New Williams driver Alex Albon lost his car keys on his first day with the team, but enjoyed a productive day in which he got to know everyone at the Grove-based outfit. After one-and-a-half years at Red Bull, Albon was dropped by the team ahead of the 2021 season and replaced by Sergio Perez. The
More
Max Verstappen has poked fun at Mercedes boss Toto Wolff after his team-mate crashed out of a virtual endurance race. The Dutchman won the 2021 F1 Drivers’ Championship after narrowly defeating Sir Lewis Hamilton at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver was on course to win the season finale and claim his
More
Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has vehemently denied rumours linking former Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul to the team’s newly formed powertrains division. The Frenchman endured a torrid relationship with Red Bull team principal Christian Horner during Renault’s time supplying the Milton Keynes-based squad with engines in the turbo-hybrid era of Formula 1. Seven
More
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has said he is not of the opinion that race director Michael Masi deliberately cost Sir Lewis Hamilton the 2021 championship and threw it Max Verstappen’s way. Hamilton and Verstappen entered the final round the season in Abu Dhabi level on points following an intense year of racing, and the Briton
More
Had Renault manufactured the best power unit in 2021, Alpine “would not have been so far behind Ferrari and McLaren throughout last season,” a source has told Spanish publication AS. Renault have not made any significant updates to their power unit since 2018, when they began developing it for the 2019 season. Work was done
More
Former Formula 1 driver Mario Andretti is unconvinced by the notion that new world champion Max Verstappen did not feel any pressure during his title fight in 2021. The Dutchman beat Sir Lewis Hamilton to the championship last season, with the fight going right down to the wire in Abu Dhabi. Throughout the year, Verstappen
More
Pirelli’s head of Formula 1 and car racing Mario Isola is pleased with the work his team have put into the new 2022 tyres, and he is hopeful they will have the desired effect. F1 will undergo radical change in 2022, as the aerodynamic efficiency of the cars will be reduced and the ground effect
More
Kimi Raikkonen retired from Formula 1 for the second time last month, after spending close to two decades in the sport during which he raced in 349 grand prix. The Finn made his debut in the pinnacle of motorsport in 2001 with Sauber (now called Alfa Romeo), and went on to race with McLaren and
More
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has called for tangible change from the FIA following the contentious end to the 2021 championship. Sir Lewis Hamilton was denied his eighth Formula 1 title at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following a strange Safety Car restart by race director Michael Masi. With a handful of laps remaining
More
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has said he cannot rule out the possibility of there being no sprint racing action this year, owing to disputes within Formula 1 over the budget cap. Every F1 team will be working on a $140 million budget over the course of 2022, which is down by $5 million from last
More