The 2021 F1 season’s major title contenders, Lewis Hamilton, and Max Verstappen, recently caused chaos at Silverstone during the race. While the seven-time world champion escaped with minor front wing damage to his car, it wasn’t as simple for the Dutchman, whose car was pretty much shattered into pieces. This led to a wave of…
It is usually around the time of the Grand Prix extreme weather in Hungary. When it is hot it is really hot. When it rains, it rains a lot and it rains hard. For this weekend the first scenario seems the most realistic, but a mix of both is not excluded. For now, it looks…
Ferrari doesn’t believe victory is a realistic aim despite their recent form heading to the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Scuderia has been back near their best with Charles Leclerc’s pair of poles in Monaco and Baku, followed by an unfortunate second place to Lewis Hamilton at Silverstone. Since Austria, Ferrari has also shown a very…
Forbes’ latest list of salary reveals place Lewis Hamilton atop the the Formula 1 standings for the drivers’ payslips. As a seven-time World Champion, Hamilton has enjoyed the kind of success in Formula 1 which can only be equalled by Michael Schumacher in terms of titles, but the records for most pole positions and race…
Aleix Espargaro says Andrea Dovizioso “has not been very competitive” during his tests with Aprilia and finds it hard to see him as his MotoGP teammate in 2022. Three-time MotoGP title runner-up Dovizioso was ousted from the factory Ducati squad at the end of last year and elected to take a sabbatical after turning down…
The opening leg of this year’s Bahrain FIA World Endurance Championship double-header will be the first round of the series at the Sakhir circuit to take place exclusively in daylight. The six-hour event scheduled for October 30 will start at 11am local time and finish at 5pm just as the sun is setting. The following…
Saudi Arabia has put up its hand as a potential alternate Formula 1 venue in the covid-marred 2021 season. The first-ever Jeddah street race is already scheduled to take place in early December – just a fortnight after the re-scheduled and now cancelled Australian GP was due to happen. Qatar and Bahrain have indicated that…
2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button has said that he feels Valtteri Bottas might benefit from a switch back to Williams come the end of this season. The Finn left Williams at the end of 2016 to take over from Nico Rosberg as Lewis Hamilton’s teammate at Mercedes, with them being partners ever since. Bottas…
Honda have admitted they still don’t know for sure whether Max Verstappen’s engine can be used again, following his high speed crash into the barriers at Silverstone. Upon first inspection of the engine, hopes were raised that the unit can be used again and reduce the likelihood of a grid penalty later in the year…
Reigning Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has announced the launch of a new charitable foundation, called Mission 44, and has pledged an initial £20m from his personal wealth. Hamilton has regularly spoken of the need for greater equality, particularly within motorsport, and recently released the findings of the Hamilton Commission. On Tuesday he unveiled…
World Superbike king Jonathan Rea rewrote the history books yet again as the Northern Ireland star moved back into the lead of the title race with a landmark victory at Assen yesterday. The 32-year-old became the first rider ever to win 13 races at a single circuit in the championship, surpassing England’s Carl Fogarty, who…
Jonas Folger and Lucas Mahias have both been ruled out of Sunday’s World Superbike races at Assen following their crashes during Saturday’s opening race at the Dutch circuit. MGM BMW rider Folger was on course for his best finish in WSBK so far on Saturday as he ran sixth for most of the race, only…
Formula 1 is open to discussing who gets credited with pole position on a weekend in which the format includes a Sprint event, according to F1’s director of motorsport, Ross Brawn. Currently pole position is defined as the driver who qualifies in first place for the grand prix, therefore traditionally it is awarded to the…
Lewis Hamilton is hopeful that he and Max Verstappen can continue to race wheel-to-wheel in Formula 1 with ‘respect’, despite their clash at the British Grand Prix. For the first time in 2021, the F1’s two title rivals came to blows on the opening lap at Silverstone when Hamilton attempted to overtake Verstappen into the…
Valtteri Bottas is fighting for his place at Mercedes, but it is starting to look more and more like the German team is going to choose George Russell. While the Finn was mainly linked to Williams, Bottas appears to have had talks with Alfa Romeo. Bottas and Russell will have to fight it out for…
RC Squadra Corse withdraw from this weekend’s Dutch WorldSBK, lamenting ‘internal reasons’ for the absence. Eugene Laverty will be out of action for round five of the 2021 WorldSBK championship this weekend as his RC Squadra Corse BMW team have withdrawn. The unfortunate news adds to what’s been an already disappointing opening four rounds for…
