Red Bull have downplayed their interest in signing former Mercedes F1 engine chief Andy Cowell, saying they believe he is not planning a return to the sport. Cowell is largely considered to be one of the most important people in Mercedes’ domination of the turbo-hybrid era of Formula One. READ: Red Bull Believe Mercedes Will
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Daniel Ricciardo today gave the McLaren MCL35M its first shakedown at Silverstone. The Australian, who joined the Woking-based team from Renault at the end of 2020, drove the team’s 2021 car on a wet Silverstone circuit. READ: Lewis Hamilton Would End Up In A ‘Black Hole Pretty Quickly’ If He Left F1 Lando Norris, who
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McLaren has unveiled its 2021 car and its new driver line-up to a live audience ahead of the upcoming season. McLaren’s 2021 challenger, the MCL35M, was unveiled during an online presentation on Monday evening, making the British racing outfit the first team to unveil their car ahead of the new season. READ: Red Bull Confirm
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Red Bull has formed a powertrain company after agreeing to take over the intellectual property of Honda’s power unit once the Japanese auto-maker exits Formula one at the end of this year. This move has been announced just days after the F1 Commission voted in favour of a freeze on engine development from 2022. READ:
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The Haas F1 Team is already prioritising its research and development efforts on its 2022 car, team principal Guenther Steiner has said. The American racing outfit had a woeful 2020 season, with the combination of their uncompetitive chassis and weakened Ferrari power unit leaving them outside the points in most grand prix. READ: ‘Hamilton Is
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With just weeks to go until pre-season testing in Bahrain, Mercedes has revealed that it is facing power unit “issues”, though they remain confident their engines will be running smoothly for the first grand prix weekend. Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains managing director Hywel Thomas said they are doing everything possible to make sure their 2021-spec
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A 2022 engine freeze was unanimously supported by teams during a meeting of the F1 Commission on Thursday, paving the way for Red Bull to continue to use Honda power units after the Japanese auto-maker exits the sport at the end of this year. This comes just weeks after Red Bull and Honda agreed a
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Ferrari had a miserable 2020 season, with them only managing sixth in the Constructors’ Championship – their worst finish in four decades – and their two drivers just scoring a total of three podiums. The Scuderia will have a new power unit in 2021, which should help them close the gap to Renault, Honda and
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Ferrari and its two customer racing outfits will be running a new power unit in 2021, but the Haas F1 Team won’t be able to fire it up in their car until pre-season testing in Bahrain in March. This is because the Ferrari technicians needed to install and start the power unit can’t travel to
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Ferrari had a woeful 2020 campaign, with their SF1000 proving uncompetitive due to a combination of a weakened power unit and a draggy, aerodynamically inefficient chassis. Join F1 TV To Watch Live Grand Prix & Access Hundreds Of Full Races The Italian car-maker will run a new power unit in 2021 – and, according to
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