Four-time Formula 1 world champion Vettel, now racing for Aston Martin, and Haas F1 rookie Schumacher will represent Germany in the event to be held at the seaside resort Pite Havsbad on 5-6 February, 2022. Vettel won the individual Race of Champions at London’s Olympic Stadium in 2015, beating nine-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen […]
Year: 2021
Criticism against Alfa Romeo F1 signing Zhou is “pretty unfair”
Formula 2 championship leader Piastri had been linked with a possible move to Alfa Romeo for next season, but missed out on the driver to Zhou, who was announced as Valtteri Bottas’s team-mate for 2022 last week. Zhou is known to be bringing financial backing to Alfa Romeo, with outgoing driver Antonio Giovinazzi taking to […]
Qatar F1 Q3 yellow flags were justified, says Masi
Yellow flags were shown after Gasly ran wide on his last lap at the penultimate corner, losing his front wing and puncturing his right front tyre. He kept going in an attempt to get out of the way and not impede cars trying to finish the lap, but he then stopped on the pit straight. […]
The bold strategy behind Alonso’s F1 comeback podium
Without the normal amount of data to analyse from previous races, drivers were unsure what to expect from the Losail International Circuit – but it ended up being a familiar result as Lewis Hamilton scored his seventh win of the season and cut down Max Verstappen’s championship lead. But it was Fernando Alonso who completed […]
Gardner “expected worse” from KTM MotoGP bike
Gardner will race for the Tech3 squad next season on a factory-backed KTM having beaten team-mate Raul Fernandez to this year’s Moto2 crown – with the pair recently exchanging barbs in the press over their title tussle. The Australian – son of 1987 MotoGP world champion Wayne Gardner – ended the two-day Jerez test 1.8s […]
F1 triple-header points haul “painful”
Having been a strong contender for third place in the constructors’ championship heading in to the Mexican Grand Prix, a run of incidents and bad luck has proved costly for both Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris. Despite showing some good pace with its car, Ricciardo got tangled up in a first lap clash with Valtteri […]
Ocon “glad” to repay Alonso for Hungary with Qatar defence
Before the summer break Ocon took a shock maiden win in Budapest after an incident-filled start saw him vault to the lead. All race long Ocon defended his lead against Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel, but it was the resurgent Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton he was more worried about. But behind Ocon teammate Alonso managed to […]
Hamilton to get Brazil engine back in car for F1 Saudi GP
The British driver closed to within eight points of rival Max Verstappen at the Qatar GP last weekend after taking a dominant win from pole position. And with the high-speed Saudi layout already expected to favour the Mercedes car, the Brackley-based squad has confirmed that it will unleash Hamilton’s best power unit for the encounter. […]
Gasly frustrated by “shocking” AlphaTauri F1 pace in Qatar race
Gasly lined up second for the start of the race at the Losail International Circuit after penalties for Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas promoted him from fourth place on the grid. Gasly had not finished a session outside of the top four all weekend, but quickly struggled in the race, dropping back to fifth before […]
Red Bull F1 boss Horner defends ‘straight talking’ attitude
Horner received a warning from the FIA stewards after the race in Losail on Sunday for remarks where he accused a “rogue marshal” of having put out double-waved yellow flags in qualifying. It was those flags that triggered an offence for Max Verstappen, who was handed a five-place grid penalty for ignoring the warning signals. […]