Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto admitted on Monday Formula One’s most successful team were trapped in a “storm” as they head towards their home Italian Grand Prix next weekend — but he rejected talk of a crisis. After another disappointing outing in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix where Sebastian Vettel and Charles Read more…
Daniel Ricciardo is very happy with his fourth place on the grid. After qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, the Australian had a nice get-together with Max Verstappen. He talks about it with Jack Plooij on Ziggo Sport. “I saw him in the parc fermé”, said Ricciardo, who then made the gesture that Read more…
Horner has declared, though, the outcome of the International Court of Appeal process could see Red Bull and AlphaTauri run very similar cars next season. “From a Red Bull perspective, it [the appeal result] is just important for us because we just want to know what is allowed and what Read more…
Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Mattia Binotto has blamed a lack of understanding of the Pirelli tyres this weekend as the cause of its woeful showing on Friday, which saw Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel only 15th and 17th quickest. The duo were half a second slower than customer team Read more…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen topped the practice timesheets for the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix yesterday, ahead of Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo and championship leader Lewis Hamilton. The Dutchman, third fastest in the first of yesterday’s two 90-minute sessions, vaulted to the top in the afternoon with a time of one Read more…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen topped the second session for the Belgian Grand Prix, but Mercedes seemingly held its pace back on the flying laps, showing dominant race pace during the long runs. The first eleven minutes passed without a single car hitting the track. Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi became the Read more…
Lewis Hamilton is the outstanding champion in modern Formula One because of his sportsmanship and his ability to motivate a team said departing head of Mercedes engine development Andy Cowell. The power-unit guru, who has worked with three-time champion Ayrton Senna, two-time champion Mika Hakkinen and seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, Read more…
A Formula 1 journalist is wondering if Bernie Ecclestone is involved in the Williams buyout. Earlier in 2020, when the struggling British team announced it was for sale, the former F1 supremo said Williams would be “a great loss” to the sport. “I am looking around to find people who Read more…
Valtteri Bottas was clearly far from impressed after finishing third in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix with Max Verstappen going on to win the race as he accused his Mercedes garage of being “asleep”. Mercedes had once again proven to be the car to beat throughout the weekend at Silverstone. Read more…
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have something in common – the intensity of their self-criticism. That is the claim of Frederic Vasseur, who worked with both drivers in the past on their road to Formula 1. “Only with Lewis Hamilton have I seen as much self-criticism as I saw with Read more…