Red Bull senior advisor Dr Helmut Marko has insisted that there is nothing “mysterious” about their 2021 car. Red Bull’s 2021 challenger, the RB16B, was unveiled on Tuesday – but the fact the team has only released a handful of photos raised speculation that it was trying to hide some aspects of the car to
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Piero Ferrari, vice-chairman of the Italian supercar brand which shares his surname, has slammed Formula One for spending hundreds of millions of dollars on developing technology, only to keep it secret. In a Sunday interview, Ferrari questioned the point of developing this technology if it is seldom applied off the track. READ: Ferrari Wary Of
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The FIA has revealed that it is planning to introduce a “spectacular” overtake button for its new era of power units, which are set to be introduced in 2025. Formula One is yet to decide exactly what power units will be used from then, but the sport will continue to have a hybrid engine formula
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has said the Scuderia is wary that its simulated performance gains, particularly from the wind tunnel, may not translate into on-track gains in pre-season testing and the 2021 season. “The start of the season is very important. I don’t expect the balance of power to change much for the rest
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As part of the shake-up of Formula One’s technical regulations next year, Pirelli, the sport’s sole tyre supplier, will be introducing new 18-inch tyres. Pirelli has already started its testing programme for the new tyres – and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz recently got some laps under his belt with the manufactruer’s 2022 prototype. READ: Perez
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The Haas F1 Team had a miserable 2020 campaign, with a combination of an uncompetitive chassis and a weakened Ferrari power unit leaving them well outside the points at most grand prix contested last season. The American racing outfit may benefit from Ferrari’s 2021-spec power unit, but Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has already made
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While Formula One opted to delay its shake-up of the technical regulations until 2022 as a cost-saving measure in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 will nevertheless see cars have considerably different aero regulations, with the FIA mandating significant cuts to the rear floor and other down-force generating components. And, although the 2021 cars will
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Alfa Romeo have unveiled their 2021 car, the C41, in a live presentation held in Warsaw. The car is largely a carry-over of the team’s 2020 challenger, but it has a notably different livery and an upgraded front-end, in addition to significant changes to its rear floor in line with the 2021 regulations. READ: F1
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On 19 February, the first Honda-powered car of 2021 – Scuderia AlphaTauri’s AT02 – was unveiled. 2021 will be the Japanese manufacturer’s last season in Formula One, but Red Bull and Scuderia AlphaTauri will continue to run their power units for the next few years as part of a recently inked deal. READ: Mercedes Are
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Scuderia AlphaTauri has today unveiled its 2021 car in a live presentation held in a showroom in Salzburg, Austria and streamed all over the world. In addition to having a notably different livery, AlphaTauri’s new car also has an overhauled nose and front-wing. READ: Brown Expecting ‘Highly Motivated’ Sebastian Vettel At Aston Martin The front-end
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