Haas F1 rookie Nikita Mazepin has opened up on the pre-season scandal he found himself embroiled in after he uploaded a video of him groping an Instagram model’s breasts onto social media. The Russian racing driver’s conduct prompted backlash and unwavering calls for him to be dropped by the Haas F1 Team. READ: Mercedes Still
MoreThe Alpine F1 Team is concerned about taking grid penalties later in the season for using more than the permitted number of exhausts, Marcin Budkowski, executive director of the French team, has revealed. Formula 1 teams are allowed to use eight exhausts per driver each season, but due to special circumstances, Alpine limited the mileage
MoreAndrea Stella, McLaren’s racing director, has said the Woking-based team is concerned by the “required point rate” for them to triumph in their battle with Ferrari for P3 in the Constructors’ Championship. McLaren finished third in last year’s standings and, in the hands of Lando Norris, their 2021 challenger has been the third-fastest car at
MoreWilliams driver George Russell has said he is ready to join Mercedes and fight for wins and World Championships. The young Brit has a great chance of replacing Valtteri Bottas at the Silver Arrows next year, but Mercedes have insisted that they are yet to make a decision on who they want to run alongside
MoreMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that he got “triggered” by Red Bull at the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. In Baku, Wolff branded Red Bull team boss Christian Horner a “windbag” as tensions mounted between the two rivals over the Silver Arrows’ complaint that they were breaking F1’s rules on flexible wings. READ: Wolff
MoreJenson Button has revealed that he was concerned Sir Lewis Hamilton would be given preferential treatment ahead of him joining the Woking-based team in 2010. Button moved to McLaren just after winning the 2009 F1 Championship with Brawn GP, and he raced alongside Hamilton for three years. READ: 2021 Japanese GP Cancelled Over COVID-19 Concerns
MoreThe 2021 Japanese Grand Prix, which was scheduled to take place at Suzuka on 10 October, has been cancelled due to growing concerns over the COVID-19 situation in the country. Formula 1 announced the decision to cancel the grand prix in a statement circulated on Wednesday. READ: Gasly Expecting More Answers On Red Bull Future
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Red Bull should replace Sergio Perez with Pierre Gasly at the end of the season, former F1 racer Marc Surer has told Formula1News.co.uk. The Frenchman was promoted to Red Bull at the end of 2018, but he was demoted back to their junior team after just half a season, with Alex Albon being drafted in
MoreSebastian Vettel still has the pace to race with a top team in Formula 1, according to ex-F1 driver Christian Klien. The four-time World Champion joined the newly rebranded Aston Martin F1 Team after being axed by Ferrari in 2020, with him partnering Lance Stroll at the Silverstone-based outfit. READ: ‘We Have In No Way
MoreCharles Leclerc has reflected on his time with Ferrari in Formula 1, revealing that he felt “comfortable from the beginning” but needed the best part of a year to understand the Scuderia. Leclerc joined the Maranello-based team in 2019 after just a single season in the pinnacle of motorsport with Alfa Romeo. READ: ‘Robert Scored
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