Archives of Month:  August 2021 - Page 6

Alonso says Hamilton duel was not like great Schumacher battle

Aug.4 - Fernando Alonso has played down any comparison between his thrilling duel with Lewis Hamilton in Hungary, and an iconic battle that took...

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4 Aug 2021

Mercedes has found more engine power according to Red Bull

Aug.4 - Mercedes has floored the throttle in terms of engine power in the battle for the 2021 titles, according to Dr Helmut Marko....

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4 Aug 2021

Former F1 driver says Bottas conspiracy theories are impossible

Aug.4 - A former F1 driver has dismissed suggestions Valtteri Bottas may have deliberately taken out both Red Bulls at the first corner in...

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4 Aug 2021

Tiktum denies he had to leave Williams after Latifi insult

Aug.4 - Dan Tiktum's on-again, off-again flirtation with a career in Formula 1 has been flicked back into the 'off' position. The controversial 22-year-old...

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4 Aug 2021

Verstappen 'absolutely sure' he's faster than Hamilton

Aug.3 - Max Verstappen says he is "absolutely sure" he is capable of beating the most successful driver in Formula 1 history to the...

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3 Aug 2021

Wolff says Bottas mistake won't influence next year's seat decision

Aug.3 - The mistake described by Christian Horner as a "howler" on Sunday will not automatically cost Valtteri Bottas his Mercedes seat. That is...

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3 Aug 2021

Steiner fends off rebuke of Mick's uncle over criticism

Aug.3 - Gunther Steiner has fended off a rebuke by former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher. In Hungary, the Haas team boss had hit...

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3 Aug 2021

Red Bull Racing hopes cracks in Verstappen's engine can be repaired

Aug.3 - Red Bull and Honda have not given up hope that Max Verstappen's damaged engine from the 51G Silverstone crash can be "saved"....

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3 Aug 2021

Williams team boss hopes Russell secures next season's Mercedes seat

Aug.3 - Even George Russell's current boss would like to see the increasingly impressive 23-year-old to take the big step into a full-time Mercedes...

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3 Aug 2021

Vettel races F1 into Hungarian political storm with t-shirt

Aug.3 - Formula 1 has found itself at the centre of a political storm in Hungary. Quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel was reprimanded after...

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3 Aug 2021

Villeneuve thinks Stroll could be Hamilton's next teammate at Mercedes?

Aug.3 - Jacques Villeneuve has floated a radical theory about who might race alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year. Team boss Toto Wolff...

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3 Aug 2021

Sainz and Leclerc message after the 2021 Hungarian GP

Looking back to a crazy Sunday with the guys 👀

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2 Aug 2021

2021 Hungarian F1 GP recap by Peter Windsor

For the second successive race, a Mercedes again crashed into a Max Verstappen's Red Bull-Honda on the opening lap: this time, however, it was...

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2 Aug 2021

2021 Hungarian Grand Prix Timelapse Recap video

Rewatch the crazy Hungarian F1 GP in which we saw 5 retirements and a restart with only one car on the grid.

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2 Aug 2021

Mercedes team boss apologises to Red Bull Racing for Bottas' crash

Aug.2 - "Taken out by a Mercedes - again." That was how Max Verstappen reacted on Sunday after losing the lead of the world...

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2 Aug 2021

Prost hails Alonso's incredible self-sacrifice and Alpine team efforts

Aug.2 - F1 legend Alain Prost thinks Esteban Ocon is poised to now "move into a different dimension" in Formula 1. The eventual outcome...

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2 Aug 2021

Verstappen says electric road cars are not his style

Aug.2 - Max Verstappen says he will not be leaping aboard the trend of buying and driving an electric road car. "They have no...

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2 Aug 2021

Post-Race Press Conference 2021 Hungarian F1 GP

DRIVERS 1. Esteban Ocon (Alpine), 2. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) & 3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Johnny Herbert) Q: Sebastian, second. That was mighty...

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2 Aug 2021

FIA pays tribute to marshal killed following crash at Brands Hatch

The FIA and the global community of motor sport has been deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of a volunteer marshal during...

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2 Aug 2021

FIA was unable to get 1 liter of fuel out of Vettel's Aston Martin

Aug.1 - After the race it was not possible to take a 1.0 litre sample of fuel from car 5. The team was given...

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1 Aug 2021

Race Results 2021 Hungarian F1 Grand Prix

Event: Hungarian Grand Prix Track: Hungaroring Weather: wet/dry  26.8°C Tarmac: wet/dry  32.6°C Humidity : 76.9% Wind : 0.3 m/s SE Pressure: 977.7 bar Esteban Ocon won...

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1 Aug 2021

Red Bull replaced Verstappen's 'crash' engine after all

Aug.8 - Red Bull Racing decided to replace the Honda engine in the back of Verstappen's RB16 after all. Earlier this week we reported...

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1 Aug 2021

Alonso understands Verstappen's outburst at yesterday's post-quali press conference

Aug.1 - Max Verstappen lost his cool in Hungary with constant questioning about his high-speed Silverstone crash following highly controversial contact with title rival...

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1 Aug 2021

Haas team boss fed up with number of crashes by Schumacher

Aug.1 - Mick Schumacher earned a rare rebuke from his team boss Gunther Steiner following a big crash in Hungary. "It's nothing to be...

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1 Aug 2021

Alfa Romeo team to decide next year's drivers this September

Aug.1 - Alfa Romeo will make a call about its 2022 driver lineup "by September". After the Swiss based team recently secured an extended...

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1 Aug 2021

Red Bull says Hamilton 'games' provoked booing of crowd

Aug.1 - Lewis Hamilton deserved the sea of boos from the Formula 1 spectators after qualifying in Hungary. That is the view of Dr...

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1 Aug 2021

Aston Martin to confirm Vettel deal for next season?

Aug.1 - Sebastian Vettel looks to be definitely staying at Aston Martin for 2022. While it was already known that the quadruple world champion's...

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1 Aug 2021

Domenicali told Hamilton to call Verstappen after British GP crash

Aug.1 - F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali had to convince Lewis Hamilton to give Max Verstappen a call following their highly contentious Silverstone clash. On...

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1 Aug 2021

Post-Quali Press Conference 2021 Hungarian F1 GP

DRIVERS: 1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), 2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) & 3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Johnny Herbert)  Q: Max, what was that...

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1 Aug 2021

Quali analysis 2021 Hungarian F1 GP by Peter Windsor

In something of a definitive statement about the current balance of F1 power, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton not only took the pole for the Hungarian...

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1 Aug 2021