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Jason Dupasquier, Moto3

Moto3’s Jason Dupasquier dies after Mugello quali crash, aged 19-years

Dorna Sports announced the sad departure of Moto3 racer Jason Dupasquier, who died from injuries, after a crash during Mugello qualifying session. Prustel GP's Dupasquier crashed at the Arrabbiata 2 right-hander at Turn 9 at...
Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari

Leclerc, Sainz respond to R Schumacher’s Ferrari ‘mediocrity’ comment

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz respond to the comments made by Ralf Schumacher on TV about Ferrari liking 'mediocrity', when should be at the front. Amid a recovery 2021 F1 season for Ferrari, they are...
McLaren, Gulf Oil, Andreas Seidl

McLaren has no plans to use Gulf Oil F1 livery in future for the...

Andreas Seidl has informed that McLaren has no plans, in the immediate future, to use the special Gulf Oil livery, that was used in F1 Monaco GP. While the studio photos didn't do full justice...
Toto Wolff, Christian Horner, Red Bull, Mercedes, F1, FIA

Wolff expects a messy situation in Baku if FIA doesn’t clarify on flexi wings

Toto Wolff expects a messy situation in F1 Azerbaijan GP if FIA doesn't clarify further on flexi wings as both he and Christian Horner talk about protests. After the whole protest saga in 2020, there...
Sergio Perez, F1, Red Bull

Perez sees a step up in Monaco GP but qualifying remains a hurdle

Sergio Perez reckons F1 Monaco GP was another step up for him, especially with his race performance, as he continues to chase Saturday result. After having qualified only ninth for F1 Monaco GP, Red Bull's...
Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren, Andreas Seidl

Ricciardo had no words after Norris lapped him; Seidl on tough learning

McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo describes his disappointing Monaco GP weekend as "one to forget," and team principal Seidl says the team will help him to adapt. Ricciardo had a shockingly poor outing in the principality, even...
Max Verstappen, F1, Red Bull

Verstappen lets action do the talking but adds there’s still long way for end

Max Verstappen says he let his action do the talking in F1 Monaco GP after a win, but added that there's still a long way to go to the end. Pre-Monaco, there were some words...
Pramac, Ducati

Pramac signs new deal with Ducati to remain its MotoGP satellite team

Pramac Racing will remain as Ducati MotoGP satellite outfit after signing a new longterm deal, announced on the eve of the Italian GP weekend. Having started out with Honda in 2002, Pramac switched to Ducati...
Fernando Alonso, George Russell

Alonso and Russell exchange helmets after tough Monaco GP for Spaniard

Fernando Alonso and George Russell exchanged helmets after F1 Monaco GP, as the Spaniard explained a tough run for him. It was a tough F1 Monaco GP for Alpine's Alonso in the end, where he...
Mercedes, James Vowles, Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes explains Bottas’ pit error, Hamilton’s strategy call from Monaco

Mercedes strategy director James Vowles has explained the happenings in F1 Monaco GP, with the pit error involving Valtteri Bottas and strategy of Lewis Hamilton. As was the case in Imola, the F1 Monaco GP,...
Lando Norris, McLaren

Norris had penalty fear for track limits, adds on radio shut call

Lando Norris says he had penalty fears for track limits as Sergio Perez chased him in closing stages of F1 Monaco GP, while adding on radio shut call. The DNS for Charles Leclerc and DNF...
Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda

Gasly says overcut was better in Monaco; Tsunoda on lack of confidence

Pierre Gasly reckons overcut worked more in F1 Monaco GP than undercut after managing to stay ahead, as Yuki Tsunoda was undone by strategy choices. AlphaTauri finally managed to have a better weekend in F1...
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Hamilton agrees on the whole they all under-performed in Monaco GP

Lewis Hamilton agreed that the whole F1 Monaco GP weekend did not pan out the way they wanted and that there will be talks behind the scenes. Hamilton agrees that it wasn't a good team...
Carlos Sainz, Ferrari

Sainz believed Ferrari had a chance to win after seeing Thursday pace

Carlos Sainz had full belief that Ferrari had a chance to win in F1 Monaco GP, especially after the strong Thursday they had. It was a bittersweet end for Sainz in F1 Monaco GP after...
Jack Miller, Ducati, MotoGP

Ducati confirms contract extension for Miller for 2022 MotoGP season

Ducati has confirmed a contract extension for Jack Miller through to the 2022 MotoGP season, keeping the same line-up. Miller made his much-acclaimed factory move to Ducati at the start of the 2021 MotoGP season...
Ferrari, Charles Leclerc

Ferrari finds driveshaft failure linked with Leclerc’s crash after checks

Ferrari has found that the left side driveshaft hub that failed before the F1 Monaco GP was due to Charles Leclerc's crash in qualifying. What was feared on Sunday, came true on Monday, as after...
Max Mosley, F1, FIA

Max Mosley, former FIA head, has passed away, aged 81-years

Controversial former FIA boss, Max Mosley, has passed away, aged 81-years, with the news broken by his friend Bernie Ecclestone. A former Formula 2 racer, Mosley, worked closely within motorsport from 1960s, especially in F1....
Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin, Haas

Schumacher had to let by Mazepin after facing power issues in Monaco

Mick Schumacher says engine issues in F1 Monaco GP meant he had to give up the place to Nikita Mazepin, but both had a good run overall in challenging conditions. Post-race, the young pair was...
Sergio Perez, F1

Perez says thieves who shot his guard & tried to rob, caught in Mexico

Sergio Perez says the thieves who shot his guard and tried to rob the car have been caught by police near the Mexican's home in Mexico. Multiple reports in Mexico floated early on Saturday morning...
Andy Cowell, Mercedes, Red Bull, Toto Wolff, Christian Horner

Horner puts down stories of Cowell joining Red Bull, Wolff adds on

Christian Horner has put down the latest round of speculation on hiring Andy Cowell for its Red Bull Powertrain project, as Toto Wolff adds on. After the Milton Keynes' team has decided to create an...
Toto Wolff, Mercedes, Daimler

Wolff clarifies Daimler note on Mercedes stake sale linked to Dec news

Toto Wolff has clarified the point made in Daimler AG's investor report regarding the stake sale of Mercedes F1 team, which is linked to the December news. After Daimler AG released its Q1 results for...
Andrea Dovizioso, Michele Pirro

Pirro to fill in for Martin at Mugello as Dovizioso to test more with...

Jorge Martin will miss another MotoGP race as Michele Pirro has been roped in for Mugello, while Andrea Dovizioso will continue Aprilia testing. After Tito Rabat replaced Martin at Pramac Ducati, for the races in...
Alpine, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly

Alpine eyes to retain Ocon for F1 2022, Gasly not in the frame for...

Alpine has clarified that they are looking to retain Esteban Ocon and that Pierre Gasly is not in frame for a seat in F1 2022. The French driver has, so far, impressed the F1 circus...
George Russell, Valtteri Bottas, F1

Bottas, Russell discuss about F1 future as Capito hopes to keep the Brit

Valtteri Bottas and George Russell discuss about their F1 future and contract talks, as Jost Capito hopes to retain the latter at Williams. With their contracts up at the end of this F1 season with...
Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton

Vettel has no advice for Verstappen in Hamilton fight; duo speak on clash

Sebastian Vettel has no advice to give to Max Verstappen on his F1 fight against Lewis Hamilton, as the duo then speak about track crash. Aston Martin's Vettel was chirpy in F1 Monaco GP press...
Lando Norris, McLaren, F1

Norris signs new multi-year deal as McLaren retains same F1 line-up

Lando Norris has signed a new multi-year deal with McLaren for F1 2022 and beyond as the team will retain the same line-up with Daniel Ricciardo. Having joined McLaren in 2019 alongside Carlos Sainz, Norris...
Guenther Steiner, Haas, Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin

Steiner has held talks with drivers to keep out of the barriers in Monaco

Haas boss Guenther Steiner says he spoken to their drivers about approaching Monaco with caution and staying "off the barriers" in the race. At times throughout the F1 2021 season, Mazepin has shown a lack...
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, F1

Hamilton agrees delayed ’21 contract signing didn’t help, eyes early one

Lewis Hamilton agrees that the delayed contract signing in 2020 did not help his winter programme, but hopes F1 2022 can be sorted quicker. The talk between Hamilton and Mercedes stretched to 2021, in fact,...
Aston Martin, Otmar Szafnauer, F1

Aston Martin explains how they ascertain time loss for low-rake cars in ’21

Otmar Szafnauer has explained how they Aston Martin ascertained the time loss for low-rake cars, especially in F1 2021, after regulation change. Aston Martin and Mercedes were the two biggest affected F1 teams with the...
Lando Norris, Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren, Ferrari

Norris not sure why Ferrari is being underestimated in F1 2021

Lando Norris is not sure why people are underestimating Ferrari in 2021 F1 season despite their good showing from 2020. With four races done in 2021 F1 season, Ferrari sits fourth, just five points behind...