Some Ferrari and Mercedes team personnel opted to take up the Bahraini government’s offer to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to reports. READ: ‘I’m Gonna Have You Off’: Pundits React To Raikkonen & Sainz’s Bizarre Crash Bahrain offered all F1 personnel the opportunity to get vaccinated against the deadly virus, as they could receive both
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has revealed that he was administered a COVID-19 vaccine earlier this month. READ: WADA Concludes Haas Livery Investigation – Source He didn’t specify in which country he was vaccinated, only saying he received his first coronavirus jab in Europe. “Not here in Bahrain, in Europe. In any case, it does
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Kimi Raikkonen was having a productive final day of pre-season testing at Bahrain, with him completing the most laps of anyone and managing a lap time good enough for P4. READ: ‘We Are Sandbagging’: Valtteri Bottas On Mercedes’ Testing Woes However, the final lap of testing saw things take a dramatic turn, with him making
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Ferrari and its two customer teams – Alfa Romeo and Haas – will be running a new power unit this year after having the weakest engine in Formula One last campaign. READ: Source: WADA Still Investigating Haas Livery Despite FIA Saying It’s Legal The Scuderia has said it is confident that it has taken a
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Pre-season testing got underway on Friday in Bahrain, giving drivers the first chance to drive their 2021 cars at the limit and gather data ahead of the season-opener at the same circuit later this month. Ferrari were the final team to unveil their 2021 challenger, with the Scuderia taking the wraps off of the SF21
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Daniel Ricciardo topped the time sheet for the morning session of the first day of the three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain. Ricciardo, who joined McLaren from Renault at the end of 2020, completed 45 laps around the Bahrain International Circuit and set a best time of 1:32.203 using Pirelli’s new C2 tyres. READ:
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Pre-season testing for the 2021 F1 campaign got underway in Bahrain today, with all teams present at the three-day test as they were all able to develop and assemble their cars in time. The grid this year will feature two rebranded teams, with Racing Point becoming Aston Martin and Renault being rebranded Alpine (though it
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Ferrari have unveiled their 2021 car, the SF21, just two days before pre-season testing gets underway in Bahrain. All ten F1 teams have now taken the wraps off of their 2021 cars, with all of them being carry-overs of their predecessors due to regulatory constraints agreed as a cost-saving measure in the wake of the
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Sebastian Vettel’s Formula One career “could be over quite quickly” if he fails to get the measure of his Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll in 2021, a former F1 driver has warned. Speaking this week, Christian Klien, the last Austrian to race in the pinnacle of motorsport, said the four-time World Champion must beat Stroll
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Ferrari has inked a deal with luxury Italian fashion brand Giorgio Armani which will see the Scuderia’s drivers, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, and its management, wear their clothing at official team events. “The dynamism of the Emporio Armani style will be a feature of the travelwear range, again in navy blue tones, that all
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