Month: October 2021

07 Oct 2021

Hamilton hopes “daring” F1 fashion choices helps open minds

The world champion has made it a habit of wearing some unique styles at grands prix when he isn’t in regular team wear. In Turkey on Thursday, he wore an eye-catching blue and black kilt and trousers, with a matching Burberry jacket. And while his outfits sometimes divide opinion among fans, he said at the […]

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07 Oct 2021

Red Bull and Honda confirm collaboration plans from 2022

As expected Honda will continue to closely support the two Red Bull F1 teams in 2022, while the 2023 season will see a transition to full control of the power unit supply by the new Red Bull Powertrains division. Some Honda Racing Development UK employees will transfer to Red Bull Powertrains helping to ensure continuity, […]

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07 Oct 2021

2021 F1 Turkish GP – how to watch, session timings and more

After Lewis Hamilton reclaimed the lead in the drivers’ world championship standings with a dramatic victory at the Russian GP, marking his 100th F1 race win, Max Verstappen was still able to produce decent damage limitation in second place having started at the back of the grid due to an engine grid penalty. Lando Norris […]

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07 Oct 2021

“Very fast reference” Ocon helped readjustment to F1

Two-time F1 world champion Alonso made his return to the championship this season after spending two years away exploring other motorsport events including the Indianapolis 500, the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Dakar Rally. Alonso initially struggled to match Ocon’s form at Alpine, but has scored points in all but one of the last […]

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06 Oct 2021

Bagnaia won’t make desperate moves to keep MotoGP title hopes alive

Bagnaia has enjoyed a purple patch of late, scoring back-to-back wins at Aragon and Misano, while adding a third-successive podium appearance to that run with third in last Sunday’s Grand Prix of the Americas. However, with Quartararo finishing second to extend his championship lead to 52 points over Bagnaia, the Yamaha rider will have his […]

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06 Oct 2021

Sainz set for Turkish GP grid penalty with upgraded F1 hybrid system

Ferrari debuted an updated hybrid system for its F1 power unit on Charles Leclerc’s car at the Russian GP, with the Monegasque driver duly serving a back of the grid penalty for the Sochi race, while the Italian team confirmed Sainz would receive the upgrade later this season. In the team’s preview of the Turkish […]

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06 Oct 2021

Red Bull F1 team nothing like “villain” misconception

Albon is set to return to the F1 grid in 2022 with Williams after being dropped by Red Bull at the end of last year, having completed just one full season with the team. He was demoted into a reserve driver role after struggling to match team-mate Max Verstappen’s form since joining as a mid-season […]

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06 Oct 2021

Jorge Martin critical of ‘senseless’ COTA MotoGP penalty

Martin was battling with factory Ducati counterpart Francesco Bagnaia in the latter stages of the race at Austin over the final spot of the podium when he cut the track at Turns 3 and 4. He was hit was a long lap penalty by race stewards, which ultimately dropped him to fifth behind Suzuki’s Alex […]

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06 Oct 2021

Perez has ‘no doubt’ he will turn Red Bull F1 form around

Perez joined Red Bull for 2021 as a replacement for Alexander Albon, and became the first driver other than Max Verstappen to win a race for the team since 2018 when he took victory in Azerbaijan. But the Mexican driver has scored points in just three of the last six races, failing to finish any […]

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