On Wednesday, the Safety Board convened at MotorLand Aragon and approved the entrance of the public at the next international events. The decision was taken after an exhaustive protocol was developed which took into account the circuit characteristics and environment which could guarantee the safety and health off all attendees. MotoGP™ will return to MotorLand…
A second race at the Red Bull Ring was added to the 2021 MotoGP calendar last month following the cancellation of the Finnish Grand Prix at the new KymiRing circuit. The Styrian Grand Prix was added as a replacement for 6-8 August, running one week before the Austrian Grand Prix to create a double-header in…
Lewis Hamilton is in negotiations with Mercedes to sign a new contract to keep him in Formula One until at least the end of the 2022 season. Lewis Hamilton is reportedly willing to accept a lower basic salary in negotiations over a new Mercedes contract but is eager to include a clause that entitles him…
There is a chance that Valtteri Bottas will follow in the footsteps of Nico Rosberg. And that’s not saying goodbye to Formula 1 with a world title, but stopping driving in the premier class of motorsport after his last team was Mercedes. Indeed, Bottas looks set to be replaced by George Russell, but there are…
Although the two are rivals battling it out for the F1 World Championship on track, Max Verstappen has stated that away from the bright lights his relationship with Lewis Hamilton is a healthy one. The Dutchman is looking to unseat his Mercedes rival after years of dominance, as Hamilton has won the last four F1…
Throughout its 2020 MotoGP world championship-winning year, the Suzuki camp seemed like a happy place. Eventual champion Joan Mir clearly felt fully supported by the Japanese manufacturer and its Italian race team, much was made of the family feeling within the team, and it all paid off when Mir was crowned at the end of…
Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has confirmed that he will look into the incident between Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher that happened on the last lap of the Azerbaijan GP. Mazepin appeared to make a very late move to his right, nearly making contact with teammate Schumacher just 300 metres from the line when…
Ferrari has announced that Benedetto Vigna, an Italian executive at Europe’s largest semiconductor chipmaker, will be the luxury sports carmaker’s new CEO. Mr Vigna, 52, will join Ferrari in September from Geneva-based STMicroelectronics, where he has worked for 26 years, most recently running the most profitable operating business, its analogue, micro-electromechanical systems and sensors group….
Christian Horner says Red Bull will not rush into a decision about Sergio Perez’s future following his first victory for the team. Despite an up-and-down start with the squad he joined for this season, especially with his qualifying results, Perez has taken only six races to get a win on the board. It came in…
Williams team principal Simon Roberts has left the outfit, 12 months since joining it in the wake of its sale to Dorilton. Roberts’ departure has come about due to a restructuring of the team’s staff. Jost Capito, who took over as CEO at Williams earlier this year, will take over as team principal.Capito’s plans to…
Nikita Mazepin’s father Dmitry, has revealed that his son’s place on the Formula 1 grid is under threat due to mandatory military service. Mazepin made his Formula 1 debut in 2021 with Haas, and it is safe to say that the rookie has made quite the impact since arriving. The 22-year-old did already carry a…
Nicholas Latifi says the 30-second time penalty added to his race time in Baku was the result of a “miscommunication” from the Williams pitwall. Latifi had failed to follow the field and drive through the pits during the caution period that followed Max Verstappen’s heavy crash on Baku’s main straight in the closing stages of…
Mercedes delivered new engines this weekend, but Honda postponed the decision for another round. This means that for the French Grand Prix we can expect more reliability and thus more power from the Japanese. Before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix Mercedes announced that new engines were being delivered to all teams. Not much can be changed…
Sergio Perez has praised the driver he replaced at Red Bull after winning a dramatic and enthralling F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix last weekend. The Mexican driver thanked Alexander Albon, who was previously Max Verstappen’s teammate at Red Bull in 2020 and 2019. Following Albon posting his congratulations to Perez on Instagram, the former Force India…
With hindsight, Fabio Quartararo feels he should have been black-flagged in Sunday’s Catalunya MotoGP race, still disagrees with the other Turn 2 penalty. Having had time to reflect on the pair of penalties he received after Sunday’s Catalunya MotoGP race, world championship leader Fabio Quartararo admits he should have been black-flagged for riding with his…
Maverick Viñales has gone fastest in a factory Yamaha one-two at the Catalunya post-race MotoGP test, while Jack Miller ended up 14th. Viñales’ late 1:39.400s saw him come out on top by 0.137s over championship-leading team-mate Fabio Quartararo, with LCR’s Takaaki Nakagami third at 0.302s off the pace. Nakagami was the early pace-setter on a…
