McLaren will have one of the most exciting driver line-ups on the F1 grid next year, with Daniel Ricciardo partnering Lando Norris at the Woking-based team. Speaking ahead of Ricciardo’s move to McLaren, the team’s racing director, Andrea Stella, noted that Norris and Carlos Sainz, who has now joined Ferrari, had a great working relationship
MoreCarlos Sainz, who had his final race with McLaren last weekend in Abu Dhabi, travelled to Maranello on Friday for a seat fitting and media event at Ferrari HQ. The Spaniard described it as a day he’ll “never forget” and said it was “pretty special” to be in red for the first time. READ: Leclerc
MoreJost Capito has been appointed the CEO of Williams Racing as new owners Dorilton Capital continue to restructure the team in the hopes of helping it work its way up the pecking order and return to its former glory. Capito previously served as the CEO of McLaren Racing, but he parted ways with the Woking-based
MoreRacing Point missed out on third in the 2020 F1 Constructors’ Championship to McLaren after Sergio Perez retired from the Abu Dhabi GP due to a mechanical failure and Lance Stroll could only manage P10. This was especially disappointing for the Silverstone-based team, which will be rebranded Aston Martin Racing next year, as they had
MoreSeven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton had a difficult end to the 2020 F1 season, with him contracting COVID-19 earlier this month and being outpaced at the season finale by Max Verstappen and his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton’s contract with Mercedes is set to expire in just a few weeks, but the Brit is hopeful
MoreA study published by Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP), an international anti-tobacco industry group, has warned that Formula One and MotoGP remain the only major global sports competitions that still allow tobacco companies to advertise to fans via lucrative sponsorship deals with teams. STOP estimates that Formula One has generated in excess of $4.5
MoreMax Verstappen has won the 2020 F1 season finale in Abu Dhabi after leading every lap of the grand prix ahead of the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. The top three finished the fairly dull race as they qualified, but there were several important changes outside the podium places. READ: McLaren Racing Hails
MoreThe McLaren Group has announced this morning that it has attracted new long-term investment into McLaren Racing to help it “continue its growth as a global sports franchise” in Formula One and beyond. The fresh round of investment is coming from MSP Sports Capital, a US-based sports investment group, which is co-investing with UBS O’Connor,
MoreMax Verstappen has taken pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, ending the run of Mercedes power securing pole position for every grand prix this year. Verstappen last started a race on pole at the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix, and he’ll be looking to keep the two Silver Arrows at bay tomorrow to help
MoreThe upcoming double-header at Bahrain will see grand prix run on the track’s standard layout and the outer circuit, presenting teams and drivers with a new challenge. Speaking ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen said “the layout we will race on in the second week is a bit of a
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