Red Bull boss Helmut Marko has taken an unexpected shot at Daniel Ricciardo while explaining his team’s decision to replace Alex Albon with Sergio Perez for 2021.Marko was discussing the struggles Albon had this year, both with handling the car and the pressure of competing with teammate Max Verstappen when he also clipped the Aussie….
Zak Brown has told Williams’ new owners they need to spend big if they are to work their way up the Formula 1 pecking order. Williams were the subject of a buyout in August when Dorilton Capital took over the team that was founded by Sir Frank Williams, debuting on the F1 grid in 1977,…
Double MotoGP race winner Danilo Petrucci admits he is happy that Ducati fired him when it did, as it allowed him to secure top ride with KTM at Tech3 for 2021. Petrucci was handed his marching orders from Ducati before the coronavirus-delayed 2020 season got underway, with Pramac’s Jack Miller taking his place for 2021….
Red Bull is looking at building its own Formula 1 engine when a new set of regulations are finalised for either 2025 or ’26, which will see the introduction of a more simplified power unit run entirely on bio-fuels. Red Bull has always been a customer team, running Cosworth and Ferrari engines during its early…
Mick Schumacher has stated he still believes his dad Michael is “the all-time best in the sport.” Mick Schumacher, aged 21, is set to make his debut in Formula 1 where he will get behind the wheel for manufacturer Haas. He will be going up against Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, who has dominated the sport over…
Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis says Valentino Rossi will be a “very important part” in the development of the marque’s 2021 MotoGP bike despite his switch to the satellite Petronas team.After 15 seasons together, Rossi’s time at the factory Yamaha squad came to an end at the conclusion of the 2020 campaign, with the nine-time world…
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…
