2009 F1 Champion Jenson Button has revealed his weakness relative to Sir Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. The three drivers have 10 World Championships between them, and Button was a team-mate to both Hamilton and Alonso at McLaren. Speaking on The High Performance Podcast, Button said initially his biggest weakness was struggling to move on
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William Storey, founder of Rich Energy – formerly the title sponsor of the Haas F1 Team – has claimed that COVID-19 vaccines are the “biggest scandal in public health history.” The controversial businessman has frequently slammed coronavirus vaccination programmes and government-mandated lockdowns, often prompting ridicule from social media users. “Without an ‘emergency’ they can’t push
MoreMercedes team principal and CEO Toto Wolff has commented on the prospect of the Silver Arrows poaching Max Verstappen from Red Bull. The Austrian said he believes the Dutch ace is “very happy” at his current team, and stressed that Mercedes “are not looking for a driver.” “I think that Verstappen and his entourage are
MoreMcLaren F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has said he gets goosebumps when he recalls having shared a race track with Michael Schumacher in the infancy of his Formula 1 career. The Aussie made his debut in the pinnacle of motorsport in 2011 with the now-defunct HRT team, and he raced in the sport with Schumacher until
MoreThe Williams F1 Team have said they are waiting on Mercedes to make a decision on George Russell’s future before finalising their 2022 driver line-up. Russell has been strongly linked with a move to the Silver Arrows for next season, and Valtteri Bottas is reportedly being considered by Williams as his replacement. READ: Wolff Confident
MoreMcLaren F1 driver Lando Norris has said he finds it “interesting” that his team-mate, Daniel Ricciardo, is still struggling to get to grips with his new car while other drivers who switched teams are back on the pace. Ricciardo joined McLaren with high expectations, but he has struggled to adapt to the esoteric McLaren MCL35M.
MorePierre Gasly has said he is expecting to “get more answers” about his future from Red Bull’s senior management over the next few weeks. The Frenchman has been in fine form since he was dropped by Red Bull in mid-2019, and many people in the F1 paddock believe he deserves another chance alongside Max Verstappen.
MoreMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said he believes Valtteri Bottas and George Russell will have great options with “challenger” teams next year should they miss out on a Silver Arrows seat. Russell looks likely to replace Bottas at Mercedes, and it has been speculated that the Finnish driver could switch seats with the young
MoreRed Bull team principal Christian Horner has said they no longer have to rely on being “tactically shrewd” to win races. Prior to 2021, the Milton Keynes-based team had roughly the second or third fastest car over the course of Formula 1’s V6 turbo-hybrid era, but this season they have been the pacesetters at a
MoreMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said he could well “spontaneously” decide to stand down from his senior role at the Silver Arrows. Wolff signed a new three-year deal with the Mercedes F1 Team in December, as the team adopted a new ownership structure, with Wolff, Daimler and Ineos becoming equal third-part owners. READ: Wolff
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