Kevin Magnussen has credited his former Haas Formula 1 teammate Romain Grosjean with making him a better qualifier as he claimed the Frenchman is “phenomenal on one lap”. Both Magnussen and Grosjean are leaving F1 after being replaced by rookies Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin at Haas for the 2021 season, with the Dane joining
Month: December 2020
Yamaha MotoGP boss Lin Jarvis says he still thinks Jorge Lorenzo “would have been an excellent test rider” for Yamaha had his programme not been scuppered by COVID-19. Three-time MotoGP world champion Lorenzo returned to Yamaha in the winter following his retirement from racing at the end of 2019, but only tested the 2019 M1
5:22 AM ET Alexander Albon said he was dejected after being replaced by Mexican Sergio Perez at the Red Bull Formula One team for next season but is determined to get a race seat in 2022. 1 Related Perez, a winner for Racing Point in Bahrain this season, will slot in alongside Max Verstappen next
Renault Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon believes adding cambered corners to Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit would help improve the quality of the racing. While the Yas Marina Circuit boasts state-of-the-art facilities, its actual layout has been subject to a lot of criticism over the years. In 2010 Fernando Alonso famously lost the world title
Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has been crowned the BBC’s 2020 Sports Personality of the Year, making it a second time that the Mercedes driver has won the accolade. Hamilton beat footballer Jordan Henderson, jockey Hollie Doyle, snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan, cricketer Stuart Broad and boxer Tyson Fury to the 2020 award. He previously
What do you do when you’re starting last on the grid? Call up your homies, of course. Lando Norris goes through his phone book ahead of the 2020 Virtual Bahrain Grand Prix For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Follow F1® on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/F1 Follow F1® on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/F1 #F1 #VirtualGP
Toto Wolff feels “committed to life” to Mercedes’ Formula 1 project after increasing his shareholding and agreeing to continue as its team principal for at least three more years. Mercedes announced on Friday that its ownership had been restructured after British chemicals giant INEOS took a one-third shareholding in the team. Wolff has upped his
Suzuki team boss Davide Brivio says the double-header races at one venue suited its MotoGP rivals more during the 2020 season. The 2020 MotoGP calendar was heavily revised owing to the coronavirus pandemic, with the scheduled shortened to 14 rounds from 20 and centred in Europe. Of the 14 rounds, five circuits – Jerez, Red
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr will start the 2021 Formula 1 season with equal status as drivers, says Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto. Sainz comes into replace Aston Martin-bound Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari, having spent the last two seasons with McLaren. Although Leclerc will be entering his third season at the Italian team, while
Red Bull says neither Sebastian Vettel nor Nico Hulkenberg were ever seriously considered for a 2021 Formula 1 race seat with the team. With Red Bull weighing up its options from the middle of the season about whether or not to stick with Alex Albon or look elsewhere, both Vettel and Hulkenberg were linked with
5:22 AM ET Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was the big winner as Formula One’s governing body conducted its annual awards ceremony by video conferencing on Friday night due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mercedes driver was voted Personality of the Year by permanently accredited media and also received a joint FIA President Award with
Jump onboard for a very special lap of Yas Marina as Fernando Alonso takes his title-winning Renault R25 for a spin, 15 years on… Video: Renault F1 Team For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Tweets by F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1 @f1 #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
While the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix isn’t going to go down as a thriller for anyone watching at home, it was the most tense and emotional experience we’ve had in quite a while. Watch the final McLaren Unboxed episode of 2020. #WeRaceAsOne Join McLaren Plus, our fan engagement programme which brings McLaren fans closer to
Join Bentley Boy and local lad Jordan Pepper for an onboard lap of Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit. Sound on for Jordan’s commentary at the Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli season finale. #IntGTC #Kyalami9HGT World is the official YouTube channel for SRO Motorsports Group, the global leader in GT racing. Join us for live and
Lewis Hamilton feels “proud” that Toto Wolff will continue to serve as Mercedes’ Formula 1 team principal for the next three years, calling him “a great figurehead”. Mercedes announced on Friday that Wolff would remain in the role of team principal and CEO of its F1 team until at least the end of 2024, having
Cal Crutchlow believes MotoGP will “keep seeing these surprise winners” next season even if it is run under normal circumstances with a full calendar. For the second time in five seasons, nine different riders took to the top step of the podium in MotoGP in 2020, with Fabio Quartararo, Franco Morbidelli, Joan Mir, Brad Binder
5:27 AM ET Ferrari Formula One boss Mattia Binotto says he still enjoys the full support of his superiors after the team’s worst season in 40 years and is targeting a return to the top three next year. 1 Related The sport’s oldest and most successful team finished sixth overall in the 2020 constructors’ championship,
Lewis Hamilton says Sergio Perez “truly deserved” a move to Red Bull, and relishes the challenge of fighting both he and Max Verstappen in Formula 1 next year. Perez was installed as Alex Albon’s replacement at Red Bull for next year on a one-year deal, with the Anglo-Thai driver handed a test and reserve role
9:41 AM ET Mercedes parent company Daimler has confirmed it never considered withdrawing from Formula One, despite rumours earlier this year that it was weighing up its options. On Friday, Mercedes announced that chemical company Ineos had bought a third of its F1 team, bringing about a new ownership structure. Daimler reduced its shareholding in
Ferrari plans to unveil its 2021 Formula 1 car, the SF21, just ahead of pre-season testing at Barcelona in Spain next year. Although there is a chassis freeze for teams, which means they must run their current basic cars again, aerodynamic changes are allowed and teams can spend two development tokens to make other modifications.
Conor Daly will continue for a second year as the road and street course driver of the #20 Ed Carpenter Racing machine during the 2021 IndyCar season. Daly will also again race the squad’s third car in U.S. Air Force livery in the Indianapolis 500, while team owner Carpenter will take the wheel of the
Oliver Solberg has been confirmed as a Hyundai Motorsport driver for the next two seasons of the World Rally Championship, beginning in WRC2 in 2021. The 19-year-old son of 2003 World Rally champion Petter Solberg will spearhead Hyundai Motorsport’s WRC2 assault next year, with a graduation to a World Rally Car understood to be on
2:37 PM ET Lewis Hamilton said he is “so happy” to see Sergio Perez earn an opportunity with Red Bull, which he says will put the team in a stronger position to fight for wins in 2021. Perez will partner Max Verstappen in 2021 after being confirmed as Alex Albon’s replacement. Albon struggled for form
At the start of the season, we asked the drivers to make their 2020 predictions. Take a look and see who nailed it – and who missed the mark! For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Tweets by F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1 @f1 #F1
The top-six cars from Qualifying progress to the Pole Shootout. Commentators: David Addison and John Watson #IntGTC #Kyalami9H Three manufacturers and nine driver crews will battle for Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli title honours at the season-closing Kyalami 9 Hour. Reigning champions, Porsche, are bidding to defend both crowns with two all-star line-ups that
Christian Horner feels Red Bull had to “trust the facts opposed to emotion” in replacing Alexander Albon for 2021 after he failed to cut the gap to Max Verstappen. Red Bull announced on Friday that it had signed outgoing Racing Point driver Sergio Perez for next season to replace Albon, who has dropped into a
Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabatti says the manufacturer will “treasure” its time in MotoGP with Andrea Dovizioso, but concedes there was a need to “turn the page”. Dovizioso announced in August he would not be renewing his deal with Ducati beyond 2020 as the relationship between the pair broke down during contract negotiations for 2021.
Former World Rally Championship runner-up Jari-Matti Latvala has been appointed team principal of the Toyota Gazoo Racing squad, as the team confirms its full 2021 line-up. With Tommi Makinen stepping down as team boss at the end of the 2020 season to become Toyota’s motorsport advisor, Latvala will move into the team principal role having
5:01 AM ET British chemical company Ineos has acquired one third of the shares in the Mercedes Formula One team from Mercedes’ parent company Daimler. 1 Related The world championship-winning team is now a third owned by Daimler (which reduced its shareholding from 60 percent), a third owned by Ineos and a third owned by
Formula 1 and MotoGP venue Barcelona will reinstate a modified layout of the old Turn 10 following safety improvements made in conjunction with the FIA and FIM. The original Turn 10 at the Barcelona circuit was a long left-hander which fed into the long right at the top of the hill at Turn 11. However,
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