Year: 2021

09 Apr 2021

McLaren “not miles away” from F1 rivals Mercedes, Red Bull

McLaren finished third in last year’s constructors’ championship and the Woking outfit is tipped to confirm its status as best of the rest behind Red Bull and Mercedes in 2021. While McLaren drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Norris qualified sixth and seventh respectively in Bahrain, behind a Ferrari and an AlphaTauri, Norris worked his way up… […]

Continue Reading
09 Apr 2021

UN issues damning report on Indonesian venue set to host MotoGP

MotoGP announced on Friday morning that the world championship is set to stage the return of the Indonesian Grand Prix in 2022 at the Mandalika Street Circuit. The track is part of a $3 billion tourism project on the island of Lombok, which includes hotels and a golf course. MotoGP is eyeing hosting a test […]

Continue Reading
09 Apr 2021

2021 cars more difficult to manage on corner entry

As part of a push by the FIA to slow cars down for this year, a number of changes were made to the regulations to cut downforce. A section of floor has been removed ahead of the rear wheels, plus new restrictions have been imposed on brake ducts and diffuser dimensions. With downforce cut by […]

Continue Reading
09 Apr 2021

Ducati not worried by missed Qatar MotoGP wins

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 season began with back-to-back races at the Losail International Circuit, where Ducati had won on MotoGP’s previous Qatar visits in 2019 and 2018. Having topped pre-season testing outright with new factory signing Jack Miller, while it stormed to pole in both the Qatar and Doha GPs with factory […]

Continue Reading
09 Apr 2021

“Idiots” behind F1 using crashes for social media strategy

The McLaren driver believes the championship needs to reconsider its attitude to crashes, feeling that too much effort is made in glorifying accidents rather than focusing on F1’s other elements. Last year, Ricciardo spoke to F1 chiefs to voice his displeasure at the way that they had repeatedly played repeats of Romain Grosjean’s fiery… Continue […]

Continue Reading
09 Apr 2021

F1 should “put up a wall” to avoid track limits debate

Verstappen was engaged in a close battle with Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton throughout the F1 season-opener in Bahrain that was settled in the final stages. Verstappen overtook Hamilton with four laps to go around the outside of Turn 4, but was forced to hand back the position after officials ruled that he made the overtake […]

Continue Reading
09 Apr 2021

Vettel reveals lockdown internship in organic farming

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced a four-month delay to the start of the 2020 season, F1 drivers were left to busy themselves with outside pursuits. Most opted to keep some kind of involvement in motorsport by engaging in Esports, with the likes of Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, George Russell and Alexander Albon all competing in […]

Continue Reading
08 Apr 2021

AlphaTauri can fight McLaren and Ferrari “on all tracks” in F1

Gasly and AlphaTauri starred in qualifying for F1’s season opener, with the Frenchman starting fifth behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and ahead of McLaren drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris. Gasly’s rookie team-mate Yuki Tsunoda also showed flashes of speed but missed out on a Q3 spot. AlphaTauri’s qualifying pace has given Gasly… Continue Reading on […]

Continue Reading
08 Apr 2021

F1 has to credit Hamilton for his years of success

In an exclusive interview with Autosport, Verstappen discussed his rivalry with the seven-time world champion, which has taken on a new dimension at the start of the 2021 season as the Dutchman’s Red Bull team has begun a campaign with the fastest car for the first time in the turbo hybrid era. This led to […]

Continue Reading
08 Apr 2021

Rossi unsure if MotoGP form will rebound in Europe

Rossi endured a bruising brace of races at Losail to start the season, the nine-time grand prix world champion emerging from the Qatar Grand Prix 12th having qualified fourth – and came away from the Doha round without points in 16th having registered his worst ever qualifying result of 21st. This came on a backdrop […]

Continue Reading