Le Mans Hypercar explained
A SHIFT IN PHILOSOPHY The incoming LMH ruleset represents a major shift in philosophy compared with the LMP1 class it is replacing. It allows...
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Audi eyeing F1 entry for 2025 season?
Feb.8 - Audi is reportedly eyeing a move into Formula 1, and according to a specialist media outlet, Red Bull's current partner Honda is...
In the pitlane - Sir Lewis Hamilton’s Dilemma
Feb.6 - So as speculation fills the vacuum that is Lewis Hamilton’s contract negotiations there may be one factor that has been overlooked. 2020...
Mercedes still refusing to comment on Hamilton deal rumours
Feb.5 - Mercedes is still refusing to comment on raging speculation about Lewis Hamilton's 2021 seat. It is now being rumoured that the seven...
Haas will not develop current season's F1 car to focus on next
Feb.5 - Team boss Gunther Steiner says Haas will not develop its 2021 car. "Our goal is to get back to where we were...
Aston Martin team eyes Hulkenberg as current reserve driver
Feb.5 - Aston Martin is hoping to sign up Nico Hulkenberg to be the former Racing Point team's official reserve driver in 2021. Last...
Mazepin's controversy leads to F1 meeting at start of the season
Feb.5 - Formula 1 will meet with the 20 drivers when the season gets up and running in Bahrain, to discuss the importance of...
Alpine CEO wants to see one or two wins next season
Feb.5 - The newly-rebranded Alpine team must start appearing regularly on the podium by 2022. That is the goal set by Renault CEO Luca...
Domenicali admits F1 is still working on race schedule update
Feb.5 - Stefano Domenicali has admitted this year's Formula 1 world championship could begin with an extended stay in Bahrain. We reported earlier that...
Red Bull needs the majority of the teams to take over Honda's engine operations
Feb.5 - Stefano Domenicali has urged Red Bull's rivals to agree to an engine development 'freeze' from 2022. Red Bull has said the freeze,...
Tost defends Tsunoda intensive pre-season F1 testing program
Feb.5 - Franz Tost is unapologetic about Yuki Tsunoda's intensive pre-season of unofficial testing ahead of his 2021 Formula 1 debut. In the past...
Ferrari not starting an Indycar program in the near future
Feb.5 - Ferrari has ruled out entering Indycar for now. Last year, the American series' boss Roger Penske revealed that talks with the Maranello...
Team boss explains why Vettel will enjoy F1 again with his new team
Feb.5 - Sebastian Vettel will rediscover his love of Formula 1 at Aston Martin. That is the view of the quadruple world champion's new...
F1 to schedule two races in Bahrain again for current season?
Feb.4 - Formula 1's 2021 calendar could be set for yet another pre-season shakeup. China and Vietnam have already been cancelled, Imola has been...
Zack Brown warns his McLaren drivers to be serious not goofy
Feb.4 - Zak Brown has backed new team driver Daniel Ricciardo's warning that 2021 will not be "a comedy show" at McLaren. Ricciardo, who...
Schumacher says Hamilton-Mercedes contract saga is a shame
Feb.4 - The saga surrounding Lewis Hamilton's 2021 contract is becoming "embarrassing". That is the view of former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, referring to...
Kubica may focus only on F1 role this season
Feb.4 - Robert Kubica has admitted he may spend the entire 2021 season focusing exclusively on his reserve driver role with Alfa Romeo. The...
Lammers thinks own engine program could give Red Bull boost
Feb.4 - Running its own engine program could actually be an advantage for Red Bull, according to Dutch F1 GP boss Jan Lammers. Currently,...
Grosjean admits he might feel nervous for race return after crash
Feb.4 - Romain Grosjean admits he might feel "nervous" once he gets up and racing for the first time since his fiery Bahrain crash....
Team bosses fear that current F1 schedule won't survive still raging pandemic
Feb.3 - "Fears" that Formula 1 will not be able to race through its currently-scheduled 2021 calendar "are justified". That is the view of...
Grosjean tips Perez to shine for Red Bull this season
Feb.3 - Romain Grosjean has tipped Sergio Perez to shine this year as he switches to Red Bull. Grosjean, the former Haas driver, is...
CEO Domenicali sees current F1 as the opposite of boring
Feb.3 - Stefano Domenicali is upbeat about the future of Formula 1, despite the ongoing covid crisis and claims the races are increasingly "boring"....
Ferrari looking for the best possible boss for better future
Feb.3 - Ferrari is searching for "the best possible boss" for the future, according to the Maranello marque's president and temporary CEO John Elkann....
Hamilton deal uncertainty to be clear at car launch next month
Feb.3 - Mercedes has announced that its "drivers" will be available to speak to the media at the launch of the 2021 car in...
How will the Verstappen-Perez partnership work for Red Bull?
Feb. 2 - It was one of Formula One’s worst kept secrets, but last last year the news that Sergio Perez was joining Red...
Albon to race in DTM-series for returning Red Bull team this season
As the series moves to GT sports cars, the team will race two Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020s – the latest version of a...
Haas unable to fire up their new Ferrari engine?
Feb.2 - Haas is currently unable to fire up its Formula 1 engines in preparation for the 2021 season that begins with testing and...
Marko insists that the Honda engine plan for next season is still alive
Feb.2 - Red Bull remains confident rival Formula 1 teams will agree to an engine development 'freeze' from 2022. Top official Dr Helmut Marko...
Imola to only allow COVID vaccinated public next race?
Feb.2 - A push is on to ensure that spectators are able to attend Imola's Formula 1 race in April. The fabled Italian circuit...
Rio mayor ends the project for new F1 track in his city?
Feb.2 - A bid to launch a Formula 1 race in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has now collapsed. Earlier, former F1...
