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Lewis Hamilton, F1, Hungarian GP

Hamilton describes feelings on podium; he and Wolff expand on strategy

Lewis Hamilton describes his feelings after F1 Hungarian GP, as he and Toto Wolff expands on the strategy they had where he was the lone re-starter on the grid. Already on the podium of the...
Robin Frijns, Formula E

Frijns sticks with Envision Virgin for another Formula E season in 2022

Robin Frijns will stay with Envision Virgin Racing for another Formula E season in 2022, extending his stay for a fourth year. Frijns joined Envision Virgin back in Season 5 alongside Sam Bird and picked...
Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin

Vettel disqualified from Hungarian GP over fuel; Hamilton P2, Sainz P3

Sebastian Vettel has lost his podium place of F1 Hungarian GP after it failed to provide enough fuel sample at the end of the grand prix. Already Vettel was summoned for a pre-race infringement, where...
Mercedes, Max Verstappen, F1, Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff, Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes trio, Verstappen reflect on fans reaction in Hungary weekend

Mercedes trio - Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Toto Wolff - along with Max Verstappen reflect on the fans reaction after F1 Hungarian GP qualifying. Shortly after claiming pole for the F1 Hungarian GP, Mercedes...
Red Bull, F1

Red Bull part ways with employee over general racist remarks

Red Bull Racing has parted ways with an employee over his general racist remarks, not related to F1 happenings, after it surfaced on social media. Messages from an employee working at Red Bull base in...
Michael Schumacher, Netflix

Schumacher documentary gets a September release date on Netflix

The documentary on Michael Schumacher has a release date - finally - with Netflix to broadcast it from September onward. The long-pending documentary on the life of seven-time F1 champion, Schumacher, has a release date...
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, F1

Hamilton & Verstappen reflect on multiple topics on Silverstone aftermath

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton reflected on multiple topics from F1 British GP weekend and what happened afterwards, even exchanging phone calls. While the FIA rejected Red Bull's review plea after a hearing during Hungarian...
FIA, Red Bull, Mercedes

FIA sticks with its Silverstone ruling, new evidence from RBR not enough

The FIA is not convinced with the new evidence from Red Bull to further punish Lewis Hamilton, as it keeps its F1 British GP ruling. After the 'right to review' from Red Bull on July...
Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff, F1

Wolff says Mercedes’ developed sim has helped Hamilton realise its use

Toto Wolff reckons the developed simulator of Mercedes has helped Lewis Hamilton realise its use amid a tough F1 fight against Red Bull. Hamilton is known to not use the simulator or even take a...
Alexander Albon, F1

Albon thinks RB will help if F1 opportunity arise but wants quicker decision

Alexander Albon still eyes a F1 return amid simulator work and DTM racing, but if it is not the case, he wants quicker decisions to be available for other series'. There are those who say...
Williams, Dave Robson, George Russell

Williams hopes for another Q3 run; Russell says team pushing for points

Dave Robson talks about Williams making it into Q3 plus the progression from George Russell, who is not sure how they do it, as they don't do anything extra in qualifying. Silverstone marked the second...
Cal Crutchlow, Yamaha

Crutchlow to replace recovering Morbidelli for three MotoGP rounds

Cal Crutchlow will replace the recovering Franco Morbidelli at Petronas SRT for three MotoGP rounds after the summer break. Amid the summer holidays, Petronas SRT chief Razlan Razali, revealed that Morbidelli will need more time...
Max Verstappen, F1

Verstappen feels fine racing in 24hr sim race; no interest in media hype

Max Verstappen says he felt fine after seating in one position while competing in 24hr sim race, as he doesn't wish to get involved in media hype. On a day when the FIA revealed of...
Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren, F1, Andreas Seidl

Ricciardo reckons strong result in Hungary will boost his confidence further

Daniel Ricciardo reckons a better result in F1 Hungarian GP will boost his confidence as Andreas Seidl talks about upgrades for McLaren. It hasn’t been a great season for Ricciardo after moving from Renault to...
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, F1

Hamilton and Mercedes kick-start charitable initiative ‘Ignite’

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have jointly launched a charitable initiative called 'Ignite' to further expand on diversity and inclusion, in motor racing. After submitted the Hamilton Commission report, the British F1 driver along with Mercedes,...
James Allison, Mercedes, F1, Red Bull

Mercedes more chipper after upgrades but Silverstone was the last big one

James Allison says Mercedes were a lot chipper after the F1 British GP with regards to their upgrades, but that was their last big push for 2021. With the gap to Red Bull widening, Mercedes...
Alexander Albon, F1, Red Bull

Albon already working on ’22 car on sim; frustrated seeing ’21 performance

Alexander Albon is already working on the 2022 car on the simulator, as he admits to having some frustration seeing how the 2021 F1 car is performing.  Albon’s life has changed radically in the last...
Mick Schumacher, Guenther Steiner, F1, Haas

Steiner clarifies Schumacher contract talks/signing; Mazepin side is all sorted

Guenther Steiner clarifies why there is a need of a F1 contract signing for Mick Schumacher despite having a multi-year deal in place. The silly season is here, as it generally is at this time...
Toto Wolff, F1, Christian Horner, Zak Brown

Wolff, Horner have different ideas for future engine formula; Brown adds on

The opposing talk between Toto Wolff and Christian Horner is just not limited to what happened in F1 British GP, but also on future engine, as Zak Brown adds on too. After the meeting in...
McLaren, Zak Brown, F1

Brown: McLaren will have no excuses of infrastructure come ’24 season

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has stated that the team's excuses for not being in F1 title contention will not make any sense by 2024, when it aims to be fully ready with its...
Fernando Alonso, F1

Alonso clarifies ‘dark side’ comments, now understands what he has to do

Fernando Alonso clarifies his 'dark side' comments as he explains why he has been frustrated from the Austrian races with regards to Lap 1 ruling. The Austrian and Styrian GP saw Alpine's Alonso saw score...
Toto Wolff, Williams, Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas, George Russell

Wolff will help Bottas if Mercedes opts for Russell; Williams has a long list

Toto Wolff will help Valtteri Bottas to find a F1 seat if he goes to pick George Russell for 2022, as Williams is not ruling out anybody at the moment. The decision from Mercedes for...
Mick Schumacher, F1, F2, Sprint Qualifying

Schumacher felt F1 Sprint Quali to be shorter than F2 Sprint Race

Mick Schumacher talks about the difference he felt between F1 Sprint Qualifying and the F2 Sprint Race, while adding that he would prefer limited races with Saturday race. As we all know, last weekend F1...
Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri, F1

Tsunoda working on tyre management, dirty air car balancing limitations

Yuki Tsunoda says he is working on his tyre management limitation along with handling of the F1 car while in dirty air, which was better in British GP. For AlphaTauri's Tsunoda, in his rookie year,...
Christian Horner, Red Bull, F1, FIA

Horner welcomes FIA stewards visit ruling, reveals damage extent & more

Christian Horner has welcomed FIA's decision to end with lobbying of stewards during the course of the race, as he adds on crash damage plus celebrations and more. With the after-effects of F1 British GP...
Ferrari, Charles Leclerc

Leclerc feels more complete as a driver than in ’19 after Silverstone drive

Charles Leclerc says he certainly a more complete driver now from what he was in 2019 after a solid F1 British GP drive, as Mattia Binotto doesn't wish to spill the beans on the...
James Allison, Mercedes, F1

Mercedes expands on British GP starts, Hamilton’s minor damage & more

Chief Technical Officer James Allison gives a lowdown of the F1 British GP starts from Mercedes drivers plus adds on the minor damage of Lewis Hamilton and his penalty. The highly talked about F1 British...
Lando Norris, Andreas Seidl, F1

Norris has no idea how he is still third in standings; Seidl adds on...

Lando Norris has no idea how he is still third in the F1 standings despite some other strong performance, as Andreas Seidl reckons podium was not possible in British GP. Norris, one of McLaren’s newest...
Jaguar, Formula E

Jaguar latest in commitment to Formula E Gen3 era

Jaguar Racing is the latest outfit to commit to a long-term participation in FIA Formula E Championship, as the series heads towards Gen3 era. After Mahindra, Porsche, NIO333, Nissan and DS, British car-maker Jaguar is...
MotoGP, Thai GP

MotoGP is working on cancelled Thai GP replacement

MotoGP is now working on to find a replacement event to the latest cancelled Thai GP event, with COVID-19 restrictions still playing a role. After the cancellation of the Japanese GP and also the Australian...