F1 community remembers ‘Marlboro man’ John Hogan on his passing
A recognised marketing and sponsorship guru, John Hogan, passed away on Sunday, as the F1 community paid homage to the Australian.
Aged 76-years, Hogan, was battling COVID-19 before his untimely death on Sunday. The news...
Williams drivers see improvements in 2021, aim to get ahead of Haas, Alfa
Williams drivers Nicholas Latifi and George Russell suggest there is an opportunity for an improved 2021 at the British team.
Williams earned zero points in F1 2020, which is a first in the team's illustrious...
F1 2020: Teams’ 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 a traditional, individual ranked order.
The shortened 2020 F1 season had...
Pourchaire confident of F2 success; Zendeli talks his move from F3, F1 link
Theo Pourchaire is confident of success in F2 in 2021, as Lirim Zendeli talks about his move, F3 season plus F1 links and more.
Having ended up second in his rookie F3 season with ART...
Seidl confident of success for Sainz at Ferrari; Stella, Key join in his praise
Andreas Seidl is confident of success for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari as McLaren chiefs Andrea Stella and James Key shower praises too.
Having done well not just at Toro Rosso - as a Red Bull...
Hamilton: Penalty anger came from feeling of ‘swimming against the tide’
Sir Lewis Hamilton says his suggestions that his penalties were unjust came from a feeling of "swimming against the tide," adding that he'll avoid them in the future.
Hamilton made his pointed comments after an...
Schumacher says results show mental resolve, adds on quali v race pace
Mick Schumacher says results show his mental resolve especially being in a situation he has been, as he adds on qualifying vs race pace scenario.
Having started his racing career using his mother's name initially,...
Gasly talks Netflix positives, 2019 ghosts, armchair experts, Twitch & more
Pierre Gasly opened up on various on topics in the 'Ask Me Anything' segment as he dwells into Netflix, 2019/2020, career, circuits, Twitch and more.
The end-of-season Reddit 'Ask Me Anything' installment - posted to...
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...
