Formula 1 News & Updates Week 22 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, 4 Jun 2021 Event: Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix Track: Baku Street Circuit Weather: dry 27.9°C Tarmac: dry 48.3°C Humidity : 38.8% Wind : 0.6 m/s ZW Pressure: 1015.6 bar The weather during the second free practice for the upcoming Azerbaijan GP was still very good. Because the practice sessions are half an hour shorter the teams kicked off.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Event: Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix Track: Baku Street Circuit Weather: dry 26.6°C Tarmac: dry 48.3°C Humidity : 42.3% Wind : 0.3 m/s W Pressure: 1017.3 bar Sergio Perez seemed to be eager to perform well this weekend as he was the first driver how entered the track to start off the first practice for the.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.4 - Max Verstappen says it's "understandable" that Mercedes is "trying to slow us down" by pushing on with the flexible wing saga. Formula 1 has now arrived at Baku, where Toto Wolff recently warned could be the scene of an official protest against the 'bendy' Red Bull rear wing. But an unnamed engineer at.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.4 - Valtteri Bottas has hit back at his Mercedes boss's suggestion that the Finnish driver was at least partly to blame for his retirement from the Monaco GP. Bottas' rejoinder comes amid high uncertainty about whether the 31-year-old will be replaced by George Russell for 2022. "We haven't discussed anything yet," he said on.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.4 - Fernando Alonso says he quit Formula 1 almost three years ago because he felt he was "wasting my time" in the category. After a two-year sabbatical, including adventures at Le Mans, the Indy 500 and the Dakar Rally, the former two-time champion is now back on the grid. However, at the age of.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.4 - Amid his already controversial first season in Formula 1, Nikita Mazepin is now coming under pressure from the Russian military. The 22-year-old's billionaire father Dmitry, who owns the Moscow-based chemical company and Haas title sponsor Uralchem, said at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum that the Russian military wants Nikita to complete his.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.4 - The high tension between Mercedes, Red Bull and the title rivals' respective top bosses is "exactly what Formula 1 needs". That is the view of F1 legend Gerhard Berger, who was asked by Austria's Auto Revue to comment on the barbs that are now being regularly exchanged by his countrymen Toto Wolff and.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 The sixth round of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship will be the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku Street Circuit. This time, Max Verstappen and Red Bull will enter the weekend leading the World Drivers’ Championship and the World Constructors’ Championship by four and one point, respectively. Contents Fight for P3 in the.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Welcome back, Baku! 🇦🇿 We're going back to the streets of Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, so get up-to-speed with the long straights and the castle section with a virtual hot lap from Max Verstappen on Codemasters' F1 2020. Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Después de una semana intensa en Italia tras volver de una carrera, aprovecho para hacer una visita rápida a Madrid. En un par de días intento hacer todo tipo de cosas como visitar a mis amigos, ver a mi familia y por supuesto hacer algo de deporte y meter algún entrenamiento. Espero que os guste.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.3 - Antonio Giovinazzi says he can handle the pressure of keeping his seat at Alfa Romeo, as a group of potential replacements nip at his heels. After two fairly nondescript seasons in Formula 1, the 27-year-old Italian is now beginning the show the way to his famous teammate Kimi Raikkonen - at least in.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.3 - Another option may be shaping up for George Russell's next move in Formula 1. The highly impressive 23-year-old, who almost won his one-off fill-in drive for Lewis Hamilton late last year, has spent the rest of his three-year F1 career so far at the back of the grid with Williams. Strongly supported by.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.3 - Michael Schumacher would have gone on to become a successful top manager or team boss, according to former Mercedes motorsport chief Norbert Haug. Almost nothing is known about the seven time world champion's current physical condition, but Schumacher has not been seen or heard from publicly since suffering serious brain injuries in a.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 THURSDAY, 3 JUNE, 1330 HOURS LOCAL TIME Esteban Ocon (Alpine) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) Lando Norris (McLaren) Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) Fernando Alonso (Alpine) George Russell (Williams) Kimi Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Valtteri Bottas.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 The ‘who is going where’ silly season starts early with all sorts of speculation on F1’s game of musical chairs. Heavily involved are the driver’s management teams and when it comes to driver management the power brokers that come to mind are the usual suspects of Toto Wolff and Helmet Marko. In fact, one of.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Some drivers seem destined to race in F1. Others have to fight for it. Roberto Moreno was in the latter camp. He arrived in Europe from Brazil with no money, yet he managed to climb the racing ladder on talent alone. An F3000 champion, he got test roles with Lotus and Ferrari, yet the bulk.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.2 - New championship leader Max Verstappen has urged Red Bull to keep its focus on the crucial and close 2021 title battle with Mercedes. While Mercedes chief Toto Wolff said recently that the reigning world champions are now essentially focusing on the all-new car for 2022, Verstappen says Red Bull needs to hold the.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.2 - Monza is hoping to welcome a crowd of up to 80 percent capacity to September's Italian GP. As the peak of the pandemic begins to recede, major sports events are grappling with ways to fill up the grandstands once again and end the damaging 'ghost race' phenomenon. The solution under consideration for the.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.2 - Max Verstappen says he feels "much more relaxed" as his Formula 1 career races on, despite finding himself in his first head-to-head for the title with Lewis Hamilton. "I used to yell a lot, now I'm more relaxed," the Red Bull driver smiled to Servus TV. Respected commentators have also praised the Dutchman's.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.2 - Max Verstappen says he feels comfortable despite being "the hunted" driver in the world championship for the first time in his career. Mentally and physically, the Red Bull driver is relishing his battle with the 13-years-older Lewis Hamilton and the mighty Mercedes team. "I don't mind that I'm the hunted one now," said.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 After an off-weekend, TC and Pinks can’t wait for another action packed Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as they look ahead to this year’s race in Baku. They’re also joined by Alpine reserve driver Daniil Kvyat to discuss what it takes to do well at the street track, as well as who he’d fight in the F1.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.1 - Mercedes will have to pull the trigger on a round of protests this weekend at Baku, according to title rival Red Bull's F1 supremo Dr Helmut Marko. With Toto Wolff threatening to lodge a protest against Red Bull's allegedly 'bendy' rear wing, fellow Austrian Marko has warned that the energy drink-owned team is.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.1 - Because Mick Schumacher is sharing a team with controversial fellow rookie Nikita Mazepin, "We don't really know how good he is". That is the view of outspoken 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, who said the 22-year-old son of his former title rival Michael Schumacher is doing the best he can under the circumstances......check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.1 - Dr Helmut Marko says he has no regrets about losing former Red Bull talent Carlos Sainz to rival Formula 1 teams. In 2015, with Red Bull's full backing, Spaniard Sainz made his F1 debut at the junior team alongside fellow rookie Max Verstappen. While Verstappen was quickly promoted to the team top, Sainz.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.1 - Fernando Alonso's return to Formula 1 can be compared with the comeback of another F1 legend, according to 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg. Before Rosberg was paired with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, he shared the same German team with Schumacher when the seven time world champion made his return to the sport after.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Jun.1 - Frederic Vasseur has questioned the timing of the FIA's new clampdown on rear wing flexibility. While Mercedes, reportedly the instigator of the saga, and the most prominently-affected team Red Bull argue over when the new tests should begin, Alfa Romeo boss Vasseur is wondering why the rules are being changed at all. The.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 50 years of Sauber history wrapped in art Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Pushing it to the limit is a phrase many of us are used to hearing while watching Formula 1, but how do drivers actually find the limit of a car or circuit? Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda break down their approach to finding the limit in the latest Behind the Visor episode Fri, 4 Jun 2021 May 31 - Toto Wolff has dismissed Max Verstappen's latest comments as nothing more than "entertainment", and says the Dutchman is still making "mistakes". It is just the latest chapter in the rising tension between Mercedes, Red Bull and their respective number 1 drivers as the 2021 title battle heats up. After winning at Monaco,.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 May 31 - Dr Helmut Marko has urged struggling former Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo not to "give up". After being lapped by his teammate Lando Norris at Monaco, Ricciardo has now told L'Equipe that his disenchantment dates all the way back to 2018 - his final year at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen. "It.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 May 31 - As both Stefano Domenicali and Toto Wolff visited the Italian circuit in Tuscany, Mugello has declared its readiness to host another round of the Formula 1 world championship. Last year, the Ferrari-owned circuit stepped in at short notice amid the covid-related race cancellations. Now, F1 CEO Domenicali, and Mercedes boss Wolff, were.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 May 31 - Kimi Raikkonen may finally be coming to the end of the road in Formula 1. At 41, the 2007 world champion is the oldest and most experienced driver in F1 history, but he is now under increasing pressure from his Alfa Romeo teammate Antonio Giovinazzi. The Finn told Spain's AS newspaper that.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 May 31 - Yuki Tsunoda is moving to Italy to correct the wayward start to his Formula 1 career. Red Bull's F1 supremo Dr Helmut Marko kicked off the year by hailing the interesting character and obvious speed of the Japanese rookie. But Tsunoda has so far proved erratic on track and explosive on the.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 May 31 - With 135,000 spectators gathering for the Indy 500 last Sunday, the question of how many fans can attend the next races in Formula 1 is now in the spotlight. While this weekend's grand prix at Baku will be a 'ghost race', it is believed three areas of 5,000 people will be able.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 May 31 - Jacques Villeneuve says the "craziest question" he is ever asked is why Formula 1 drivers do not instantly decide to quit once their performance starts to slide. The 1997 world champion admits it has been "sad" to watch quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel continue to struggle after switching from Ferrari to Aston.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 May 31 - Dr Helmut Marko has ruled out a return to Red Bull's Formula 1 camp for Daniil Kvyat. "Definitely not," said the 79-year-old Austrian, when asked if the Russian and former Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri driver has a chance of a Red Bull comeback. "We are focused on working with our current.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 May 31 - Dr Helmut Marko has slammed Toto Wolff's position on flexible rear wings in 2021 as "a bit strange". After the FIA said it would change the flexibility tests from Paul Ricard, Wolff warned that Mercedes could launch a protest this weekend at Baku. "We find it all a bit strange," Red Bull's.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 May 31 - A staggering 50 members of Mercedes' F1 engine division is switching allegiances to the new Red Bull Powertrains operation. That is the news from the highly authoritativeAuto Motor und Sport, as it published details of Red Bull's impressive preparations to take over from departing engine supplier Honda after 2021. "They have already.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 The Monaco Grand Prix is always a highlight of the Formula 1 season, but the 2021 edition of this prestigious race will live long in the memory for McLaren. Fri, 4 Jun 2021 New episode of My Job in F1, incoming! 👊 This time, we're spotlighting Andrew Shovlin, our Trackside Engineering Director! 👏 Find out what Shov gets up to both trackside and at the factory! Fri, 4 Jun 2021 The race is only half the story. From the drivers to the strategists, the pit crew to the chefs, this is the story of the people who made our #MonacoGP weekend. Go behind the scenes to find out what teamwork really means, with #IAMSTORIES | INSIDER. Fri, 4 Jun 2021 More than 2000 practices per year 🤯 Ever wondered what it takes to be part of our F1 pit crew? 🔧 🇮🇹 Take a look below for an exclusive insight into the Ferrari team 👊 Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Here you can see how Mercedes removed the fixed wheel on the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas that caused him to retire the 2021 Monaco F1 Grand Prix. Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Scarbs analysis the wheel nut problem of Mercedes. When you look at the video, you can see that the wheelgun mechanic gets a small push from the mechanic on the left side who gets out of balance. At this time the mechanic just started to remove the wheelnut with the wheelgun and wasn't able to.....check out full post » Fri, 4 Jun 2021 Ahead of the 2019 season, Esteban Ocon lost his at-the-time Racing Point seat to Lance Stroll. Skip forward two years, and the 24-year-old is catching the eye at Alpine. Having signed a two-year deal with the constructor in 2020, the Frenchman's existing contract is now coming to an end. However, the team hopes to retain.....check out full post » |
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