Last month, it was reported that China’s BYD Auto Company had tabled a bid to acquire Aston Martin Lagonda in a deal that would value the British auto-maker at £4.1 billion. Details were scarce and it was difficult to gauge the veracity of these reports. READ: Alonso: It Became Clear ‘Leclerc Has More Potential’ Than
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Antonio Giovinazzi, who races with Ferrari customer team Alfa Romeo, didn’t take part in last week’s Fiorano test. However, he still has ties to the Scuderia and remains hopeful that he will eventually drive for Ferrari in Formula One, though he believes Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will be their driver line-up for a while.
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Last month, amid mounting speculation about why Sir Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes F1 Team are yet to ink a new deal for 2021, a source at the Silver Arrows told Formula1News.co.uk that reports that the seven-time World Champion might leave the team are “fake news.” “Any suggestion that Lewis won’t be with us this
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Ferrari had a miserable 2020 season, with them only managing sixth in the Constructors’ Championship – their worst finish in four decades – and their two drivers just scoring a total of three podiums. The Scuderia will have a new power unit in 2021, which should help them close the gap to Renault, Honda and
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Double World Champion Fernando Alonso, who will be returning to Formula One with Alpine next season, has given his take on Ferrari’s 2021 driver line-up. The Spaniard also commented on Sebastian Vettel’s inability to win a World Championship with Ferrari despite him getting off to a promising start with the Scuderia. READ: Pierre Gasly ‘Feeling
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Ferrari and its two customer racing outfits will be running a new power unit in 2021, but the Haas F1 Team won’t be able to fire it up in their car until pre-season testing in Bahrain in March. This is because the Ferrari technicians needed to install and start the power unit can’t travel to
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Juan Manuel Correa has announced that he will be making a return to racing after suffering horrific injuries in mid-2019 in the Formula Two accident at Spa-Francorchamps which claimed Anthoine Hubert’s life. Correa has since had several rounds of surgery on his legs and has been following an intensive rehabilitation programme. READ: Pierre Gasly ‘Feeling OK’
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With just two months until the 2021 F1 season gets underway in Bahrain, Sir Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes are still yet to ink a deal. Hamilton’s contract expired at the end of 2020, and the delay in him signing an extension with the Silver Arrows has prompted speculation about his future at the team. READ:
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Scuderia AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly has tested positive for COVID-19 after training in Dubai. The Frenchman shared the news on social media on Sunday night and said he is “feeling OK” and plans to continue preparing for the 2021 F1 season from home. READ: ‘If Kimi Had Said It, People Would Have Loved It’: Norris
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Alex Albon took part in the 2021 Austrian Virtual GP on Sunday, alongside the likes of fellow racing drivers George Russell and Stoffel Vandoorne, and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. F1 began streaming so-called virtual grand prix last year following the COVID-19 pandemic derailing the start of the 2020 season, and it quickly attracted a
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