As the dust settles on the Lewis Hamilton contract pantomime it is worth remembering there was a delay in the resigning of Toto Wolff as Team Principal and CEO. The 3-year deal signed in December no doubt helped the Hamilton negotiations but what about Wolff’s long-term future. Wolff has become one of the most powerful.....check out full post »

Feb.19 - Pirelli has revealed the compounds that it will take to the 23 grands prix that make up the 2021 calendar. Most of the choices are similar to those planned for last year or 2019, although two – Azerbaijan and Brazil – are a step softer and there are also two (Holland and Saudi.....check out full post »

Here you can find the first wallpaper pictures of the AlphaTauri AT02 this F1 car was launched on Friday 19th of February 2021. This car will be raced in the 2021 F1 season by the French driver Pierre Gasly and Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda. Here you can find the Scuderia AlphaTauri AT02 2021 Launch video

Fashion meets Formula 1 as Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda show off their new style along with our livery for the Scuderia AlphaTauri AT02!

Trust us, you're gonna want to hear this. 😉 Crank up the volume and listen up as our W12​ roars into life for the very first time! 🎶🤩

Feb.19 - Monaco is poised to begin work to prepare the fabled street circuit for May's Formula 1 race. With the 2020 edition cancelled, and amid new concerns about the viability of F1's street venues in the ongoing pandemic, the Automobile Club de Monaco last month insisted that the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix is definitely.....check out full post »

Feb.19 - Formula 1 drivers should not make "millions", according to AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost. Last year, the sport's top earner Lewis Hamilton infamously declared "Who is Franz Tost?" when the Austrian publicly backed moves to install a driver salary cap. "It was a legitimate question," Tost says now when asked about the incident and.....check out full post »

Feb.19 - AlphaTauri turned down the opportunity to update its car for 2021 with last year's rear-end and gearbox of sister team Red Bull. Amid the pandemic, and apart from an aerodynamic rule change, chassis design has been essentially paused between 2020 and 2021 apart from a complex 'token' system. However, as a technical partner.....check out full post »

Feb.19 - Nico Hulkenberg has all but confirmed that he will serve as Aston Martin's official reserve driver in 2021. Team boss Otmar Szafnauer, having used the out-of-work Hulkenberg at short notice last year when Racing Point's regulars Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll were ill, revealed last week that he is back in talks with.....check out full post »

Feb.19 - Franz Tost doubts controversial Haas rookie Nikita Mazepin can succeed in Formula 1. Currently, the 21-year-old Russian is the subject of a vicious social media campaign after he was recently depicted on video in an alleged incidence of groping. However, Mazepin has also made other headlines for the wrong reasons in the past,.....check out full post »

Feb.19 - It is Williams, not Haas, that has leapt into pole position to turn pink in 2021. Kolner Express newspaper claimed this week that with Aston Martin switching to a green livery for this season, the pink-coloured Austrian water treatment company BWT had turned its attention towards a move to Haas. But the German.....check out full post »

Feb.18 - Sergio Perez looks set to get an early taste of life at the wheel of a Red Bull cockpit. Reports suggest that the Mexican, arriving in 2021 to replace Alex Albon who struggled alongside Max Verstappen, will get a one or two-day hit-out - probably in the 2018-spec, Honda-powered Toro Rosso at Silverstone......check out full post »

Feb.18 - Sebastian Vettel's spokeswoman has confirmed reports that the quadruple world champion is offloading several of his privately-owned Ferrari road cars. The reports indicate that, alongside Vettel's BMW Z8 and two Mercedes, a dealer is claiming that a Ferrari Enzo, a La Ferrari, a F50, a F12 and a Ferrari 458 are all up.....check out full post »

Feb.18 - Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin could be wearing pink for their Formula 1 debuts in 2021. As Russian rookie Mazepin visited Haas' factory on Wednesday for his seat fitting, rumours swirled that - with Aston Martin turning green for 2021 - the pink-coloured Austrian sponsor BWT could switch camps. Kolner Express newspaper cited.....check out full post »

Feb.18 - Neither Daniel Ricciardo nor Lando Norris will be McLaren's "number 1" driver, team boss Andreas Seidl insists. Ricciardo, a decade older than team incumbent Norris and with seven grand prix wins under his belt, is arriving to replace Carlos Sainz for 2021. But Norris, 21, said at the launch of McLaren's new car.....check out full post »

Feb.18 - Pierre Gasly still has a chance to return to a front-of-the-grid team, according to his current boss Franz Tost. After struggling alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull in the first half of 2019, Frenchman Gasly, 25, returned to AlphaTauri where last year he broke through to win the Italian GP. Tost said he.....check out full post »

Feb.18 - RTL, F1's well-known German broadcaster of the last three decades, could be returning to the paddock in 2021 after all. With the pay network Sky Deutschland stepping up with a dedicated F1 channel, RTL had announced last year that staying in Formula 1 was no longer "economically justifiable". But multiple German sources, including.....check out full post »

Feb.18 - Daniel Ricciardo has revealed how he initially struggled to fit inside his new McLaren cockpit. "It's pretty normal," the former Red Bull and Renault driver, who has moved to McLaren for 2021 to replace Carlos Sainz, recalled of his recent seat fit. "I do have wide hips. It was the first mock-up of.....check out full post »

Grab your headphones and immerse yourself in our fire up experience... Bringing the AT02 to life for the first time in 2021 in full 8D audio! Make sure you're subscribed to our channel so you don't miss the A02 launch this Friday the 19th!

As Mercedes does it's count down for the days to the reveal of the W12 we checked-in with James for an update from Brackley. 🙏 Excitement and anxiety. 😅 As James says, there's nothing quite like the cocktail of emotions each and every one of us in the Team experience ahead of the launch of.....check out full post »

McLaren took our 2021 contender to the track at Silverstone for some filming day fun. Watch and listen to Daniel Ricciardo driving for the first time in a McLaren Formula 1 car. Here you can find 2021 McLaren MCL35M F1 Car launch pictures of the launch and the filmday

The 2021 Team Launch from the McLaren Technology Centre. See the MCL35M​ unveiled and hear from Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo.

Feb.17 - Lando Norris does not think having Daniel Ricciardo as his new McLaren teammate is a "big step". Last year, as was also the case for his Formula 1 debut in 2019, the 21-year-old was paired with Carlos Sainz, who for 2021 has stepped up to Ferrari. In the Spaniard's place is Ricciardo, who.....check out full post »

Feb.17 - Sebastian Vettel can become "the hero again" as he moves on from his horror last seasons with Ferrari to race for Aston Martin in 2021. That is the view of fellow German and 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg. "He needed a change," Rosberg told the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper, when asked about quadruple world.....check out full post »

Feb.17 - The aerodynamic changes to Formula 1 cars for 2021 are "striking". That is the view of Ossi Oikarinen, a pundit for Finnish broadcaster MTV Sport. He was speaking after seeing McLaren's newly-launched car for 2021, which is nearly identical to last year's version - apart from the mandatory changes to the floor. "The.....check out full post »

I have been a huge F1 fan since I was a young kid - I just really enjoy watching the talented drivers show off their driving skills in some of the most beautiful cars in the world. If you happen to be new to this entertaining sport, then you might sit there thinking that only.....check out full post »

Feb.16 - McLaren has played down reports that its new supplier Mercedes is struggling with "issues" related to its 2021 engine. In material distributed by Mercedes itself, the reigning world champion outfit's engine boss Hywel Thomas revealed the problems but said there are "plenty of plans in place to fix all of those issues". "I'm.....check out full post »

Feb.16 - Max Verstappen will be "at the top of the list" if Mercedes needs to replace Lewis Hamilton for 2022, according to Red Bull boss Christian Horner. With Hamilton and Mercedes only re-committing for less than the next ten months, Horner's colleague Dr Helmut Marko revealed last week that Verstappen could leave Red Bull.....check out full post »

Feb.16 - F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali's Saturday sprint race idea is gaining approval up and down the Formula 1 pitlane. The FIA confirmed last week that the proposed shakeup of the race weekend format, which is set to be tested at three circuits in 2021, has received "broad support". "I like this idea more than.....check out full post »

Feb.16 - Alex Albon's demise shows "how hard Formula 1 can be", according to his friend Lando Norris. As well as George Russell, Norris and Albon also raced through the junior ranks together and remained close as they ascended to the pinnacle of motorsport. British-born Thai Albon was often the quicker of the trio in.....check out full post »

Feb.16 - Red Bull is now pushing forward with plans to recruit potentially high-profile names to help with its new in-house engine supplier Red Bull Powertrains. After confirming that it will take over Honda's operations for 2022 and relocate them to a new facility at the Red Bull factory, the team's boss Christian Horner said:.....check out full post »

Here you can find the first wallpaper pictures of the McLaren MCL35M this F1 car was launched on Thursday 15th of February 2021. This car will be raced in the 2021 F1 season by F1 drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris.

Feb.15 - Sebastian Vettel should be able to compete for podiums, poles and even "a few wins" this season, according to his new team boss Otmar Szafnauer. The quadruple world champion finished just 13th in his final disappointing season for Ferrari, but Szafnauer thinks German Vettel should be able to help Aston Martin finish just.....check out full post »

Feb.15 - Despite undergoing surgery for a fractured upper jaw and having teeth removed, Fernando Alonso should be "fine" to test and race in Bahrain next month. "I'm ok and looking forward to getting 2021 underway," said the Spaniard, after Alpine announced that its 39-year-old driver will remain in hospital for the next two days......check out full post »

Feb.15 - Red Bull will operate its own Formula 1 engine program for 2022 out of a rejuvenated building at its existing team facility in Milton Keynes. "We are happy with this decision," Dr Helmut Marko told the n-tv broadcaster after the FIA confirmed that teams voted to approve a 2022 engine development freeze. Red.....check out full post »

Feb.15 - Mick Schumacher says he feels "ready" for his Formula 1 debut next month - even though his preparation has not been ideal. "Because of the covid situation, I can't do very much besides training," said the German rookie and son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher. "My preparation is going very well on a.....check out full post »

Feb.15 - A driver-sided 'performance clause' in his current contract would allow Max Verstappen to leave Red Bull at the end of 2021. That is the admission of Red Bull top official Dr Helmut Marko, amid early speculation that Mercedes may snap up Dutchman Verstappen to replace Lewis Hamilton for 2022. "Yes, there is a.....check out full post »

Feb.15 - Stefano Domenicali is hoping Formula 1 races can be held in front of live crowds in 2021. Last year, the spectator-free 'ghost race' trend began to ease amid the 2020 pandemic - but the world is currently gripped by new restrictions due to more virulent strains. F1's new CEO was asked by the.....check out full post »

Feb.15 - Audi has played down new speculation of a potential F1 project for 2025. The rumours had been kick-started by new F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali's recent comments about potential interest from new manufacturers in the all-new engine format. "It will be an increasingly hybrid F1," Domenicali has now told Il Giornale newspaper. Prior to.....check out full post »

A single piston costs £50,000. And for good reason. It has to withstand over 200G when moving up and down in the engine at over 80mph. F1 engines cost over £7 Million each and these pistons are one of the key components that help them produce over 1000hp. But why does it cost 1000 times.....check out full post »

Sebastian Vettel has finally arrived at Aston Martin and lost a lot of hear?

The first episode of McLaren Unboxed has arrived! Catch up with the team at McLaren HQ to see how Daniel Ricciardo got on at his seat fit for the MCL35M.

The countdown to W12 is ON! 👊 Hywel’s here with the latest update from Brixworth - talking all things PU ahead of 2021

The start of a new Formula One season brings plenty of excitement with new cars, livery, and team kit all launched in the months of February and March. With Umbro joining Williams Racing as technical team kit supplier for 2021, we let drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi get their hands on our new kit.