Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has called for a second DRS zone to be introduced at Imola to encourage overtaking at the track which is holding the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix this weekend. Drivers can only use their Drag Reduction System once per lap along the pit straight. This zone, which has been extended for F1’s return,…
Formula 1 says talks continue with promoters despite reports the Canadian Grand Prix will be cancelled for the second straight year. The race, scheduled for June 13 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, was set to be the first outside of Europe and the Middle East since the Covid-19 pandemic began over a year…
Eight-time world champion Marc Marquez has been officially confirmed to partake in this weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix. Ducatti’s Jack Miller also passed fit. Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez is officially confirmed fit for this weekend’s Grande Prémio 888 de Portugal after passing Thursday’s medical exam at the Algarve International Circuit. When we see the eight-time…
Pirelli has presented the trophies for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. They look very different from the trophies of 2020: at that time, a design with the layout of the circuit was chosen, with the particularity of a diamond at the Tamburello corner, where Ayrton Senna crashed in 1994. Now, an artistic design in the form…
Track limits rules have been announced by the FIA for this weekend’s Emilia Romagna GP after a controversial season-opener which saw Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes consistently running wide to gain an advantage. Hamilton ran off the track at turn four at least 29 times before the stewards told the drivers to stop abusing the track…
Jack Miller admits he will not be at full fitness for this weekend’s Portuguese MotoGP after an operation for arm pump. The Ducati rider underwent surgery on April 6, two days after the Doha Grand Prix in which he was hindered by the issue. As Miller foreshadowed just after that procedure, he will not be…
We might see Daniil Kvyat in an Alpine car this weekend. On social media there are several rumours that Esteban Ocon or Fernando Alonso have tested positive for coronavirus. The French racing team keeps its lips sealed for now. Several Italian media outlets have reported that one of the two Alpine drivers is suffering from…
Miami Gardens city commissioners have voted in favor of a new resolution to bring Formula One racing to Hard Rock Stadium, but their decision has left some residents upset. Residents spent Wednesday night outside of city hall to show their opposition to the event. They aimed their anger and frustration at Miami Gardens’ leaders after…
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc took possession of his SF90 F1 car sometime during the previous week. Ferrari’s 2019 challenger holds a special place in the Monegasque driver’s heart as it is the same car that powered him to his first two victories of his career during the 2019 Belgian and Italian Grand Prix. Rather than…
Michael Schumacher’s famous estate located in Gland, on the shores of Switzerland’s Lake Geneva, has reportedly been put up for sale. According to Bunte, a German people magazine that is well-known for reporting behind-the-scenes news about the Schumacher family, the F1 legend’s wife Corinna has listed the 20,000 square metre property for EUR 58.7 million….
NASCAR veteran Jennifer Jo Cobb will make her Cup Series debut later this month at Talladega Superspeedway. Cobb, 47, who has made a combined 247 starts in the Xfinity and Truck series, will compete in Rick Ware Racing’s No. 15 Chevrolet in the April 25 GEICO 500. When Cobb takes the green-flag, she will become…
Former Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle reveals that he understands why Ricciardo joined Renault in 2019 but feels it was a wrong move. The 2018 Formula 1 season left Ricciardo a frustrated figure at Red Bull on several occasions, whether it was reliability issues or comings-together with team-mate Max Verstappen, the biggest one…
George Russell who is the new Grand Prix Drivers Association Director has defended Lewis Hamilton’s driving in the Bahrain Grand Prix and called for more consistent enforcement of track limits. Hamilton was warned by race control for running too wide at turn four during the season-opening race, despite drivers having been told track limits would…
It has been a norm for press conference to have teammates only since the beginning of the 2020 season but this time round, the combinations have been mixed up for Imola. Lewis Hamilton will be addressing the press alongside Sebastian Vettel and not his teammate Bottas. Max Verstappen will address the press next to Mick…
Repsol Honda will be back at full strength this weekend, as Marc Marquez makes his much anticipated return to MotoGP at the Portuguese Grand Prix. The six-time premier class world champion was cleared by doctors over the weekend before confirming his return on social media. “It’s a great feeling to be returning to MotoGP, with…
The Italian manufacturer is the only one of the six present on the current MotoGP grid who supplies bikes to two satellite squads on top of its factory effort. Long-time partner Pramac receives full factory support from Ducati, with both current championship leader Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin running identical machinery to works team duo…
