Ex-F1 racer Martin Brundle was left feeling “uncomfortable” by a radio message from Red Bull’s Jonathan Wheatley sent to race director Michael Masi in the closing stages of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton looked set to beat Max Verstappen to the championship, but a late crash for Nicholas Latifi brought out
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Former racing driver Tiff Needell has pointed to a radio communication by Christian Horner to Michael Masi late on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as the “spookiest part” of the 2021 championship drama. Sir Lewis Hamilton looked set to secure his record-eighth Formula 1 world championship late on in last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl is delighted to have Lando Norris on board until the end of 2025 after the 22-year-old signed a new contract with the team. Norris signed a new deal with the Woking side that will see him remain with the team for the next four seasons as McLaren attempt to climb
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Olympic gold-medallist Caitlyn Jenner has revealed that Sir Lewis Hamilton is fully behind her venture into the W Series. Jenner, who won a 1979 celebrity race at Long Beach, has entered a team into the 2022 W series, and will oversee the day-to-day running of the side. The American, whose kids include Kylie Jenner and
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has entertained the world of Formula 1 by paying for a Mercedes factory tour. During an auction for the Grand Prix Trust, the serial constructors’ champions posted the opportunity for the highest bidder to head to the factory in Brackley and take a look at the company’s impressive F1
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Newly crowned Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is unmoved by the investigation the FIA are carrying out into the closing events of the 2021 championship, insisting that he is fully deserving of his crown. Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton headed into the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi level on points and,
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Former president of the FIA, Jean Todt, has revealed that he has been checking up on race director Michael Masi after the controversial and shocking end to the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton looked on course to secure his record eighth Formula 1 title in the final race of the season when
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Mercedes High Performance Powertrains [HPP] boss Hywel Thomas hopes that the engine side of the Mercedes team have nailed the new regulations, but is aware that tweaks may be needed down the line. Formula 1’s technical regulations are radically changing ahead of the 2022 season with the ground effect returning in a massive swing of
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has completed two days of a stewards’ programme following comments he made about a marshal last year. During the Qatar Grand Prix race weekend, AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly’s car stopped on the pit straight, necessitating a yellow flag. Verstappen sped past the incident, and was thus given a five-place
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Williams team principal and CEO Jost Capito has defended Michael Masi amid the backlash the race director has received since the controversial closing events of the 2021 season. Masi sparked controversy at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December after he permitted a limited number of lapped runners to pass the Safety Car late
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