2020 was a difficult year for Sebastian Vettel, with the four-time World Champion struggling to get to grips with the uncompetitive Ferrari SF1000 and relations with the Scuderia breaking down at a few points in the season. Vettel will be looking forward to having a clean slate with Aston Martin Racing, and the team’s technical
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Despite George Russell finishing the Sakhir GP with Mercedes in P9, many in the F1 paddock were very impressed by his performance, as he was immediately able to match Valtteri Bottas and was on course for victory. Speaking several weeks after the grand prix, 1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill has said a “star was
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Ex-F1 driver Damon Hill has warned that Red Bull might go “off on a tangent” if they focus on Max Verstappen’s feedback when developing their car instead of listening to Sergio Perez, who has considerably more experience than the Dutch ace. “I think Sergio being more mature, having had more experience, I think he will
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Mick Schumacher could replace Charles Leclerc or Carlos Sainz at Ferrari over the next couple of seasons, according to a former Formula One driver. “Haas will be a safe place for him to learn. I don’t think he will struggle in beating [Nikita] Mazepin. If he does then he has a problem,” ex-F1 racer David
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2020 was a difficult year for Valtteri Bottas, with him once again being outperformed by his Mercedes team-mate, Lewis Hamilton, and the Finn almost losing out on second place in the F1 Drivers’ Championship to Max Verstappen. It should be recognised that Bottas suffered an awful lot of bad luck this year, but even on
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The last couple of weeks have cast a dark shadow over Formula One, with the Haas F1 Team proving that money is more important than principals. In case you’ve been living under a rock, I’m referring to the fact that Nikita Mazepin groped an Instagram model earlier this month and has seemingly escaped without any
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Despite Nikita Mazepin groping an Instagram model earlier this month, the Haas F1 Team has confirmed that he will partner Mick Schumacher at the team in 2021. While the #WeSayNoToMazepin campaign is continuing to try to exert pressure on Haas to drop Mazepin, it’s likely that the Russian racing driver will be on the F1
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Most of the F1 community was delighted with the news that Sergio Perez would be partnering Max Verstappen at Red Bull next season, after the Mexican had a very strong year but lost his seat at Racing Point to Sebastian Vettel. Perez will be keen to prove his talent at the front end of the
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Dutch ace Max Verstappen and his management team have insisted that they have no regrets about turning down Mercedes in 2014 despite the Silver Arrows winning every F1 Championship since then. At the time, Verstappen had the option of driving for Red Bull’s sister team, Toro Rosso, in 2015, or taking up a reserve driver
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After finishing sixth in the 2020 Constructors’ Championship – the team’s worst result since 1980 – Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has said he is expecting the Scuderia to have a considerably stronger campaign next year. Commenting on Ferrari’s 2021 power unit, Binotto said it is performing well on the dyno and they are expecting
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