Lewis Hamilton has won the Spanish Grand Prix, on the weekend in which he claimed his 100th pole position in Formula 1. He also joins Ayrton Senna in the history books, becoming the second driver ever to win five consecutive races at the same Grand Prix. The Brit secured his third win of the season…
Alfa Romeo provided some remarkable images during the Safety Car. Antonio Giovinazzi came in for a pitstop, but one of the Pirelli tyres turned out to be flat. It makes for some remarkable images. Because of a Safety Car for Yuki Tsunoda, Alfa Romeo wanted to take a gamble and bring Giovinazzi in. A smart…
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have explained why nobody used the medium tyre in Q2 for the Spanish Grand Prix. Whilst it is common for Mercedes and Red Bull to utilise the medium during qualifying, both teams moved away from the usual tactics and decided to use the softs on this occasion. Hamilton – who…
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has stated that over 600 individuals have applied to join the Austrian brand’s latest venture after looking at a simple advert. With Red Bull procuring Honda’s IP, the four-time world champions can now start manufacturing their own engines. This has led to the Milton Keynes based squad seeking talented…
Haas Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin has received a three-place grid penalty and a penalty point on his licence for “clearly impeding” Lando Norris in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying. The grid penalty is meaningless given Mazepin was already due to start the race last, but the penalty point is Mazepin’s second on his licence, after…
For the 100th time in his Formula 1 career, Lewis Hamilton will start from the front of the grid. The British driver secured pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix by just 0.036 seconds. Verstappen starts from P2, with Bottas in P3. In Q3 Perez spun on turn 13 but yellow flags didn’t hamper his…
Formula E champion Antonio Felix da Costa fended off Robin Frijns and Mitch Evans to take pole for the series’ first race on the full Formula 1 version of the Monaco Grand Prix track. A 1m31.317s superpole lap for DS Techeetah driver da Costa on a track identical to the F1 layout bar an adjusted…
The rivalry between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton seems to be building all the time. In Imola the two drivers hit each other on the opening lap and in Portimao they were constantly close to each other in the opening stages. Not only during the race they put pressure on each other, but also during…
Max Verstappen removed the sandbags and hit the front in FP3, with Red Bull driver calling Lewis Hamilton “unbelievable” – not for a good reason. The light went green for final practice but it took five minutes before Spain’s Fernando Alonso decided to break the silence. The Alpine driver clocked a 1:21.020 as the session’s…
The Canadian Grand Prix has been replaced by a weekend in Istanbul, Turkey, but there is a chance that the GP will not take place there either. The government of the United Kingdom has put the country on the red travel list which means that travellers from Turkey have to spend ten days in quarantine…
Reigning NASCAR Truck Series champion Sheldon Creed picked up his first win of the 2021 season thanks to avoiding a multitude of wrecks in the final 35 laps. Creed led the way on a restart with two of 147 laps remaining and quickly powered out to a sizeable lead. After taking the white flag, a…
Toto Wolff has claimed that Red Bull tried to sign around 100 staff from Mercedes’ High Performance Powertrains division to join its new Formula 1 engine project. Red Bull’s recruitment drive for its new Red Bull Powertrains arm that will take over Honda’s F1 power unit at the end of the year and build the…
There have been some changes made to Turn 10 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this winter. The corner has been given a larger radius and is now about 35km/h faster than before. Not everyone is a fan of the changes, but what seems certain is that it plays into Mercedes’ hands more than Red Bull…
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed rivals Red Bull have poached up to 15 members of staff to work in its new powertrains department. Ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, Red Bull announced it had secured the services of five Mercedes High Performance Powertrains engineers to join technical director Ben Hodgkinson, who will also…
Helmut Marko was left frustrated by Max Verstappen picking up some minor front wing damage during the second practice session in Barcelona. Having complained vociferously about the vague track limits enforced by white lines and kerbs in Portugal, Marko was left exasperated as the Dutch driver damaged his front wing in second practice by hitting…
Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton led Valtteri Bottas in a Mercedes one-two in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday. Championship leader Hamilton’s closest rival, Max Verstappen, had been second fastest in the morning for Red Bull but dropped to ninth, 0.615 off the pace, in the afternoon at the Circuit…
