Ahead of the 2022 season getting underway in Bahrain, the quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, Vettel was forced to miss the season-opener and Saudi Arabia Grand Prix a week later after again testing positive for coronavirus. Nico Hulkenberg, Aston Martin’s reserve driver who filled in for his compatriot
More
Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has noted that McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo is continuing to struggle at McLaren, but believes the Australian still shouldn’t be written off. Ricciardo was out-qualified by Lando Norris 15 times in 22 races at McLaren last season having joined from Renault, and his 13 points finishes last year made
More
Aston Martin F1 driver Lance Stroll was pictured in Montreal paying his respects to grandfather Leo Stroll, who died peacefully at the age of 90 last week. Leo, whose initial surname was Strulovitch, was a fashion importer who brought famous brands Pierre Cardin and Ralph Lauren to Canada, and passed his passion for the fashion
More
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has called on the FIA to keep a close eye on the teams’ spending as they place more upgrades on their cars. Ferrari are expected to introduce a chassis upgrade to the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola that they hope will lose them 3kg as they fight, along
More
Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has revealed that his opinion of George Russell has not changed since before the season, and he is a fan of his compatriot’s performances since he joined Mercedes. Russell was fielded in to replace Valtteri Bottas after securing four points finishes in a below-par Williams in 2021, with one
More
Red Bull driver and reigning world champion Max Verstappen has been praised by 2009 world champion Jenson Button. At the age of 17, Verstappen became the youngest driver in Formula 1 history, as he was snapped up by Toro Rosso for the 2015 season – quickly becoming a driver for Red Bull in 2016. However,
More
Venturi Formula E team principal and wife of Toto Wolff, Susie, has heaped praise onto seven-time world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton. Wolff and the 37-year-old formed a relationship that dates back to 20 years ago when they were both kart racing, and Susie has spoken of her “admiration and respect” for the Mercedes star. Speaking
More
After the release of the latest season of Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries, AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly is the latest Formula 1 driver to air his criticism. While the Netflix show has become a huge hit to help F1 reach a new market of fans, showrunners have felt backlash from the drivers and others in the
More
Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has told Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell that they need to play an instrumental role in turning Mercedes’ fortunes around this season. The Silver Arrows have made a dire start to 2022 having endured a difficult pre-season test in Bahrain, and the low ride height cultivated by the
More
Reports suggest that Red Bull will save 0.25 seconds per lap as a result of the weight-saving measures that they will introduce ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Red Bull have appeared to have the edge over Ferrari on the straights in the early going of the 2022 season, but the Scuderia have shown
More