Ex-F1 racer Vitaly Petrov has said he believes the FIA will take action to stop drivers from making “political” gestures, referring to Lewis Hamilton’s efforts at Mugello to raise awareness about the killing of Breonna Taylor by law enforcement in the US. “For me, this t-shirt, on top of calling for everyone to kneel, was
MoreScuderia AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has said he doesn’t think Aston Martin Racing will be able to provide Sebastian Vettel with a car capable of winning him a fifth F1 Championship. “I hope and wish for him that he will be successful and able to win races,” Tost said in a recent interview. READ:
MoreRobert Kubica has said he isn’t ruling out a return to the Formula One grid despite struggling at Williams last year, with team-mate George Russell comprehensively outperforming him. In a recent interview with Autosport, Kubica said his shock comeback in 2019 in unlikely circumstances shows that you can never rule anything out in motorsport. READ:
MoreWith Racing Point poised to be rebranded Aston Martin Racing next year and the team recently signing four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel to partner Lance Stroll, it’s clear that they are looking to emerge from the midfield and become one of the front-runners in Formula One. Racing Point has now announced that Jefferson Slack, a
MoreWith Lewis Hamilton yet to extend his contract with Mercedes to cover the 2021 season, ex-F1 team owner Eddie Jordan has said he believes the six-time World Champion should leave the Silver Arrows to partner Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing. “I personally believe that Lewis should go to Red Bull and not to Ferrari,”
MoreJacques Villeneuve has accused Scuderia Ferrari of letting go of talented personnel simply because they weren’t Italian – and he believes this exodus of talent is costing them dearly. “Ferrari could have been the Mercedes of today, but they let go of so many talented engineers. Most of all because they were not Italian,” Villeneuve
MoreScuderia Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has said the ailing Italian constructor is working “very hard” on its new power unit which it will start using in 2021, as it looks to address the deficit it has relative to Mercedes, Honda and Renault. “In 2021 there will be small improvements, such as a new engine.
MoreFollowing the inaugural Tuscan Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc took part in a so-called blindfold challenge in a Ferrari road car. The pair took turns to drive a high-performance Ferrari around the track while the other was blindfolded and had to figure out which part of the circuit they were at. READ: Ineos
MoreEarlier this month, F1 pundit and former team owner Eddie Jordan claimed that Ineos was poised to purchase the Mercedes F1 team. Specifically, he said they are looking to purchase a 70-percent stake for circa £700 million and suggested that team principal Toto Wolff will depart the Brackley-based racing outfit following the takeover and rebrand.
MoreThe FIA has dismissed calls from teams, F1 drivers and pundits for more circuits on the calendar to feature gravel traps in a bid to stop drivers from consistently exceeding track limits. Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz and Sebastian Vettel are just a few drivers who have recently come out in support of gravel traps as
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