Sir Lewis Hamilton “often makes mistakes” but is usually able to get away with them because of the superiority of his Mercedes, ex-F1 racer Jan Lammers has claimed. Hamilton made a clear mistake in the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with him going wide at the Tosa hairpin while trying to lap the Williams of
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Four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel is a “finished man” but it is unlikely that the Aston Martin F1 Team will fire him, former F3000 driver Jason Watt has said. Vettel has struggled in the opening two rounds of the 2021 Championship with Aston Martin, and Watt said it is clear that he is still under
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Charles Leclerc has explained why Ferrari were more competitive than expected at the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Prior to the race being red-flagged due to Valtteri Bottas and George Russell having a high-speed shunt at Tamburello, Leclerc was in a great position to finish in P3 and score Ferrari’s first podium since the 2020
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Max Verstappen is “definitely” faster than Sir Lewis Hamilton and has better car control than the seven-time World Champion, senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said. Hamilton and Verstappen look set to be the two Championship protagonists this year, marking the first time the pair will be able to go toe-to-toe over the
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Daniel Ricciardo has said he believes McLaren made the right call by asking him to let team-mate Lando Norris through early in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix when they were running in P5 and P6, respectively. Norris finished the race in third to score his second-ever F1 podium, while Ricciardo brought his McLaren home in
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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has said he is “certainly not defeated” by team-mate Lando Norris’ podium in the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Ricciardo was ahead of Norris towards the start of the race, but the team ordered him to let the young Brit through so they could see his pace in clean air. Follow
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has praised Lando Norris’ strong weekend at Imola, saying he did a “very good job of exploiting the whole car potential.” After missing out on qualifying in second position for the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Norris had an impressive race and finished in P3 to score his second-ever F1 podium.
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Williams driver George Russell has downplayed the aggression he displayed after he collided with the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas during Sunday’s 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. After the pair collided, Russell approached Bottas while he was still in the cockpit of his Mercedes and exchanged words with him, before slapping his helmet while the Finn
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The current restrictions on pre-season testing are “ridiculous” and are primarily responsible for this season’s three rookie drivers making a lot of mistakes in the first two rounds of the 2021 campaign, according to ex-F1 driver Marc Surer. F1 teams only had three days of pre-season testing ahead of the 2021 campaign – half of
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Haas F1 rookie Nikita Mazepin has said he believes Nicholas Latifi was entirely responsible for his race-ending collision early in the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. While the circuit was still wet, Latifi locked a tyre at Acque Minerale and spun off the circuit. Follow us on Google News to never miss an F1 story!
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