Everyone is anxiously waiting to see who will be Lewis Hamilton’s teammate in 2022. Rumours are strong that George Russell will take the place of Valtteri Bottas. This would be announced this weekend at Silverstone. To Motorsport-total.com Hamilton talks more about his relationship with teammate Bottas. “As for my relationship with Valtteri, he’s a great…
Mercedes is poised to announce the signing of George Russell for 2022 and beyond, according to a growing number of authoritative sources. British commentators Martin Brundle and David Croft, as well as 1996 world champion Damon Hill, all admit they are expecting the news to be made official at the British GP this weekend. “Then…
As part of their promotional activities over the course of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, Red Bull sent Alex Albon out on track in his DTM car. The British-Thai racer has signed up for DTM for this season, racing with Red Bull backing in an AlphaTauri-liveried Ferrari, alongside his duties as reserve driver for the…
Lewis Hamilton fears British Grand Prix fans will not enjoy too much excitement from sprint qualifying’s debut at Silverstone. The new format makes its bow on the Saturday afternoon with the intention of spicing up the race weekend and adding a different dimension to the action. The usual one-hour qualifying session has been moved to…
Daniel Ricciardo has switched teams twice in recent years. After 2018 he left Red Bull Racing to hunt for success at Renault, but after two seasons he left to take a seat at McLaren. He’s now driving his first season there and doesn’t seem entirely comfortable yet. In conversation with Auto, Motor und Sport the…
Jos Verstappen says he knew his son Max “had something special” about him as a driver when he was only seven years old. A decade later, of course, Verstappen junior was making his Formula 1 debut aged 17 years and 166 days for Toro Rosso at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix. Another six years on,…
Another E-Prix in the United States is being actively pursued by Formula E as it looks to expand its calendar to as many as 16 locations in 2023. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston and Atlanta are all known to be possible venues for another race in the United States to add to Long Beach, Miami…
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed what he believes his driver Sergio Perez has which the previous drivers at the team didn’t, and how it has played a major part in the teams performance this year. The Mexican is currently third in the drivers standings, just three points clear of McLaren driver Lando…
Formula One’s single tyre manufacturer Pirelli has brought its latest 2022 18-inch tyre test to an end, racking up high mileage with AlphaTauri’s race drivers, Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda. Beside the revolutionary new aerodynamic configuration, Formula One is set to introduce a brand-new tyre specification next year with the 18-inch tyres due to make…
Lando Norris was not happy after the Austrian Grand Prix. He finished third, but saw his second place disappear because of a penalty. To make matters worse he also got penalty points on his license. Norris received a five second penalty in Austria for pushing Sergio Perez into the gravel. There are already questions marks…
Peugeot in 2019 announced plans to enter the new Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) class of the World Endurance Championship, and on Tuesday the French automaker finally revealed its contender. It’s called the 9X8, and Peugeot plans to enter it for the first time in the 2022 season. Currently competing in LMH are Toyota, Scuderia Cameron…
F1 legend Carlos Reutemann has died at 79 has announced the great Argentine driver’s family. The twelve-time Grand Prix winner and former Governor of Santa Fe passed away “in peace and dignity” according to his daughter Cora who announced her father’s passing on Twitter. “Dad left in peace and dignity after fighting like a champion…
Reigning MotoGP champion Joan Mir believes Suzuki GSX-RR is ‘more aggressive’ than the Yamaha M1: ‘They both have the Inline-4 engine, but the character is quite different.’ As the only Inline four-cylinder machines on the MotoGP grid, the Suzuki GSX-RR and Yamaha M1 are often grouped together as similar machines in terms of riding style…
The Australian Grand Prix was called off Tuesday for a second year in succession due to logistical problems caused by the pandemic, but Formula One bosses said they still planned on a 23-race season. The race had been scheduled on November 21, but hit roadblocks over Australia’s requirement for overseas arrivals to undergo 14 days…
New engine regulations in Formula 1 could be postponed for a year. In Austria, top carmaker officials – including Red Bull mogul Dietrich Mateschitz and also the CEOs of Audi and Porsche – met to discuss the new rules that are scheduled to debut in 2025. Formula 1 described the talks as “very positive”, declaring…
Esteban Ocon has urged Alpine to make major changes on his car after a poor run of form which saw the Frenchman consistently off the pace compared to teammate Fernando Alonso. Ocon failed to finish higher than 14th at F1’s first triple-header and qualified down in 17th at the Styrian and Austrian Grand Prix and…
