With less than two months to go until lights out for the 2021 F1 season in Bahrain, speculation as to why Sir Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes haven’t announced a contract extension has been mounting. Most recently, it was reported that the seven-time World Champion is pushing for a so-called “Verstappen clause” in his contract to
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Nico Hulkenberg was previously linked to the second seat at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen, but the team ultimately decided to sign Sergio Perez for 2021 This left the German without a seat on the grid for the upcoming season, but Otmar Szafnauer, team principal of the newly rebranded Aston Martin F1 Team, has hinted
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A former F1 racer has said he believes Max Verstappen would be faster than Sir Lewis Hamilton if they were Mercedes team-mates, but the seven-time World Champion would nevertheless have a chance of beating the Dutch ace over the course of a season. Speaking to Formula1News.co.uk on Friday, ex-F1 driver Marc Surer said: “I think
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Three words have been removed from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary after a successful campaign by Mongol Identity, a Mongolian advocacy group which vociferously criticised and campaigned against Max Verstappen after he called Lance Stroll a “mongol” last year. The group launched its latest campaign on World Education Day on 24 January and told Formula1News.co.uk
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Alex Albon took part in the 2021 Austrian Virtual GP on Sunday, alongside the likes of fellow racing drivers George Russell and Stoffel Vandoorne, and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. F1 began streaming so-called virtual grand prix last year following the COVID-19 pandemic derailing the start of the 2020 season, and it quickly attracted a
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Last week, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said that George Russell’s strong performance in Sir Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes W11 at Sakhir “confirmed” that Max Verstappen is currently the best driver in Formula One. READ: Esteban Ocon ‘Sad’ To See Cyril Abiteboul Leave Renault “I think he [Verstappen] is the best, yes. Russell’s performance at
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2020 was arguably Sergio Perez’s strongest season in Formula One, with him taking his maiden victory in the Sakhir Grand Prix and finishing fourth in the Drivers’ Championship. READ: Saudi Arabian GP Won’t Be A Street Race After 2023 However, it was not without its challenges for the Mexican, with him testing positive for COVID-19
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With Sir Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes F1 Team reportedly struggling to agree terms of a new deal, Scott Mitchell, a journalist at The-Race.com, has suggested that Max Verstappen would be the Silver Arrows’ first choice to replace the seven-time World Champion. Join F1 TV To Watch Live Grand Prix & Access Hundreds Of Full
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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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It was recently reported that the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix and two other street races scheduled to take place in the first half of the season were facing cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Join F1 TV To Watch Live Grand Prix & Access Hundreds Of Full Races However, organisers of the event were quick
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