Max Verstappen has been taken to hospital for ‘precautionary tests’ following his crash at the British Grand Prix. The Dutchman was on pole at Silverstone on Sunday but lasted less than one lap in the Midlands after colliding with Lewis Hamilton in the early stages. Verstappen and Hamilton’s wheels touched as the Red Bull veered…
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen crashed after suffering a collision with Lewis Hamilton during Sunday’s British Grand Prix. The two F1 title rivals were battling it out for the entire opening lap at Silverstone, with the Red Bull race-leader on the defensive throughout. But just halfway through lap one, disaster struck for Verstappen after he…
Williams CEO Jost Capito has indicated they’re preparing for life after George Russell with a “long list” of replacement drivers being lined up. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is facing increased questions on what he plans to do with his driver line-up next season. Lewis Hamilton has already committed to a new two-year deal, meaning…
It has been a disappointing weekend so far for the Scuderia AlphaTauri team at the 2021 British Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit. Both drivers, Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda,finished the Sprint Qualifying race in the same position they started. Gasly has consistently qualified and started the race in the top ten positions this season….
Toyota driver Jose Maria Lopez bounced back from a mistake on his first hot lap in qualifying to claim pole for Sunday’s FIA World Endurance Championship round at Monza. Lopez went straight on at the first chicane on his opening attempt, but two laps later he was able to get down to a 1m35.899s in…
After the sprint race Red Bull Racing announced that Sergio Perez would most likely have to start from the pitlane on Sunday. The FIA has now confirmed that the Mexican will indeed have to start from the pitlane, after replacing a number of parts under the Parc Fermé regulations. On the car of Perez are…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen clocked in fastest in Friday’s single practice session before qualifying. The Dutchman enjoyed a comfortable 0.779s margin over McLaren’s Lando Norris, an edge that likely left Mercedes and third-placed man Lewis Hamilton once again with more questions than answers. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Valtteri Bottas completed the top-five in the incident…
F1 revealed the first images of a full-sized 2022 car at Silverstone on Thursday, as the sport prepares for its biggest technical overhaul since the introduction of the V6 hybrid engines in 2014. The design commissioned by F1 looks radically different to what’s currently used in the sport, with a low rear wing and front…
Former Formula 1 driver Giedo van der Garde will miss this weekend’s FIA World Endurance Championship race at Monza after testing positive for COVID-19. He will be replaced at the Racing Team Nederland LMP2 squad by Paul-Loup Chatin, a regular in the European Le Mans Series and the Le Mans 24 Hours with IDEC Sport….
will continue to have Frederic Vasseur at the helm for 2022, following confirmation earlier this week that the Italian car manufacturer will continue its partnership with the Sauber team. With Vasseur’s contract as team boss also coming to an end at the conclusion of 2021, he confirmed that the renewal of the Alfa Romeo deal…
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Ares Management will invest £400m into the Surrey-based automotive giant. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is in advanced talks to acquire a stake in McLaren Group as part of a fresh shake-up at the British supercar manufacturer and Formula One (F1) team-owner. Sky News has learnt that the Saudi…
Spa-Francorchamps, the fabled host of this year’s Belgian GP next month, is currently closed. The circuit was already battered by flooding recently, and now it has been hit with another round of abysmal weather. In a statement, Spa-Francorchamps admitted that “the related infrastructures of the circuit” have been damaged, including the “collapsed” paddock access road…
Three members of the McLaren Formula One team have tested positive for Covid-19, including chief executive officer Zak Brown, the British outfit announced Thursday, ahead of the British GP in Silverstone. “Neither of our drivers are close contacts,” McLaren said of Briton Lando Norris, currently fourth in world championship standings, and Australian Daniel Ricciardo, standing…
Formula One offered fans a glimpse of the future on Thursday with a presentation of what cars will look like next season when the sport undergoes a rules revamp to make racing closer and more exciting. The concept car, revealed ahead of Sunday’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, features larger 18 inch wheels with covers…
Petronas Yamaha rider Franco Morbidelli is set to miss at least another four races, with the team targeting a Misano return for the Italian. Morbidelli was forced to sit out the Dutch TT at Assen after aggravating an existing knee injury, and elected to undergo surgery to repair his anterior cruciate ligament. Though the Dutch…
Aston Martin have continued their recruitment drive, appointing former Honda man Mark White as operations director. The British team recently announced they were going to restructure their existing staff and increase the total size of their workforce considerably. They didn’t hang about in doing so, with Alfa Romeo’s Luca Furbatto signed to be engineering director…
