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FIA, Aston Martin, Sebastian Vettel

Aston Martin right to review dismissed by FIA, team set for an appeal

The FIA has dismissed the right to review option of Aston Martin regarding F1 Hungarian GP disqualification of Sebastian Vettel, but team is set to push on for an appeal. The right to review made...
Andrea Stella, McLaren, Daniel Ricciardo, F1

McLaren shares finer aspects of Ricciardo adaption; racecraft/attitude solid

Andrea Stella goes deep into the hardships of Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren in F1 2021, where he explains some of the troubles amid positive growth. Dwelling into the finer details of how and what is...
McLaren, IndyCar

McLaren agrees to buy majority stake of Arrow SP IndyCar outfit

McLaren Racing announced its intention to buy a majority stake of Arrow SP IndyCar outfit, having returned to the series with them with minority stake. The IndyCar team founded by Sam Schmidt in 2001, saw...
Nicholas Latifi, F1, Williams

Latifi reckons result like Hungary ‘can only help’ to secure his F1 future

Nicholas Latifi hopes his F1 Hungarian GP results further show his willingness to continue at Williams in 2022, and help move the team forward. With the driver line-up for 2022 still unannounced for Williams, it...
Guenther Steiner, Andreas Seidl, Christian Horner, F1, Budget Cap

Steiner, Seidl not party to concerns from Horner regarding Cost Cap

Guenther Steiner and Andreas Seidl are not party to what Christian Horner and other top F1 outfits are speaking regarding change in the Cost Cap. Budgets have raised their ugly heads again in light of...
Liberty Media, F1

Liberty Media continues with positive growth in F1 2021 Q2 financial report

Liberty Media sees another positive growth in the F1 2021 Q2 financial report as it gets itself out of the COVID-19 pandemic clutches. After a positive Q1 report of F1 2021 when compared to the...
Raul Fernandez, MotoGP, Tech 3

Fernandez will graduate to MotoGP in 2022 with Tech 3 KTM

Raul Fernandez will graduate from Moto2 to MotoGP in 2022 with Tech 3 KTM, to complete its all-new rookie line-up. Having already confirmed Remy Gardner before the summer break, Tech 3 KTM has announced his...
Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff, F1

Hamilton appreciated Wolff’s radio call despite the low win chance

Lewis Hamilton recalls the radio moment from Toto Wolff during F1 Hungarian GP alongside his race engineer, which is always a good encouragement. During the course of Mercedes' Hamilton chasing the F1 Hungarian GP win...
Valentino Rossi, MotoGP

Rossi opens up on retirement decision, titles, memories, regrets & more

Valentino Rossi opened up on multiple topics while announcing his MotoGP retirement, as he talked about his fans, championships, fights and more. Having announced his MotoGP retirement, Rossi took time out to answer and discuss...
Guenther Steiner, Haas, Mick Schumacher

Steiner: Hungary shows what Schumacher is capable of, needs to continue

Guenther Steiner says F1 Hungarian GP shows what Mick Schumacher is capable of after his brief fights, as the German talks about the experience. The F1 Hungarian GP started out on a good note for...
Carlos Sainz, Ferrari

Sainz was reading race situation on radio discussions; lost win chance

Carlos Sainz recalls his radio moment of discussing strategy with Ferrari pitwall in F1 Hungarian GP, as he reckons he lost time early in the race which hampered win chance. Ferrari’s Sainz had a fighting...
Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, F1

Mercedes agree strategy was a mistake; talks undercut, second stop

Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott admitted that they got the F1 Hungarian GP strategy wrong with Lewis Hamilton, as he expands on his race. In their usual post-race debrief, Mercedes technical director, Elliott, opens up...
Mahaveer Raghunathan, Theo Pourchaire, F1

Photo: Raghunathan & Pourchaire complete first F1 test with Alfa Romeo

Mahaveer Raghunathan and Theo Pourchaire had their first-ever F1 test with Sauber-run Alfa Romeo Racing at Hungaroring. While the news of Sauber-backed Pourchaire testing was already known after it was reported multiple times, but Raghunathan...
George Russell, Michael Masi, F1

Russell weighed risk vs reward in pit gamble; Masi praises Williams action

George Russell took a gamble in F1 Hungarian GP with the pitlane move, weighing the risk vs reward scenario, as Michael Masi says Williams did it on their own. A bit cheeky, assertive, smart and...
Christian Horner, Toto Wolff

Horner says Wolff was not driving on apology; credits team for repair work

Christian Horner says Toto Wolff wasn't driving the car, that he needs to apologise, as he credits Red Bull for red flag repair in F1 Hungarian GP. Mercedes v Red Bull, Max v Lewis, Toto...
Sebastian Vettel, F1, Aston Martin

Vettel had Maldonado-like gap he didn’t take to pass Ocon; talks pit stop

Sebastian Vettel said he had Pastor Maldonado-like gap to clear Esteban Ocon in F1 Hungarian GP, but he didn't do it, as he expands on his pit stop situation. For Aston Martin's Vettel, a second...
Williams, F1, F2, Daniel Ticktum

Ticktum and Williams part ways as there is no F1 opportunity in 2022

Daniel Ticktum and Williams have parted ways with each other as the Brit says there is no F1 opportunity in 2022 for him. Having joined Williams in 2020 as its F1 development driver, Ticktum dovetailed...
Mitch Evans. Jaguar Racing

Evans gets a new multi-year contract with Jaguar Formula E team

Mitch Evans has extended his stay at Jaguar Racing, having a signed a new multi-year contract to continue racing in Formula E. Having joined Jaguar since the inception of the Formula E team in 2016/17,...
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...