82 percent of Formula 1 fans believe that the 2021 season finale was not rigged against seven-time world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton, according to a poll by Formula1News.co.uk. Over 4,000 readers took part in the poll, which asked “Do you think the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was rigged against Sir Lewis Hamilton?”, with the
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Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has suggested that the sport will miss Kimi Raikkonen, claiming that the rest of the grid is “very much like a robot.” Raikkonen left the sport at the end of last year following 19 years in F1 that covered two spells. Buy official Formula 1 clothing & merchandise The Finn
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has defended Sergio Perez after the Mexican was criticised for his part in helping team-mate Max Verstappen win the 2021 championship. With Sir Lewis Hamilton leading and comfortably pulling away from Verstappen in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Perez was kept on track longer before his first stop to
MoreThe Mercedes F1 Team have denied making a deal to oust race director Michael Masi from his role after the controversial events of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December. Max Verstappen beat Sir Lewis Hamilton to the championship in the season finale, but his maiden F1 title was marred by controversy. Buy official
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Sir Lewis Hamilton’s retirement from Formula 1 could be imminent, following the Brit cruelly losing out on his eighth world title in 2021. That’s according to F1 legend Alain Prost, who has warned that Hamilton “could be finished” after the heartbreak he suffered at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Buy official Formula 1 clothing
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Aston Martin F1 driver Sebastian Vettel has spoken of his admiration of Fernando Alonso’s podium finish at the Qatar Grand Prix in 2021, and says that he draws inspiration from it. Alonso returned to Formula 1 for the 2021 season with Alpine following a two-year hiatus, scoring points in 15 of the 22 races. Buy
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Sir Lewis Hamilton’s silence is deafening as Mercedes continue to press the FIA for action following the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Formula 1 journalist Ben Hunt has opined. Hamilton and rival Max Verstappen went into the final round of 2021 level on points after a collision-filled and controversial season, with both drivers needing
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McLaren has responded to reports that it is close to striking a deal with Audi for the sale of its Formula 1 team and car brand. Responding to a request for comment by Formula1News.co.uk on Tuesday, the British car-maker emphasised that there has been no change in the ownership of the McLaren Group and repeated
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko shares Formula 1 technical director Ross Brawn’s view that contact between team principals and race director Michael Masi needs to be stopped. Mercedes and Red Bull were on the radio to Masi on multiple occasions last season, most notably in the final race in Abu Dhabi. Buy an F1
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said he believes George Russell will prove to be a bigger challenge for Sir Lewis Hamilton than Valtteri Bottas was. And, interestingly, the Austrian said he expects Russell to give Hamilton a harder time at Mercedes for a number of reasons, including the fact that he is
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