Pirelli motorsport chief Mario Isola has insisted that the Italian tyre manufacturer did not try to “penalise” any teams in particular when designing their 2021 tyres. Isola made the remarks off the back of Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer calling for a discussion between the teams and the FIA to see if the 2021
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Four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel is now under added pressure due to Aston Martin signing Nico Hulkenberg as their reserve and development driver, according to 2009 F1 World Champion Jenson Button. Vettel’s tenure at Aston Martin got off to a bad start, with reliability issues hampering his running in pre-season testing and him having a
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Nico Hulkenberg has been signed as the newly rebranded Aston Martin F1 Team’s reserve and development driver, the constructor announced on Wednesday. Hulkenberg raced in three grand prix with Racing Point last season after Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll both tested positive for COVID-19 (at different points of the campaign.) Follow us on Google News
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The Aston Martin F1 Team will be keeping an eye on Mercedes’ performance gains this season, as both team’s 2021 cars have a similar aerodynamic design philosophy and share numerous components, team principal Otmar Szafnauer has said. Mercedes and Aston Martin have both been hit hard by the 2021 regulation changes, which mandated cuts to
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86 percent of Formula One fans believe that the FIA changed the sport’s 2021 regulations to disadvantage Mercedes in the hopes of giving rival teams a better chance of taking the fight to the Silver Arrows, according to a poll by Formula1News.co.uk. READ: Ex-F1 Driver Warns Vettel Could Be Axed Mid-Season If Stroll Outperforms Him
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Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll became known within the world of F1 when his son, Lance, began racing with the Williams F1 Team in 2017 in a move that was linked with him providing much-needed funding to the ailing team. READ: Sebastian Vettel Willing To Accept ‘Horrible’ Car As Long As It’s Quick He then purchased
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Sebastian Vettel’s pre-season preparations with the Aston Martin F1 Team were disrupted on day two of testing at Bahrain, with a gearbox issue hampering his running. Due to the issue, Vettel completed just eight laps in the AMR21 on Saturday – the least of any driver – and the lack of running this morning also
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Nico Hulkenberg will commentate on Formula One grand prix this upcoming season, with him joining Austria’s Servus TV broadcaster as a co-commentator. The former F1 driver will commentate alongside Austrian sports journalist Andreas Gröbl. READ: Perez Will Trouble Verstappen More Than Ricciardo Did – Coronel “I think Andi and I are a good duo. I
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Despite plenty of speculation last year linking Nico Hulkenberg with a full-time F1 seat in 2021, the German will be on the side-lines this upcoming season, though he is likely to become Aston Martin’s reserve driver. Hulkenberg made three surprise appearances last campaign, with him filling in for Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll at Silverstone
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Sebastian Vettel had a miserable final year with Ferrari despite him managing a podium at Istanbul and having a few other relatively strong weekends. The four-time World Champion was comprehensively outperformed by Charles Leclerc, with his younger team-mate finishing eighth in the standings while he could only manage P13. READ: F1 Teams In Favour Of
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