Lewis Hamilton has still not signed a contract for 2021. According to former Formula 1 driver Gerhard Berger, the negotiations are only about one subject, and that is money. After the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Toto Wolff and Hamilton indicated that they would finally sit down to negotiate his contract. Berger tells ServusTV that according…
Mattia Binotto has confirmed reports that several Ferrari employees will work on the design and development of Haas’ 2021 car – at Maranello. When it emerged that designer Simone Resta is moving to Haas with Mick Schumacher, some suggested Resta will actually remain based at Ferrari’s factory. Ferrari boss Binotto now confirms that. “These people…
Nico Hulkenberg says Sergio Perez “deserves” to have been signed up by Red Bull for 2021. Dr Helmut Marko, the key driver decision-maker in the energy drink owned camp, revealed that impressive 2020 ‘super-sub’ Hulkenberg was “definitely a serious candidate” to replace Alex Albon at the senior team. “We carefully analysed the strengths and weaknesses…
Nikita Mazepin is in danger of losing his seat with the Haas Formula One team for the 2021 season. Following a video posted to Instagram that has since been deleted, concerns have been raised over Mazepin’s reputation for the brand and the team’s sponsors after he filmed himself groping a young woman’s breast in the…
Alexander Albon says “it hurts” after he was replaced at Red Bull by Sergio Perez for the 2021 season. British-Thai Albon, 24, was demoted to be the team’s reserve driver as 30-year-old Mexican Perez was brought in to partner Max Verstappen. “I gave it everything out there, but it wasn’t quite enough,” said Albon on…
KTM has expressed its interest in supplying Valentino Rossi’s team in MotoGP should VR46 become a fully fledged premier class outfit in its own right. VR46 will feature in MotoGP next year as a backer of the Esponsorama Racing (Avintia) entry which its 2020 Moto2 runner-up, Luca Marini, will ride. Speaking in the weeks ahead…
Max Verstappen is not yet as good as seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton. That is the view of Mark Webber, a former Red Bull driver who admitted to admiring Dutch 23-year-old Verstappen’s talent. “He is in the final phase of fine-tuning his craft, if I can put it that way,” the Australian told the…
Tito Rabat is poised to switch to the World Superbike Championship with the Barni Ducati team in 2021 after being left without a seat in MotoGP. Sometime Moto2 champion Rabat endured a tough third season with Avintia Ducati in 2020, failing to break inside the top 10 all year and finishing down in 22nd place…
The arrival of Sergio Perez at Red Bull “will make Max nervous”. That is the view of former F1 driver Giedo van der Garde, who was commenting on the news that Perez will replace Alex Albon for 2021. Albon will remain reserve driver. “I can’t lie, guys. It hurts,” the British-born Thai driver said. The…
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020, BBC reports. One of F1’s all-time great drivers, he equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world titles with his fourth consecutive championship in 2020. The 35-year-old, from Stevenage, also surpassed Schumacher’s total of 91 grand prix wins. In a…
Carlos Sainz Jr spent his first day at Ferrari’s legendary Maranello base on Friday as a preliminary step in his preparations for his first season in its Formula 1 team in 2021. The former McLaren driver took the chance to take a look around the factory and meet some of the Ferrari personnel he will…
Sergio Perez’s performances in the 2020 Formula 1 season made him simply “impossible to ignore” for a 2021 race seat, says Red Bull boss Christian Horner.Announced on Friday as a Red Bull driver for next season, Perez will be replacing Alexander Albon as Max Verstappen’s teammate after a campaign that saw his reputation skyrocket. Equipped…
Just days after the season finale in Abu Dhabi, Red Bull Racing has announced that Sergio Perez will join the Milton Keynes-based squad in 2021, replacing the team’s Thai driver Alexander Albon. It has long been mooted, and it has now been confirmed: Sergio Perez will partner Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing in 2021….
Frederic Vasseur says he isn’t sure why Ferrari has placed Mick Schumacher at rival Ferrari-powered team Haas for 2021 and beyond. “Beats me,” the Alfa Romeo boss told Blick newspaper. “Maybe it made more sense for Ferrari to take Mick to Haas and keep Giovanazzi with us for the stability of the team. But I…
Formula One team Mercedes has all but confirmed that world champion Lewis Hamilton would continue to drive for them next season. A post on the team’s official Twitter page carried the hashtag “announce” accompanied by the “coming soon” and “pen” emojis along with a quote from Hamilton expressing his desire to stay with Mercedes.
Mexican Sergio Perez is set to replace Alexander Albon at the Red Bull Formula One team next season, according to media reports on Thursday. The Speedweek website, owned by Red Bull’s Media House, reported Perez had signed to replace the Thai youngster alongside Max Verstappen and the announcement would be made on Friday. It said…
