O’Ward sees straight IndyCar to F1 move if it happens, no F2 run before...
Pato O’Ward who drives for the McLaren IndyCar team, was recently rewarded with a drive in an F1 car during the Abu Dhabi test after recording two race wins during the 2021 season.
In a...
Wolff reckons F1 2021 happenings only binds Mercedes/Red Bull stronger
Toto Wolff has no ill feelings against Red Bull and or the trio Helmut Marko, Christian Horner and Max Verstappen, as he reckons F1 2021 bound them stronger for future.
It wasn't the smoothest of...
Alpine expands on performance despite no new bits for two F1 seasons
Marcin Budkowski gives a lowdown of how Alpine fared in F1 2021 after the team did not bring in new chassis, gearbox and engine for the last three years.
For Alpine, in their new guise...
F1 2021: Teams categorised in tier system for their performances
With the 2021 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 long 2021 F1 season had...
VR46 names Mooney as its MotoGP and Moto2 teams title sponsor
VR46 has announced Mooney to be its MotoGP and Moto2 teams title sponsor from 2022 season onward.
Amid issues with the previously named title sponsor Aramco, the Valentino Rossi-led VR46 outfit has announced Mooney as...
Schumacher says he ‘ticked most of the boxes’ in rookie year; his learning
Mick Schumacher says tyres was the big learning for him as he adds on ticking all of the boxes but points in rookie 2021 F1 season.
Haas' Schumacher took some time during the Abu Dhabi...
Sainz found his groove by third part of ’21; beating Leclerc only ‘symbolic’
Carlos Sainz feels the third half of the 2021 F1 season he felt how he was in 2020 as he adds him beating Charles Leclerc was more symbolic than anything.
For Sainz, the 2021 F1...
F1 2021: Drivers categorised in tier system for their performances
With the 2021 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 long 2021 F1 season had its...
Vasseur didn’t want Tsunoda-like situation rushing Pourchaire into F1
Frederic Vasseur didn't want a Yuki Tsunoda-like situation rushing Theo Pourchaire into F1 as the Frenchman is set to remain in F2.
Having won races in his debut F2 season after being in the title...
McLaren looks back at F1 2021; shares strengths/weaknesses, token use
Andrea Stella and James Key talk about how the F1 2021 season went for McLaren, with regards to the strengths and weaknesses along with other points.
For McLaren, their season overall was very good. All...
Verstappen leads Hamilton and Norris in drivers’ Top 10 list for F1 2021
Max Verstappen leads the drivers' Top 10 list as well after team chiefs for 2021 F1 season from Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris.
After F1 released the team chiefs Top 10 drivers' list for 2021,...
Aston Martin expands on losing out due to regs change from 2020 to 2021
Otmar Szafnauer speaks on what derailed the 2021 F1 season of Aston Martin and with 2022 on the horizon, they had to decide on timely action.
The new rival of the 2021 season Aston Martin's...
Williams has extensive plan set for Albon; they shed on Sargeant’s test run
Dave Robson speaks on the programme Williams has for Alexander Albon while adding on Logan Sargeant's simulator role and F1 test run.
Albon is back for 2022. It’s been well documented that he is at...
Honda shares best moment since return; no discussion took place to stay
Masashi Yamamoto reflects on the journey Honda had with Red Bull and the decision to move away but still extend some help.
Ever since returning to F1, Honda had to wait long for its first...
Pramac names Claudio Calabresi as new MotoGP team manager
Pramac Racing Ducati has named Claudio Calabresi as its new MotoGP team manager from 2022 onward as he switches from MotoE role to premier class work.
After the departure of Francesco Guidotti to KTM, Pramac...
Verstappen leads Hamilton in F1 team chiefs Top 10 drivers of 2021
Max Verstappen leads Lewis Hamilton in the F1 team chiefs Top 10 drivers of the 2021 season with Lando Norris ending up third.
The annual Top 10 drivers' list of the 2021 F1 season as...
Mazepin scores himself for F1 2021 as he and Steiner share highs & lows
Niktia Mazepin scores himself for 2021 F1 season as he shares his highs and lows along with Haas team boss Guenther Steiner.
Starting with 2021 season, Haas F1 team knew that they will go through...
Hamilton says he felt ‘million times better’ in ’21 than ’16 with experience
Lewis Hamilton says the 2021 F1 title fight was way different from 2016 and that he is a much different person now than that time.
Much like the 2016 F1 season, the year 2021 also...
Amanda Newey reveals extent of injuries suffered by Adrian in incident
Wife of Adrian Newey - Amanda - has revealed the extent of injuries suffered by her husband around the summer break of 2021 F1 season.
Post the summer break, Red Bull consultant Dr. Helmut Marko...
McLaren didn’t see anything extraordinary in ‘spicy’ Mercedes power unit
Andreas Seidl reckons there was no 'spicy' engine from Mercedes end as he saw during the 2021 F1 season, as he adds on the plans McLaren had.
There was a lot of discussions around 'spicy'...
Verstappen learnt a lot about himself in a high quality 2021 F1 season
Max Verstappen agrees that he has learned more about himself during the course of 2021 F1 season which was of very high quality.
With Red Bull stepping up to challenge Mercedes in 2021, it brought...
Williams shares Russell’s behind the scenes inputs; to learn at Mercedes
Dave Robson speaks on how George Russell was with Williams behind the scenes as he adds on his learning to come at Mercedes.
With Russell leaving Williams this year to move to Mercedes next season,...
Spa-Francorchamps shares new images of ongoing work at circuit
Spa-Francorchamps shared latest photos of the ongoing work at the circuit to uograde their facility and bring changes at various corners of the track.
The owners of the Spa-Francorchamps had two goals to achieve with...
Wolff would never say F1 is doing things to spice up for entertainment
Toto Wolff says he will never say that F1 is trying to use Netflix and Drive to Survive influence to spice of things for entertainment purpose.
With the success of Netflix's Drive to Survive show...
Leclerc says he learned about race management in 2021 to fine-tune it
Charles Leclerc speaks on his biggest learning of 2021 F1 season where he learned about race management where he sacrificed a bit of qualifying pace.
For Leclerc, 2021 was a definite improvement on 2020 as...
Newey says Red Bull had a quicker car on balance over 2021 season
Adrian Newey says Red Bull had a quicker car on balance over the course of 2021 F1 season as talks about the high intensity of the year.
Longtime chief designer Newey reckons Red Bull on...
Szafnauer says Stroll has learned a lot from Vettel over F1 2021
Otmar Szafnauer speaks on Lance Stroll learning from Sebastian Vettel during the course of 2021 F1 season as he adds on how he progressed during the year.
Aston Martin Racing's Stroll has been in the...
Alonso reckons power steering changes in Baku aided confidence building
Fernando Alonso reckons changes in power steering and few other things from Baku onward helped him feel more confident with the car in F1 2021.
The season that just finished saw the return of the...
Wolff speaks on expectations from new commission; Sulayem adds more
Toto Wolff speaks on the expectation from the new commission as he feels FIA shared a strong statement, with Mohammed Ben Sulayem adding more.
Having spoken in-depth about why he dropped the appeal and the...
Pirelli expands on understeer, temperature & more of 18-inches tyres
Mario Isola dwells into the findings from two-day 18-inches Pirelli F1 tyre test in Abu Dhabi as he speaks on general findings plus wheel rims, temperature, understeer and more.
The two-day 18-inches Abu Dhabi Pirelli...
