Jan.29 - The 'ghost race' era in Formula 1 is not over yet. Stefano Bonaccini, the president of the Emilia Romagna region in Italy, has admitted that Imola's new 18 April race will at best welcome "limited" numbers of spectators. Imola was drafted in to fill the calendar slot following the cancellation of the scheduled.....check out full post »

Jan.29 - Fernando Alonso says it is already clear which teams and drivers will finish at the top of the 2021 world championship. The 39-year-old is returning to Formula 1 after a two-year sabbatical, but he is most interested in the sweeping new rules for 2022 that he hopes will greatly increase the championship's competitiveness......check out full post »

Jan.29 - Nikita Mazepin may not be able to race under the Russian flag in Formula 1 this year. Recently, Nikolay Gryazin had to contest the Monte Carlo rally as a 'neutral athlete', following the world anti-doping agency's decision to ban Russia from international competition over a widespread cheating scheme. Russian F1 pundit Alexey Popov.....check out full post »

Jan.29 - Toto Wolff has admitted that a new three-year contract is unlikely for Lewis Hamilton. With the new season looming, it is now highly conspicuous that seven time world championship Hamilton is yet to sign a new deal for 2021. "We're not far away," Mercedes team boss Wolff told the German broadcasters RTL and.....check out full post »

Jan.28 - Renault is using the Alpine brand in Formula 1 for "media" purposes - not for the development of technology. That is the revelation of Luca de Meo, the new Renault CEO who decided to re-brand the French carmaker's works F1 outfit as Alpine for 2021 and beyond. That is despite the fact that.....check out full post »

Jan.28 - Dutch F1 GP boss Jan Lammers says it is too early to say September's scheduled event at Zandvoort will have to proceed without spectators. Last year, Zandvoort opted out of the 'ghost race' scenario amid the pandemic because the structure of the event was always planned for the mass attendance of Dutch fans......check out full post »

Jan.28 - Luca di Montezemolo has hit out at a Ferrari team he says is "not properly organised". "Ferrari's 2020 championship was a disaster," he told the German magazine Sport Bild. "In the past, even third place was considered a failure for Ferrari." Now 73, Montezemolo presided over Maranello not only during the Niki Lauda.....check out full post »

Jan.28 - Charles Leclerc says his new Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz "does not need any advice". 23-year-old Leclerc, described by team boss Mattia Binotto as the new "leader" after Sebastian Vettel's exit, was speaking at Fiorano on Wednesday as Sainz made his Ferrari debut at the wheel of a 2018 car. "If he has come.....check out full post »

The job of Ferrari team principal is arguably the most prestigious in Formula 1 – but it’s also the one that undoubtedly carries the most pressure. The man whose task it is to lead the Scuderia right now is Mattia Binotto, who joins us on this week’s show. Binotto is a Ferrari lifer, having joined.....check out full post »

Jan.27 - Charles Leclerc is on course to be a "leader" in the style of Ferrari great Michael Schumacher. That is the view of team boss Mattia Binotto, as Leclerc recovered from his recent covid infection to test Ferrari's 2018 car at Fiorano on Tuesday. "It was fantastic to drive again," Leclerc said. "It was.....check out full post »

Jan.27 - Fernando Alonso may be returning to Formula 1 this year, but he is hoping the sport becomes significantly better in 2022. The two-time world champion, who has been on sabbatical for two years, is referring to the sweeping new regulations that have been delayed until 2022 due to the pandemic. "I think the.....check out full post »

Jan.27 - Pierre Gasly made a fundamental error in his approach to Formula 1 that cost him the top seat at Red Bull, according to Max Verstappen. Gasly began 2020 as Verstappen's teammate, but he struggled and lost the seat to Alex Albon - who has also now lost the place, this time to Sergio.....check out full post »

Jan.27 - Valtteri Bottas says he will try to beat whoever is at the wheel of the other Mercedes car in 2021. His comments come as the almost farcical saga over Lewis Hamilton's unsigned 2021 contract continues. A Russian commentator, Sergey Sirotkin's former manager Nikolai Vetrov, told Sportbox that the seven time world champion should.....check out full post »

Jan.27 - Red Bull must continue to wait before being able to confirm its plans to manage its own Honda-based engine program for 2022 and beyond. Earlier, Dr Helmut Marko said he expected to hear this week if the FIA and the other teams agree to an engine development 'freeze' that would make Red Bull's.....check out full post »

Jan.27 - Two other drivers would have also won the 2020 world championship at the wheel of Lewis Hamilton's car. That is the view of F1 legend Gerhard Berger, who nonetheless thinks seven time world champion Hamilton remains the best driver on the grid for now. "Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen are two excellent drivers,.....check out full post »

Jan.27 - Things "must change" in Formula 1 to give young drivers a better chance of securing a seat. That is the view of former Ferrari driver Jean Alesi, who this week watched his son Giuliano test a F1 car - for the first and the last time. "I will continue to watch and follow.....check out full post »

Jan.27 - Honda is apparently pressing hard on the throttle for its last season in Formula 1 for now. Following the Japanese giant's decision to quit the sport at the end of 2021, it is believed managers of the F1 program decided to fast-forward the development of an all-new engine originally intended for 2022. "I.....check out full post »

Jan.26 - Toto Wolff has dismissed "teasing" comments made recently by his Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner. Horner claimed that George Russell's surprisingly good form in seven time world champion Hamilton's Mercedes cockpit recently proved that Max Verstappen is "the best" driver in Formula 1 today. "If someone had to get into Max's car -.....check out full post »

Jan.26 - Sebastian Vettel has played down the comparison between his arrival at Aston Martin this year and the way he dominated at Red Bull between 2010 and 2013. The German won all four of his titles at Red Bull, but following his ousting by Ferrari many are now drawing comparisons with his involvement in.....check out full post »

Jan.26 - Red Bull is "a lot stronger" with Sergio Perez on the team in 2021. That is the view of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, whose driver Lewis Hamilton once again dominantly won the world championship ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's Max Verstappen last year. "Red Bull has become a lot stronger.....check out full post »

Jan.26 - Romain Grosjean will sit out the Indy 500 this year - even if he signs up to race in the Indycar championship. The Frenchman, who had already lost his Haas seat for 2021, suffered burns to his hands but otherwise miraculously escaped from a horror crash in Bahrain late last season. "The accident.....check out full post »

Jan.26 - The uncertainty about Lewis Hamilton's future will be "cleared up in the next few days". That is the view of Felix Gorner, the F1 correspondent for the German broadcasters RTL and n-tv. His comments come after Toto Wolff broke his recent silence on the matter to admit he and Hamilton have been "arguing".....check out full post »

As the world of F1 awaits news of Lewis Hamilton’s contract signing speculation mounts over his alleged pay demands which has inevitably led to debates over driver’s salaries. When F1 finance monitor Business Book GP published their 2020 report of driver salaries it mirrored the championship with front runners, a midfield, and those trailing at.....check out full post »

Jan.25 - Toto Wolff has set an eleventh-hour deadline for the conclusion of contract negotiations with Lewis Hamilton. Dr Helmut Marko is regarding the obviously troubled negotiations as a potential boost for Red Bull, telling RTL that he hopes the "unrest works in our favour". "The lawyers are hard at work," Mercedes boss Wolff told.....check out full post »

Jan.25 - Sergio Perez says he will discover Max Verstappen's true pace "after five races" this season. The experienced Mexican, drafted onto the Red Bull driver lineup to replace struggling Alex Albon, agrees with his new boss Christian Horner that Verstappen is perhaps the best current driver in Formula 1. "I think Max is one.....check out full post »

Jan.25 - McLaren's 2021 car is "on schedule", even though the team is busy with the switch from Renault to Mercedes power. "We are very much on schedule," said team boss Andreas Seidl. "We are getting a new engine partner in Mercedes, which means a lot of work for us at the rear of the.....check out full post »

Jan.25 - Carlos Sainz is expecting to start the 2021 season at a "slight disadvantage" compared to his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc. With only three days of official testing scheduled before the Bahrain season opener, Ferrari has organised a run in its 2018 car for team newcomer Sainz at Fiorano this Wednesday. Leclerc and Ferrari's.....check out full post »

Jan.25 - Dr Helmut Marko is hopeful Formula 1 will agree to an engine development freeze for 2022 and beyond. On Monday, the teams will vote on the freeze that - if agreed - will green-light Red Bull's plans to operate its own Honda-based engine program. "I expect it will go well for us," Marko.....check out full post »

Jan.25 - Motor racing can no longer be just about "the show and profits", according to 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg. The German, who is now an investor in 'green' technologies and involved in the new Extreme E series, told e-formel.de that motorsport "needs to keep pace with changes in society". He is referring not.....check out full post »

Jan.25 - Mick Schumacher may struggle in 2021 as he makes his Formula 1 debut for Haas. That is the view of Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko, as he was asked by the German broadcaster RTL to comment on the impending debut of F1 legend Michael Schumacher's son. "If you look at his development, the.....check out full post »

Jan.25 - Kevin Magnussen says he was approached by another Formula 1 team after being ousted by Haas. The Dane, who is currently enjoying a competitive start to his post-F1 career at Daytona, told the Danish magazine Dossier that he turned down the alternate Formula 1 seat. "I can't really say who it was, because.....check out full post »

Jan.25 - Spanish GP boss Ramon Tremosa says he isn't sure if Barcelona will be able to welcome spectators to the Barcelona race in May. "We don't know yet," he is quoted by El Mundo Deportivo newspaper. "There may be 20,000, 50,000, 100,000 or none. A lot will depend on the vaccine and the effectiveness.....check out full post »

Jan.25 - Ferrari has made "a significant leap" in engine performance for 2021. That is the view of Red Bull official Dr Helmut Marko, who thinks the struggling Ferrari team could recover from its 2020 slump to finish third this year. "I have heard that they have made a significant leap on the engine side,".....check out full post »