Haas F1 driver Nikita Mazepin has said that he is confident the American racing outfit will be fighting for points at “some point” next year. The team currently have the least competitive car on the grid after they decided not to develop their 2020 package and instead focused their resources on 2022, when sweeping regulation
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Remi Taffin, Renault’s engine technical director, left the French automotive brand’s F1 operation in early July by “mutual agreement”, the Enstone-based team confirmed this week. Taffin began working with Renault in Formula 1 in 1999, and he had remained at the team under its various different names until last month. READ: Perez: I Have ‘No
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has said that the Maranello-based team’s 2021 challenger, the SF21, is “exactly the same” as it was at the season-opener in Bahrain. Speaking this week, Binotto revealed that Ferrari have made “very little changes” to make the SF21 more competitive, as they have been focusing their research and development resources
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has said Mercedes’ upcoming upgrades “definitely” won’t be enough to fully close the gap to Red Bull, who currently lead both the Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championship. The seven-time World Champion’s last victory came in May at the Spanish Grand Prix, with Red Bull winning the five races which have been contested since
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Dutch ace Max Verstappen currently has a 32-point lead in the Drivers’ Standings over his closest challenger, Sir Lewis Hamilton. And he believes Red Bull “would be stupid” to risk throwing this year’s Championship away by focusing their resources on 2022. READ: ‘He Can Still Drive Fast If He Gets The Chance’: Ex-F1 Driver Gives
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said that he believes the Milton Keynes-based team have the best car and driver (in Max Verstappen) this year. The Dutch ace currently leads the Drivers’ Standings by 32 points over fellow Championship challenger Sir Lewis Hamilton, while Red Bull lead the Constructors’ Championship from Mercedes. READ:
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Christian Horner has said Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff should mind his own business after the Austrian suggested that the VW Group may partner Red Bull in the coming years. Wolff made the remarks after it was recently announced that Red Bull had poached a senior Mercedes engineer for their newly formed powertrains division, which
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said that former Mercedes engine chief Andy Cowell is unlikely to join the team’s new powertrains division. Horner previously said it is unlikely that Cowell would join Red Bull, but fresh speculation about him joining the Milton Keynes-based team was prompted after it was announced that senior Mercedes
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Red Bull have poached senior Mercedes engineer Ben Hodgkinson for their new powertrains division, the Milton Keynes-based team has announced. The move comes as earlier this year, Red Bull said it would be making a significant investment into its new powertrains division and would sign new talent following Honda’s decision to withdraw from F1 at
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has said the fact that they are “unhappy” to have missed out on a podium at Imola highlights the progress they have made over the winter. Leclerc was in an excellent position to score a podium at the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix prior to the race being red-flagged, and
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