McLaren's team boss doesn't feel sorry for Vettel
Mar.18 - McLaren boss Andreas Seidl has played down the need to feel "sorry" for Sebastian Vettel. After losing his Ferrari seat and moving...
Russell predicts his friend Norris will surprise us
Mar.18 - Lando Norris could be a "surprise" of the 2021 season. That is the prediction of his friend and countryman George Russell, who...
Leclerc afraid Ferrari team has only caught up a bit this season
Mar.18 - Ferrari has only caught up "a bit" since 2020, so fans should not "expect miracles" this season. That is the news from...
Pirelli says cars are already recovering lost downforce
Mar.18 - Formula 1 teams have already recovered more than half the downforce loss caused by the tweaked aerodynamic regulations for 2021. Some believe...
Renault to Alpine rebrand has kep them alive in F1
Mar.18 - Rebranding as Alpine justified the Renault group remaining in Formula 1, according to the Enstone based team's new CEO Laurent Rossi. "The...
Schumacher claims Mercedes team struggling with aerodynamic problem
Mar.18 - Mercedes' 2021 car has an "aerodynamic problem" that could be difficult to solve, according to former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher. Most analysts...
Hulkenberg admits Red Bull reserve seat was never an option
Mar.18 - Nico Hulkenberg says becoming reserve driver at Red Bull this season was "never an option". Actually, the German is expected to sign...
FIA pays tribute to Sabine Schmitz who passed away this week
Flying the FIA Women in Motorsport flag, Schmitz made history at WTCC Race of Germany in May 2015 when she became the first female...
Leclerc says this year's McLaren is 'pretty impressive'
Mar.18 - McLaren looks set to enter the 2021 season as the third force behind Red Bull and Mercedes. "I have the impression that...
McLaren team surprised nobody else saw early rule change loophole
McLaren is "surprised" to be the only team exploiting an early loophole in the tweaked aerodynamic rules for 2021. Spain's Marca sports newspaper says...
Norris questions Tsunoda's very fast testing lap times
Sharp-eyed observers have questioned rookie Yuki Tsunoda's pace in the pre-season Bahrain test. AlphaTauri's young Japanese ended with the second fastest time behind sister...
Vettel says there is no 'panic' despite technical failures during pre-season testing
Sebastian Vettel says there is no "panic" despite his difficult start to on-track life with Aston Martin. "Ten years ago there would have been...
Steiner afraid Haas will finish dead last this season
Team boss Gunther Steiner admits it is "possible" Haas will finish dead last in the 2021 world championship. Most observers agree after the Bahrain...
Mercedes team struggling with this year's new aero rule change
Former F1 driver Christijan Albers has dismissed claims that Mercedes may be sandbagging ahead of the 2021 season. "Mercedes wouldn't achieve such a bad...
Will Stroll be 'a benchmark' for Vettel this season?
Lance Stroll could be "a benchmark" for quadruple world champion and teammate Sebastian Vettel in 2021. That is the view of former driver and...
Aston Martin makes long-time F1 safety car driver nervous this new season
Long-time F1 safety car driver Bernd Maylander admits to feeling "nervous" about the 2021 season. "I haven't been so nervous about a new season...
Team boss admits Red Bull Racing is much faster than Mercedes
Max Verstappen was "much faster" than Mercedes' drivers at the Bahrain test. That is the claim not only of authoritative sources like Italy's La...
Team boss says Mercedes had 'a horrible start' of the season
Mar.15 - Mercedes has made "a horrible start" to the 2021 season, according to team boss Toto Wolff. The team, having won every single...
Alpine defends new 'plump' design of this year's car
Mar.15 - Alpine's executive director Marcin Budkowski has defended the emergence of a notably 'plump' area of the 2021 car's engine cover just behind...
Winner of new sprint qualifying race receives 3 extra points
Mar.15 - The winner of the trial 'sprint qualifying' races in 2021 will receive 3 points as well as pole position for the main...
Vaccines helping F1 eye full season this year
Mar.15 - Formula 1 is hoping to race through the covid crisis by attending all 23 scheduled grands prix on the 2021 calendar. Melbourne,...
New engine power 'looks reasonable' according Ferrari team boss
Mar.15 - Ferrari has succeeded in producing a more powerful engine for 2021. "As far as we can tell so far, our top speed...
Ferrari legend questions whether Binotto is the right team boss
Mar.12 - Legendary Ferrari figure Mauro Forghieri has questioned Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto's ability to pull the Maranello marque out of its performance...
Silverstone to also host new half-hour sprint race this season
Mar.12 - The 'super qualifying' sprint races to be trialled in Formula 1 this year will only last half an hour, F1 CEO Stefano...
Domenicali warns Mazepin to rethink his future actions as F1 driver
Mar.12 - Nikita Mazepin has to start thinking "100 times" before acting now that he is a Formula 1 driver. That is the warning...
Ferrari's test driver says new engine will recover large part of deficit
Mar.12 - Ferrari has recovered a "large part" of its engine power deficit of 2020 ahead of the new Formula 1 season, according to...
Helmut Marko's predictions on the upcoming F1 season
Mar.12 - Fernando Alonso may struggle to be "high in the midfield" on his 2021 return to Formula 1, according to Dr Helmut Marko....
Vettel says climate change a serious problem for future F1
Mar.12 - Formula 1 needs to be "careful" not to be left behind as climate change takes centre stage, according to quadruple world champion...
It's still too early for the Canada GP to give green light
Mar.12 - It is "too early" to be totally confident that June's Canadian GP will take place as scheduled. That is the admission of...
Mercedes team boss hits back at misleading reports about vaccin
Mar.11 - Mercedes has hit back at "misleading" reporting about Formula 1 teams taking up Bahrain's vaccination offer. La Gazzetta dello Sport reported this...
