Mazepin moved up from Formula 2 to make his F1 debut with Haas at the start of the year, but has managed to beat team-mate Mick Schumacher just once in both qualifying and races at the eight events so far this season. The Russian driver revealed last week that he was driving a slightly heavier […]
Ricciardo has struggled for form through the early part of the 2021 season following his winter move to join McLaren, scoring less than half as many points as team-mate Lando Norris. Ricciardo dropped out in Q2 last weekend at the Red Bull Ring before a power unit glitch in the race caused him to fall […]
Razgatlioglu was one of the names linked to Yamaha’s satellite MotoGP squad for 2022, which is facing losing both of its current riders for next season. Maverick Vinales’ shock departure from the factory Yamaha squad may see current Petronas man Franco Morbidelli moved into that slot, while Valentino Rossi is looking set to retire at […]
While discussions involving team bosses and engine supplier representatives have been ongoing for some time regarding the future rules, tomorrow’s high-level gathering will consider the global picture and what the major car manufacturers want from F1. The hope is that the 2025 rules will encourage new OEMs and specifically the VW Group… Continue Reading on […]
The world champion has only been rarely known to visit Mercedes’ F1 simulator at its Brackley base during the season in recent campaigns but has twice gone to put in extra hours with his squad in recent weeks in response to Red Bull leading the way in 2021. It is understood that Hamilton drove the Mercedes simulator […]
Leclerc broke his front wing on Gasly’s left-rear tyre as he moved towards his AlphaTauri rival during a fight for position out of the opening corner of the Red Bull Ring race. While Leclerc was able to pit for a replacement front wing and eventually recovered to finish seventh, the damage to Gasly’s car eventually […]
In the wake of his defeat to Max Verstappen in the Styrian Grand Prix last Sunday, Hamilton said that Mercedes “need an upgrade of some sort” after finding it “impossible” to keep up with the Red Bull driver. The victory saw Verstappen extend his lead over Hamilton at the top of the drivers’ championship to […]
Max Verstappen’s burnout as he took the chequered flag after his victory in the Styrian Grand Prix last weekend did not go down well with F1 race director Michael Masi, who warned Red Bull that repeat behaviour would not be tolerated in the future. While Masi’s concerns on safety grounds are understandable, two-time F1 world […]
The Italian is continuing to undergo treatment for the serious head and facial injuries he suffered after colliding with a truck last June. Daniela Zanardi, in an interview for BMW, said that her husband was undergoing a rehabilitation programme which included multimodal and pharmacological stimulations. “I would like to tell all those… Continue Reading on […]
The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on all sporting events in 2020, with MotoGP’s original 20-race season transformed into a heavily revised 14-round schedule which began last July. Centred in Europe, MotoGP held double-headers at Jerez, Red Bull Ring, Misano, Aragon and Valencia, while it also managed to bring back the Portuguese GP to […]