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F1, Qatar GP, Losail

F1 signs longterm Qatar GP deal from 2023; is ’21’s final confirmed event

F1 has inked a longterm deal with Qatar GP to host a grand prix from 2023 onward, as it is also becomes the final confirmed event of 2021. As was being speculated for some time,...
Mercedes, Mike Elliott, Lewis Hamilton, F1, Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes expands on Russian GP start, strategy for Hamilton and Bottas

Mercedes Technical Director Mike Elliott goes through the strategy execution in F1 Russian GP as he adds on Lewis Hamilton's start and Valtteri Bottas' difficulties. Looking back at the happenings in F1 Russian GP, Mercedes...
Lando Norris, F1, Kart, LN Racing Kart

Norris starts ‘LN Racing Kart’ along with OTK Kart Group and RFM

Lando Norris has jumped into the karting scene like his fellow F1 rivals, as he kick-starts 'LN Racing Kart' along with the OTK Kart Group. Having hinted of an upcoming news for Wednesday, McLaren F1...
FIA, Nikita Mazepin, Michael Masi, Nicholas Latifi

FIA on Sochi black & white flag for Mazepin; not concerned of driving style

FIA Race Director Michael Masi explains the need for black and white flag for Nikita Mazepin in F1 Russian GP, but no alarm yet for his driving style. Amidst the chaos of rain, the battle...
Antonio Giovinazzi, F1, Alfa Romeo. Kimi Raikkonen

Giovinazzi rues contact, no radio as Raikkonen thought more was possible

Antonio Giovinazzi had to rely on old school method of communication in F1 Russian GP after losing radio, as Kimi Raikkonen thought more was possible. Amid the discussions surrounding his future, Alfa Romeo's Giovinazzi had...
Valtteri Bottas, F1, Sochi

Bottas wanted to pit earlier than he did; understeer hampered dry run progress

Valtteri Bottas reflects on the F1 Russian GP where the rain saved his grand prix after struggles with understeer hampered his progress. For Mercedes' Bottas, the F1 Russian GP was quite the roller coaster ride....
IndyCar, Simon Pagenaud, Rinus VeeKay

Pagenaud switches to Meyer Shank; VeeKay stays at ECR for IndyCar ’22

Simon Pagenaud will switch to Meyer Shank Racing as Rinus VeeKay will remain at Ed Carpenter Racing for the 2022 IndyCar season. INDYCAR SERIES Champion and winner of the 2019 Indianapolis 500 Simon Pagenaud will...
Lewis Hamilton, F1, Lando Norris

Hamilton has impromptu chat with Norris; Wolff adds more on pit call

Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris broke into an impromptu chit chat aftet the F1 Russian GP, discussing about their pit calls. Mercedes' Hamilton was pumped up after taking his 100th F1 win in Russian GP...
Carlos Sainz, F1, Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari

Sainz clarifies comments on Barrichello after translation goof-up

Carlos Sainz had to clarify the comments he made regarding Rubens Barrichello after it was mis-constructed by F1 media in translation.  Its not been too bad a season for Sainz so far in 2021, having...
Romain Grosjean, Callum Ilott, IndyCar

Grosjean switches to Andretti as Ilott signs full-time in IndyCar for 2022

Romain Grosjean makes a switch to Andretti Autosport for the 2022 season, as Callum Ilott has signed a full-time deal with Juncos Hollinger Racing. Having started his IndyCar career with Dale Coyne Racing this year,...
F2, F3

F2 and F3 will be together from 2022 as two-race weekend returns

F2 and F3 will be back together from 2022 onward, with the format also reverting to the two-race weekends like before. As was being discussed for some weeks now, the FIA has confirmed that F2...
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, F1, Valtteri Bottas

Hamilton & Verstappen discuss Monza aftermath, title fight; Bottas adds on

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen discussed on the Monza happenings and F1 title battle, as Valtteri Bottas is ready to help his teammate. The F1 title fight is getting intense after every round in the...
Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz

Ricciardo reflects on Monza moment, Norris adds; Leclerc speaks of PU

Daniel Ricciardo reflects on Monza win and his improvements as Lando Norris reckons repeat is not on cards, while Charles Leclerc speaks on new F1 power unit which Carlos Sainz won't have just yet. After...
Nikita Mazepin, Mick Schumacher, F1, Haas

Schumacher is firmed alongside Mazepin at Haas for 2022 F1 season

Mick Schumacher is officially confirmed to remain at Haas alongside Nikita Mazepin for the 2022 F1 season. Although Schumacher had signed a multi-year 'three-way' contract, the confirmation of his drive with Haas was still to...
Williams, Jost Capito, Alexander Albon, George Russell

Capito hopes Williams can mould similar relation with Albon as like Russell

Jost Capito is hopeful that the relationship of Alexander Albon can be moulded in a similar way with Williams F1 Team, just like how it did with George Russell. While Albon still has his Red...
Honda, F1, Red Bull

Honda expands on its Energy Store upgrade for more car performance

Honda has detailed on its Energy Store upgrade for the 2021 F1 season which they have brought forward from 2022, in order to fight Mercedes this year. Over the winter period, Honda brought a significant...
Ferrari, Mattia Binotto, F1

Binotto updates on PU upgrades and how the 2022 car is coming up

Mattia Binotto has not grand prix set for Ferrari's new F1 power unit, as he shares an update on how the 2022 car is coming up. Ever since the episode of 2019, horsepower has been...
Martin Whitmarsh, Aston Martin

Whitmarsh joins in at new Aston Martin Performance Technologies division

The new Aston Martin Performance Technologies division will have former McLaren F1 boss Martin Whitmarsh as its Group Chief Executive Officer. Having worked with McLaren between 1989 and 2014, Whitmarsh returns to the F1 fold...
Clement Novalak, F2, F3

Novalak Q&A: Consistency, license change, future, Twitch & more

Clement Novalak opens up on his second F3 season, consistency, license change, future, favourite circuits, Twitch and more. The 2021 F3 season has seen a lot of incredible racing by 30 solid young drivers and...
Vallteri Bottas, Race of Champions

Bottas to make his Race of Champions debut in Sweden’s snow event

Valtteri Bottas will make his Race of Champions debut early in 2022 in Sweden's Snow & Ice event, representing his home nation Finland. Having taken part in the Arctic Lapland Rally in the last few...
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, F1

Verstappen joins Hamilton in Forbes 2021 Highest-Paid Athletes list

Max Verstappen has joined Lewis Hamilton in the 2021 Forbes Highest-Paid Athletes list, as the two F1 drivers are the only to represent motor racing. While Mercedes' Hamilton continues to feature on the Forbes Highest-Paid...
Franz Tost, Yuki Tsunoda, F1, AlphaTauri

Tost reiterates youngsters needing time despite Tsunoda’s surprise

Franz Tost reiterates that youngsters need time to settle down in F1, even though Yuki Tsunoda was surprised about his retention. It will be Tsunoda's second season of F1 in 2022 after he was retained...
Ferrari, Mick Schumacher, Haas, Guenther Steiner

Ferrari is not intervening on Haas’ matter; focus on Schumacher’s progress

Ferrari does not plan to intervene in the much publicised inter-team battle at Haas as they are more focused on Mick Schumacher's performance, while Guenther Steiner adds on his contract situation. As the 2021 F1...
Toto Wolff, Fernando Alonso, F1

Wolff on confusing sprint weekends, his format; Alonso adds one-shot quali

Toto Wolff terms the F1 sprint weekend as confusing after two weekends of trial, while Fernando Alonso has a different plan. Whether it is down to Mercedes losing twice in the F1 sprint weekends -...

IndyCar reveals 17-race calendar for 2022 season

IndyCar has revealed a 17-race calendar for the 2022 season, starting in February and ending in September, which includes a double-header. INDYCAR has announced a 17-race schedule for the 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, which...
F1, Young Driver

F1 teams receptive of Friday track time for young drivers from 2022

F1 is set to introduce mandatory Friday FP1 time for young/rookie drivers for all the 10 teams, as some of them seem receptive of the idea. F1 supremo Ross Brawn has outlined plans to introduce...
Toto Wolff, Mercedes, Christian Horner, Red Bull

Wolff playing the patience game regarding a possible 4th PU for Hamilton

Toto Wolff says Mercedes has so far not decided if they require a fourth power unit to see-through the 2021 F1 season, as Christian Horner talks about Max Verstappen's penalty. While Mercedes took the fourth...
Nikita Mazepin, Guenther Steiner, F1, Haas

Mazepin reckons chassis change has helped with his confidence

Nikita Mazepin reckons that his improved pace and subsequent upturn in form can be credited to a chassis change, but Guenther Steiner is not certain before speaking with him. Mazepin has taken is fair share...
Frederic Vasseur, Valtteri Bottas, F1

Vasseur asks ‘why not Bottas’ as he expands on taking him at Alfa Romeo

Frederic Vasseur asks 'why not Valtteri Bottas' upon the question of hiring the Finn for the 2022 F1 season at Alfa Romeo. The move of Bottas from Mercedes to Alfa Romeo from F1 2022 onward...
Christianā Horner, F1, Red Bull, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Horner: Verstappen/Hamilton rivalry one of the greatest in sporting world

Christian Horner has full praise on the current sporting rivalry between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, as he reflects on the happenings in triple header. Certainly, the 2021 F1 season is turning out to be...