Sebastian Vettel’s retirement from Formula 1 has caused disappointment amongst the paddock, with the 35-year-old being a popular figure. It was originally believed that Vettel would re-sign with the Aston Martin F1 Team for another year; however, he announced prior to the Hungarian Grand Prix that he had decided otherwise. Staggeringly, it’s already been announced that his
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher testifies that the “strong spine” needed to perform the role of race director in the sport is something that Niels Wittich certainly has. Wittich has previously stated that he is an advocate for “hard, but fair” racing following the highly controversial end to the DTM season that saw Liam
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Two names have been reported as a potential support bubble for Formula 1 race director Michael Masi ahead of the 2022 season. Masi was at the centre of controversy on multiple occasions last year, most notably at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December. Sir Lewis Hamilton looked set to record his eighth world
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George Russell has revealed that his move to Mercedes this year may never have happened were it not for a phone call convincing him not to join Volkswagen in the DTM series. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had offered the Briton a sponsorship deal to compete in Formula 3 in 2015, but the 23-year-old decided
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Alex Albon was promoted to Red Bull after around half a season in Formula One with Toro Rosso, with the Milton Keynes-based team deciding to drop Pierre Gasly for the British-Thai driver. READ: ‘Lawrence Is A Force Of Nature’: DTS Sheds Light On Stroll’s Racing Point Takeover Ultimately, Albon was also axed – and unlike
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Alex Albon has said he believes he still has a shot at returning to Formula One with Red Bull or Scuderia AlphaTauri. The Thai driver had a lacklustre 2020 campaign during which he was comprehensively outperformed by team-mate Max Verstappen – and he was dropped by the team in December. READ: FIA Planning ‘Spectacular’ Overtake
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Alex Albon has said he has no “hard feelings” towards Red Bull or Yuki Tsunoda after being dropped by the team at the end of the 2020 season. Sergio Perez was signed as Albon’s replacement at Red Bull, but the Thai driver would have ended up at Scuderia AlphaTauri had Tsunoda not been in the
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McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris has said he feels “sorry” for Alex Albon, who lost his seat at Red Bull to Sergio Perez in December. Speaking at a press conference attended by Formula1News.co.uk on Monday afternoon, ahead of McLaren’s 2021 car launch, Norris described F1 as a “very unfair world” but tipped Albon to fight
MoreAlex Albon will compete in some rounds of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) Championship which don’t clash with his reserve and test driver duties at Red Bull. Alex Albon lost his seat at Red Bull Racing to Sergio Perez following the end of the 2020 F1 season, and the team previously said they were open
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