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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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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Honda F1 technical director Toyoharu Tanabe has said the Japanese car-maker believes its 2021 power unit has “exceeded” the performance of Mercedes’ 2020 engine, which was the strongest power unit in the sport last campaign. READ: Leclerc To Avoid ‘Stupid Things’ With New Ferrari Team-Mate As a result of Honda deciding to exit Formula One
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has admitted that former Mercedes F1 engine chief Andy Cowell would be a “good option” to lead their new powertrain division. READ: F1 Fans Want A Dubai Grand Prix However, the Austrian stressed that he believes Cowell isn’t currently interested in returning to F1, echoing what Red Bull
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Carlos Sainz has said he expects McLaren to be a strong rival this season, as he believes they will benefit from switching to Mercedes power from Renault. READ: F1 Fans Want A Dubai Grand Prix The Spaniard left the Woking-based team at the end of last season to join Ferrari – and he is expecting
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Ferrari’s 2021 power unit will be “very good” and could even rival Mercedes’ engine, which has been the strongest for most of the turbo-hybrid era of Formula One, according to Marc Gene, a test driver for the Scuderia. READ: Verstappen Reveals He Received COVID-19 Vaccine – But Not In Bahrain The Maranello-based team had the
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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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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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Four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel is set to make his debut with the Aston Martin F1 Team in just a few weeks’ time in Bahrain, and the German is clearly excited by his new adventure in the pinnacle of motorsport. Speaking just a few days before pre-season testing, Vettel said he is looking forward to
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Porsche and its parent company, the Volkswagen Group, are considering entering Formula One in 2025. Speaking to BBC Sport earlier this week, Porsche Motorsport vice-president Fritz Enzinger stressed that their entry into the pinnacle of motorsport would be contingent on how F1’s new engine regulations align with their objectives. READ: Doping Watchdog Investigating Haas &
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