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Williams, Dave Robson, Nicholas Latifi

Williams says lack of confidence and erratic luck hurting Latifi

Williams Racing's head of vehicle performance Dave Robson thinks that Nicholas Latifi is suffering from lack of confidence, and that this is penalising him on track. The Canadian driver's performances do not compare to the...
Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren

Ricciardo, McLaren respond to a kid getting bullied, extend their support

Daniel Ricciardo responded and extended his support towards a kid, who got bullied, and had his McLaren F1 goodies destroyed. In a fine gesture from Ricciardo and also McLaren, the Australian responded to a tweet...
Nikita Mazepin, Haas, F1

Mazepin talks spending time with engineers to build trust & confidence

Nikita Mazepin is spending more time with his side of the Haas F1 garage, along with his engineers, to build on trust and confidence for the future. Mazepin was embroiled in controversies even before reaching...
Frederic Vasseur, Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo,

Vasseur praises step up from Giovinazzi and Alfa Romeo’s progress

Frederic Vasseur praises the step up from Antonio Giovinazzi in F1 race management, along with the overall progress from Alfa Romeo. With Stellantis and Sauber looking to renew their partnership along with the Ferrari's support,...
Toto Wolff, Christian Horner

Wolff talks of ’22 plans, tough two races as Horner adds on his comments

Toto Wolff says the plans for F1 2022 has already been readjusted and that the tough two races won't change things, as Christian Horner adds on his comments. Mercedes expected low-key run in Monaco and...
Fernando Alonso, Alpine, Esteban Ocon

Alonso: Alpine tried ‘creative strategy’ which didn’t work, luck helped then

Esteban Ocon faced engine troubles in F1 Azerbaijan GP, as Fernando Alonso made the most of re-start to gain places in the end. The F1 Azerbaijan GP was a two faced Grand Prix for Alpine....
Sebastian Vettel, F1, Aston Martin

Vettel was surprised he could push as much in Baku, adds on race fights

Sebastian Vettel discuss the fights he had in F1 Azerbaijan GP with Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly, as he adds on getting comfortable with the car and podium return. After his performance in Monaco, Aston...
Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes elaborates on the troubles for Hamilton and Bottas in Baku

Mercedes technology director Mark Elliott dwells into the troubles faced by both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas in F1 Azerbaijan GP. It was not a smooth sailing for Mercedes eventually in F1 Azerbaijan GP, where...
Lando Norris, Micheal Masi

Norris relieved with P5 finish; Masi disagrees with post-quali comments

Lando Norris feels fifth was the best he could have done in F1 Azerbaijan GP under the circumstances, as Michael Masi responded to the Brit's comments. It was a positive F1 Azerbaijan GP for McLaren's...
Alpinestars, Fabio Quartararo

Alpinestars releases statement on Quartararo incident from Catalan GP

Alpinestars released a statement with regards to the incident from Catalan MotoGP, involving the race suit of Fabio Quartararo. Following the trouble with the race suit of Yamaha's Quartararo during the Catalan MotoGP race, Alpinestars...
Simon Roberts, Jost Capito, Williams

Capito takes over team principal role as Roberts leaves Williams

Williams announced a surprise departure of Simon Roberts from the F1 outfit, with Jost Capito taking over the team principal responsibilities. Having only joined Williams in June 2020 under the previous ownership of the Williams...
Valtteri Bottas, F1, Mercedes

Bottas has lots to learn and forget from ‘weird’ Baku weekend

Valtteri Bottas says there's a lot to learn and also forget from F1 Azerbaijan GP weekend, as the Finn chases answers after a lean period. It hasn't been the 2021 season which Mercedes' Bottas was...
Pierre Gasly, F1, AlphaTauri, Baku

Gasly had engine issues but was determined for podium, Tsunoda satisfied

Pierre Gasly says engine issue cost him time on the straights which hurt him towards the end of F1 Azerbaijan GP, while Yuki Tsunoda couldn't do much at the end but was satisfied with...
F1, Saudi Arabia GP

F1 shares images of proposed pit building/paddock of Saudi Arabia track

Saudi Arabia has revealed first images of its pit building and parts of track/paddock for its 2021 F1 race to be held in Jeddah. The F1 race in Saudi Arabia was confirmed last year for...
Sergio Perez, Red Bull, Christian Horner

Perez wasn’t to let it go despite issues, Horner talks hydraulics trouble

Red Bull's Sergio Perez speaks on his emotions after his second F1 win, as Christian Horner details the hydraulics issue he faced which left him vulnerable. Coming after a difficult opening five rounds, the win...
McLaren, Mansour Ojjeh, F1, Zak Brown

McLaren shareholder Mansour Ojjeh dies, aged 68-years

McLaren Racing announced the death of its longtime shareholder, Mansour Ojjeh, aged 68-years, ahead of the start of Azerbaijan GP. Ojjeh, who has been a shareholder of McLaren since 1984, sadly died on Sunday (June...
Lewis Hamilton, Pierre Gasly, Daniel Ricciardo

Hamilton, Gasly & Ricciardo discuss mental health in context of media

After Naomi Osaka withdrew from Roland Garros to protect her mental health, F1 drivers - Hamilton, Gasly and Ricciardo - share their opinions. On May 27, tennis player Osaka announced on Twitter her intention to...
Nikita Mazepin, Haas, F1

Mazepin clarifies reports on his mandatory Russian military service

Nikia Mazepin has clarified the reports regarding a mandatory Russian military service he has to do, which cited that he may miss F1 races. As is with translated stories, over the Azerbaijan GP weekend, several...
Singapore GP, F1

Singapore GP officially cancels 2021 F1 event, working on future course

The organisers of Singapore GP have officially cancelled the 2021 F1 race, as they work on future course for the street event. Post the end of the FP2 of F1 Azerbaijan GP weekend, reports surfaced...
Valtteri Bottas, F1

Bottas reflects on Monaco disaster, his mental resolve and fight back

Valtteri Bottas goes through how the F1 Monaco GP debrief was, as he was a bit surprised by Toto Wolff's comments, while he added on the difficult start. It was quite the journey for Bottas...
Guenther Steiner, Michael Masi, FIA, Toto Wolff

Steiner not a fan of IndyCar quali rule after Masi says they will look...

Haas F1 boss Guenther Steiner express his opinion about the IndyCar qualifying rule that Toto Wolff and Michael Masi felt can be looked into after Charles Leclerc's crash. In the hours following Leclerc's accident in...
Johann Zarco, Jorge Martin, Pramac, MotoGP

Pramac retains Zarco and Martin for 2022 MotoGP season

Pramac Racing announced the retention of Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin for the 2022 MotoGP season, retaining the same line-up. After the confirmation of Jack Miller at the factory Ducati team, Pramac has confirmed the...
F1, Windtunnel

F1 teams share their latest views on proposed wind tunnel ban in future

The topic of proposed wind tunnel ban from 2030 is back on as F1 teams still have a mixed view, but majority support the idea. The idea of banning wind tunnel in F1 has been...
Nico Rosberg, Toto Wolff

Rosberg understands difficulties of team principal role; feels for Wolff

Nico Rosberg - now as a team principal in Extreme E - understands the pressure of the role, where he used to criticise his Mercedes' F1 boss, Toto Wolff. On the 2nd of December 2016,...
Remy Gardner, Tech 3, KTM, MotoGP

Gardner to make MotoGP debut in 2022 with Tech 3 KTM

Moto2 racer Remy Gardner will make his MotoGP debut in 2022 with Tech 3 Racing after signing a deal with Austrian manufacturer, KTM. The speculations around Gardner taking a step up to MotoGP was on...
Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris

Sainz sees McLaren as rocket-like in Baku, Norris not raising expectations

Carlos Sainz reckons McLaren will be rocket-like on the straights in F1 Azerbaijan GP, as Lando Norris is quietly confident but not raising expectations. The two former teammates are now fighting for third place in...
Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda

Gasly focuses on his results than future; Marko adds on him, Tsunoda

Pierre Gasly is happy to deliver results at AlphaTauri while not thinking of his F1 future, as Dr. Helmut Marko talks about the Frenchman and Yuki Tsunoda. The 25-year-old Gasly, 16 points in the first...
Lando Norris, F1, McLaren

Norris on awkward contract talks, leading McLaren, growth & more

McLaren's Lando Norris discusses the "awkward" discussions on his contract renewal, leading the team, and more. Norris recalls bringing up contract renewal to CEO Zak Brown for the first time over a dinner, pointing out...
Fernando Alonso, Alpine, F1

Alonso talks ’21 challenges, points out common first-year Alpine pattern

Fernando Alonso discusses about challenges in F1 2021, which can be useful in 2022, as he feels there is something about drivers in first year at Alpine/Renault. The two-time F1 World Champion, one-time WEC Champion,...
F1, Flexi Wings

F1 teams discuss flexi wing rule’s pros and cons, budget cap dilemma

Flexi wings, to be monitored by the FIA as of the F1 French GP, have become a controversial topic of late, after Mercedes accused Red Bull of exploiting them. Flexible aerodynamics have long been a...