replaces Canadian GP on 2021 F1 calendar

F1 will return to Istanbul Park for the 11-13 June weekend after officials announced the race in Montreal had been scrapped for a second straight year on Wednesday afternoon. Canada was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but F1 had remained hopeful of returning after listing the race in Montreal on the initial […]

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28 Apr 2021

VR46 team will race in MotoGP from 2022 with Saudi backing

On Wednesday Tanal Entertainment Sport & Media, which is a holding company of Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Suad, announced it had struck an agreement with the VR46 Team beginning in 2022. Backed by Saudi Aramco as its main sponsor, the VR46 outfit will race in MotoGP from 2022 to 2026. The partnership also hopes […]

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28 Apr 2021

The strategy consequences of F1’s sprint race rule changes

The series has always been about building up to a climax on a Sunday afternoon, and rules have been tailored to ensure that there is as much scope as possible to shake things up without making it a lottery. That was one of the reasons why F1 has operated for many years with rules regarding […]

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28 Apr 2021

F1 unlikely to run sprint races at every grand prix

Following unanimous support at the F1 Commission on Monday, F1 will run three sprint qualifying experiments later this season to see if the format is good for the championship. The first two sprint races will take place at Silverstone and Monza, with the final one to take place at an unspecified flyaway location. While there are hopes… […]

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28 Apr 2021

2021 F1 Portuguese GP session timings and how to watch

Following two action-packed opening rounds in Bahrain and at Imola, the F1 paddock heads to the Algarve International Circuit located just outside of Portimao. Lewis Hamilton holds a tiny one-point lead the early F1 world drivers’ championship standings after Max Verstappen’s victory in the hectic Emilia Romagna GP two weeks ago.  But… Continue Reading on […]

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27 Apr 2021

Steiner finds it “difficult” to say right things to Haas F1 duo

The American-owned outfit is facing a difficult remainder of the season following its decision to not develop its car, which means it has fallen to the back of the field. Both Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin have endured tough times in the opening two races as they adapt to F1 machinery, and Steiner is well […]

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