At the yearly Laureus World Sport Awards, dubbed the Oscars of sport, Hamilton was the first recipient of the new Athlete Advocate of the Year Award, which recognises the Mercedes driver’s ongoing efforts to support racial justice and promote diversity. During the 2020 Formula 1 season, in the wake of the George Floyd murder and […]
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F1 drivers react to 2021 Barcelona track changes
The Turns 10/11 sequence has been significantly altered ahead of this year’s Spanish Grand Prix, a move made to improve safety that has been carried out in conjunction with the FIA and FIM. Turn 10, at the end of the track’s back straight, has returned to a similar layout to its original design – a […]
Alex Marquez “needs to accept” difficult recent MotoGP results
The MotoGP sophomore has only finished one race so far in 2021 having suffered crashes in the Qatar double-header and in last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. It’s left him 18th in the standings on just eight points, with the younger Marquez brother struggling to find a set-up to suit the 2021 RC213V. Having […]
Bottas dismisses “bullshit” F1 mid-season dropping suggestion
Bottas has failed to beat Lewis Hamilton in any of the first three races of the season, leaving him 37 points behind his Mercedes team-mate in the standings. The Finn’s current contract expires at the end of the season, with his future being a regular talking point, particularly amid the rise of Mercedes junior George […]
Rossi has SRT’s support amidst worst MotoGP season start
From the first four races so far in 2021, Rossi has scored just four points with a best result of 12th in the opening Qatar Grand Prix – and even that came after he slid down the order from a strong fourth in qualifying. Rossi registered his worst-ever qualifying result of his career with 21st […]
Can F1’s standout performer of 2021 keep up his charge?
The 2021 Formula 1 season could hardly have got off to a better start for Lando Norris, who three races into the season lies in third place in the world championship. The McLaren youngster has finished fourth, third and fifth in the opening events, and thus far has only been beaten to the flag by […]
Mercedes has plenty to ‘worry about’ for F1 Spanish GP
While Lewis Hamilton managed to beat title rival Max Verstappen to victory in Portugal last weekend, the low-grip track surface and tricky tyre characteristics meant it was hard to judge properly whether Red Bull or Mercedes had the fastest car. Mercedes, which has won two races so far this season, is heading to this weekend’s […]
Talking with Alonso no different to MotoGP champion Mir
Brivio – who helmed Suzuki from 2013 to 2020 – guided the Japanese marque to its MotoGP world title in two decades last year, with Mir leading the charge. In January Brivio made the shock announcement he had quit Suzuki to join the rebranded Alpine squad in F1 as its racing director for this year, […]
2021 F1 Spanish GP session timings and how to watch
With Lewis Hamilton extending his championship lead to eight points over Max Verstappen thanks to victory at the Portuguese GP last weekend, the Dutch driver will look to strike back immediately at the venue which has previously been the traditional home of F1 pre-season testing and is the current venue for the Spanish GP. The […]
Star Moto3 rookie Acosta will be in MotoGP “soon”
The 16-year-old has stunned the motorcycle racing world in the first three races of his world championship career, having finished second and won twice – with his maiden win at the Doha Grand Prix coming from pitlane. This has left the Ajo KTM rider 31 points clear in the championship coming to this weekend’s Spanish […]