Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has admitted that Sebastian Vettel might not be available for the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this weekend. After Daniel Ricciardo tested positive for COVID-19 and missed the entirety of the pre-season test in Bahrain, Vettel returned a positive result, ruling him out of the first race of the
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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez believes that there is a case to be made for drivers still being able to compete even if they have tested positive for COVID-19. Perez was the first of 10 drivers to have tested positive for coronavirus since the turn of the pandemic in 2020, and he was thus forced
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Lando Norris gave a sarcastic reply when asked about McLaren’s woeful weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix, as they walked away from the first race with no points to their name. Both Norris and team-mate Daniel Ricciardo failed to make it into the third and final qualifying session on Saturday, and spent most of the
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Aston Martin have confirmed that Sebastian Vettel has tested positive for coronavirus, and will therefore miss the opening round of the 2022 season in Bahrain. Vettel completed 340 laps between the two pre-season tests in Bahrain and Barcelona, as he and team-mate Lance Stroll attempted to get to grips with an erratic car. The four-time
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Nikita Mazepin feels let down by Haas after their decision to terminate his contract amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. As part of a deal between Haas and Uralkali last year, Mazepin had his seat paid for by his father Dmitry, who part owns the Russian firm. The 23-year-old had looked set to
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Formula 1 reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg says that, while he initially had reservations about appearing in Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries, he has “no regrets whatsoever” about his role in seasons one and two. Netflix first sent film crews out to the F1 paddock in 2018, and documented the highs, lows and everything in between
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo says his tricky debut season with McLaren helped him grow, not just as a racer, but a person too. Ricciardo was out-qualified 15-7 by Lando Norris at the Woking-based team last season and, in the middle part of the year, branded his start to life at the squad “almost laughable.” The Briton
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko is pleased with the team’s decision to sign Sergio Perez for the 2021 season following a positive year for the Mexican. Perez was out of contract at Racing Point at the end of last season, before he was eventually signed to Red Bull to replace the departing Alex Albon.
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The Williams F1 Team is considering signing Valtteri Bottas, Nico Hulkenberg or Daniil Kvyat for 2022, should George Russell partner Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year, according to reports. Russell has been Williams’ standout driver in recent seasons, and it looks likely that he will finally be rewarded for his strong performances with a
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Nico Hulkenberg has joked that he will cry if he watches Red Bull this season, given how competitive their RB16B is. The German driver had been tipped to be in contention for a 2021 seat at the team last year after a number of exceptional stand-in performances at Racing Point. READ: Russell Open To Fighting
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