Daniel Ricciardo is growing increasingly confident that he can ink his Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul before the F1 season is out. Ricciardo will leave Renault for McLaren at the end of the year but is hoping to give Abiteboul a Honey Badger tattoo before leaving for good. To do so, Read more…
Fernando Alonso looks set to make his debut in Renault’s 2020 car next week. According to the Spanish broadcaster Movistar, the Spaniard will be in the cockpit for a ‘filming day’ in Barcelona next Tuesday – October 13. After that, a half-day test in Renault’s two-year-old car is also on Read more…
The German former F1 driver calls Verstappen the ‘most blatant guy I know’. According to Hulkenberg, Verstappen is not just someone who gives everything on the circuit. He also does that in other places in life, such as the club. “He’s a real class act – both on the track and Read more…
Lewis Hamilton is committed to social wrongs and that’s why he appeared on stage in Mugello with a special T-shirt. On that T-shirt it said ‘Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor’. An innocent black woman who was accidentally shot dead by police in the United States because cops were too reckless in Read more…
Ralf Schumacher is not surprised that Lewis Hamilton’s contract negotiations with Mercedes are taking so long. This weekend in Russia, Hamilton – to be followed throughout the weekend by the Netflix filming team – is tipped to win his 91st race and match the all-time victory record set by Ralf’s Read more…
Helmut Marko criticised Lewis Hamilton last week in Italy. The Mercedes driver is said to have called Red Bull Racing several times during the season last year to say they had to choose Alexander Albon at Pierre Gasly‘s expense. That doesn’t seem to be quite right now, as Marko takes back his words in the run-up to the Read more…
Lando Norris was in the wars after the Italian Grand Prix, but thankfully it won’t threaten his involvement in the Tuscan GP. The barmy events of Monza made sure that the 2020 Italian Grand Prix will go down as an all-time F1 classic. A Safety Car, red flags and a 10-second stop-go Read more…
Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said that Pierre Gasly’s win at Monza has not put him in line for a Red Bull return. The Frenchman won his first race in Formula 1 in dramatic fashion at the 2020 Italian Grand Prix, repeating the dramatic scenes of 2008 where Sebastian Vettel won Read more…
Max Verstappen retired with an engine problem during the Italian Grand Prix. Where several people still had hoped for ‘Party Mode’, Verstappen actually knew a long time ago that the ban on that qualifying mode would not work miracles. During qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix Verstappen had to settle for a fifth place. Read more…
After the Italian Grand Prix, Mercedes explained why they are not happy with the ban on qualifying modes. On Sundays, it is no longer possible to use different engine modes, only the overtaking button may be used. This will provide additional electrical power of up to 163 HP. According to Read more…