Sergio Perez will take a grid penalty for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after Racing Point elected to change his Mercedes power unit for the Formula 1 season finale. The Mexican had admitted that the engine that took him to victory in the Sakhir GP last weekend was getting towards the end of its life,…
Max Verstappen set the pace for Red Bull in opening practice for the Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi as Lewis Hamilton returned after recovering from COVID-19. Seven-time world champion Hamilton was forced to miss last weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19 one day after his victory in Bahrain. Hamilton returned…
Ferrari Chief Executive Officer Louis Camilleri has retired citing personal reasons after being in the role for nearly two and a half years and Chairman John Elkann will lead the company on an interim basis, the luxury automaker said on Thursday.Camilleri’s decision to step down came after the executive suffered health problems, which made it…
The first-ever VR46 team livery on a MotoGP bike, which Valentino Rossi protégé Luca Marini will race with in 2021 aboard the Esponsorama Racing Ducati, has been revealed. Ducati confirmed last month it had secured the signatures of 2020 Moto2 world champion Enea Bastianini and Moto2 runner-up Marini to join the Esponsorama squad (formally Avintia)….
Romain Grosjean has posted pictures of his burnt right hand sustained in his fiery crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Grosjean miraculously walked away from a huge accident on the opening lap of the race on Nov. 29, which saw him trapped inside a burning car for 28 seconds. He has since given a horrifying…
George Russell has spoken out following the news that Lewis Hamilton will return for Mercedes at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend, declaring that he is “glad” his fellow Brit is back to full health and that he is “buzzing” to return to Williams. The 22-year-old replaced Hamilton while he was absent with COVID-19…
Lewis Hamilton has been given the all clear to return to Formula 1 action after passing negative coronavirus tests in both Bahrain and Abu Dhabi.The world champion was forced to miss last weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix because of being infected with the virus, but tests that have taken place in the last few days have…
Luck is on George Russell’s side as he looks set to again substitute for recovering Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, this time for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Famously, the regular Williams driver was drafted into the World Champion’s car for the Sakhir Grand Prix, last Sunday, and might have won the race had Mercedes not…
Racing Point F1 driver Sergio Perez has revealed that following his Sakhir win he received congratulatory messages from a number of team bosses… including Helmut Marko. The revelation comes at a time Red Bull – to whom Marko is motor sport consultant and Lord High Executioner – is the Mexican’s only option to remain on…
Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto will skip this weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after falling unwell with a non-COVID-19 related illness. It will mark the third race weekend that Binotto will have missed this year, adding to the Turkish and Bahrain Grands Prix. Like the previous two events, Ferrari sporting director Laurent…
