Daniel Ricciardo believes a repeat of his Renault tattoo bet will be off-limits at McLaren, but has set his sights on a wager surrounding Zak Brown’s classic car collection. Seven-time grand prix winner Ricciardo has joined McLaren on a three-year contract ahead of the 2021 season following a two-year stint at Renault. When Ricciardo signed…
The 2021 Formula 1 season suddenly felt much more real as Lando Norris put McLaren’s new challenger, the MCL35M, through its paces. The British driver is entering his third year with the team and is joined this year by Daniel Ricciardo, the Australian moving from Renault on a three-year deal. While changes aesthetically are hard…
McLaren has become the first Formula 1 team to launch its 2021 car ahead of the new season, unveiling the new Mercedes-powered MCL35M at its base in woking. The event marks the return of the McLaren-Mercedes partnership that previously ran from 1995-2014, winning three drivers’ championships and one constructors’ crown. Having endured a three-year spell…
Fernando Alonso has been discharged from hospital after suffering a fracture of his upper jaw in a cycling accident last week. The two-time Formula 1 world champion, 39, collided with a car while on a training ride near his home in Lugano, Switzerland, on Thursday. His Alpine team said Alonso will now have “a short…
For the first time since 2012, the Factory Yamaha team goes into a MotoGP season without Valentino Rossi, having signed Fabio Quartararo to join Maverick Vinales for 2021. Yamaha has unveiled its factory MotoGP colours for the 2021 season with its revised line-up of Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo. “It’s great that Valentino continues in…
Michael McDowell won the Daytona 500 after a final lap crash involving Penske Racing teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski ended up in flames. McDowell had never won in 358 Cup Series starts and only led one lap as he ended up being the beneficiary of the huge crash. He was running in third behind…
Red Bull has confirmed it has reached an agreement with Honda to take on its Formula 1 engine technology from the beginning of 2022. The Milton Keynes-based outfit has been without a future engine deal since Honda announced it would be quitting F1 at the end of 2021. Having endured a successful relationship with the…
McLaren will launch its 2021 Formula 1 car the MCL35M on Monday evening and you can follow the event live on Racetrackmasters from 7pm GMT. The first Mercedes-powered McLaren since 2014 will be unveiled alongside its new signing Daniel Ricciardo, who has moved from Renault to partner Lando Norris this season. McLaren is streaming its…
The win is the first for Team Penske on the Daytona oval track in Xfinity Series competition. Cindric, 22, will also compete in Sunday’s Daytona 500, making his first NASCAR Cup Series start. “Oh my goodness. What an awesome race. What a really, really fast Ford Mustang,” Cindric said. “Unbelievable effort by everyone at Team…
Kevin Magnussen doesn’t want to be on Haas’ contact list should they require a substitute driver in 2021. The Dane has already begun life after Formula 1, finishing a frustrating fifth at the Daytona 24 Hours having looked on course to win until a puncture struck with just seven minutes left. However, Haas chief Guenther…
The start of the 2021 Formula 1 season is closing in and the teams and drivers are preparing for huge season. Even though the major overhaul of regulations have been postponed by a year to 2022, there are some important new rules and restrictions which could level the playing field. Plenty of news has been…
Mick Schumacher says travel restrictions have stopped him from making his first visit to the base of his new team, Haas. Schumacher, the reigning Formula 2 champion, makes his debut in Formula 1 this year after the Ferrari Driver Academy member landed a seat at Haas for the 2021 Formula 1 season. But the global…
Alfa Romeo and Maserati are looking increasingly likely to step up their interest in Formula E, according to reports. The Race report that since both Alfa Romeo and Maserati have been brought under Stellantis, a union of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA groups, both brands could see a shift to their programmes in the…
Nico Hulkenberg is set to be confirmed as an Aston Martin test and reserve driver, according to a report. The German would be continuing his links with the Silverstone-based team for whom he raced in 2011-12 and again from 2014-16 when they were known as Force India. In addition, Hulkenberg made a couple of ‘guest…
Mercedes engine boss admits to having ‘some issues’ with the 2021 power unit. This comes as the German outfit is set to supply three customer teams with power unit not forgetting its works team. Other than its own (multi) championship winning team, and customers Aston Martin and Williams, this season sees Mercedes re-partner with McLaren….
Max Verstappen’s performance clause means the youngest race winner in the sport’s history is free to leave Red Bull if he cannot compete at the front, Helmut Marko has confirmed. With Mercedes dominating the sport in recent years, Max Verstappen must be wondering if Red Bull is the right team to help him achieve his…
