Turkish GP: Stroll beats Verstappen, Perez to first pole in wet conditions
Racing Point's Lance Stroll surprised the lot with F1 Turkish GP pole from Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.
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The weather conditions in first part of F1 Turkish GP at Intercity Istanbul Park...
Turkish GP: Verstappen tops wet FP3; Pirelli details Imola puncture finding
Rain further disrupted the F1 Turkish GP as FP3 was nearly a washout with Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Alexander Albon.
Adding to the misery of the track surface...
Saudi Arabia open to W Series, wants better overtaking track than Monaco
Saudi Arabia organisers are fine to include W Series alongside F2 series for 2021 as they detail on the new F1 circuit, to be designed by Hermann Tilke.
Though the government abolished its law prohibiting...
Turkish GP Friday F1 Talk: Re-surface, unknown pace, tyre choice & more
The Friday in F1 Turkish GP was more about the track surface than the results as despite Red Bull being quickest, the true pace is still to be ascertained.
Friday of the F1 Turkish GP...
Wolff: Hamilton annoyed by 2016 loss, has moved on; Briton talks contract
Lewis Hamilton has lots to discuss about his F1 contract as Toto Wolff says the Brit was annoyed by 2016 loss but adds that he has moved on.
As he rapidly approaches a seventh world...
Turkish GP: Verstappen remains on top in FP2 from Leclerc, Bottas
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen remained fastest in F1 Turkish GP FP2 from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas.
It was another slippery run for drivers in F1 Turkish GP FP2 session at Intercity...
Turkish GP: Verstappen tops FP1; Vettel’s helmet, more testing for Alonso
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen topped F1 Turkish GP FP1 session from Alexander Albon and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in slippery run.
It was a tricky start to the F1 2020 Turkish GP at a hugely...
Perez sabbatical; Kvyat 2022 thought; Grosjean/Magnussen IndyCar move
Sergio Perez is no ruling out sabbatical as Daniil Kvyat already thinking of F1 2022 and Romain Grosjean & Kevin Magnussen on IndyCar.
With just a month left for the 2020 F1 season to end,...
Podcast: Mass on major crashes, teams/rivals, sportscar & more
Jochen Mass features on F1 Beyond The Grid podcast as he opens up on several topics involving his teams, rivals plus Michael Schumacher and more.
The most recent F1: Beyond the Grid episode, starring Mass,...
F1: Turkey DRS/track limit; Vips AT/RB reserve; new quali pace TV graphic
The DRS, stewards and track limits details for F1 Turkish GP is out as Juri Vips becomes AlphaTauri/Red Bull reserve, while new Qualifying Pace TV graphic is launched.
The Intercity Istanbul Park circuit will feature...
F1 lays down plans towards net-zero carbon, starts work on 2026 engine
F1 has laid down its plans towards attaining sustainability by 2025 and achieving net-zero carbon by 2030 as work on 2026 engine formula begins as well.
F1 continues to surge ahead with its sustainability and...
W Series confirms to be F1 support event for 2021 season
W Series - as FormulaRapida.net revealed - has confirmed to be a support event to F1 from the 2021 season onward.
As FormulaRapida.net reported few days back when the FIA revealed the F2 and F3...
Photo/Video: Albon/Gasly in Turkey showrun; Williams’ Roberts COVID +ve
Alexander Albon and Pierre Gasly complete a F1 showrun in Istanbul, Turkey, as Williams' acting team principal Simon Roberts tests COVID-19 positive.
Ahead of F1 return in Istanbul, Turkey, this weekend, Red Bull Racing took...
Pirelli discussing 18-inch F1 tyre test plans amid COVID-19 in 2021
Pirelli Motorsport's Mario Isola says the COVID-19 could yet hamper their plans for the 18-inch tyres testing as they plan with F1 and FIA.
Though the introduction of F1's 18-inch tyres remains well over a...
Szafnauer: RP20 suits to rest of F1 2020 tracks, Stroll will bounce back
Otmar Szafnauer says RP20 suits to all of the four tracks remaining in the 2020 F1 season as he reckons Lance Stroll will bounce back.
It is a tight battle in the fight for third...
F1 Nation talks AT-Red Bull, Turkey; Massa adds on Hamilton & more
F1 Nation podcast talks about AlphaTauri-Red Bull line-up, upcoming Turkish GP as Felipe Massa features on to speak up on multiple topics.
Beginning with an update on Yuki Tsunoda's recent F1 test, conducted with AlphaTauri...
Steiner says two-day weekends can work if F1 can sort commercial side
Guenther Steiner reckons it is on F1 to make two-day weekend commercial friendly with promoters if they wish to have that in future as others weigh in.
At the recent Emilia Romagna GP, a unique...
F1 releases 22-race provisional 2021 calendar; Vietnam off, Brazil stays
F1 has released a provisional 22-race calendar for the 2021 season with the omission of Vietnam, while Interlagos is set to keep Brazilian round.
The 2021 F1 season will begin with the Australian GP on...
Mercedes junior Antonelli injured; Red Bull’s 1-2 in ADAC F4; Alesi/Ferrari
Mercedes F1 junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli injured himself in a kart crash as Red Bull's duo ended up 1-2 in ADAC F4, while Giuliano Alesi's time with Ferrari likely ending.
The FIA Karting World Championship...
F1 perfume by Designer Parfums now on sale after Abu Dhabi 2019 launch
F1 has started the sale of its perfume in collaboration with Designer Parfums after its launch in Abu Dhabi during the 2019 grand prix.
FormulaRapida.net had attended the launch of the F1 perfume collection at...
Verstappen talks RB16’s stability issues; doesn’t see 2021 as breakthrough
Max Verstappen talks about stability issues with Red Bull RB16 in 2020 which is improving but feels limited developments chances may hinder F1 2021 charge.
The 2020 F1 season has seen a fair few difficulties...
Grosjean talks about relation with Russell, only one to text him on F1 exit
Romain Grosjean has added more about his relation with George Russell after Imola incident as he reveals he was the only to text him on his F1 exit.
Fans quickly quipped it to be a...
Wolff talks about chat with Prost regarding Senna & him, 2014 target meet
Toto Wolff reveals about the chat he had with Alain Prost regarding what went wrong with Ayrton Senna as he adds on target meet ahead of 2014 F1 season.
Mercedes created a record with seven...
Pirelli visits Istanbul Park; severity similar to Algarve, less than Spa/Britain
Pirelli Motorsport's Mario Isola says their team in Turkey visited Istanbul Park where severity is similar to Algarve but less so than Spa or Silverstone.
With F1 having not raced in Turkey since the early...
Sainz feels positive after slow F1 2020 start, puts Renault ahead in P3 fight
Carlos Sainz is now feeling much better after slow start to his 2020 F1 campaign as he puts Renault ahead in the fight for third place.
At the start of the 2020 F1 season, luck...
Pirelli details on Algarve test, homologation for definite F1 2021 tyre
Pirelli Motorsport has detailed on the 2021 prototype tyre test held at Algarve as it aims to homologate the definite compounds for another running.
With the 18-inch tyres pushed to 2022 due to COVID-19, Pirelli...
Williams shuffle members for Turkey; BIC decides to host special F1 fans
Williams is forced to shuffle members for F1 Turkish GP due to rise in COVID-19 cases as Bahrain organisers will host special fans for its races.
Williams has been forced to shuffle several of its...
Bottas sees no issues with Mercedes strategy moves in Algarve and Imola
Valtteri Bottas doesn't see favoritism within Mercedes after Lewis Hamilton was able to use alternative strategy in Imola, something the Finn couldn't in Algarve.
At multiple points throughout the 2020 F1 season, Bottas has requested...
Leclerc feels recent progress a good sign for Ferrari’s future going in 2021
Charles Leclerc reckons that the recent progress made by Ferrari is a good sign for the future, especially going into the 2021 F1 season.
After a start to the season that only underlined Ferrari's struggles,...
F2, F3 will remain F1 support but not run together, more cost-cutting steps
The Formula 2 (F2) and Formula 3 (F3) championships will remain the support event to F1 from 2021 onward but will not run together as more cost-cutting measures announced.
Before the current announcements, certain reports...
