Ferrari’s 2021 power unit will be “very good” and could even rival Mercedes’ engine, which has been the strongest for most of the turbo-hybrid era of Formula One, according to Marc Gene, a test driver for the Scuderia. READ: Verstappen Reveals He Received COVID-19 Vaccine – But Not In Bahrain The Maranello-based team had the
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Some Ferrari and Mercedes team personnel opted to take up the Bahraini government’s offer to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to reports. READ: ‘I’m Gonna Have You Off’: Pundits React To Raikkonen & Sainz’s Bizarre Crash Bahrain offered all F1 personnel the opportunity to get vaccinated against the deadly virus, as they could receive both
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has revealed that he was administered a COVID-19 vaccine earlier this month. READ: WADA Concludes Haas Livery Investigation – Source He didn’t specify in which country he was vaccinated, only saying he received his first coronavirus jab in Europe. “Not here in Bahrain, in Europe. In any case, it does
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has concluded its investigation of the Haas F1 Team’s 2021 livery, a source at the international doping watchdog told Formula1News.co.uk on Monday. READ: Leclerc & Raikkonen Share Thoughts On New Ferrari Power Unit The watchdog will not be taking any further action at this time, the source added. WADA launched
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Kimi Raikkonen was having a productive final day of pre-season testing at Bahrain, with him completing the most laps of anyone and managing a lap time good enough for P4. READ: ‘We Are Sandbagging’: Valtteri Bottas On Mercedes’ Testing Woes However, the final lap of testing saw things take a dramatic turn, with him making
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen managed the fastest lap of the third and final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain. READ: ‘Ferrari Still Think Vettel Drives For Them’: F1 Fans Notice Something Unusual At Testing The Dutch ace’s best effort, a 1m28.960s, was set on a set of the C4 tyres – one compound away
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Ferrari and its two customer teams – Alfa Romeo and Haas – will be running a new power unit this year after having the weakest engine in Formula One last campaign. READ: Source: WADA Still Investigating Haas Livery Despite FIA Saying It’s Legal The Scuderia has said it is confident that it has taken a
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas poked fun at Max Verstappen today during an official media event after the morning session of the final day of the three-day Bahrain pre-season test. READ: ‘We Are Sandbagging’: Valtteri Bottas On Mercedes’ Testing Woes Bottas was sitting in the seat the driver who finishes in P3 typically sits in following
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Pre-season testing did not go well for the Mercedes F1 Team, with Valtteri Bottas missing most of the Friday morning session due to a gearbox issue and Sir Lewis Hamilton then struggling for pace in the afternoon. READ: ‘Ferrari Still Think Vettel Drives For Them’: F1 Fans Notice Something Unusual At Testing Things continued to
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Murray Walker, who was an F1 commentator for over a quarter of a century, passed away on Saturday at the age of 97. He commentated on his first F1 grand prix in 1949 before becoming a full-time commentator in 1978. READ: Bottas Tops Second Day Of Testing As Hamilton Spins Out Walker was appointed an
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