Williams driver Nicholas Latifi says that he has moved on from the backlash he received in the aftermath of his crash at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and is ready to switch his focus to the 2022 season. The Canadian was the cause of the controversial Safety Car period late on in the title-decider
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Former Red Bull driver Alex Albon has gone into detail on his relationship with former team-mate Max Verstappen, affirming that he is a very ordinary person off the racetrack. Albon signed with the Milton Keynes squad midway through the 2019 season to replace Pierre Gasly, who was dropped back to Toro Rosso – now AlphaTauri
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Williams team principal and CEO Jost Capito has defended Michael Masi amid the backlash the race director has received since the controversial closing events of the 2021 season. Masi sparked controversy at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December after he permitted a limited number of lapped runners to pass the Safety Car late
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Ex-F1 racer Perry McCarthy has revealed the crucial ingredients needed for Formula 1 drivers to succeed in the sport after George Russell’s move from Williams to Mercedes. Following three impressive seasons at the Grove-based team, Russell was promoted into the Mercedes drive to replace the out-going Valtteri Bottas who is headed to Alfa Romeo. The
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Former Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok has highlighted a potential reason as to why race director Michael Masi was left in such a precarious position late on in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton was leading title rival Max Verstappen by a comfortable margin heading into the latter stages of the race
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Williams team principal Jost Capito has said he would like Sir Lewis Hamilton to stay on the grid and partner George Russell at Mercedes, but is not really bothered whether he stays or goes. Rumours of the seven-time world champion’s departure from Formula 1 have been in the air ever since his controversial championship defeat
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Nicholas Latifi and George Russell have spoken of their joy at the role Jenson Button played at the Williams team as advisor in 2021. The Briton won 15 of the 306 races he started in a career that saw him win the world championship in 2009 with Brawn, and the 42-year-old scored points six times
MoreFormer Formula 1 driver Perry McCarthy has detailed what separates a world champion from the rest of the pack. Max Verstappen proved to the world last year that he is world champion material; his aggression, race-craft and 10 victories displayed just some of the necessary qualities anticipated from a driver – and evidently possessed by
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has opened up on his mental struggles during 2020, revealing that he considered leaving Formula 1. Having taken class victory in the 1994 24 hours of the Nurburgring, the Austrian began his F1 career in 2009 when he bought a share in Williams and joined the board of directors. He
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso has said he rates the performances of George Russell and Max Verstappen higher that those of Sir Lewis Hamilton while the Spaniard was out of the sport. Following 18 seasons, 97 podiums, 32 race wins and two championships, Alonso decided to leave Formula 1 at the end of 2018 having endured four
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