Nathalie Maillet, the CEO of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, has been found dead with two other bodies at her home in Luxembourg. One of the other people found dead with Maillet is believed to be her husband, and police have suggested a murder-suicide took place. READ: Verstappen Claims It Was Easier For Rosberg To Beat Hamilton
MoreMarcin Budkowski, the Alpine F1 Team’s executive director, has hailed Fernando Alonso’s “mind-blowing” race craft and speed. The double World Champion returned to Formula 1 this season after a two-year hiatus, and after having a rather steady start to 2021t, he has been reminding everyone of his sheer pace in the last few races. READ:
MoreSenior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed what all of Red Bull’s “second drivers” since Daniel Ricciardo have struggled with relative to Max Verstappen. The Milton Keynes-based team have found it difficult to find a team-mate capable of consistently getting close to Verstappen, and they have fielded three different drivers in their second
MoreDaniel Ricciardo has admitted that he is still struggling to master McLaren’s 2021 challenger, saying he immediately knew that it was a “different beast” to the Renault he raced with last season. The Australian driver joined McLaren from the French works team at the end of 2020, and he has been comprehensively outpaced by Lando
MoreThis year’s Championship battle between Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton will continue to be “tight and aggressive”, according to ex-Red Bull driver Christian Klien. Mercedes currently lead both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ standings, with the Silver Arrows benefitting from Red Bull scoring just a couple of points from the last two grand prix to
MoreMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said that the Silver Arrows underestimated an “immense factor” going into the 2021 season – and this initially put them on the back foot in their Championship battle with Red Bull. The Brackley-based team struggled in pre-season testing in Bahrain, but they now seem to be roughly on par
More2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg has revealed that he walked away from a Mercedes contract extension worth $100 million to spend more time with his family. The German shocked the F1 community when he announced his retirement shortly after narrowly beating his team-mate, Sir Lewis Hamilton, to the 2016 crown. READ: Steiner Pleased F1 Fans
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has said that he believes it was easier for Nico Rosberg to beat Sir Lewis Hamilton than it is for him this campaign, as they were team-mates and therefore had equal machinery at their disposal. The Dutch ace currently trails Hamilton by eight points in the Drivers’ Standings, after scoring
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Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner has said he is pleased that Nikita Mazepin is no longer “in the headlines he was in” prior to making his debut in the pinnacle of motorsport. The Russian racing driver caused controversy in late 2020, shortly after Haas announced him as one of their drivers for the upcoming
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Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that some members of staff at Renault appeared to be intimidated by him following his move to the French works team from Red Bull at the end of 2018. Speaking in an interview with Optus, an Australian telecoms company that has a partnership with Ricciardo, the McLaren driver said that on
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