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Pirelli Formula 1 tyre chief Mario Isola has tested positive for COVID-19 following the latest round of screening at the Turkish Grand Prix. F1 issued a statement on Monday following the grand prix weekend at Istanbul Park announcing that Isola, who heads up the series’ tyre supplier’s activities at races, had contracted COVID-19 and tested…
Mattia Binotto says he is pleased that his experiment of sitting out a grand prix at Ferrari’s Maranello headquarters over the weekend was a success. For the first time since becoming team boss, the Italian did not travel to the race location at the weekend. Ultimately, Istanbul turned out to be Sebastian Vettel’s first podium…
Lewis Hamilton will celebrate making Formula One history on Sunday in surprising fashion.The newly-crowned seven-time drivers’ world champion may be Britain’s richest sportsperson with a net worth reported by The Sunday Times of 224 million pounds ($A406 million). Yet after winning the Turkish Grand Prix he said he had become used to the strict coronavirus…
Lewis Hamilton clinched the 2020 Formula 1 world title with victory in a wet and wild Turkish Grand Prix over Sergio Perez, while Valtteri Bottas finished 14th after several spins.The majority of the race was led by polesitter Lance Stroll, who lost out by taking a second stop for intermediates, a strategy Charles Leclerc used…
In the aftermath of Saturday’s hectic Formula 1 qualifying session for the Turkish Grand Prix and Lance Stroll’s shock pole position, it briefly seemed his jubilation would be short-lived. As the stewards picked their way through the various incidents in a messy qualifying that included two red flags and an hour-long Q1 session, pole-man Stroll…
Pirelli boss admits he didn’t know the track had been recently resurfaced; Formula 1 drivers struggle to find grip. On Friday afternoon, after the Formula 1 cars completed practice for the F1 Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park Circuit, the organizers got some Renault Clios together and let them run around the circuit, hoping…
Daniel Ricciardo said it was “frustrating” that he couldn’t get a true feel of Istanbul Park on Friday ahead of the Turkish GP. Drivers were lapping in the 1:40s during the opening practice session thanks to a combination of low temperatures, overnight rain and most importantly a very slippy newly-laid surface. Ricciardo finished FP2 all…
Lewis Hamilton’s contract for the coming years is still not complete. Negotiations seem to depend on what his current team boss, Toto Wolff, is going to do and the amount of money involved. The latest rumour is that there is a three-year deal for GBP £120 million. Nothing is certain yet about Lewis Hamilton’s contract…
Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto will be skipping this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul and will instead run the team from its base in Maranello. The Ferrari boss had revealed that he had plans to miss some of the remaining races in the current season so as to find out how effecient…
Haas drivers, Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen are now fighting to make their 2021 plans after they found out that Haas won’t be requiring their services beyond the 2020 Formula 1 season. Both drivers confirmed ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix that they are in talks with Indycar teams. Haas had confirmed ahead of the…
