Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll rubbished an unsubstantiated rumour published elsewhere which claimed he was considering selling the team. Stroll purchased the luxury car manufacturer last year and has rebranded his Formula 1 team, previously known as Racing Point, as Aston Martin this year. He described a rumour claiming he might sell it to a…
Former Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams has spoken out about some of the abuse she received online prior to her departure from the Grove outfit in September last year.The Williams family left Formula 1 after the 2020 Italian Grand Prix following the takeover of US-based investment firm Dorilton Capital. The historic team had experienced…
The Circuit de Catalunya has been undergoing reconstruction in recent weeks, and not an insignificant one at that. The change they made at Turn 10 might have a significant impact on the racecourse. La Caixa, as it is also called, used to be a long left-hander. Because this corner was just after the back straight,…
Andrea Dovizioso’s manager Simone Battistella says his rider is “ready” should Honda call him up to stand-in for the still-recovering Marc Marquez during the 2021 MotoGP season. Marquez underwent a third operation in December on the broken right arm which ruled him out of the 2020 MotoGP campaign, and which is likely to see him…
Former Suzuki team manager Davide Brivio has explained the reasons why the Japanese marque opted for Joan Mir over triple MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo for the 2019 season.After a difficult first season for Ducati in 2017 and average start to 2018, Lorenzo was ousted from the team for 2019 and was linked to a…
Lewis Hamilton is set to end the uncertainty over his Formula 1 future “soon” by signing a contract extension at Mercedes. The seven-time world champion’s seat is the last one still TBC for 2021, and since the turn of the year, there has been great speculation over the terms he is demanding regarding salary and…
Avintia Ducati is set to hold the first 2021 MotoGP team launch after announcing a date of February 5 for its online presentation. The team has an all-new rider line-up this season with Moto2 champion Enea Bastianini and title rival Luca Marini taking over from Johann Zarco and Tito Rabat. Avintia is set to run…
A documentary into the career and life of Michael Schumacher is ‘finished’ and is set to air later this year, offering a rare glimpse of the Ferrari legend’s life since suffering a serious brain injury in a skiing accident eight years ago. Schumacher, 52, has not been seen publicly since the 2013 accident and so…
Nikita Mazepin may not be able to race under the Russian flag in Formula 1 this year. Recently, Nikolay Gryazin had to contest the Monte Carlo rally as a ‘neutral athlete’, following the world anti-doping agency’s decision to ban Russia from international competition over a widespread cheating scheme. Russian F1 pundit Alexey Popov thinks Haas…
Mick Schumacher completed an afternoon of testing with Ferrari at Italian circuit Fiorano ahead of his rookie Formula One season. Schumacher, son of seven-time world champion Michael, is part of the Ferrari driver academy and will race for American team Haas this season. Ferrari has booked out its Fiorano race track for a week of…
