Daniel Ricciardo has had a difficult start to life as a McLaren driver, with him being comprehensively outperformed by his less experienced team-mate, Lando Norris, at most of the grand prix contested so far this season. Speaking after the Austrian Grand Prix, Ricciardo admitted that it had been an “unexpected and difficult” season thus far,
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has admitted that there is a “fundamental risk” of Lando Norris receiving a one-race ban, as he is just two penalty points away from being awarded such a penalty. The young British talent has been in exceptional form this season, with him already scoring three podiums thus far this campaign.
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has said that the Maranello-based team’s 2021 challenger, the SF21, is “exactly the same” as it was at the season-opener in Bahrain. Speaking this week, Binotto revealed that Ferrari have made “very little changes” to make the SF21 more competitive, as they have been focusing their research and development resources
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Mick Schumacher is well into his debut season in Formula 1, and he has largely outperformed his Haas team-mate, Nikita Mazepin. However, with him driving the slowest car on the grid, many feel that the 2020 Formula 2 Championship doesn’t have the machinery to show off his talent – and former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone
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Mercedes junior driver George Russell has said he is loyal to the Silver Arrows and described them as being in control of his “destiny.” The young British talent has been in exceptional form this year, and he narrowly missed out on scoring his first points in Formula 1 with the Williams team at last weekend’s
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Aston Martin F1 driver Sebastian Vettel has defended himself for calling for more action against climate change after some critics accused him of hypocrisy. The four-time World Champion recently revealed that he plans to vote green in elections, prompting criticism from some who suggested it is hypocritical for him to campaign against climate change as
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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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