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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86 percent of Formula One fans believe that the FIA changed the sport’s 2021 regulations to disadvantage Mercedes in the hopes of giving rival teams a better chance of taking the fight to the Silver Arrows, according to a poll by Formula1News.co.uk. READ: Ex-F1 Driver Warns Vettel Could Be Axed Mid-Season If Stroll Outperforms Him
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that Honda currently have a stronger power unit than the Silver Arrows. READ: Ex-F1 Driver Slams Nikita Mazepin For Breaking ‘Gentleman’s Code’ In Q1 Speaking after qualifying for the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday, Wolff said Honda had done a “great job” in the off-season and have
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was disappointed to miss out on pole position for the 2021 season-opener – and, more importantly, get confirmation of the raw pace of the Red Bull RB16B in Max Verstappen’s hands. READ: Ex-F1 World Champion Says He ‘Wouldn’t Trust’ Ocon Because He Has Ulterior Motives Verstappen took pole by around four-tenths of
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Mercedes have a clever innovation which they will run on their 2021 challenger, team principal Toto Wolff has said in the run-up to the season-opener in Bahrain. READ: Ex-Mercedes Motorsport Boss Responds To ‘Sandbagging’ Claims The Silver Arrows struggled in pre-season testing and didn’t top either of the opening two practice sessions ahead of the
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Mercedes had a poor pre-season test in Bahrain earlier this month, and they appeared to be on the backfoot again in the first two practice sessions of 2021. READ: Ex-Mercedes Motorsport Boss Responds To ‘Sandbagging’ Claims Red Bull driver Max Verstappen topped both free practice sessions for the Bahrain Grand Prix, building on his strong
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