Pirelli motorsport chief Mario Isola has insisted that the Italian tyre manufacturer did not try to “penalise” any teams in particular when designing their 2021 tyres. Isola made the remarks off the back of Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer calling for a discussion between the teams and the FIA to see if the 2021
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Double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso has said it is still too soon to say where Alpine stand in this year’s pecking order, especially as both pre-season testing and the season-opener took place at the same venue. Alpine’s 2021 car looked uncompetitive at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Esteban Ocon well out of the points
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James Allison will step down from his position as technical director of the Mercedes F1 Team in July, with technology director Mike Elliott replacing him. Allison will remain a key senior figure of the Silver Arrows, as he will take on the newly created role of chief technical officer (CTO) at the Brackley-based team. Follow
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The Mercedes F1 Team is rushing to develop a new floor which it hopes will help them close the gap to Red Bull, according to Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper. The new floor could be ready as early as the next grand prix, which will take place at Imola on 18 April, the publication
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Formula One is poised to trial sprint races at three rounds of the 2021 calendar, after all ten teams agreed a financial package for the proposal with Liberty Media. As per the deal, Liberty Media will pay each team a one-off payment of $500,000 to cover their costs of competing in the three trial sprint
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The Aston Martin F1 Team will be keeping an eye on Mercedes’ performance gains this season, as both team’s 2021 cars have a similar aerodynamic design philosophy and share numerous components, team principal Otmar Szafnauer has said. Mercedes and Aston Martin have both been hit hard by the 2021 regulation changes, which mandated cuts to
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has no sympathy for the Mercedes F1 Team following them losing performance as a result of the 2021 regulation changes. Last year, the FIA mandated cuts to the rear floor and other downforce-generating components on the rear of the cars in a bid to reduce cornering speeds and
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Mercedes are still yet to extract all of the available performance from their 2021 car despite them making a big step forward after pre-season testing, Andrew Shovlin, the team’s trackside engineering director, has said. Red Bull’s 2021 challenger, the RB16B, was more competitive than the Mercedes W12 during the season-opener in Bahrain last month, though
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is a “great spy” and he has previously provided Mercedes with information that has led to them making improvements, according to former Silver Arrows engineer Philipp Brandle. Follow us on Google News to never miss an F1 story! Speaking to Austrian broadcaster Servus TV during the season-opener in Bahrain last month, Brandle
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Haas’ 2021 car will feature a number of upgrades at the second round of the season in Imola – with the team set to bring parts that weren’t ready in time for the season-opener – but no further upgrades are planned for the remainder of the season. READ: Formula One Denies Canadian & Brazilian GPs Facing
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