Nikita Mazepin may not be able to race under the Russian flag in Formula 1 this year. Recently, Nikolay Gryazin had to contest the Monte Carlo rally as a ‘neutral athlete’, following the world anti-doping agency’s decision to ban Russia from international competition over a widespread cheating scheme. Russian F1 pundit Alexey Popov thinks Haas…
Mick Schumacher completed an afternoon of testing with Ferrari at Italian circuit Fiorano ahead of his rookie Formula One season. Schumacher, son of seven-time world champion Michael, is part of the Ferrari driver academy and will race for American team Haas this season. Ferrari has booked out its Fiorano race track for a week of…
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have still not reached an agreement on a new contract. The new F1 season starts in about six weeks and so there is some urgency. If we are to believe Toto Wolff however, a deal could be agreed soon. However, the team boss of the German racing team does not want…
Formula E has announced its first ever race on a permanent circuit as part of a reorganised calendar of events for 2021. The series, which has previously raced exclusively on street tracks, will hold the fourth round of its 2021 season at the Ricardo Tormo permanent circuit in Valencia. Formula E will use a new…
Aston Martin is currently in the news with all the hints at its livery and outfits for 2021, and above all of course the arrival of Sebastian Vettel. However, according to Formula 1 journalist Joe Saward, there are also dark clouds hanging over the Silverstone factory. In recent years much has changed at the team…
McLaren will launch its 2021 Formula 1 car, the MCL35, on 15 February at its headquarters in Woking. The British squad is the second F1 team to confirm its launch plans ahead of the upcoming 2021 season, with Alfa Romeo unveiling its latest contender at an event in Warsaw a week after McLaren on 22…
Four-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel completed his seat fitting at Silverstone where his new team, the Aston Martin Cognizant Team is located, but for everyone who has seen the latest Aston Martin F1 promotional video featuring their latest acquisition in 4-time F1 drivers Champion, the first thing that’s discussed is his hair, or lack of it.
Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has gone on record stating that the two were in discussions over Zoom but admitted their talks has caused a few “curveballs” for the lawyers overseeing the deal. Former team boss Jordan, however, believes the sticking points in the new deal are over Hamilton’s worth to Mercedes, who recently announced petrochemical…
LCR has become the latest team to officially confirm its place on the MotoGP grid for the next five-year contract cycle with Dorna and IRTA, from 2022-2026. Former rider Lucio Cecchinelli started the team with ‘two technicians and one van’ in 1996. After nine years in the 125cc class, LCR moved to 250cc in 2002…
Kyle Busch Motorsports will still compete in the NASCAR Truck Series, but Kyle Busch has shuttered the team’s super late model program.Kyle Busch has placed his ownership focus on his NASCAR Truck Series team for the upcoming season, as he has made the decision to shut down the Kyle Busch Motorsports super late model team,…
According to Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly made a fundamental error in his approach to Formula 1 that cost him the top seat at Red Bull. Gasly began 2020 as Verstappen’s teammate, but he struggled and lost the seat to Alex Albon – who has also now lost the place, this time to Sergio Perez. “It’s…
Former Haas driver Kevin Magnussen says he had an offer to remain on the grid for 2021, although the proposition was made by a team “not better than Haas”. The Haas US outfit’s decision to refresh its line-up for this season by contracting with F1 rookies Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin left both Magnussen and…
Carlos Sainz had to wait a long time for it, but finally the Spaniard can be seen in Ferrari’s red. On Wednesday, he tested in the 2018 Ferrari at the Fiorano circuit, and that made for some stunning images. Ferrari surprised everyone with news before the 2020 Formula One season had even started. Sebastian Vettel…
four-time Champion Sebastian Vettel has been revealed by new team Aston Martin (formerly Racing Point / Force India) on social media, entering the building. Not much of a news piece, but interesting to see the ex Ferrari and Red Bull driver now wearing green, the colours of the British marque. Aston Martin, who competed as…
Red Bull Advanced Technologies (RBAT) has joined forces with ORECA to design the prototype chassis for the Le Mans Hydrogen class prototype. The joint project will form the exclusive chassis design for all cars in the Hydrogen class at Le Mans set to launch in 2024. ORECA already has a wealth of experience to draw…
The new dirt-track race at Bristol Motor Speedway will feature two 75-lap stages before a 100-lap final stage, NASCAR announced Monday. The circuit released the stage lengths for almost all of the schedule, leaving off only the May 23 event at Circuit of the Americas and the June 13 non-points All-Star Race at Texas Motor…
