Verstappen moved back into the lead of the F1 drivers’ championship last Sunday by winning the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, moving three points clear of Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull sits just 12 points off Mercedes at the top of the constructors’ standings, giving it a shot at ending its title drought that […]
The team announced Valtteri Bottas for next year on Monday and, with the announcements of George Russell at Mercedes and Alex Albon’s move to Williams following that, the second Alfa seat remains the biggest question mark of the silly season. Vasseur is no longer contractually committed to take a Ferrari Driver Academy member and, while… […]
Red Bull has lodged questions with the FIA about design elements of the Mercedes F1 power unit, amid suspicions the team has found a way to super cool air in the plenum for a power boost. F1’s regulations are clear that there is a minimum temperature for air in the plenum, while Mercedes is adamant that it […]
Williams announced on Wednesday that Albon would be joining the team for the 2022 season, replacing the Mercedes-bound George Russell as Nicholas Latifi’s team-mate. It will mark a racing comeback for Albon in F1 after he lost his full-time seat with Red Bull at the end of last year, moving into a reserve and test […]
The Australian had a problem with the right hand clutch paddle that he normally uses, and was only able to get going after the team told him to switch to the unfamiliar left. Ricciardo says the incident will lead him to practice more with the left paddle in case a similar situation happens again. All […]
Alfa Romeo announced on Saturday morning ahead of final practice for the Dutch Grand Prix that Raikkonen had tested positive for COVID-19, ruling him out of the remainder of the weekend. Reserve driver Kubica stepped in to make his first F1 start since the end of his season with Williams in 2019, finishing in 15th […]
Following Fabio Quartararo’s victory at the British GP, the Yamaha rider holds a commanding 65-point lead in the riders’ world championship over defending champion Joan Mir, with the Suzuki rider conceding after the Silverstone race the 2021 title was out of his reach. At Aragon all eyes will be on Aprilia, following Aleix Espargaro’s historic […]
Domenicali stressed that the race worked so well because of the passion and enthusiasm generated among the fans by local hero Max Verstappen, who took pole position and won the race. That gels with the philosophy of promoting the drivers that the F1 organisation developed under former boss Chase Carey, and which Domenicali has espoused… […]
Mazepin and Schumacher had run-ins on both Saturday and Sunday at the Dutch Grand Prix, prompting Haas F1 boss Gunther Steiner to plan talks ahead of Monza this weekend. Mazepin was left annoyed after claiming Schumacher broke the team’s agreement by passing him on-track ahead of their final qualifying laps on Saturday, spoiling his… Continue […]
A running theme across the 2021 season has been the convergence towards the exposed corner floor layout which seems to yield assistance in sealing the floor, which was lost in the off-season thanks to the banning of the slots and cuts along its edge. Red Bull has introduced a very curious new version of this, […]