F1 2021 changes of teams/drivers underway; Grosjean shares new image
Several of the F1 teams and drivers have started changing its social media handles/websites for 2021 changes as Romain Grosjean shares new image of his left hand.
As the world turned to January 1, 2021,...
Fittipaldi hopes F1 drive with Haas reignites career, mulls future move
Haas F1 stand-in for the remaining two rounds of 2020, Pietro Fittipaldi, says his brief F1 outings have done wonders to reignite his career.
The Brazilian Fittipaldi, who was born in Miami, suffered a WEC...
Verstappen talks about self development; Albon adds on learning from him
Max Verstappen speaks on development as a F1 driver over the years as Alexander Albon adds on learning from him and doing his own.
Even though he is in his early 20s, Verstappen has gathered...
Raikkonen says commercial work for drivers was same in 2020 as before
Kimi Raikkonen says the commercial work for F1 drivers was same in 2020 as before despite the COVID-19 restrictions, just the mode was different.
Alfa Romeo Racing's Raikkonen did not feel much change in the...
Seidl knows McLaren lost points via issues than Sainz/Norris mistakes
McLaren's Andreas Seidl credits his drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz with making few mistakes, and therefore costing the team very little points.
The two F1 drivers were widely praised for their consistency, and considered...
Vettel says he learnt from 2020 even though it was worst of his career
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel says there was a lot to be learned from his 2020 season, which he acknowledges was his worst in F1.
Vettel finished a lowly 13th in the drivers' championship, being comprehensively defeated...
Hamilton makes it to 2021 New Year’s Honours list, will be knighted
Lewis Hamilton has made it on the New Year’s Honours list as released by the British Government and the Queen.
Having discussed often in the last few years, Mercedes’ Hamilton will be knighted and named...
Wolff admits F1 has ‘something to learn’ from recent Renault’s demo run
After a demo run of Fernando Alonso's title-winning R25, Mercedes' Toto Wolff says F1 has "something to learn" from the car's outing.
The 2005 title-winning F1 car drew a positive reaction from the paddock, with...
Ocon, Ricciardo talk being teammates; Aston Martin signage up at F1 base
Esteban Ocon and Daniel Ricciardo talk about being teammates at Renault as Aston Martin signage is up at its F1 base.
While Ricciardo had his third teammate in the form of Ocon in three consecutive...
Stroll agrees 2020 ‘not my smoothest year’, confesses to missed chances
Racing Point's Lance Stroll admits that a poor 2020 was not his "smoothest year", and confesses to missed opportunities in the season.
Stroll benefitted from a competitive RP20, but was unable to capitalize on its...
F1 set for 1-hour FP1/FP2 in 2021; Govt okays new Barcelona deal
The FIA Sporting Regulation threw light on a big change to the practice session length for F1 2021, as Barcelona is closer to new deal after Government's nod.
A Twitter user brought our notice to...
Albon feels he improved well in F1 2020, rear end troubled him mostly
Red Bull's outgoing Albon says he has improved in 2020, a season he feels had "some good things," among them fighting for a win in Austria.
Albon was said to have underperformed in F1 2020,...
Leclerc terms F1 2020 as his best year despite challenges; Mekies agrees
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc credits his team's small improvements over the 2020 F1 season, as he rates as his best year despite those challenges.
Ferrari woefully underperformed in F1 2020, their lack of pace apparent immediately...
Grosjean shares fresh image of his hands; RB’s Hauger switches to Prema in F3
Romain Grosjean has shared fresh image of his hand, one of which is still bandaged, as Red Bull junior Dennis Hauger switches to Prema in F3.
A month since the horrific crash in Bahrain, Grosjean...
Seidl says McLaren has sorted an integration plan with Ricciardo from Jan
Andreas Seidl says McLaren has an integration plan sorted for Daniel Ricciardo when he starts his tenure from January onward, along with Mercedes.
With Sainz already having visited Maranello for his Ferrari seat fit work...
Raikkonen knew after testing ’20 will be tough but didn’t expect such drop
Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen reflects on the 2020 F1 season, denying that there was frustration tied to his unfavorable results.
Raikkonen came P16 in the drivers' championship, tied on points with his teammate Antonio Giovinazzi....
F1 teams mixed about collaborative work between outfits going forward
The F1 teams give a mixed signal on the topic of collaborative work between two outfits going forward after Haas-Ferrari and Racing Point-Mercedes stories.
With F1's long-standing era of independents effectively drawing to a close...
F1 2020: Drivers categorised in ‘tier’ system for their performances
With the 2020 F1 season done and dusted, FormulaRapida.net decided to draw out a ranking system in a new 'Tier' system, moving away from traditional individual ranked order.
The shortened 2020 F1 season had its...
Magnussen feels few mistakes from Grosjean masked pace, Fittipaldi adds
Kevin Magnussen is of the view that few mistakes from Romain Grosjean masked his pace in F1 as Pietro Fittipaldi adds on about the Frenchman.
Grosjean has had an up and down career in F1,...
Russell: Mercedes operation good learning, says Williams no less efficient
George Russell will certainly take learning from Mercedes to Williams but believes that the British F1 team is no less efficient in terms of operation.
After a weekend at Mercedes in which he narrowly missed...
Verstappen says experience helped in 2020 consistency, speed was there
Red Bull's Max Verstappen says experience has made him a more consistent driver, and one more aware of acceptable risk in racing.
Verstappen was criticised for his crash-laden 2018 F1 season, two years into his...
Gasly, Kvyat hail team effort for AlphaTauri’s first-ever 100+ points haul
Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat hail team effort for AlphaTauri's first-ever 100+ points haul in 2020 F1 season, the best for Faenza-based outfit.
In their journey from 2006 until 2020 - where they changed from...
Bottas admits fourth straight F1 title defeat to Hamilton ‘tough to accept’
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas admits that a fourth consecutive title defeat at the hands of teammate Lewis Hamilton is "tough to accept."
Bottas has finished runner-up in the championship in the past two seasons, after coming...
F1 teams say 2020’s challenges show we can collaborate when duty calls
F1 team bosses reckons work like Project Pitlane shows that the grid can work together when needed despite the competitive edge they have.
With a new set of challenges at the start of 2020, the...
Perez understood title scenario, focused on making most of opportunities
Sergio Perez reflects on the jolly ride with Racing Point which culminated in an amazing manner after his first win in F1 Sakhir GP as the Mexican adds more on his time.
Perez was confirmed...
Leclerc, Mekies will remember ‘outside the car’ Vettel for the person he is
Charles Leclerc, Laurent Mekies talk about the person Sebastian Vettel outside the F1 car as opposed to a racer as the German reflects on partnership with the Monegasque.
The two F1 seasons together for Leclerc...
Todt says Mercedes/Hamilton dominance greater than Ferrari/Schumacher
FIA President Jean Todt reckons the dominance of Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton is greater than that of Ferrari and Michael Schumacher in F1.
Statistically, Todt is correct to state that the dominance of Mercedes and...
Giovinazzi says he improved on his race pace in ‘good’ 2020 F1 season
Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi says his race performances improved in a 2020 F1 season that he called "quite good" after Abu Dhabi.
Giovinazzi started his sophomore year of F1 in auspicious fashion, laying claim...
Did Red Bull’s junior driver troubles begin before Verstappen’s arrival?
How did a flourishing Red Bull F1 junior programme come to a situation where they had to take in Sergio Perez, FormulaRapida.net looks at their situation.
Recent events concerning the Red Bull Junior programme have...
Sir Frank Williams is back home; fans select Turkey as best 2020 F1 race
Williams Racing informed that Sir Frank is back home from the hospital after a brief stay as F1 reveals fans' selection of Turkish GP as the best 2020 race.
After informing that Sir Frank was...
