Nikita Mazepin had a disastrous start to life as an F1 driver, with him qualifying at the back of the grid (though he started in P19 due to Sebastian Vettel getting a penalty) and only navigating a couple of corners before crashing his car on Sunday. The incident, which was entirely self-inflicted and didn’t involve…
Seven winners in seven races in NASCAR’s Cup Series as Joey Logano added his name to the list with victory in the Bristol dirt race. Joey Logano added his name to the winners’s list in 2021’s incredible NASCAR Cup Series season. The Team Penske driver took victory in the premier stock car class’s first race…
This weekend will see PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team’s Valentino Rossi and Franco Morbidelli back in action at the Losail International Circuit, where the pair will be hoping to come away from the Grand Prix of Doha with results that match their potential. Although Rossi’s fourth place on the grid went ultimately unrewarded last time…
Petronas SRT rider Valentino Rossi says he “had to struggle” in the MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix having “stressed” his rear tyre too much on his Yamaha. The 42-year-old managed to qualify fourth on his SRT debut, but admitted on Saturday he didn’t feel he was strong enough to fight for a 200th MotoGP podium come…
Valtteri Bottas’ post-race debrief would have been an interesting watch based on a little interaction between him and Toto Wolff in the Bahrain pit lane. The Finn could only play a very minor role in the season opener as team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull rival Max Verstappen stole the show in their tense…
AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost believes that their rivals Aston Martin do not have a good car on their hands in the AMR21. Pre-season testing gave Aston Martin reason for concern as the iconic brand made its return to Formula 1. The team completed the second-lowest number of laps, while new recruit Sebastian Vettel spent a…
Formula 1 and the FIA have confirmed there were 12 positive cases of Covid-19 from testing across the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend. In order to return to racing last year, F1 introduced a strict Covid testing regime, with all personnel attending a grand prix event required to return a negative test before being granted admission…
Emanuele Pirro, who was the race steward for the season-opening F1 2021 race in Bahrain discusses how he would have penalized Max Verstappen had the Dutchman not given the position back to Lewis Hamilton. During the final few laps, Red Bull’s Verstappen managed to overtake Mercedes’ Hamilton around the outside of turn 4 for the…
Formula 1 fans were treated to a great, down-to-the-wire race in Bahrain this weekend. But for Spain’s most successful F1 driver, it ended all too early. Fernando Alonso, celebrating his return to the sport after a two year hiatus, had to retire following a mechanical issue that was caused by a very unlikely source. “After…
Max Verstappen has outlined the list of failings that his Red Bull team made in Bahrain and issued a warning that the team must “try to do better” as it bids to win the title this year. Verstappen went into the season-opener wearing the favourite tag but ended up second best to reigning champion Lewis…
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton began his quest to win a record-breaking eighth Formula 1 world title in perfect fashion after beating Max Verstappen to a thrilling victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion had trailed Verstappen by almost 0.4s in qualifying but was able to overturn the deficit into a 96th…
Sebastian Vettel has been handed a five-place grid penalty after being investigated for allegedly ignoring yellow flags at the end of the first period of qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The punishment means Vettel will make his Aston Martin debut from last on the grid after initially qualifying 18th after being held up by…
Last year, at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Romain Grosjean collided hard with the wall, causing a huge fireball. To prevent future start crashes, the FIA has taken new measures. Michael Masi will take stricter action against incidents that take place in the opening phase of the race. “We looked at some feedback and the discussions…
Lewis Hamilton said Mercedes will rise to the challenge of coping with the Formula One rule changes designed to “peg us back” after he was beaten to pole at the Bahrain Grand Prix by Max Verstappen on Saturday. The defending seven-time champion, bidding this year for an unprecedented eighth drivers’ title, said it was “no…
Petronas SRT rider Franco Morbidelli continued his brilliant form of last season as he topped the first free practice session of the 2021 MotoGP season. The session got underway with an initial flurry of fast laps between Jack Miller and Aleix Espargaro as the pair changed places at the front several times. In what were…
Lewis Hamilton has explained why he’ll keep taking the knee before races, saying “it sparks an uncomfortable conversation”, as well detailing the steps he has taken to help alleged Bahraini torture victims. Since the Black Lives Matter movement came to the fore last year, Hamilton has been particularly vocal in his support, taking a knee…
