The 2021 Thai MotoGP set to take place in Buriram later this year has officially been cancelled. Fears over whether the Thai MotoGP would go ahead were extensive before today’s official announcement due to Thailand currently experiencing a record number of Covid 19 cases and resulting restrictions which, combined with a sluggish vaccination program, has…
Formula One drivers have been reacting to the Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen drama which unfolded on Sunday, as the two championship protagonists went head to head in a heated battle that saw the Dutchman crash out on the very first lap of the British Grand Prix. With Verstappen on pole, Hamilton piled on the…
Martin Brundle says Red Bull have told him they have data that shows Lewis Hamilton would have run wide at Copse had he not collided with Max Verstappen. But rather than Hamilton’s car entering the gravel on lap one of the British Grand Prix, it was Verstappen’s Red Bull – which did so at high…
Haas F1’s Mick Schumacher took to the Silverstone Circuit on Tuesday in a specification of the car his father made his Formula 1 debut 30 years prior, the Jordan 191. Schumacher was filming a feature with Sky Sports F1’s Karun Chandhok ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, where his father made his F1 debut in…
Dani Pedrosa is coming out of retirement aged 35 to ride for KTM at next month’s Styrian Grand Prix, the MotoGP team announced on Tuesday. The Spaniard, who won three world titles in lower categories and competed for 13 seasons in MotoGP winning 31 races and finishing second overall three times, retired at the end…
Helmut Marko has suggested Red Bull Racing have hired a lawyer to investigate the punishment of Lewis Hamilton. Helmut Marko told Austria’s Kronen Zeitung. Marko is still angry after the incident. Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen were in such good shape prior to the British Grand Prix. In both championships they had a large…
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has hit back at Red Bull’s “dirty driving” accusation aimed at Lewis Hamilton following his collision with Formula 1 title rival Max Verstappen at the British Grand Prix. F1 2021’s leading protagonists clashed at the high-speed Copse corner as Hamilton attempted to snatch the lead away from Verstappen on the opening…
Max Verstappen and his engine survived his 51G crash at the British GP, but the damage to his RB16B will set Red Bull back “three quarters of a million euros”. That’s the estimate from Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko. Verstappen was involved in a high-speed crash at Sunday’s British Grand Prix, hit by Lewis Hamilton…
Although he believes it was a racing incident, Bernie Ecclestone says the stewards were lenient in handing Lewis Hamilton a 10s time penalty. Over the many years he has been involved in the sport, Bernie Ecclestone has witnessed more than his fair share of controversy. However, while fans of a certain vintage will recall incidents…
As darkness descended on New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday evening, NASCAR called for the checkered flag eight laps earlier than the 301-scheduled distance in the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 with Aric Almirola as the race leader. The win was the third of Almirola’s NASCAR Cup Series career but his first since 2018. It also…
Mercedes, Formula One and its governing body the FIA have issued a joint statement condemning the online racist abuse aimed at Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton, 36, was targeted following his crash with rival Max Verstappen on the opening lap of Sunday’s British Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion delivered a superb comeback drive to record his…
FIA race director Michael Masi has explained why the stewards decided to punish Lewis Hamilton for his part in the dramatic British Grand Prix clash with Max Verstappen. Hamilton hounded F1 title rival Verstappen during the opening lap of the race and looked to make a move at Copse only for contact to spear the…
Toto Wolff says he will do what he can to enable Valtteri Bottas to have a “great future” in Formula 1. Amid sweeping rumours that the Finnish driver is set to lose his seat to George Russell for 2022, Mercedes boss Wolff hailed Bottas’ role in supporting Lewis Hamilton throughout the British GP weekend. “Valtteri…
Red Bull may request the FIA to take further action against Lewis Hamilton for causing a collision with Max Verstappen in Formula 1’s British Grand Prix. F1 2021’s two title protagonists came to blows on the opening lap of the British GP at Silverstone as they battled hard for the lead. Hamilton attempted a dive…
Max Verstappen has brandished F1 championship rival Lewis Hamilton as “dangerous” and labelled the British Grand Prix winner’s celebrations as “disrespectful and unsportsmanlike”. The Red Bull driver started from pole at Silverstone and was defending from a hard-charging Hamilton when the pair collided at Copse, sending Verstappen into the barriers with an impact of 51g….
Lewis Hamilton denied Charles Leclerc a sensational victory in Formula 1’s 2021 British Grand Prix, after Hamilton collided with Max Verstappen on the opening lap, putting the Red Bull out. Hamilton was penalised for the controversial incident at Copse, just after which Leclerc had surged into the lead before the race was suspended. Leclerc led…
