Formula One and the FIA have revealed that there were 12 positive COVID-19 cases over the course of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend. In a statement released on Tuesday, Formula One and the FIA also noted that over 8,000 coronavirus tests were conducted ahead of and after the season-opener. READ: Ex-F1 Driver Slams Nikita Mazepin
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Sebastian Vettel’s debut race weekend with Aston Martin was one to forget, with him only qualifying P18 and subsequently being demoted to the back of the grid for a yellow flag infringement. READ: Wolff Says Honda Currently Have A Stronger Power Unit Than Mercedes The 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix itself was frustrating for Vettel, with
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Sebastian Vettel has been handed a five-place grid drop which will see him start his debut race with Aston Martin from the back of the grid. READ: Wolff Says Honda Currently Have A Stronger Power Unit Than Mercedes Vettel struggled for pace during qualifying in his AMR21, and his final lap in Q1 was compromised
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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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Sir Lewis Hamilton and ex-F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone clashed last year after the 90-year-old claimed that “in lots of cases, black people are more racist than white people.” READ: Luca Corberi’s Lawyers Highlight Schumacher-Coulthard Fracas In Defence Of Disgraced Karter Hamilton branded Ecclestone’s remarks as “uneducated and ignorant”, but the former F1 boss has now
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The FIA is pursuing a lifetime ban for disgraced kart racing driver Luca Corberi, with representatives of the governing body saying in a tribunal this week they believe such punishment is required given the severity of his actions. READ: Nico Rosberg Admits He Would Like To See Hamilton & Mercedes Struggle The 23-year-old shocked the
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Scuderia AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly has praised Honda’s new power unit, hailing its reliability and saying it appears to be more powerful than its predecessor, though he stressed it’s impossible to get the full picture in testing. READ: Verstappen Insists Mercedes Didn’t Show Their Hand In Pre-Season Testing Scuderia AlphaTauri’s 2021 car looked strong in
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Mercedes’ Dual-Axis Steering (DAS) system caused a stir as the 2020 season got underway in Austria, with teams and pundits quickly noticing the innovation. READ: ‘We Don’t Have Answers’: Mercedes Admit They’re Struggling Ahead Of Bahrain GP Red Bull swiftly lodged a protest against the system with the FIA – and episode two of the
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McLaren attracted the attention of rival teams during pre-season testing in Bahrain due to the unique design of their 2021 car’s diffuser. READ: Sebastian Vettel Willing To Accept ‘Horrible’ Car As Long As It’s Quick The Woking-based team is seemingly trying to find lap time by exploiting a loophole in the technical regulations to help
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All F1 teams are expected to abandon the development of their 2021 challengers and switch focus to their 2022 cars early on this campaign, as next year will see sweeping regulation changes come into effect. READ: Sebastian Vettel Willing To Accept ‘Horrible’ Car As Long As It’s Quick This makes 2022 more important than a
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