Formula 1

Hamilton delighted as Wolff commits to Mercedes ‘for life’Lewis Hamilton couldn’t hide his delight after Toto Wolff committed to remaining team boss at Mercedes for three more years at least. The announcement last week came after the Austrian had been indicating at, at least, partially altering his role within the Brackley-based team after seven years…

Alexander Albon may temporarily look to a new employer. That is what Helmut Marko has said a week after it was announced that Sergio Perez will take his place next year alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing. The Austrian race team is open to relocating Albon in 2021. Marko and Albon have drawn up…

Alex Albon collected the most penalty points of any driver during the 2020 season, with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell close behind. The system is designed to make sure drivers behave themselves on the track, and rules that once someone reaches 12 points over a 12-month period, then they receive a one-race ban. Come the…

Max Verstappen and his management team insist they have no regrets about committing to Red Bull in Formula 1, despite the interest Mercedes showed in him in 2014.The Dutchman’s decisions over what path to take in F1 are explored in a new documentary called ‘Whatever it takes’ that is being broadcast on Dutch channel Ziggo…

Daniel Ricciardo has given his backing to George Russell. One of the biggest talking points in F1 is whether Lewis Hamilton would have had the same success if all of the cars were equal. Mercedes have dominated motorsport’s premier competition for the last seven years winning the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship. Hamilton levelled Michael Schumacher’s…

Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin will be team-mates at Haas for their debut season in Formula One. Despite Nikita Mazepin groping an Instagram model earlier this month, the Haas F1 Team has confirmed that he will partner Mick Schumacher at the team in 2021. While the #WeSayNoToMazepin campaign is continuing to try to exert pressure…

Several supporters of Nikita Mazepin have been abusing a vocal critic of the Russian racing driver on social media. The last couple of weeks have cast a dark shadow over Formula One, with the Haas F1 Team proving that money is more important than principals. In case you’ve been living under a rock, I’m referring…

Williams says it has no desire to become a Formula 1 B-team, despite the closer alliances some rivals are forming with the top outfits. As F1 heads to a new era of limited resources, thanks to tighter cost controls and the arrival of a budget cap, there has been a move for some outfits to…

Formula 1 team founder Frank Williams has been discharged from hospital and is now “on the mend at home”. Williams, who was team principal from the team’s creation in 1977 until this year, had been admitted to hospital – reported by the team on December 15 – and that statement said that “Frank’s medical condition…

Sebastian Vettel has given a special mention to Maurizio Arrivabene among the most influential people during his Ferrari career. The German driver is moving on from the Scuderia after a six-year spell, during which he recorded 14 race victories but no more World Championships to add to the four he achieved with Red Bull from…