Month: November 2021

28 Nov 2021

F1 title rivals’ war of words too much, says Seidl

Horner was summoned to see the stewards after the race in Losail for having hit out at a ‘rogue marshal’ who he blamed for putting out the yellow flags in qualifying that earned Max Verstappen a grid penalty. The FIA was clear that it could not accept its officials being criticised in such a manner, […]

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27 Nov 2021

The star quality of Charles Leclerc

An exclusive interview with Verstappen was the cover feature of November’s edition of GP Racing and the tensions in the world championship battle have grown even more feverish since it hit the news stands. GP Racing editor Ben Anderson and columnist Mark Gallagher join host Stuart Codling to debate the latest developments in what is […]

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27 Nov 2021

VW wouldn’t waste time on F1 talks if it wasn’t serious

Current Williams team principal and CEO Capito served as Volkswagen’s motorsport director between 2012 and 2016, overseeing its four consecutive World Rally Championship titles with Sebastien Ogier from 2013 to 2016. The VW Group is known to be considering a potential entry to F1 under the next cycle of power unit regulations due in 2026… […]

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27 Nov 2021

Piastri knew he only had “very outside chance” of 2022 F1 seat

Alpine announced last week that F2 championship leader Piastri would become its full-time reserve driver for next season after seeing fellow academy member Guanyu Zhou get the final seat on the grid. Piastri – who leads Zhou by 36 points at the top of the F2 standings – had been linked with the Alfa Romeo seat, but explained […]

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27 Nov 2021

Mercedes no longer enjoys “abnormal” top speed F1 edge

The battle on track between F1’s top two teams this year has been accompanied by a fight off it amid recent questions being posed by Red Bull about the Mercedes rear wing. Red Bull suspects that Mercedes has been running a flexible rear wing to boost its top speed, and has based its suspicion on […]

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27 Nov 2021

Barcelona agrees new Formula 1, MotoGP deals until 2026

The Catalunya circuit has one of the longest unbroken runs of any current Grand Prix venue, having been on the calendar continuously since its first race in 1991. The long term future of the race had been unclear in recent seasons due to the close involvement of the local authorities, and the need for the […]

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27 Nov 2021

Little set-up tricks behind Alpine F1’s Qatar form

Alpine enjoyed a competitive race at the Losail International Circuit, Fernando Alonso scoring his first podium on his return to the revamped Enstone team while Ocon took fifth, as both drivers managed to execute a marginal one-stop strategy. But Alpine’s result was not down to just strategy alone, as shown by Alonso’s fifth place in… […]

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26 Nov 2021

Deeper F1 off-season conversation on Brazil Turn 4 expected

Drivers met with FIA officials including race director Michael Masi ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix to discuss racing rules after Max Verstappen’s controversial defence against Lewis Hamilton in Brazil. The Red Bull driver went off track while defending his lead from championship rival Hamilton at Turn 4 of the Interlagos circuit, an… Continue Reading […]

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26 Nov 2021

Barcelona agrees new Formula 1, MotoGP deals until 2026

The Catalunya circuit has one of the longest unbroken runs of any current Grand Prix venue, having been on the calendar continuously since its first race in 1991. The long term future of the race had been unclear in recent seasons due to the close involvement of the local authorities, and the need for the […]

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