Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu has revealed that he scarcely uses his drinks bottle while racing, but may have to this weekend at the French Grand Prix. The drivers have to stay hydrated while racing, as it gets extremely hot in the car and they lose several kilos due to the high strain put on their
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Sir Lewis Hamilton reckons that Fernando Alonso was the toughest competitor he has had in his career. The Briton debuted with McLaren in 2007 alongside the Spaniard, and it quickly became apparent that the young upstart was there to put the sword to the double world champion, who had just switched from Renault after winning
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Former Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean has conceded that the delay to his test drive of a Mercedes F1 car is entirely on him. The Frenchman was offered a test drive with the eight-time constructors’ champions at the end of 2020 when his career in the pinnacle of motorsport was curtailed by a horrific crash
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez echoes Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel’s sentiment that abusive Formula 1 fans should be banned from ever attending a race again. There were horrible reports during the Austrian Grand Prix weekend of discrimination and harassment from drunk fans, and some of the victims were invited into the Mercedes and Aston Martin
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British Superbike (BSB) team OMG Racing has affirmed that it was never sponsored by Rich Energy after the energy drinks brand announced the end of their partnership. William Storey’s premium energy drinks company became a name partner of the Haas team in 2019, but the American side had a woefully underperforming car that year. Romain
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The Mercedes F1 Team’s hunt to end their victory drought may finally come to an end this weekend at the French Grand Prix, with many predicting the Silver Arrows to be favourites at the Circuit Paul Ricard. It’s been a troublesome first-half of the season for Mercedes, who have taken nearly half a year to get on
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Mercedes’ George Russell has conceded that he did not expect team principal Toto Wolff to be as involved as he is in the technical aspect of the sport. Wolff entered Formula 1 from the world of business when he joined Williams in 2009, so it is easy to forget that he had forged a fairly
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes his team will be unaffected by the regulation change set to come into effect at the Belgian Grand Prix. In a bid to counter “porpoising” and bouncing, the FIA measured the cars at the Canadian Grand Prix so that they could set a limit for oscillating movement. When
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has reiterated that there is no rush for Sebastian Vettel to agree a new contract with the team. The four-time world champion’s deal expires at the end of this season, and there are fears that he may decide to retire and walk away from Formula 1 when that happens.
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Former McLaren and Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger hilariously dismissed 1996 world champion Damon Hill’s prediction that Sir Lewis Hamilton will win this weekend’s French Grand Prix. The Silver Arrows have been making a resurgence of late from their awful start to the season that saw them manage three podiums in the first seven rounds, two
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