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McLaren Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo topped a second successive morning session in pre-season testing in Bahrain, as Lewis Hamilton suffered a spin that caused a red-flag stoppage. On the heels of what was a clearly under-par opening day of pre-season testing for the usually-dominant Mercedes team, Hamilton kept the lap count ticking over at…

Mercedes has a rather complex system of wings and curves at the front of the floor. Auto Motor und Sport also spotted a very similar undulation in the floor at Aston Martin. The purpose of these waves is to increase the floor area. In this way they hope to compensate for the part of the…

Fernando Alonso says he is ready to return to action in testing tomorrow following his cycling crash last month. The Alpine driver, who spent a weekend in hospital following an accident in February, said his injuries have not significantly affected his preparations to return.“After the accident three weeks or four weeks ago, I had 10…

Mick Schumacher has picked 47 as his race number in Formula 1, with Sky Sports’ Martin Brundle calling it “ugly”. The German took to the Bahrain International Circuit on Friday in the new Haas 2021 challenger, the VF-21, after joining the team in December 2020. Fans of Formula 1 are always curious to see the…

Daniel Ricciardo enjoyed the ideal start to his McLaren career as he went fastest on the opening morning of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.The Australian’s time of 1.32.203 was good enough to see him finish 0.028 clear of AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly in second, who completed a session-leading 74 laps, with Max Verstappen ending the…

Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz are the first Formula 1 drivers to reveal they have accepted Bahrain’s offer to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Prior to the start of pre-season testing in Bahrain this week, the national government announced it would be offering both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to those attending both testing and the grand…

Red Bull advisor, Helmut Marko Reveals that Alexander Albon who lost the opportunity to fight for the world championship title with Red Bull in 2021 was not consistent enough to keep his seat with the team. He is very sure that Sergio Perez will be very consistent when he races with the team this year….

Mercedes did not start the winter test in Bahrain as they had hoped. The team is in the pits after one lap and will not come out of them for a while. There are problems with the gearbox. Mercedes indicated before the start of the season that there were problems with the engine, but of…

The world champion outfit had launched its W12 earlier this month but been open that it was not fitted with a real version of the floor that it would be running in 2021. With F1’s aero rules having changed this year in a bid to cut back on downforce, teams have been forced to rework…