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Kimi Raikkonen, Charles Leclerc, F1

Leclerc and Raikkonen made contact towards the end of F1 French GP

Charles Leclerc and Kimi Raikkonen had a moment towards the end of the F1 French GP which was not aired on the world feed. In another miss from the world feed - naturally with just...
Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas, F1

Mercedes gambled Bottas fastest lap chance as Wolff welcomes radio rant

Mercedes gambled the chance for fastest lap for Valtteri Bottas in F1 french GP, thinking about a possible penalty to Sergio Perez, as Toto Wolff welcomed his radio rant. After the radio rant from Bottas...
Max Verstappen, F1, French GP

French GP: Verstappen fights off Hamilton to win on two-stop strategy

Red Bull fought hard to end up 1-3 with Max Verstappen winning F1 French GP and Sergio Perez third, behind Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. Even though pole-sitter Max Verstappen made a good start off the line...
Esteban Ocon, Alpine, Laurent Rossi, F1

Rossi sees Prost-like features in Ocon as he explains the three-year deal

Laurent Rossi sees Alain Prost-like features in Esteban Ocon as he praises the Frenchman after signing a long-term F1 deal with him. Just at the onset of the French GP, Alpine announced a contract extension...
F1, French GP

F1 French GP, Saturday: Top 2 seal front rows, close pack, crashes & more

The Saturday in F1 French GP saw an enthralling battle at the top of the standings along with the midfield pack with some crashes involved. It already looked close between Red Bull and Mercedes on...
Emerson Fittipaldi, Danish F4, Juju Noda

Video: Fittipaldi Sr loses his cool after on-track tap involving his son

Emerson Fittipaldi Sr didn't look happy towards the end of Race 1 in Danish F4 weekend, as he lost his cool on Juju Noda's father Hideki, after an on-track tap. Fittipaldi Sr was on the...
F1, French GP, Max Verstappen

French GP: Verstappen beats Mercedes duo to pole after double red flag

Red Bull's Max Verstappen took F1 pole in French GP from Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas after double red flag stoppages. Q1: The first part of F1 French GP qualifying was disrupted with a red...
F1, French GP

French GP: Verstappen tops FP3 from Bottas, Sainz; Hamilton ends fifth

Red Bull's Max Verstappen topped FP3 of F1 French GP from Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, with Lewis Hamilton in fifth. It was cloudy weather in FP3 of F1 French GP at Paul...
F1, French GP

F1 French GP, Friday: Mercedes/Red Bull, midfield jam packed & more

The Friday in F1 French GP had a lot to talk about, especially at the front of the field, but the mid-pack seems way too tight with multiple teams. Before getting into the fight between...
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, George Russell

Bottas, Russell admit reading speculations of F1 future but put them down

Valtteri Bottas and George Russell know the speculations are doing rounds but both stay away from those, where the Finn talks about blocking talks around F1 future. The rumours surrounding Bottas leaving Mercedes never goes...
F1, French GP, Max Verstappen

French GP: Verstappen beats Bottas by 0.008s to lead FP2

Red Bull's Max Verstappen managed to beat Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas by 0.008s to lead FP2 of F1 French GP, with Lewis Hamilton in third. After a bit of a downer FP1, Red Bull's Verstappen (1m32.872s)...
F1, French GP, Valtteri Bottas

French GP: Bottas leads Hamilton in FP1 as drivers have off moments

Mercedes were back on top with Valtteri Bottas leading Lewis Hamilton in F1 French GP FP1 from Red Bull pair of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. After two street tracks done, F1 was back on...
Sauber, F1, Juan Manuel Correa

Correa rejoins Sauber F1 academy after competitive F3 return from injury

Juan Manuel Correa has rejoined the Sauber F1 Academy after his competitive return to racing in F3 from the horrific accident at Spa. Before his crash, Correa was already part of the Sauber Academy and...
F1, Pirelli, Mario Isola

F1 drivers discuss tyre investigations as Pirelli elaborates on it more

F1 drivers - including Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel - spoke about the findings of Baku as Pirelli's Mario Isola adds more on the investigations. Starting with Red Bull's Verstappen, the...
Fernando Alonso, Nikita Mazepin, F1, Mick Schumacher

Alonso exchanges helmet with Mazepin as Haas duo talk Baku run-in

Fernando Alonso exchanges his helmet with Nikita Mazepin in F1 French GP, as the Russian and Mick Schumacher discuss Baku run-in. After having exchanged his helmet with Williams' George Russell few weeks back, Alpine's Alonso...
F1, FIA, French GP

FIA shares details of France track limits, DRS zones, PU elements & more

The FIA has released details of the F1 French GP track limits along with the changes, DRS zones, the stewards and PU elements. After no track limits in F1 Azerbaijan GP, they are back for...
Luca Furbatto, Andrew Green, Aston Martin, F1

Aston Martin hires Furbatto as engineering head, Green becomes CTO

Aston Martin F1 has hired Luca Furbatto as its new Engineering Director, as Andrew Green has been promoted to be Chief Technical Officer with immediate effect. The long due promotion of Green has happened after...
Max Verstappen, Toto Wolff, Red Bull, Mercedes, F1

Verstappen wary of ‘traditional circuit’ return; Mercedes eyes bounce back

Max Verstappen is wary of 'traditional' circuits favouring Mercedes again in F1 French GP, as Toto Wolff hopes to bounce back after difficult period. The battle between Verstappen, and Red Bull, and Lewis Hamilton, and...
Esteban Ocon, F1, Alpine, Laurent Rossi

Alpine retains Ocon in a long-term F1 deal of three years

Alpine has retained Esteban Ocon after the two signed a long-term deal of three years to be together in F1, thereby extending it to a total of five seasons. The talks between Ocon and Alpine...
Kevin Magnussen, IndyCar, Arrow McLaren

Magnussen handed IndyCar debut for Road America at Arrow McLaren

Kevin Magnussen will replace Felix Rosenqvist at Arrow McLaren SP for this weekend's Road America IndyCar race, as the Dane gets his debut run. Having won his first IMSA event at Detroit last weekend with...
F1, BWT, Austria

BWT joins F1 as title sponsor for Austria races; 2021 game trailer released

Best Water Technology (BWT) has been named as the title sponsor for both the F1 races to be held in Austria, as 2021 game trailer has been released. After Red Bull Ring agreed to a...
Isack Hadjar, Red Bull

Isack Hadjar announces Red Bull junior team move for 2022

French racer Isack Hadjar has announced himself to be part of the Red Bull Junior Team from 2022 onward, where he will race in their special livery. In an interesting announcement from 16-year-old, Hadjar, via...
Pirelli, F1, Red Bull, Aston Martin

Pirelli identifies Baku tyre failure reasons, new directive in place for teams

Pirelli Motorsport has identified the reasons for tyre failure in F1 Azerbaijan GP, as a new directive is in place for teams from the FIA. With few days to go for the F1 French GP,...
Red Bull, David Coulthard, F1

Video/Photo: Red Bull on a road trip covering Czech Republic & Slovakia

Red Bull F1 had their latest Castle to Castle road trip, going through Czech Republic and Slovakia, involving David Coulthard, with a stunt too. Here's the video of Red Bull, Castle to Castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qbfQSLUdDo Here's some of...
Guenther Steiner, Haas, Simone Resta

Steiner talks of Resta’s impact on 2022 car, building a solid technical team

Guenther Steiner opened up on the impact of Simone Resta on Haas' 2022 F1 car, with a solidified technical team, working out at Maranello.  The relationship between Haas and Scuderia Ferrari started when Gene Haas...
Alpine, F1, Marcin Budkowski

Alpine has made changes to rear wing for French GP as per FIA’s directive

Marcin Budkowski noted that Alpine will have a modified rear wing in F1 French GP to fulfill the new FIA technical directive, which was issued after complaints. After the FIA introduced a new test to...
Pirelli, F1, Mario Isola

Pirelli relays 2022 target letter as ongoing tyre tests looks ‘promising’

Pirelli Motorsport chief Mario Isola noted that they have already had a target letter from F1 teams and FIA about the tyres for 2022, when they switch to 18-inches. The 2022 F1 season will not...

Tost shares Tsunoda’s schedule, push to convert speed into performance

Weeks after Yuki Tsunoda emerged as a breakout star in the Bahrain GP, the Japanese F1 racer is now working to regain confidence under the watchful eyes of Franz Tost. Tsunoda caused a stir in...
Otmar Szafnauer, Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin

Szafnauer discusses importance of Vettel, Aston’s 2021 aim & future work

Otmar Szafnauer talks about the important of Sebastian Vettel for the growth of Aston Martin, as he adds on what can they achieve in F1 2021. After six mix-fortuned seasons at Ferrari, Vettel is trying...
Sergio Perez, F1, Christian Horner

Perez says confidence growing as more to be done; Horner adds on

Sergio Perez says F1 win is fine but he is still getting on top of the car, with the help of Red Bull as he praises Alexander Albon's work, while Christian Horner adds on...