F1 Race Event: Abu Dhabi F1 GP Race Track: Yas Marina Circuit Weather: dry  23.7°C Tarmac: dry  27.0°C Humidity : 47.6% Wind : 1.4 m/s E Pressure: 1017.4 bar The second practice for the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is very important. This FP2 was driven during the twilight zone. Because the weather and time will.....check out full post »

F1 Race Event: Abu Dhabi F1 GP Race Track: Yas Marina Circuit Weather: dry  25.5°C Tarmac: dry  39.6°C Humidity : 34.8% Wind : 3.2 m/s SW Pressure: 1017.6 bar The last first practice of the 2020 season was almost back to normal in Abu Dhabi. Lewis Hamilton recovered from COVID-19 and was back behind the wheel.....check out full post »

Dec.11 - Ferrari has stunned the F1 paddock in Abu Dhabi with the latest news about its upper management. First, it emerged that Mattia Binotto left the Arab island because he is unwell - although the Maranello team insists it is not covid-19. A source in the Italian media said Ferrari's team boss is not.....check out full post »

Dec.11 - George Russell and Valtteri Bottas have bucked the speculation by suggesting their respective contracts for 2021 will proceed as planned. After impressing the F1 world with his performance in Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes, Russell suggested he had given Toto Wolff some thinking to do over the winter. "It was just a joking comment in.....check out full post »

Dec.11 - F1 legend Michael Schumacher is being "treated" so that he can "return to a more normal life". That is the latest word from FIA president Jean Todt, who is now one of very few people who is able to personally visit his long-time friend at home. Almost nothing is known about 51-year-old Schumacher.....check out full post »

Dec.11 - Esteban Ocon insists he is "not afraid" of Fernando Alonso. This year, as he returned to F1 following a year on the bench, 24-year-old Ocon struggled to match up against teammate Daniel Ricciardo but he landed on the podium last time out in Bahrain. However, his next teammate will be the notoriously-difficult two-time.....check out full post »

Dec.11 - There is "no logic" to the FIA's decision to allow some experienced drivers to test after the Abu Dhabi finale but not others. That is the view of both Carlos Sainz and Sebastian Vettel, who are annoyed that although 39-year-old Fernando Alonso has been given the green light for the 'young drivers test',.....check out full post »

Dec.11 - Two former teammates have farewelled Romain Grosjean from Formula 1 by saying the Frenchman was impressively fast over a single lap. Grosjean, who has revealed a photo on social media of the extent of the burns to his right hand, is unable to contest his final grand prix in Abu Dhabi this weekend......check out full post »

Dec.11 - Several drivers are waiting for Red Bull to finally announce its Formula 1 driver lineups for 2021. It is known that Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly will lead the Red Bull and AlphaTauri teams respectively - but the cockpits alongside them are officially still vacant. However, Daniil Kvyat strongly hints that he will.....check out full post »

Dec.11 - Toto Wolff has ended any lingering uncertainty about his role in Formula 1 by confirming that he is staying put for 2021. "Yes, I will stay in Formula 1," he told Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. "Also as team boss." With his existing contract with Mercedes parent Daimler expiring at the end of December, the.....check out full post »

Dec.11 - Promoting Mick Schumacher to the race cockpit this weekend in Abu Dhabi would have put "too much pressure" on the new Formula 2 champion. That is the word from Gunther Steiner, as he explained why he decided to keep Pietro Fittipaldi in the injured Romain Grosjean's Haas cockpit this weekend rather than promote.....check out full post »

Dec.11 - Race promoter Francois Dumontier says the plan is for spectators to attend next June's Canadian GP. The Montreal race fell off the covid-affected 2020 calendar altogether, amid rumours of a spat with local health authorities who rejected Dumontier's pandemic plan. "As much as I said in July that they did not read our.....check out full post »

As the F1 circus leaves Bahrain and heads to Abu Dhabi both countries with poor human rights records F1 tells the world where it stands in the Middle East. Chase Carey told CNN Sport, “I think we’re proud of our commitment to human rights. We are very proud of our partnership here in Bahrain. We’re proud to.....check out full post »

As Lewis Hamilton confirms his fitness and returns to Mercedes for the Abu Dhabi GP, Peter Windsor looks ahead to the weekend and analyses some of the additional happenings from last Sunday's Sakhir GP. Also in this video: F1's near-miss with Chuck Yeager, the US test pilot who passed away this week.

James Allison answers your Sakhir Grand Prix questions – from what the engine issue was that George reported over the radio, to why we kept Valtteri out longer for the first stint and… of course… what happened in that double stack pit stop 😬 Question timestamps: 00:18 - Why did Valtteri have two bad starts,.....check out full post »

In Abu Dhabi, the sun sets on Seb's time with the Scuderia

The 2020 Formula 1 season will end this Sunday with the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The event at Abu Dhabi will be the 17th race of the year and it will surely be an interesting one.  The noise surrounding the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix already started with Lewis Hamilton’s positive Covid-19 test from last.....check out full post »

Unless they have been living on another planet, most F1 fans will have noted the inexorable rise of what is known as eSports in the world of F1, with everyone on the paddock having an opinion as to their virtues and drawbacks. What is clear is that they are here to stay, with traditional teams.....check out full post »

Dec.10 - The Mercedes F1 Team has announced their pleased to confirm that Lewis Hamilton will drive for the team in this weekend's Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix. Hamilton tested negative to COVID-19 on Wednesday prior to completion of his self-isolation period in Bahrain. This enabled him to travel to Abu Dhabi on Thursday.....check out full post »

Dec.10 - A prominent Russian motor racing official has defended 2021 Haas rookie Nikita Mazepin amid a scandal accusing the 21-year-old driver of 'groping' a friend. The brief social media footage, depicting the Russian as reaching out and touching the young woman as they travelled in a car, was slammed as "abhorrent" by Haas. Mazepin.....check out full post »

Dec.10 - Current Formula 1 drivers have been told by the FIA that they are not eligible to do the 'young driver test' in Abu Dhabi after this weekend's 2020 finale. The issue became a hot and controversial topic in the Bahrain paddock last week after it emerged that 39-year-old two-time world champion Fernando Alonso.....check out full post »

Dec.10 - Toto Wolff says he is "curious" to observe the next developments in Esteban Ocon's Formula 1 career. After the Mercedes junior driver lost his seat at the end of 2018, Wolff made him reserve driver for the works team and for this year helped broker his return to the grid with Renault. Ocon,.....check out full post »

THURSDAY, 10 DECEMBER, 1500 HOURS LOCAL TIME Jack Aitken (Williams) Nicholas Latifi (Williams) Pietro Fittipaldi (Haas) Kevin Magnussen (Haas) Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) Kimi Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo) Lance Stroll (Racing Point) Sergio Pérez (Racing Point) Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) Daniil Kvyat (AlphaTauri) Esteban Ocon (Renault) Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) Lando Norris (McLaren) Carlos Sainz (McLaren) Alexander Albon (Red Bull) Max Verstappen.....check out full post »

Dec.10 - Red Bull has denied that it will rush to snap up Sergio Perez after the out-of-work Mexican secured his first Formula 1 race win in Bahrain last Sunday. Like Nico Hulkenberg, Perez has been linked with the struggling Alex Albon's race seat for 2021. The team has said consistently that it will make.....check out full post »

Dec.9 - A Formula 1 commentator has hit back at conspiracy theories surrounding Mercedes' bungled pit stops that cost George Russell victory last weekend in Bahrain. According to the theory, the German team intervened deliberately with the bungled strategy, involving Mercedes pit mechanics fitting teammate Valtteri Bottas' tyres to his car. Russell, who was replacing.....check out full post »

Dec.9 - Renault over-performed in 2020, according to team advisor and F1 legend Alain Prost. He told Le Figaro newspaper that the Enstone based team "didn't expect to be so good" this year. "Personally, I did not set a precise objective but I was hoping that we could finish fourth in the manufacturers' standings. In.....check out full post »

Dec.9 - Lewis Hamilton holds "a trump card" when it comes to the identity of his teammate for 2021. That is the view of a respected F1 pundit, amid speculation Valtteri Bottas could be ousted - despite their signed 2021 contracts - by Sakhir GP sensation George Russell. Russell outclassed Hamilton's regular Mercedes teammate Bottas.....check out full post »

Dec.9 - Nikita Mazepin "must not" carry over to his F1 debut next year some of the "mistakes" he has been making in Formula 2. That is the view of Haas boss Gunther Steiner, ahead of the wealthy Russian's move into Formula 1 with the small American team in 2021. Mazepin, 21, caused a stir.....check out full post »

Dec.9 - Toto Wolff says Mercedes' star driver is "on the right track" for returning to the cockpit this weekend in Abu Dhabi. Seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton broke his silence on Tuesday after sitting out last weekend's second race in Bahrain with covid-19. "I know I've not been in touch much this week.....check out full post »

It was a very strong weekend for Daniil Kvyat, spending every session in the top 10 and then going on to have his best Qualifying performance to line up P6 on the grid! The race didn't exactly go his way in terms of timing, however, P7 and more points were well deserved

One of the many things this experimental F1 season has demonstrated is how minor adjustments in the format can deliver vastly different grands prix. From set-up to strategy, to confidence and competitiveness, the Sakhir GP was a much tougher round for the team compared to the Bahrain GP.

It's always a special moment when a driver gets to make their Formula One debut. Join Jack Aitken as he makes his at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain for Williams Racing.

Dec.8 - Whether Lewis Hamilton can return to his Mercedes cockpit for the 2020 finale this weekend is up to health officials in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi. That is the word from the FIA's Michael Masi, after George Russell replaced Hamilton in Bahrain last weekend following the seven time world champion's positive covid-19 test. Hamilton,.....check out full post »

Dec.8 - Max Verstappen has hit back at Charles Leclerc in the wake of last Sunday's Sakhir GP. The pair not only clashed on the track in Bahrain - Ferrari's Leclerc had gone into the weekend criticising the often "silly comments" Verstappen makes in the media. "At the end, that's just Max," Leclerc told Ziggo.....check out full post »

Dec.8 - While George Russell's Sakhir GP performance has put Valtteri Bottas under immense pressure, it is also an uncomfortable moment for Lewis Hamilton. That is because the entire F1 world is now digesting the fact that, while the seven time world champion was sidelined with covid-19, his substitute - Russell - was immediately ready.....check out full post »

Dec.8 - The availability of on-form drivers like George Russell and Sergio Perez is "a wake-up call" for Red Bull. That is the view of former F1 driver Christijan Albers, as pressure grows on Red Bull to replace the struggling Alex Albon with a faster driver for 2021. Last Sunday, the out-of-work Perez won the.....check out full post »

Dec.8 - Ralf Schumacher has slammed the "constant comparisons" that are made between his brother Michael and the career of the seven time world champion's son Mick. After wrapping up the Formula 2 title in Bahrain last weekend, German broadcaster RTL asked 21-year-old Mick if he minds being constantly compared to his father. "I don't.....check out full post »

Dec.8 - Flavio Briatore has rolled his eyes at the suggestion that Ferrari may get back on the pace of F1's frontrunners next year. "'Will Ferrari close the gap next year?'" the former Renault boss and Italian told the Adnkronos news agency. "Every year we have to talk about next year. The most recurring words.....check out full post »

Dec.8 - Retiring Formula 1 personality Kai Ebel says the sport's stars, and even the celebrities at the grands prix, have become "too clinical" when speaking to the media. For almost 30 years, the always colourfully-dressed German has been a Formula 1 reporter for the broadcaster RTL. Both Ebel and RTL are departing F1 after.....check out full post »

Dec.8 - Mattia Binotto has admitted that designer Simone Resta's move to Haas is connected with the budget cap rules that come into force next year. Resta returned to Maranello from an assignment at Alfa Romeo last year, but for 2021 he will follow Ferrari junior Mick Schumacher to Haas - another Ferrari-powered team. It.....check out full post »

Dec.8 - Toto Wolff is no longer ruling out a sensational driver lineup change for Mercedes in 2021. After the Sakhir GP, in which only what Wolff described as a "colossal f***k up" prevented Lewis Hamilton substitute George Russell from winning, huge pressure is now mounting on Valtteri Bottas. "Every time Bottas looks at his.....check out full post »

Rewatch the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix as George Russell gets a chance to prove himself in a championship winning car. The race turns into chaos and again we get a first time winner and a podium without previous race winners.

Goodbye Bahrain #SakhirGP

George Russell, standing in at Mercedes for Lewis Hamilton, took an immediate lead of the Sakhir GP in Bahrain and was heading for victory, leading his team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, when the driver who replaced him at Williams-Mercedes, Jack Aitken, hit the wall coming out of the last corner. Both Merc drivers were called in for.....check out full post »

Dec.7 - Toto Wolff has played down suggestions that Mercedes might be on the cusp of a sensational driver lineup change for 2021. Although a new contract with Lewis Hamilton is not signed yet, the team had intended to line up with the seven time world champion alongside Valtteri Bottas - who has signed a.....check out full post »

Dec.7 - Romain Grosjean says skipping the final race in his Formula 1 career this weekend will safeguard his longer-term health. The Frenchman, who watched Sunday's Sakhir GP from the sidelines, made the "most difficult but wisest" decision to return home to Switzerland rather than try to return to his Haas cockpit with burned hands.....check out full post »

Dec.7 - Valtteri Bottas put himself under a spotlight in Sunday's Sakhir GP - for the wrong reasons. Although Bottas managed to just beat Lewis Hamilton's substitute Lewis Hamilton to pole on Sunday, George Russell clearly outclassed the Finn in the race. Team boss Toto Wolff isn't sure why Bottas appeared so out of sorts......check out full post »

Dec.7 - Ferrari is trying to green light a test in Ferrari's 2020 car for Carlos Sainz. That is despite the fact that the Maranello team is unhappy that the FIA has given special approval for 39-year-old Fernando Alonso to also do the 'young driver test' in Abu Dhabi later this month. "It is not.....check out full post »

DRIVERS: 1 – Sergio Pérez (Racing Point),  2 – Esteban Ocon (Renault),  3 – Lance Stroll (Racing Point) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard)  Q: Sergio Pérez, welcome to the middle step of the podium, welcome to your first victory. Take us through your emotions right now, the first Mexican to do so since 1970. Sergio Pérez: I’m a.....check out full post »

Dec.7 - The team that is ousting Sakhir GP winner Sergio Perez says the Mexican "deserves a place in Formula 1". 30-year-old Perez, who after Mercedes' problems and the Max Verstappen-Charles Leclerc first lap crash surprisingly won Sunday's race, admits he will have to take a sabbatical next year if he doesn't secure Alex Albon's.....check out full post »