Formula 1 News & Updates Week 10 Below you'll find all our updates, results, videos, podcasts, sounds & photos from the world of Formula 1 of the past week |
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| Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.12 - The 2021 season finally has kicked-off. The first day of three with testing in Bahrain is done. All cars and drivers drove as much laps as they could on the 5.412 km long Bahrain International Circuit, to try and get as much of data from their new cars they use to try and.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Here you can see the photos shot on the first day of testing for the 2021 F1 season in Bahrain. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.12 - The 2021 Formula 1 season gets underway at the Bahrain International Circuit this morning for three days of testing, before the first race of the year at the same venue from March 26-28. In total, each team will have 30 sets of 2021 slick tyres from the entire P Zero range at their.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.12 - Legendary Ferrari figure Mauro Forghieri has questioned Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto's ability to pull the Maranello marque out of its performance slump. Despite the covid-related development limitations, Ferrari has unveiled a noticeably tweaked car for the 2021 season. But 86-year-old Forghieri, who was a major player at Ferrari from the 60s to.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.12 - The 'super qualifying' sprint races to be trialled in Formula 1 this year will only last half an hour, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has revealed. Just as new concerns emerge over the viability of the race in Montreal this season, it now emerges that Silverstone will join Monza and Interlagos as hosts of.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.12 - Nikita Mazepin has to start thinking "100 times" before acting now that he is a Formula 1 driver. That is the warning of F1's CEO Stefano Domenicali, following an intense social media campaign to see the Russian rookie driver ousted over the recent 'groping' affair. However, Domenicali says the 22-year-old will not be.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.12 - Ferrari has recovered a "large part" of its engine power deficit of 2020 ahead of the new Formula 1 season, according to long-time team test driver Marc Gene. The Maranello team says it has produced an entirely new power unit for 2021, given the serious drop in performance last year. "I have been.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.12 - Fernando Alonso may struggle to be "high in the midfield" on his 2021 return to Formula 1, according to Dr Helmut Marko. Marko is the top Austrian official at Red Bull, and he admits that Mercedes remains the "absolute favourites" to take yet another title this season. "But we haven't been as prepared.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.12 - Formula 1 needs to be "careful" not to be left behind as climate change takes centre stage, according to quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel. After switching from Ferrari to Aston Martin for 2021, the 33-year-old has emerged as an ambassador for Austrian team sponsor BWT's new environmental initiatives. As such, he will race.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.12 - It is "too early" to be totally confident that June's Canadian GP will take place as scheduled. That is the admission of Montreal race promoter Francois Dumontier, after local government officials made alarming pronouncements about major events in the city. On Thursday, Montreal mayor Valerie Plante told the local broadcaster Le Canal Nouvelles.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.11 - Mercedes has hit back at "misleading" reporting about Formula 1 teams taking up Bahrain's vaccination offer. La Gazzetta dello Sport reported this week that 90 percent of the Ferrari team, as well as members of the title-winning Mercedes outfit, are getting vaccinated while in Bahrain for pre-season testing and the season opening race......check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.11 - F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has denied that the sport he leads has a problem with racism. The racism narrative is still circulating after Lewis Hamilton led other drivers in the 'kneeling' gesture before grands prix last year. Formula 1, now led by Domenicali following the recent departure of Chase Carey, has indicated that.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.11 - Even the drivers were surprised when they first saw the neon green addition to Ferrari's 2021 livery. "We didn't expect the green," said Carlos Sainz, referring to the new green logo of main sponsor Philip Morris' Mission Winnow brand. Charles Leclerc added: "It was a last-minute change. I have to say I'm getting.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Here you can find the first photos of the Ferrari SF21, this F1 car was launched by Scuderia Ferrari on Thursday 10th of March 2021. This car will be raced in the 2021 F1 season by Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc and Spanish driver Carlos Sainz. Here you can find the Ferrari SF21 Launch video. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.10 – Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow’s SF21 car that will race this season, was seen for the first time today and features a subtle livery that looks to the challenges of the future without forgetting the team’s roots and history. “The rear end is reminiscent of the burgundy red of the very first Ferrari, the.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.10 - The "million dollar" question for Ferrari is just how much progress the fabled team has made over the winter. That is the admission of Maranello's newcomer Carlos Sainz, as Ferrari customer Gunther Steiner declared that the Italian outfit has taken "a good step forward" with its 2021 engine. "I haven't seen the data.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.10 - Sebastian Vettel has played down suggestions he has one of the most sensitive driving styles in Formula 1. While some think the German suffered psychologically as his recent Ferrari career wound down, others believe he simply struggled to drive the red cars. But the quadruple world champion denied that he is particularly fussy.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.10 - Dr Helmut Marko has admitted to being in talks with Porsche. Reports emerged last week that the Volkswagen brand is eyeing Formula 1's new engine regulations for 2025. Marko then told Servus TV that Red Bull is "speaking to companies about possible partnerships" now that the team will run its own engine program.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.10 - Fernando Alonso is "absolutely fit" ahead of the single pre-season test in Bahrain that begins on Friday. The 39-year-old Spaniard, who is returning to Formula 1 this year with Renault-owned Alpine, missed not only the launch but also the shakedown of his 2021 car recently. But Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi said that despite.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.10 - Lewis Hamilton is heading into the 2021 season feeling "a bit grumpy", according to respected F1 commentator and former driver Martin Brundle. Brundle, who works for Britain's Sky, said he has just finished filming some television features with the seven time world champion. "He was very generous but a bit grumpy actually, I.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.10 - Dr Helmut Marko has given the thumbs-up to Formula 1's plan for the Saturday sprint race 'super qualifying' format that will be trialled over three races in 2021. That is despite the fact that others, including likely 2021 Mercedes reserve Nico Hulkenberg, have poured cold water on the plan. "It's rubbish," Hulkenberg told.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 There are plenty of racing-themed online casino games you can indulge in this year. While most people think that these games involve some kind of actual videogame racing, the experience is quite different from what you may have imagined. You get to witness a realistic racing environment wherein you also get a chance to win.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.10 - Ferrari and Mercedes have taken up Bahrain's vaccination offer ahead of the 2021 season opener. We reported last week that despite the Kingdom of Bahrain offering Formula 1's entire travelling circus the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the sport turned it down. F1 explained that it has "no plans to be vaccinated as a travelling group.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.10 - With work well underway to prepare for the first Monaco GP since 2019, rumours suggest race organisers are hoping spectators will be able to attend in May. Correspondent Paolo Ciccarone, writing for Italy's Automoto, claims that while spectators will be banned from the paddock, the grandstands may be at 50 percent capacity. "The.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.10 - Five Hypercar entries, making their debut this year, are set to be joined by 25 LMP2 prototypes, seven LMGTE Pro and 24 LMGTE Am cars at the start scheduled for 16:00 CET on Saturday August 21. The “Innovative car” category will also return. Toyota Gazoo Racing will field two of its new GR010.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Just three days of testing precede the Bahrain GP on March 28 - and only half of that running time will be spent on track conditions even close to those of the GP weekend. There are also new Pirelli 2021 tyre constructions to evaluate - and, in the case of McLaren-Mercedes, there's a whole new.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Your favourite camera angle is back! Jump on board with our new recruit Yuki Tsunoda for a couple of laps in a Driver's Eye point of view around the legendary Imola circuit! Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Go trackside with Sergio Perez at Silverstone as Checo runs his first laps as a Red Bull Racing Honda driver! Fri, 12 Mar 2021 A full pre-season itinerary for both Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda as they made their way to Austria for the launch of our 2021 challenger, the Scuderia AlphaTauri AT02. The boys got dressed up for the launch and posed for the camera, before putting on their sportswear and completing a tough physical assessment at Red.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.9 - Valtteri Bottas insists he is "not really in a hurry" to find out if he will stay at Mercedes in 2022. With both the Finn and Lewis Hamilton currently on one-year contracts, team boss Toto Wolff is keeping his options open for 2022. When asked about his forthcoming contract talks, Bottas is quoted.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.9 - Red Bull is talking to companies about partnering up now that the energy drink-owned outfit has full control of its own engine in Formula 1. After years of complaining about customer engine suppliers, Red Bull has agreed with the departing Honda that it will take over the Japanese marque's engine operations from 2022......check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.9 - Sebastian Vettel needs to watch out for "psychological problems" as he settles into life at Aston Martin. That is the view of former F1 driver Christian Klien, who said that although the quadruple world champion has moved teams after his struggles at Ferrari, he now has another serious challenge to grapple with. "At.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.9 - New Alpine boss Davide Brivio has admitted his transition to Formula 1 is a "difficult" one. The 56-year-old Italian comes to F1 from the world of MotoGP, where he is one of the most successful team managers in the history of premier motorcycle racing. "It was not easy to leave my previous team,.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.9 - Sergio Perez should aim to establish himself as a long-term 'number 2' alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull. That is the advice of former F1 driver Christijan Albers, who thinks the experienced Mexican driver has made a good start to his Red Bull tenure by playing down his chances of beating Verstappen early.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.9 - Aston Martin's technical boss is waiting for the details of the three-race 'super qualifying' trial for 2021 before giving it the thumbs up. The F1 teams have given a tentative green light to the proposal that, at three race weekends in 2021, a 'sprint race' on Saturday will set the grid for Sunday's.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.9 - Nico Hulkenberg could add a third team to his roster of Formula 1 employers for 2021 - even though he is not guaranteed a single race this season. Last year, after losing his Renault seat, the 33-year-old German became Racing Point's 'super sub' when Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll contracted covid-19. For 2021,.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.8 - A Ferrari driver has hit reverse gear after suggesting F1 team boss Mattia Binotto may be on the cusp of losing his top job. Josef Kral, a 30-year-old Czech driver who races a Ferrari 488 GT3, backtracked when he was slammed by social media users for talking out of turn. "Just to make.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.8 - Toto Wolff has denied Mercedes is struggling with an engine reliability problem ahead of the 2021 season. The title-winning team supposedly 'turned down' its engines when Max Verstappen dominated the season ending Abu Dhabi GP, and Mercedes engine boss Hywel Thomas said recently there had been "problems" with the unit ahead of the.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.8 - Nico Hulkenberg is keeping his cards close to his chest amid speculation he will join Mercedes this year as a Formula 1 reserve driver. It is even rumoured that the German could double up as reserve for Mercedes-powered Aston Martin, too. "The question is not when the decision will be made, but when.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.8 - George Russell says he has been given "no promises" by Mercedes about a race seat with the works team for 2022. As Williams' likely back-of-the-grid 2021 car was revealed, Russell said the team's goal for this season is to "not be last" after a battle with Haas and Alfa Romeo. "The new Ferrari.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.8 - There will be no podium celebrations after the three trial 'super qualifying' sprint races in 2021. Although the new format will be tested at three grands prix this year, there are concerns about the addition of a shorter race detracting from Sunday's main event. "A grand prix of 300 kilometres, the biggest challenge.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.8 - Jean Todt has defended his decision to stay out of the Nikita Mazepin 'groping' affair. Social media users have been applying intense pressure on Haas and Formula 1 to act on the alleged wrongdoing of the 21-year-old Russian rookie driver. But FIA president Todt said it wouldn't be fair to take Mazepin's super.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.8 - James Key is a potential "new Newey", according to a former F1 driver. Christijan Albers, a Dutch driver who raced for Minardi and Spyker, actually worked alongside current McLaren technical boss Key during his F1 career. "Adrian Newey is pretty much done," he told the Dutch publication Formule 1. "At Red Bull, they.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.8 - Zandvoort is hoping to welcome a full house of spectators to its first Dutch F1 GP in September. Formula 1 has just announced that Portimao will join the 2021 schedule in May - with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali declaring that he hopes spectators will be there. "We hope to welcome fans to Portimao.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 An unforgettable day at Fiorano testing a Ferrari F1 car for the first time ever for Carlos Sainz! It was very impressive to be able to drive at such a historic circuit with the 2018 car. Two days of very useful testing where I worked closely with my engineers and rest of the team in.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 60 years in the making. Aston Martin is back on track at Silverstone for their first shakedown. Aston Martin drivers Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll get their first taste of their brand new tool to take shot at the upcoming 2021 F1 season. Here you can find some Aston Martin shakedown photos at Silverstone. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Mar.6 - The FIA and Formula 1 have proposed, and Pirelli has agreed, a one-year extension to the existing exclusive tyre supply contract to reflect the original intention of the 2018 tyre tender and remain within the overall technical framework, which is in the best interests of all relevant stakeholders. The most recent tyre tender.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Sir Lewis Hamilton has said winning a record-breaking eighth world championship will not determine whether he quits Formula One at the end of the year. Hamilton’s bid for a title which would move him clear of Michael Schumacher to become the most decorated driver in the sport’s history, will be played out against the backdrop.....check out full post » Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Winter training, dream race track, pineapple on pizza, and more! 😎 Valtteri answers questions from fans ahead of the new 2021 F1 season! 🏁 Thank you for all your questions Fri, 12 Mar 2021 Winter training, dream race track, pineapple on pizza, and more! 😎 Valtteri answers questions from fans ahead of the new 2021 F1 season! 🏁 Thank you for all your questions |
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