Ferrari and Estrella Galicia have announced a partnership ahead of the 2021 season getting underway, with the Spanish beer brand agreeing a sponsorship deal with the Scuderia following Carlos Sainz’s move to the Maranello-based team. The Spanish beer brand previously sponsored McLaren when Sainz was one of their drivers. Under this new agreement, the branding…
Mercedes has been warming up fans on social media over the past few days for the unveiling of their new F1 car. They will present it in just over a week on Tuesday 2 March. On Monday 22 February they gave a sneak preview on Twitter. Actual technical changes cannot be seen on this ‘teaser’,…
A ceremony in the Grand Theatre in Warsaw, Poland, saw the attendance of a limited number of senior personnel from the Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN Formula One team – with media, fans and employees being invited to watch virtually in respect of the local COVID-19 regulations. Team drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi and reserve…
Alfa Romeo presents its new car for 2021 on Monday. The C41 is the successor to the C39, which means that the Italian team skips a number. The Italian team has already released some information about the car. Alfa Romeo did not have a particularly strong year in 2020. The Italians only managed eight points…
Toto Wolff has named two drivers who may be in the running to succeed either Lewis Hamilton or Valtteri Bottas in 2022. At the same time, the Mercedes team boss played down the fact that seven time world champion Hamilton has only signed a less-than-one-year contract extension for this season. “The reason was simply a…
Romain Grosjean, who saw his F1 career end in a fireball, can’t wait to get back into racing. Next season he will do so in the IndyCar for Dale Coyne Racing. However, he is still not fully recovered from the injuries sustained in his accident in Bahrain. “When I wake up in the morning, it…
Reigning series champion Chase Elliott had won the past four points-paying NASCAR Cup Series races on road courses. His runner-up finish in the Daytona 500 put him on pole for today’s race, and his ultra-fast car had him in the lead for the vast majority of the early running. With 15 laps remaining, however, spotters…
Lawrence Stroll is solidifying his control of Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings as Kuwaiti investors reduce their interest in the auto manufacturer.Arabian News reports that the Canadian billionaire has solidified his control of Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings as Kuwaiti investors Adeem, once the largest shareholder, shrink their stake. The company confirmed in filings on…
Ty Gibbs turned in a historic NASCAR Xfinity Series debut Saturday night, as the 18-year-old won in his first series start holding off reigning champion Austin Cindric on the Daytona International Speedway road course. Gibbs took the lead on a restart in double overtime and held off the field by a comfortable 1.726 seconds at…
Ben Rhodes wrapped up a perfect pair of race outings at Daytona International Speedway, answering his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory on the oval last week with a dramatic win Friday night on the infield road course. It took three overtime starts to secure the victory over 2020 series champion Sheldon Creed, but Rhodes’…
The LCR Honda MotoGP team has unveiled the second of its two challengers for the 2021 season for, sporting a largely unchanged paint scheme for Takaaki Nakagami. The Japanese racer’s RC213-V will once again display the red and white colours of title sponsor Idemitsu that has backed the three-time Moto2 race winner since 2014. LCR…
Nikita Mazepin was in the news rather negatively at the end of last year because he posted a video on social media in which he grabbed a young woman by the breasts. He did this seemingly uninvited and the criticism was severe. Haas now states that this was a good lesson for the young Mazepin….
Formula 1 and Netflix have today revealed that the third season of the Drive to Survive docuseries will be released on 19 March. “Intense battles, fierce rivalries, unexpected podiums and Lewis Hamilton’s incredible seventh world title will ensure the series is one of the most action packed yet,” Formula One said in a statement announcing…
LCR Honda has shown off its refreshed paint scheme that will adorn Alex Marquez’s RC213-V for the 2021 MotoGP season. The Italian outfit will wade into battle with new signing Marquez alongside slightly increased backing from long time associate partner Castrol, its RC213-V sporting a white, green, red and blue livery. Castrol has been involved…
Pirelli have released the available tyre compounds for the full 2021 calendar, a season set to comprise of a record 23 races. The Italian company, who hold exclusive rights as the tyre supplier of Formula 1, have five specifications of slick tyres in their range, starting from C1s up to C5s, with the compounds getting…
Electronic Arts have completed their takeover of developer Codemasters. The deal represents the biggest shakeup yet to the F1 game series, which has been produced by Codemasters since 2009. The F1 game’s recent success hadn’t gone unnoticed as at the end of 2020, rumours began to emerge of EA’s interest in potentially acquiring Codemasters outright….
