Charles Leclerc has assumed full responsibility for the collision with Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel on the opening lap of the Styrian Grand Prix that forced both drivers to retire. I am disappointed in myself. I'm sorry but being sorry is not enough. Seb hasn't got any faults today. I've let the team down Read more…
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has offered a remarkable lifeline to Sebastian Vettel should he wish to continue his Formula 1 career in 2021. After Ferrari opted not to renew Vettel’s contract for next season, the four-time F1 champion has seen opportunities disappear at Renault, Red Bull and Racing Point over the past week. While it appears a Read more…
The future of Sebastian Vettel is extremely uncertain. In 2020 Carlos Sainz will take his place at Ferrari and so far no team seems to be open to the arrival of the German. Red Bull Racing and Racing Point, among others, have already indicated that they do not have a place for Vettel. The places with other teams are Read more…
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix exposed the team’s ‘glass jaw’. The team laid down a marker to its rivals for the first race at the Red Bull Ring after topping every practice and qualifying session prior to Valtteri Bottas taking the win. But the race was far Read more…
Also in Germany Formula 1 will return this season. The date for the Hockenheim Grand Prix is not yet known, but the race is part of the fourth European triple pack. The timetable will be published soon. That’s Auto, Motor und Sport. The news follows the announcement of the return of Read more…
Lewis Hamilton has warned Red Bull against trying to play mind games in a bid to unsettle him as he targets a record-equalling seventh Formula 1 world title this year. Red Bull initially launched a protest against Mercedes‘ DAS system ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix that was rejected by the stewards. Read more…
Wednesday Fernando Alonso’s return to Renault in Formula 1 was already announced, but today may be an ‘even bigger announcement’. That’s what a journalist from the usually well entered Motorsport-Total.com writes on his Twitter account. Editor-in-chief Christian Nimmervoll says: “I’m now busy gathering information about an even bigger sensation in the Silly Read more…
Lewis Hamilton has vehemently denied that he has made any contract demands for his next Mercedes contract. Haas driver Romain Grosjean has used Lewis Hamilton’s contract as an example to take aim at the large discrepancy in driver salaries in Formula One. Hamilton signed the biggest contract in F1 history Read more…
Sebastian Vettel admitted that his early mentor and Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko was the first person he called after learning that Ferrari would not be extending his contract. Vettel won his four Formula 1 world titles with Red Bull between 2010 and 2013 and remains close to Marko and Read more…
Mark Webber thinks Ferrari need to move to the UK and adopt a different mentality if they are to get back to their glory days. Ferrari has not won a piece of silverware since winning the Constructors’ Championship in 2008 and 2020 does not appear to be year where the Read more…