Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has briefly discussed the comradery that exists between the drivers, confirming that they all share a WhatsApp Group Chat. The drivers have had a fair bit to talk about amongst each other over recent years, one of which was how to tackle the racism epidemic that has been so prominent since
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AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly is fit and well, so he is able to take part in Friday practice in Monza having suffered a brief bug. The Frenchman came down with an illness during the week that ruled him out of the track walk and his media commitments on Thursday. His Italian squad confirmed the news on
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Mercedes are reportedly prepared to offer Daniel Ricciardo a reserve role with them next season after the Australian’s departure from McLaren. Ricciardo joined his current team at the start of last season having spent just two years with Renault, and he and Lando Norris were expected to form one of the best line-ups on the
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Formula 1 teams have been trying out some new mirrors on their cars for past couple of races in a bid to improve visibility. Obstructed views were something that was already being spoken about when the new technical regulations arrived due to the bigger, 18-inch tyres. Sir Lewis Hamilton joked that he would start using
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is reportedly set to start towards the back of the grid at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix due to an engine change. The Spaniard has suffered two reliability failures this season. A hydraulic failure put him out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix earlier in the year, before his engine blew up in
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Time is quickly running out for Mick Schumacher to seal a seat for the 2023 Formula 1 season, with the young German currently without a contract for next year. The 23-year-old’s deal with the Haas F1 Team expires at the end of the season and the American side are yet to decide whether they will
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has sung the praises of former Mercedes team-mate and friend Valtteri Bottas, as the seven-time World Champion revealed his thoughts on the Finn’s first season at Alfa Romeo. Hamilton and Bottas were team-mates at the Silver Arrows from 2017-2021, after Bottas replaced 2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg. The duo became one of
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo showed his class by speaking to Mark Webber and Oscar Piastri recently, assuring his compatriots that there are no hard feelings. The 33-year-old has not had an easy time of it since he joined the British side last year, and he has often struggled to find common ground with a stubborn car.
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McLaren team principal, Andreas Seidl, has said he can draw similarities between Oscar Piastri and four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel. Piastri won the Formula 3 title in 2020 in his first crack at it, before claiming the Formula 2 crown last season. The 21-year-old was promoted to his current role as Alpine reserve driver at
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Max Verstappen’s victory at last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix has all but sealed the Dutch driver his second consecutive title, with the reigning World Champion set to win the title at the Singapore Grand Prix if he wins this weekend at Monza. The Italian Grand Prix should once again suit Red Bull Racing’s RB18 to
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