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Formula 1’s 2021 season is set to begin in Bahrain with the Australian Grand Prix likely to be postponed due to quarantine requirements making a March race unviable. Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic Melbourne was announced in its traditional season opener slot in F1’s provisional 2021 calendar last year and remained in that place when…
First Max Verstappen took Daniil Kvyat’s seat at Red Bull now he’s dating his ex-girlfriend. Verstappen, 23, has gone public with his new romance with Kelly Piquet, a 32-year-old Brazilian model who is the daughter of three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet. Kvyat and Piquet dated for three years before ending their relationship in late-2019…
Lewis Hamilton has reportedly made four demands during contract talks with Mercedes and the Silver Arrows are weighing up whether to pander to the Brit or turn their attentions to George Russell, who is set to race for Williams. Hamilton has dragged out contract talks with Mercedes all year and Motorsport’s Italian branch claims he…
Lewis Hamilton is officially unemployed at the moment. The seven-time world champion’s contract with Mercedes expired on 1st January and a renewal has still not been signed. In the background, a lot seems to be happening at the moment. Toto Wolff has been arguing for months that the extension of Hamilton’s contract should not be…
Mercedes owners Daimler are reportedly willing to give George Russell a shot in 2021. Lewis Hamilton is technically a free agent as he has no F1 contract for the 2021 campaign. The Brit is still negotiating with Mercedes but their co-owners Daimler are reportedly not keen on giving in to Hamilton’s demands. Hamilton is apparently…
Max Verstappen has a new girlfriend, after announcing his split from former partner Dilara Sanlik last year. Meet the Red Bull driver’s new girlfriend Kelly Piquet, who used to date former driver Daniil Kvyat. How did Verstappen meet Piquet? Max Verstappen finished third in the F1 Drivers’ Standings last season, 133 points behind eventual-champion Lewis…
Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes and a shareholder of the Silver Arrows, reportedly blocked a new $50 million per year deal that Lewis Hamilton was set to sign during the 2020 F1 season. “In November, when Formula 1 went to Turkey, a contract was ready that meets Hamilton’s requirements: a four-year contract with a…
Nikita Mazepin, in 2021 one of the new drivers at Haas, hasn’t ridden a single meter during an official Grand Prix, but came into disrepute last month anyway. After posting a video in which he touched a woman, a call was made on the internet to keep the Russian out of Formula 1. This does…
As part of his training, Haas’ Nikita Mazepin is using the same sensors as seen in lie detector tests to help control stress. The Russian racer is set to make his Formula 1 debut in 2021 with Haas, where he will partner fellow Formula 2 graduate and 2020 champion Mick Schumacher. Mazepin finished P5 in…
The first day of 2021 means that from now on Racing Point will be known as Aston Martin. The team immediately shared a preview of the livery colours for the upcoming Formula 1 season. The team started the day with a tweet that reads: “New year, new me,” with a picture of their new logo….
