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The latest series of Drive to Survive has served to divide opinion among F1 supporters, with some revelling in the background insights while others getting riled by the way it has top-spun some of the drama. In particular, the frequent cutting in of radio conversations or comments to play up controversy grated with some – […]
Espargaro made a solid start to his fifth season as an Aprilia rider in the Qatar double-header, qualifying inside the top 10 for both races and scoring seventh and 10th-place finishes. This is in stark contrast to team-mate Lorenzo Savadori, whose lack of MotoGP experience has meant he qualified last for both races and achieved […]
The pace shown by F1’s top two teams at the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix left Mercedes in no doubt that its form had been hit by new rules introduced this year. In particular, it believes that changes to the floor aimed at cutting downforce have hurt lowrake cars like its own and Aston Martin […]
The Italian has taken over the Tech3 seat vacated by factory rider Miguel Oliveira after the Italian lost his place at Ducati for 2021. Tech3 managed to win two races in 2020 courtesy of Oliveira, but has endured a difficult start to the 2021 campaign with Petrucci. He qualified 21st and 17th for the opening […]
Although Leclerc and Vettel had some famous clashes on the track, the pair did actually work well together during their two seasons as team-mates at Ferrari. Reflecting on their partnership and what he would miss about Vettel, Leclerc has said that it was the German’s intelligent approach to the job that stood out for him. […]
The Sky Sports F1 pundit had feared for the championship’s future in recent years, as spiralling costs threatened the existence of several smaller teams and the viability for manufacturers to commit and compete. However, he reckons the introduction of a cost cap, the signing off of new cars for 2022, and radical regulations designed to… […]
After being forced to stage two Formula 1 races behind closed doors and cancel its MotoGP race in 2020 following the start of the pandemic, Silverstone has been working to try and safely welcome fans back for its 2021 events. The F1 British Grand Prix is scheduled for 16-18 July, while the MotoGP race will […]
Albon was dropped by the senior Red Bull outfit over the winter for failing to consistently match team-mate Max Verstappen in 2020, with ex-Racing Point driver Sergio Perez hired as his replacement. Unlike his predecessors Daniil Kvyat and Pierre Gasly, who were placed at the then-Toro Rosso team following their demotions from Red Bull… Continue […]
After a difficult 2020 campaign where Ferrari finished sixth overall, the team appeared to make some good progress in the season-opening Bahrain GP, with both Sainz and Leclerc finishing in the points. Leclerc has already made reference to Ferrari shaking off the “strange” atmosphere that dogged it at the start of last year and in an… Continue Reading […]
Alpine failed to score any points in its first grand prix since the rebrand of Renault’s works operation as it failed to take the fight to its upper-midfield rivals from 2020. Esteban Ocon spent the majority of the race outside of the points after dropping out in Q1 and was hit by Sebastian Vettel in […]