Following a comment made by Lewis Hamilton at the weekend, the FIA has confirmed that it is to act on “bendy” wings. Speaking to Sky Sports in the aftermath of Saturday’s qualifying session, when he out-qualified Max Verstappen by just 0.036s, eventual race winner, Lewis Hamilton said that his rivals had a “bendy (rear) wing”,…
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus will only enter a single Le Mans Hypercar for its FIA World Endurance Championship debut next month at Portimao, marque founder Jim Glickenhaus has clarified. The American boutique manufacturer will finally give its 007 LMH design its race bow in the 8 Hours of Portimao on June 12-13 after skipping the opening…
Formula 1’s Race Director Michael Masi says reverting to the old layout at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is a possibility if the championship returns to the venue. Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix has been held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya since 1991 and the layout has undergone occasional revisions in its 30-year history. Among the…
Haas chief Guenther Steiner has offered his take on Toto Wolff’s message to FIA race director Michael Masi over Nikita Mazepin during the Spanish Grand Prix. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton ended up winning round four of the Formula 1 championship at the weekend after a clever two-stop strategy outfoxed Max Verstappen and his Red Bull…
According to Portuguese publication A Bola, Cristiano Ronaldo did not return to Turin with the rest of the Juventus squad after this weekend’s devastating 3-0 defeat to AC Milan. It’s reported that the all-time great was not in attendance for the recovery session and instead joined club president Andrea Agnelli on a visit to the…
Daniil Kvyat will make a return to an F1 car this week at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for a testing session with Pirelli driving an Alpine. The Russian driver, who was let go by AlphaTauri at the end of 2020 and replaced by Yuki Tsunoda, will conduct a testing session in the R.S. 18 for…
Alex Albon will be at the wheel of the Red Bull mule car for Tuesday and Wednesday’s tyre testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Albon has remained signed to Red Bull as a reserve driver for 2021, having lost his race seat for this season. Also taking part in DTM with Red Bull backing, Albon…
Haas driver Nikita Mazepin has revealed his decision to kneel on the grid during the pre-race ceremony at the Spanish Grand Prix was to honour the Russian Victory Day. The momentary pause ahead of the race for drivers to optionally kneel was brought in last season after Lewis Hamilton campaigned for equality in light of…
Ferrari is performing much better this season than in 2020. Where the Italian team had to deal with a lot of disappointments last year, this season’s performance is positive again. According to Mattio Binotto, Carlo Vanzini is too critical for the team though. The Sky Italia commentator regularly states that Ferrari still doesn’t have a…
Jenson Button has suggested that, on raw talent alone, Max Verstappen edges Lewis Hamilton and it is the seven-time world champion’s extra experience that is giving him the advantage in the title race at the moment. Round four of the Formula 1 season went the Briton’s way at the weekend as a supreme drive coupled…
Red Bull’s new rear wing is perfectly legal, according to team boss Christian Horner. In Barcelona, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton referred to a new “bendy wing” on the Red Bull that supposedly gave Max Verstappen a straight-line advantage. Red Bull’s Horner suspects the idea might have been planted in the world championship leader’s head by his…
Race director, Michael Masi has admitted that a radio call from a team boss during a race is a rarity, while the broadcasting of the message is a new innovation from F1. Whether he will take to social media to vent his anger and frustration remains to be seen, but on Sunday afternoon Tot Wolff…
Martin Truex Jr. claimed his third NASCAR Cup Series win of 2021, 12 races into the season, Sunday when he took the checkered flag in the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. He remains the only multi-race winner, so far, this year. “I thought at times it could have been better, but obviously, it was better…
Red Bull did not have any strategic options to win the Spanish Grand Prix because they weren’t quick enough, Max Verstappen believes. Despite taking the lead of yesterday’s race at the start, and heading the field for 54 laps, Verstappen said it was inevitable Lewis Hamilton would find a way past him to win as…
Lewis Hamilton says he wants to seal a new contract with Mercedes before Formula’s 1 summer break. The 36-year-old left it until last winter to sign his current one-year deal with the world champions. He said after winning Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix: “We don’t want to rush anything but I think we have to be…
has admitted he deliberately defied team orders after being told not to hold up Sir Lewis Hamilton in the Spanish Grand Prix. On lap 53, Bottas was told over the team radio to let Hamilton pass him seamlessly for second place as the seven-time World Champion chased down race leader Max Verstappen. Hamilton had made…
