After a disastrous 2020 season, Haas decided not to develop its car for 2021 and instead focus straight away on the all-new regulations for 2022. That meant 2021, with two incoming rookie drivers in Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin, was a write-off from the start as the Haas team continued to prop up the timesheets […]
Four-time F1 world champion Vettel joined the rebranded Aston Martin team for this season following his exit from Ferrari, linking up with Lance Stroll. While Aston Martin slipped back to seventh in the constructors’ championship after being hurt by the downforce cuts under the tweaked regulations for 2021, Vettel was able to score the team’s best result of the […]
The Italian marque made its biggest stride towards the front in MotoGP in 2021 seven seasons into its return, having been one of only two manufacturers allowed to build an all new bike amidst the COVID-enforced development freeze. Aleix Espargaro proved to be a consistent top eight finisher across the campaign and scored Aprilia’s first-ever […]
The Milton Keynes-based team was locked in a tight fight with Mercedes until the final round of this year for both the drivers’ and constructors’ championship crowns – with honours being split between the two outfits. But while Red Bull and Mercedes were kept on their toes to the end, other squads like Ferrari made […]
Nine-time motorcycle grand prix world champion Rossi’s squad will step up to MotoGP for 2022, a move first announced earlier this year with a Saudi company known as Tanal Entertainment confirming the team and a supposed title backing from Aramco. But, in a statement issued to Autosport, Aramco denied any involvement or agreed a deal […]
The Canadian is coming off the back of an encouraging 2021 campaign, where he scored his first F1 points with top 10 results in the Hungarian and Belgian grands prix. However, his season did have some frustrating moments at times as he either failed to capitalise on strong pace or found himself overshadowed by then […]
Ferrari enjoyed a season-long battle with McLaren for P3 in the constructors’ championship that was only settled at the final race of the season. A strong end of the year, aided by an upgraded hybrid system on its power unit, meant Ferrari finished the season 47.5 points clear in the final standings. PLUS: How Ferrari triumphed in […]
With the Maranello-based outfit having finished third this season behind Mercedes and Red Bull, it hopes that the early development switch it made to its 2022 car will pay dividends in helping it close up the gap. With one of the most closely matched driver pairings in F1, Ferrari is well aware that if its […]
Gasly scored more points through 2021 than in any of his previous three full F1 seasons, finishing ninth in the standings with 110 points. While Gasly could not emulate his shock win at Monza from 2020, the Frenchman picked up a podium finish in Azerbaijan, and was outside of the top 10 in just three races where he […]
While Mercedes and Red Bull comfortably finished first and second in this year’s standings, McLaren and Ferrari both made considerable steps forward to cut the gap to the front of the field. McLaren scored a 1-2 finish at Monza, while Ferrari picked up five podiums and two poles across the year as the fight for […]