The Williams F1 Team is considering signing Valtteri Bottas, Nico Hulkenberg or Daniil Kvyat for 2022, should George Russell partner Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year, according to reports. Russell has been Williams’ standout driver in recent seasons, and it looks likely that he will finally be rewarded for his strong performances with a
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Four-time F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel has said he will be “less nice” following him being slapped with a grid penalty for impeding Fernando Alonso during qualifying for last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. The German was handed a three-place grid drop for blocking Alonso while he was on a flying lap in the dying seconds
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has said Mercedes’ upcoming upgrades “definitely” won’t be enough to fully close the gap to Red Bull, who currently lead both the Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championship. The seven-time World Champion’s last victory came in May at the Spanish Grand Prix, with Red Bull winning the five races which have been contested since
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Four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel “has not lost his talent” and remains one of Formula 1’s top drivers, according to ex-F1 racer Marc Surer. Vettel had a difficult start to life as an Aston Martin driver, but his form has improved in recent races and he scored the newly rebranded team’s first-ever podium at Baku
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Dutch ace Max Verstappen currently has a 32-point lead in the Drivers’ Standings over his closest challenger, Sir Lewis Hamilton. And he believes Red Bull “would be stupid” to risk throwing this year’s Championship away by focusing their resources on 2022. READ: ‘He Can Still Drive Fast If He Gets The Chance’: Ex-F1 Driver Gives
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has admitted that the Woking-based Formula 1 team is disappointed with Daniel Ricciardo’s opening races with his new team. Ricciardo joined McLaren from Renault at the end of 2020, and he has been comprehensively outperformed by his much less experienced team-mate Lando Norris at most grand prix so far this
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Mercedes could announce George Russell as Valtteri Bottas’ replacement for 2022 at the upcoming British Grand Prix, former F1 driver Martin Brundle has said. Bottas has had a shaky campaign thus far, with a combination of torrid luck and a lack of pace at some grand prix leaving him only fifth in the Drivers’ Standings,
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Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur has commented on speculation that F1 rookie Mick Schumacher will leave Haas to join the Switzerland-based team at the end of the year. Schumacher, who won the 2020 Formula Two title, was a part of the Ferrari Driver Academy during his junior racing career and he was linked with
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said that he believes the Milton Keynes-based team have the best car and driver (in Max Verstappen) this year. The Dutch ace currently leads the Drivers’ Standings by 32 points over fellow Championship challenger Sir Lewis Hamilton, while Red Bull lead the Constructors’ Championship from Mercedes. READ:
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted that the team’s “pressured environment” contributed to the downfall of Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon at the Milton Keynes-based team. Gasly was signed as Daniel Ricciardo’s replacement in 2019 but he was axed after around half of a season, with him being demoted back to the sister
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