Daniel Ricciardo today gave the McLaren MCL35M its first shakedown at Silverstone. The Australian, who joined the Woking-based team from Renault at the end of 2020, drove the team’s 2021 car on a wet Silverstone circuit. READ: Lewis Hamilton Would End Up In A ‘Black Hole Pretty Quickly’ If He Left F1 Lando Norris, who
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Sebastian Vettel is set to make his debut with the Aston Martin F1 Team in just a matter of weeks – and the four-time World Champion will be hoping to benefit from having a clean slate. For most of his time at Ferrari, Vettel was the Scuderia’s number one driver and their best hope of
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said he believes Mercedes will try to poach Max Verstappen if Sir Lewis Hamilton decides to leave the Silver Arrows or retire from Formula One altogether at the end of 2021. “I’m sure that should Lewis decide to stop then Max will naturally be the driver at the
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McLaren has unveiled its 2021 car and its new driver line-up to a live audience ahead of the upcoming season. McLaren’s 2021 challenger, the MCL35M, was unveiled during an online presentation on Monday evening, making the British racing outfit the first team to unveil their car ahead of the new season. READ: Red Bull Confirm
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Sir Lewis Hamilton only recently inked a new deal with Mercedes, but according to ex-F1 driver Christijan Albers, the Brit is likely to ditch the Silver Arrows at the end of 2021. “I see him switching to another team where he can earn more,” Albers said on the De Telegraaf newspaper’s F1 podcast. READ: Lewis
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Rich Energy founder William Storey has claimed that the energy drink brand will be returning to Formula One as a sponsor this year with a “strategic ally” which has purchased a majority stake in a team. Storey didn’t specify which team they will be returning with, but he claimed they would become the racing outfit’s
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Red Bull has formed a powertrain company after agreeing to take over the intellectual property of Honda’s power unit once the Japanese auto-maker exits Formula one at the end of this year. This move has been announced just days after the F1 Commission voted in favour of a freeze on engine development from 2022. READ:
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Max Verstappen could be free to join Mercedes or another rival team in 2022 if Red Bull are unable to provide the Dutch ace with a strong package this upcoming season, Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed. It has long been speculated that a so-called “performance clause” in Verstappen’s Red Bull contract could allow him to
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Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin has downplayed the importance of the outright pace of Haas’ 2021 challenger and said he believes he and team-mate Mick Schumacher will be pretty evenly matched in Formula One. Speaking just a month before pre-season testing in Bahrain, Mazepin’s comments come after team principal Guenther Steiner revealed that they will
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Earlier this week, Sir Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes F1 Team finally agreed a deal which will see them continue to race together in 2021. It was previously reported that the seven-time World Champion’s salary demands and his preference for signing a multi-year deal were holding up the talks. READ: Mercedes Reveal They’re Facing Power
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