Max Verstappen believes the FIA should introduce front wing checks after clamping down on Formula 1 teams running so-called flexi-wings in recent weeks. After Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton noted Red Bull was running a “bendy wing” on the rear of the car at the Spanish Grand Prix last month, the FIA moved to clamp down…
Alfa Romeo are 111-years-old today and for the occasion, a special livery celebrating the milestone will be used for this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix on the cars of Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi.The iconic brand that spawned Ferrari, has had a golden history pockmarked with success in Formula 1 as well as periods as also-rans….
Sebastian Ogier edged Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanpera to win the opening super special stage as the Safari Rally officially made its return to the World Rally Championship. The reigning world champion made light work of the 4.48km two-by-two Kasarani gravel test held in front of a vocal crowd at Kenya’s capital city Nairobi. The stage…
Kenya’s famed Safari rally is making a comeback at home after a 19-year wait. The race has earned a reputation as the toughest event on the World Rally Championship calendar. Riders have to cover enormous distances in arduous condition. This year it begins from Friday June 25 till Sunday June 27. “So part of our…
Lando Norris climbed from eighth to fifth place during the French Grand Prix. The overtaking of Pierre Gasly on the twenty-eighth lap was not without controversy. The Brit even called his French colleague an idiot. During the overtake at Le Beausset, Norris was cut off by Gasly with both drivers going off track for a…
Sergio Perez is expecting talks with Red Bull over a new contract to happen during some F1 “downtime” and hopes any decision will be made quickly. Perez has impressed in his debut season with Red Bull after switching from Racing Point – now Aston Martin – over the winter, taking victory in Azerbaijan and following…
Aston Martin plans to appoint a new Formula 1 technical director as part of its ongoing process to create what it calls “a more focussed technical management structure with greater strength in depth”. As reported last week, Alfa Romeo chief designer Luca Furbatto will join at the start of next year as engineering director, with…
Max Verstappen is hopeful that his partnership with Sergio Perez will continue, as the Mexican driver is only on a one year contract. After a slow start to his Red Bull career, Perez has found form in recent races and has provided more than adequate backup to Verstappen, and was there to take the victory…
Williams chief executive Jost Capito justified the decision to part ways with ex-team principal Simon Roberts, saying that the former’s “capabilities” didn’t fit within the outfit’s new organizational structure. Roberts took over last year from former deputy-team principal Claire Williams in the wake of Williams’ takeover by US investment firm Dorilton Capital. But earlier this…
Kimi Raikkonen is hoping to provide Alfa Romeo with points as a birthday gift in Austria. The Italian manufacturer celebrates its 111th birthday today [Thursday, June 24] ahead of this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix, with the F1 team entering the event after failing to score for the first time in three races in France last…
With the rescheduling of the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas and cancellation of the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, the 2021 MotoGP calendar has been revised. The rescheduling of the US round of MotoGP to 1st to the 3rd of October means the OR Grand Prix of Thailand at Buriram,…
WorldSBK rider Garrett Gerloff will replace the injured Franco Morbidelli at Petronas Yamaha for this weekend’s Dutch MotoGP. Petronas Yamaha have confirmed that WorldSBK rider Garrett Gerloff will ride in place of Franco Morbidelli at this weekend’s Dutch MotoGP. Morbidelli has been ruled out due to a left knee injury suffered during training. It’s believed…
Three-time MotoGP race winner Franco Morbidelli has been ruled out of the Dutch TT at Assen this weekend. The 26-year-old Italian injured his knee in a training accident, his team has confirmed. “Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team can confirm that Franco Morbidelli will miss this weekend’s DutchGP due to an injury to his left knee…
Aston Martin is suing a Swiss car dealer that it says is withholding customer deposits on the upcoming Valkyrie hypercar. In 2016, Switzerland’s Nebula Project agreed to help finance the Aston Martin Valkyrie as well as other mid-engine projects the brand was taking on in return for future royalties from the company which was experiencing…
Christian Horner says he was astounded by Mercedes boss Toto Wolff’s claim that Red Bull owed its straight-line speed advantage in France to “a huge step forward” achieved by Honda’s power unit. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was indeed the fastest car down Paul Ricard’s Mistral straight last weekend, the Dutchman blasting through the speed trap…
Toto Wolff has doubled down on his claim that Red Bull has raced ahead of Mercedes due in large part to engine power gains. Honda took fresh engines to Paul Ricard, prompting Mercedes boss Wolff to observe that it explains why Red Bull has now put its nose ahead in 2021. Christian Horner hit back,…
