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Alpine, Davide Brivio, F1

Alpine F1 confirms Davide Brivio’s signing as Racing Director

Alpine F1 Team has confirmed the signing of Davide Brivio in the role of Racing Director ahead of the start of the 2021 season. After weeks of speculations, Alpine has formally announced the signing of...

Sainz has sim session as Leclerc streams on Twitch; Perez starts RB work

Carlos Sainz has his first simulator session with Ferrari as Charles Leclerc makes an appearance on Twitch, while Sergio Perez starts his work with Red Bull. Having been to Maranello already in December after the...
Valtteri Bottas, Artic Lapland Rally, F1

Bottas secures class podium in 2021 Arctic Lapland Rally, Top 10 in overall

Mercedes F1 driver Valtteri Bottas scored a class podium in snow-laden 2021 Arctic Lapland Rally, as he secured a Top 10 result in overall standings. Bottas returned for his third Arctic Lapland Rally in 2021...
F1, Pirelli, Mario Isola

Isola sees ‘clear’ & ‘visible’ difference in tyre’s integrity from 2020 to 2021

Pirelli's Mario Isola says improvements to the new tyres are "clear" and "visible", insisting progress in their quest for better integrity is evident. After the first test of the new constructions, the coming season's tyres...
Andreas Seidl, McLaren, F1

Seidl aware of shortcomings but accepts Mercedes switch challenge

McLaren boss Andreas Seidl says his team "have to accept" the reality of spending chassis tokens on switching F1 engine manufacturers. Tokens, implemented to restrict development on fundamental areas of this year's cars so as...
Red Bull, F2, F3

RB: Vips, Daruvala & Lawson to race in F2, Crawford, Iwasa & Edgar in...

Red Bull juniors Juri Vips and Liam Lawson will race for Hitech GP in 2021 F2 season, while Jak Crawford and Ayumu Iwasa in F3, whereas Jehan Daruvala sticks with Carlin in the former...
Carlos Sainz, F1, Virtual GP

Sainz visits Ferrari’s Girls on Track camp; F1 announces charity Virtual GP

Carlos Sainz visited Maranello to speak with the finalists of the FIA Girls on Track programme, as F1 has announced charity Virtual GP races. Post his last time at Maranello in 2020 for his first-ever...
Charles Leclerc, F1

Leclerc latest F1 driver to be COVID-19 positive with mild symptoms

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc is the latest F1 driver to be down with COVID-19 after a contact of him caught the virus. Days after McLaren confirmed a COVID-19 positive result for Norris, his friend Leclerc is...
Max Verstappen, Mercedes

Verstappen looks at challenging F1 2021 despite Mercedes’ advances

Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen looks forward to the 2021 F1 season despite the fact that he expects a difficult campaign. Red Bull were comprehensively beaten by Mercedes in 2020, their loss in part attributed...
Alpine, F1

Alpine reveals renders of new F1 livery, set for a tie-up with Lotus

Alpine has revealed its livery for the 2021 F1 season as it moves on from Renault, while they are to start a new tie-up with Lotus. Ahead of the special press conference named 'Renaulution' by...
Alessandro Zanardi, Extreme E

Zanardi is able to speak after special surgery; Extreme E start delayed

Alessandro 'Alex' Zanardi is able to speak with his family after a special surgery, as start of Extreme E season is delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Months after his incident, Zanardi is able to speak...
Sebastian Vettel, Lance Stroll, Otmar Szafnauer

Szafnauer feels Vettel will bring out the best from Stroll in balanced line-up

Otmar Szafnauer is of the view that Sebastian Vettel will bring out the best from Lance Stroll as Aston Martin starts new journey in F1 2021. For few years now, questions has been raised on...
F1, FIA

F1 doesn’t intend regs change postponement to 2023 after report saying so

F1 puts down the idea of technical overhaul being postponed from 2022 to 2023 amid latest COVID-19 restrictions. The technical overhaul was slated to come in from 2021 F1 season onward in a normal world,...
F1, Pirelli, Mario Isola

Isola: Better communication for less complaints after Abu Dhabi tyre test

Pirelli's Mario Isola says that the 2021 F1 tyres test at Abu Dhabi received more positive feedback on account of better information flow than previous occasions. The Abu Dhabi test went far smoother than that...
Brazil GP, F1, Romain Grosjean

Brazil GP deal in question by judge; Grosjean shares bandage-free photos

A judge in Sao Paulo has raised questions on the new Brazil GP F1 deal, as Romain Grosjean has shared photos of bandage-free hands. Barely a month since the announcement of new deal with Brasil...
Nicholas Latifi, F1, Williams

Latifi feels race pace worked well but was let down by quali performance

Nicholas Latifi says his race pace worked in 2020 F1 season - a carry over from F2 - but he was let down by his qualifying performances. A clean Saturday win for Williams teammate George...
F1, Australia, Bahrain

F1 confirms Australia move to Nov, Bahrain ’21 opener; Imola is Round 2

F1 has confirmed the postponement of Australian GP and Chinese GP as Bahrain GP takes over as 2021 season opener, with Imola Rd 2. Even though F1 announced Australian GP as the 2021 opener for...
Spanish GP, Barcelona, F1

Spanish GP secures 2021 slot, future being sorted; T10 work video shared

The Circuit of Catalunya-Barcelona has secured his Spanish GP slot for 2021 F1 season as long-term future is being sorted, while Turn 10 work video is shared. As was expected, post the approval from the...
Cyril Abiteboul, Renault, Alpine

Laurent Rossi takes over Alpine CEO role as C Abiteboul leaves Renault

Groupe Renault has announced the hiring of Laurent Rossi as the new Alpine CEO, whereby he will replace outgoing Cyril Abiteboul. In a surprise move, Groupe Renault announced the departure of Abiteboul from its fold,...
McLaren, Formula E

McLaren signs option to join Formula E in 2022/23, to evaluate possibilities

McLaren Racing announced signing of option to enter Formula E in 2022/23 season as it will spend 2021 in evaluating the possibilities. The British carmaker has announced the signing of an option to enter the...
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, F1

Vettel terms Ferrari project as ‘failure’ with no title, pressure not only reason

Outgoing Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel insists his time at Ferrari amounted to failure, denying that pressure played such a role as some have suggested. Vettel joined Ferrari in 2015 with the intention of winning a...
Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz, Daniel Ricciardo

Sainz recall ’15 as intense year; Verstappen, ex-teammates reflect on time

Former teammates - Sainz, Ricciardo, Gasly and Albon - of Max Verstappen speak on the Dutchman's personality and talent, with the Red Bull driver responding. Among those to speak were his Red Bull teammates Daniel...
Guenther Steiner, Haas, Simone Resta, Ferrari

Steiner says Resta’s arrival at Haas is in line with team’s tech re-structure

Guenther Steiner notes that the arrival of Simone Resta at Haas is in line with the F1 team's technical re-structure after losing its way in 2018. While his exact role is yet to be confirmed,...
Daniel Ricciardo, Helmut Marko

Ricciardo feels Marko has mellowed down in recent times, fine with style

Incoming McLaren F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull's Helmut Marko has mellowed out from the time when he oversaw the Aussie's career. Marko is a notoriously ruthless character in the paddock, overseeing among the...
Ncholas Latifi, F1, Williams

Latifi reveals why he almost pulled out of Spanish GP; talks Portugal mess

Nicholas Latifi has revealed about the idea of not racing F1 Spanish GP due to tonsillitis, as he explains the messy Portuguese GP weekend. In his season-ending column, Williams' Latifi revealed his suffering from tonsillitis...
Mick Schumacher, F1

Schumacher knows managing expectations crucial in rookie F1 season

Haas F1 driver Mick Schumacher says management of expectations will be crucial to adapting to what could be a difficult 2021 F1 campaign, for which he has spent much time preparing. Off the back of...
Valtteri Bottas, F1, Mercedes

Bottas felt his race pace improved more than quali; Wolff talks misfortunes

Valtteri Bottas says his race pace was improved in 2020, despite suggestions to the contrary, adding that qualifying pace was his most improved area. The Mercedes F1 driver scored fewer points in 2020 than he...
Lola, F1, WRC, Belgium

Lola assets on sale; McLaren starts Papaya Laurels; WRC adds Belgium

Lola Cars has put up its brand and technical assets on sale which includes trademark, while McLaren starts Papaya Laurels scheme, as Belgium will replace UK WRC round in 2021. The Lola Technology Center was...
Renault, Alpine, Manuel Maldonado

Renault Sport becomes Alpine Racing; Maldonado gets ALMS/ELMS drive

Renault Sport Racing has formally changed to Alpine Racing Limited ahead of their F1 2021 change, as Manuel Maldonado secures ALMS/ELMS drive. After the change for Racing Point UK Limited to AMR GP, the UK...
Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel

Stroll Sr has full faith on Lance, Vettel; eyes more wins, even title for...

Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll places faith in his 2021 F1 driver line-up, who he hopes can steer them to championships. The pairing, consisting of Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel, is a controversial one,...