Red Bull driver Max Verstappen sent a statement in the final practice at Paul Ricard, finishing seven tenths clear at the top of the timesheet in France. The World Championship leader pumped in a 1:31.300 in the final quarter of the session to sit well ahead of nearest rival Valtteri Bottas in P2; a still…
FIA race director Michael Masi has rejected requests from Formula 1 teams to remove the controversial exit kerbs at Turn 2 at the French Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas, Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly broke car parts on the yellow ‘sausage kerbs’ that line the outside of the exit kerb at the second corner. They are…
Fabio Quartararo shot to the head of the timesheets by the end of FP3 for the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring to lead Ducati’s Jack Miller. The Yamaha racer managed to save his best for the late-session time attacks, posting the fastest lap of the weekend so far-a 1:20.348s-with just under ten minutes remaining…
Fourteen drivers start the Grand Prix at Paul Ricard with a fresh gearbox in the back of the car. This includes Perez, Verstappen and also Hamilton. Valtteri Bottas, unlike his teammate, will not start with a new gearbox. This is because he already had to change his earlier in the season after the crash at…
Marc Marquez started the German Grand Prix weekend at the head of the times as he streaked to the fastest tour in opening practice at the Sachsenring. The Honda ace-who remains unbeaten at the circuit since making his premier class bow in 2013-was immediately on the pace as he headed to the peak of the…
The fall-out from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has continued into the next round in France, with all 20 drivers boycotting a meeting with Pirelli. That was first reported by leading Dutch outlet De Telegraaf, who say they have had several paddock insiders confirm to them that a proposed meeting between Pirelli and the drivers did…
During the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, both Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll experienced a tyre blowout on the long straight. Pirelli have faced their fair share of criticism for the incident, and it’s a topic that remains a talking point in the French Grand Prix paddock. McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl is disappointed about the lack…
Mercedes is starting to get a bit nervous according to Helmut Marko. The Germans have already pointed out Red Bull Racing’s rear wing, and they are now targeting Red Bull’s pit stop equipment. Marko is not worried though. The battle for the world championship is far more exciting this season than it has been in…
French Grand Prix – Valtteri Bottas was the quickest in the opening practice session as Mercedes return to the top of the timesheets. Bottas’ fastest time was set half an hour into the session on the soft compound beating the 1:33.783 set a few seconds earlier by his teammate, Lewis Hamilton. It wasn’t all smooth…
Alex Rins will attempt to make a comeback at this weekend’s German MotoGP after breaking his right arm just under a fortnight ago. The Suzuki rider crashed in four races in a row before missing the last round altogether due to a spill on his bicycle on the Thursday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Rins…
Gresini Racing has confirmed that it will switch to Ducati from the 2022 MotoGP season, with Fabio Di Giannantonio and Enea Bastianini to be its riders. The squad had already announced in December 2020 that it would revert to Independent status next year after seven seasons as Aprilia’s factory team. What bikes it would run…
Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen says he is unconvinced by Pirelli’s explanation into his Baku failure, while rival Lewis Hamilton suggested the tyre supplier was not to blame. Verstappen suffered a left-rear failure at high speed during the closing stages of the race at Baku and was pitched into a heavy collision with the…
The 2021 F1 season has been disappointing for Valtteri Bottas so far. He is not only struggling with poor results with Mercedes but also trying to address rumours and questions about George Russell joining Mercedes in 2022 which means the 31-year-old will be left without a seat. The last two race weekends have been very…
Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri will have a brand new Honda engine at their disposal in France, with a new name as well. From now on both cars will feature Honda e:TECHNOLOGY. Honda is in its final year in Formula 1, and hopes to finish with a bang. Red Bull Racing is at the top…
It has been announced that BWT will be the title sponsor for the two upcoming races at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. The Austria water company have been in the sport since 2017 when they became Racing Point’s title sponsor, with the team adopting their pink colours. They remained in that position until the…
Romain Grosjean’s proposed Formula 1 test with Mercedes has been postponed due to travel restrictions. Mercedes offered Grosjean a farewell Formula 1 test in the wake of his fiery accident at last November’s Bahrain Grand Prix. That action was Grosjean’s last for Haas, with the Frenchman ruled out of the final two events of 2020,…
