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Valtteri Bottas, Toto Wolff, Mercedes

Wolff explains sensor issues as Bottas has no explanation on pace drop

Toto Wolff has explained the sensor issue for Valtteri Bottas in F1 Portuguese GP, while the Finn couldn't explain his pace drop. Having lost to his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton and also Red Bull's Max...
Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz

Leclerc, Sainz struggled on medium tyres but former had track position

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz struggled hugely on the medium compound in F1 Portuguese GP, but the former managed to hang on. Ferrari's Sainz had a solid start to F1 Portuguese GP on the soft...
Alpine, Marcin Budkowski

Alpine explains their issues with A521 and where they lost time for 2021

Alpine's Marcin Budkowski discusses problems with his team's A521, as difficulties in development sparked troubles with their car. Alpine's 2021 challenger has appeared less competitive than its predecessor, the R.S.20, for the opening races of...
Christian Horner, Toto Wolff, F1

Wolff, Horner discuss Red Bull’s powertrain step; Volkswagen involvement

Mercedes' Toto Wolff and Red Bull's Christian Horner talk about the latter's F1 powertrain step and speculate on Volkswagen entry. As Red Bull moves ahead with the big challenge of having its own power unit...
Lewis Hamilton, F1, Mercedes

Hamilton wanted to help Pirelli with 18-inch test, plans to continue in 2022

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton hints at another F1 season in 2022, explaining he hopes to get acclimated to Pirelli's new tyres for next year. Hamilton raised eyebrows in 2020, signing a contract only good through the...
George Russell, Valtteri Bottas, F1

Russell and Bottas move on from Imola incident, no talks held though

George Russell and Valtteri Bottas have moved on from the Imola incident, but they haven't had any chats since the stewards meet. Two weeks on from the incident in Imola, Williams' Russell and Mercedes' Bottas...
Zak Brown, McLaren, F1

Brown proposes changes to F1 calendar, testing, governance & more

McLaren Racing chief Zak Brown has opened up to several changes in F1, which ranges from calendar to testing to governance and more. In a long column on the McLaren website, Brown had opened up...
BAFTA, Sky Sports, F1, Silverstone, Sprint Qualifying

BAFTA nominates SS for Bahrain coverage; Silverstone starts tickets sale

BAFTA has nominated Sky Sports team for the coverage of the 2020 Bahrain GP, as Silverstone has started tickets sale of 2021 F1 race. The crash of Haas' Romain Grosjean was shocking and scaring for...
Turkey, Canada, F1

Turkey to replace cancelled Canada on 2021 F1 calendar

F1 has confirmed the cancellation of Canada for second year in a row, as Turkey will replace the event on the 2021 calendar. The news about the cancellation of the 2021 Canadian GP had been...
VR46, MotoGP

VR46 team secures Saudi backing to field MotoGP team

The VR46 Academy team has secured backing from Saudi Arabia to field its own MotoGP outfit from 2022 season onward. The VR46 Academy team is already represented by Luca Marini this year in MotoGP, who...
Carlos Sainz, McLaren, Ferrari, Mattia Binotto

Sainz says Ferrari can be ahead of McLaren on favourable tracks

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz says his team's fight with McLaren in 2021 can be "very tight," and insists they are capable of competing. McLaren marched to third place in the constructors' championship in 2020, though not...
Christian Horner, Red Bull, F1

Horner: Powertrain project similar challenge as having successful F1 team

Christian Horner reckons the powertrain project that Red Bull is to start gives him a similar vibes and challenge just as having a successful F1 team. When Red Bull entered F1, there was a notion...
F1, Ross Brawn

Brawn says Sprint Qualifying unlikely for whole year if successful

F1 Managing director Ross Brawn insists Grand Prix's remain vital to race weekends after the introduction of sprint races, and says they will be a "great" addition. F1's 'sprint qualifying' system, due to be introduced...
Josef Newgarden, Team Penske, Colton Herta, Andretti Autosport, IndyCar 2021

Newgarden: Andretti’s “top gun” Herta biggest threat from team in title fight

Team Penske's Josef Newgarden says Andretti's "top gun" Colton Herta is the biggest title rival from Andretti that he and his team face in IndyCar 2021. Herta won Sunday's IndyCar GP of St. Petersburg in...
George Russell, Valtteri Bottas, F1, Mercedes

Russell doesn’t see his relation with Mercedes, Bottas getting affected

George Russell doesn't see any change in his relation with Mercedes and Valtteri Bottas after the happenings in F1 Imola GP. Last year's Sakhir GP was not the last fight between Mercedes' Bottas and Williams'...
Otmar Szafnauer, Aston Martin, FIA

Aston Martin engaging in talks with FIA, but agrees process was fair

Aston Martin's Otmar Szafnauer seeks a more level playing field for low-rake runners after 2021's rule changes, others respond. With rule changes simplifying floor designs and eliminating the opportunity to seal off a car's underside...
Japanese GP, F1

F1 announces contract extension for Japanese GP at Suzuka

F1 announces a contract extension for Japanese GP to remain at Suzuka for three more seasons, as they look forward for a return in 2021. The COVID-19 restrictions forced the Japanese GP to be cancelled...
Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas, Toto Wolff, F1

Mercedes prepping parts quickly for Portugal, Wolff on balance hurt

Mercedes is preparing the lost parts as quickly as possible for Valtteri Bottas, as Toto Wolff says F1 Imola GP crash hurts balance certainly. The reaction from Wolff post the happenings in F1 Imola GP,...
Red Bull, Ben Hodgkinson, F1

Red Bull hires B Hodgkinson as Technical Director for Powertrain division

Red Bull Racing has made is first official hiring for its new Powertrains division, with Ben Hodgkinson, joining in to work on F1 engines for 2022 and beyond. Hodgkinson comes in with a wealth of...
Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda

Gasly admits tyre choice let them down; Tsunoda frustrated with mistakes

Pierre Gasly admits their tyre choice in F1 Imola GP eventually let them down, as Yuki Tsunoda was left frustrated after the weekend. AlphaTauri's Gasly and Alpine's Esteban Ocon were the only ones inside the...
Daniel Ricciardo, Andreas Seidl

Ricciardo kept his pride aside in Imola; Seidl adds on fair call for McLaren

Daniel Ricciardo had to swallow his pride to allow Lando Norris pass in F1 Imola GP, as Andreas Seidl adds it was a fair call for McLaren. Ricciardo managed to beat Norris in qualifying after...
FIA, Formula E

Formula E reveals remaining 2020/21 races, NIO signs up for Gen3 regs

The remaining races of the 2020/21 Formula E season is revealed, as NIO 333 is the latest to sign up for the Gen3 regulation. With Formula E heading to Valencia for this weekend's double-header round,...
Mercedes, F1, Pirelli, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas

Photo: Hamilton, Bottas complete 18-inch tyre test; Sainz drives SF71H

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were latest to drive the 18-inch tyres at Imola as Pirelli continues it test run, while Ferrari is doing so with Carlos Sainz. Mercedes were the latest to complete the...
Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin

Schumacher reflects on spin in Imola, Mazepin adds on finishing the race

Haas' Mick Schumacher frustrated with race, immediately expressing anger as Mazepin experienced a full F1 weekend for the first time ever. Schumacher's crashed in the race following a spin on the front straight which wiped...
Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc

Leclerc on why he didn’t pass Verstappen, Norris says chance was there

McLaren's Lando Norris and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc explain their decision not to overtake a spinning Red Bull of Max Verstappen at the restart. The opportunity arose for Leclerc and Norris, then running second and third,...
Marc Marquez, Honda, MotoGP

Marquez emotional after MotoGP return ride, rivals not surprised by pace

Marc Marquez speaks on the emotional moment after Portuguese GP, as rivals add that they fully expected such performance. After a year away from any kind of racing or even traveling, Marquez made a solid...
McLaren, Global Net Lease

McLaren HQ acquired in 20-year sale-leaseback by Global Net Lease

The McLaren Group Headquarters in Woking has been acquired by Global Net Lease in a 20-year sale-leaseback format. Ever since COVID-19 struck, McLaren has been looking to generate extra funds to sustain itself, amid the...
Luca Corberi, FIA

Luca Corberi handed 15-years ban on FIA/ASN related events

The disgraced karter Luca Corberi has been handed a 15-years ban - for direct/indirect participation - from any FIA/ASN related events. During the World Final of FIA Karting Championship at Lonato kart track, Corberi -...
George Russell, Williams, F1

Russell puts back Imola GP heat, apologises to Bottas & Williams

George Russell has come out with a statement to put back the F1 Imola GP heat by apologising to Valtteri Bottas and Williams. Emotions were high after the F1 Imola GP, where Williams' Russell came...

Norris hails ‘near-perfect’ Imola weekend, Seidl says podium was on merit

Lando Norris was happy with the 'near-perfect' weekend in F1 Imola GP as Andreas Seidl praises his work and notes the podium was on merit. Norris looked pretty solid all-weekend long in F1 Imola GP....