McLaren have revealed why Daniel Ricciardo struggled in his debut race with the Woking-based team and offered an explanation as to why he was outpaced by team-mate Lando Norris by a bigger-than-expected margin. READ: F1 Reveals 12 People Tested Positive For COVID-19 During Bahrain GP Ricciardo qualified in P6 for the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix,
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that Honda currently have a stronger power unit than the Silver Arrows. READ: Ex-F1 Driver Slams Nikita Mazepin For Breaking ‘Gentleman’s Code’ In Q1 Speaking after qualifying for the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday, Wolff said Honda had done a “great job” in the off-season and have
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Japanese F1 rookie Yuki Tsunoda has insisted that his short frame and lower-than-average weight won’t give him a “big advantage” this year. READ: ‘They Are Taking A Lot Of Money’: Ecclestone Claims Hamilton Is Being ‘Used’ By BLM Tsunoda, who stands at just 157cm and weighs 58kg, explained that his lower weight won’t give him
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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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Alex Albon was promoted to Red Bull after around half a season in Formula One with Toro Rosso, with the Milton Keynes-based team deciding to drop Pierre Gasly for the British-Thai driver. READ: ‘Lawrence Is A Force Of Nature’: DTS Sheds Light On Stroll’s Racing Point Takeover Ultimately, Albon was also axed – and unlike
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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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Valtteri Bottas set the pace on day two of pre-season testing in Bahrain, with him managing a best lap time of 1m30.289s on a set of C5s – the softest tyre in Pirelli’s 2021 F1 range – in the closing segment of the afternoon session. Sir Lewis Hamilton, who will be gunning for a record-breaking
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Pre-season testing for the 2021 F1 campaign got underway in Bahrain today, with all teams present at the three-day test as they were all able to develop and assemble their cars in time. The grid this year will feature two rebranded teams, with Racing Point becoming Aston Martin and Renault being rebranded Alpine (though it
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The newly rebranded Alpine F1 Team has unveiled its 2021 car, the A521, in a live presentation streamed on Tuesday afternoon. As widely expected, the car features a completely different livery to its predecessor, in line with the team’s rebrand from Renault to Alpine. READ: Alex Albon Believes He Still Has A Shot At Returning
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Alex Albon has said he believes he still has a shot at returning to Formula One with Red Bull or Scuderia AlphaTauri. The Thai driver had a lacklustre 2020 campaign during which he was comprehensively outperformed by team-mate Max Verstappen – and he was dropped by the team in December. READ: FIA Planning ‘Spectacular’ Overtake
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