George Russell says it was a “strange feeling” learning he would not be racing for Mercedes in Abu Dhabi on Thursday before returning to Williams for Formula 1 practice. Russell raced for Mercedes at the Sakhir Grand Prix after seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19, and came close to scoring his maiden
Month: December 2020
On his 190th F1 start, Perez had been forced to pit at the end of Lap 1, dropping to last place. But an incredible turn of pace from the Mexican allowed him to benefit from Mercedes’ pit error to sensationally claim his and Racing Point’s first ever victory. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow
Over the past two years, we’ve gained memories that will live with us for a long time with Carlos and Lando. So, we took them for a night at the movies to watch through some of their most memorable moments, with a no strings attached twist. #NoStringsAttached Join McLaren Plus, our fan engagement programme which
MotoGP world champion Joan Mir says he “can’t wait to start to have battles” with Marc Marquez, but admits Suzuki needs to improve its speed to fight him. Mir ended a 20-year wait for Suzuki when he won the 2020 title with a race to spare in Valencia last month, having amassed seven podiums –
6:41 AM ET Nine-time rally world champion Sebastien Loeb will race in the new Extreme E off-road electric series next year for a team owned by seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton. 1 Related The two are the most successful drivers of all time in their respective series. Frenchman Loeb, 46, will be partnered
The Williams Formula 1 team says that George Russell’s return at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix feels like he has “come home”. Russell was loaned out to Mercedes for last weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix, as a temporary replacement for Lewis Hamilton who was struck down with coronavirus. Despite not having driven the car before, Russell
Pol Espargaro admits Honda’s tough start to the 2020 MotoGP season “didn’t bother me” as he knew from his experience with KTM he could turn the bike around. Honda suffered its first winless season in the premier class since it returned full-time in 1982, largely a result of six-time world champion Marc Marquez’s absence after
11:32 AM ET George Russell has dampened speculation of an early move to Mercedes after his impressive performance as stand-in for seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton. 1 Related The 22-year-old Briton fuelled some chatter when he said in Bahrain last Sunday that he hoped he had given Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff a selection
Lewis Hamilton has been given the all clear to return to Formula 1 action after passing negative coronavirus tests in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi, meaning George Russell will rejoin Williams. The world champion was forced to miss last weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix because of being infected with the virus, but tests that have taken place
The first ever VR46 team livery on a MotoGP bike, which Valentino Rossi protege Luca Marini will race with in 2021 aboard the Esponsorama Racing Ducati, has been revealed. Ducati confirmed last month it had secured the signatures of 2020 Moto2 world champion Enea Bastianini and Moto2 runner-up Marini to join the Esponsorama squad (formally
3:50 PM ET Romain Grosjean has posted pictures of his burnt right hand sustained in his fiery crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Grosjean miraculously walked away from a huge accident on the opening lap of the race on Nov. 29, which saw him trapped inside a burning car for 28 seconds. He has since
Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri has announced his shock retirement from the Italian sportscar manufacturer with immediate effect. The move, which has been cited for ‘personal reasons’, has come out of the blue and Ferrari has not yet had time to sort out who will replace him. Ferrari said that its chairman John Elkann would take
Mick Schumacher could win the title in F2’s final Feature Race of 2020, but he’s not the only one hungry for points and prizes in a race which had a CRAZY final few laps… 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 #F2 #RoadToF1
One of the many things this experimental F1 season has demonstrated is how minor adjustments in the format can deliver vastly different grands prix. From set-up to strategy, to confidence and competitiveness, the Sakhir GP was a much tougher round for the team compared to the Bahrain GP. #WeRaceAsOne Join McLaren Plus, our fan engagement
Two-time DTM champion Mattias Ekstrom will make his debut on the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia in January, driving a new Yamaha SxS machine prepared by the experienced X-Raid team. The 2016 World Rallycross Champion, who finished runner-up on his return to World RX this year, will venture into cross-country style competition by racing in
Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez is “seeing the positives” following a third operation on his broken left arm, according to his brother Alex Marquez. The elder Marquez brother broke his right humerus bone in a heavy crash during the 2020 season-opening Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, which required surgery to fix a plate and
12:47 PM ET Lewis Hamilton is set to return to action with Mercedes at this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after testing negative for COVID-19. The seven-time world champion missed last weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID on the Monday before the race and was replaced by Williams driver George Russell. Prior
Haas Formula 1 chief Gunther Steiner says the team is taking the recent incident with Nikita Mazepin “very seriously”, but has asked for privacy as it addresses the matter. A video emerged earlier this week showing 2021 Haas F1 driver Mazepin groping a woman’s chest in the back of the car after it was uploaded
5:46 AM ET Haas has condemned new Formula One signing Nikita Mazepin for an “abhorrent” video showing him touching a woman in a car. Mazepin, son of Russian billionaire Dmitry, will race alongside Mick Schumacher in 2021 for the American team. On Wednesday the Russian driver posted the video to his Instagram stories, which was
Formula 1 completes its triple-header finale of the reshuffled 2020 calendar with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Following a pair of dramatic and unpredictable races in Bahrain, the F1 paddock has made the quick hop over to the Yas Marina Circuit for the 2020 finale in Abu Dhabi. As things stand, Mercedes is waiting to
10:04 AM ET Carlos Sainz and Sebastian Vettel are among the drivers who have been blocked from testing for their new teams at an event which follows the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The “young driver” test take places on Tuesday, Dec. 15 and is usually reserved for drivers who have no more than two grand
Mercedes says it will do “everything we can” for Lewis Hamilton to race in Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as it waits on news of his COVID-19 recovery. Seven-time world champion Hamilton was forced to miss last weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19, paving the way for Williams driver George Russell
Ex-Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya will return to McLaren in 2021 to race a third Arrow McLaren SP car in the Indianapolis 500. The Colombian legend, who won the race for Chip Ganassi Racing in 2000 and for Team Penske in 2015, will join the team’s full-timers Patricio O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist at IndyCar’s
What a race! And now’s your chance to relive it with exclusive radio from the drivers, through the highs and lows of what were 87 drama-fuelled laps under the Bahrain lights. 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
Walter Lechner, who twice raced in the Le Mans 24 Hours and founded his eponymous team best-known for its dominant success in the Porsche Supercup, has died aged 71. The Austrian’s squad became the pre-eminent force in the spec Formula 1 support championship following the introduction of the 997-generation Porsche 911 in 2005. In the
World Rally Championship veterans Dani Sordo and Craig Breen have been retained by Hyundai for 2021, and will share the team’s third car alongside Ott Tanak and Thierry Neuville. Sordo, who won this year’s Rally Italy on Sardinia, will alternate with Breen in the car that the duo shared with Sebastian Loeb in 2020, although
Cal Crutchlow says there was no official offer from Honda for a role in 2021, but says HRC wanted him to be a replacement rider for MotoGP and World Superbikes. Crutchlow’s full-time racing career has come to a close after electing to sign a test rider deal with Yamaha for 2021 having lost his LCR
11:29 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya will return to the iconic event next year driving for Arrow McLaren SP. Montoya last raced the Indy 500 in 2017. The Colombian won “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” as a rookie in 2000 and again 15 years later to give
Red Bull Racing has named Juri Vips and Sebastien Buemi as its line-up for next week’s Formula 1 post season test at Abu Dhabi. Red Bull’s long-time test and reserve driver Buemi and 20-year-old Vips will each drive a 2020 RB16 for the entire one-day test. Vip recently joined the Swiss veteran as one of
Lewis Hamilton is hoping to recover from COVID-19 in time to race at this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after posting his first video message on Instagram since he started his isolation. The seven-time world champion tested positive for COVID on Monday last week and missed last weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix while he isolated in
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