The best way to get to know #CharlesLeclerc​? A quickfire Q&A of course! 🙌

Time to go behind the scenes with another All Access episode! We followed Yuki Tsunoda as he prepared for his first F1 weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix, capturing everything from his first media interviews to throwing his dirty laundry at his trainer - we also have a nice solo performance from Yuki as he.....check out full post »

The smoothest Q&A you’ll see all season 💪 we sat down with #CarlosSainz​ 💭

Peter takes live questions from viewers on April 07 - the anniversary of Jim Clark's fatal accident at Hockenheim in 1968. There's much talk of Jimmy, of course; but there's also much more in this video as fans send in questions about the current F1 drivers and teams. How will the Red Bull-Honda relationship work.....check out full post »

Same series, different title, longer format… here’s the first ‘My Job in F1’ episode of 2021! 👊 Meet Emma, an Aero Performance Engineer at the Team 🙌 Find out all about her job, and let us know what roles or departments you want to hear more from in the next episode… 💭

Apr.9 - F1's governing body spent three hours disassembling Valtteri Bottas' new Mercedes car after the Bahrain season opener. Just prior to the opening race of 2021, we reported that the FIA had decided to randomly seize one full car after every race weekend this year for "disassembly" and "deeper checks". "The FIA wants to.....check out full post »

Apr.9 - A trio of Formula 1 personalities say the jury is out on the true greatness of seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton. The British driver could become clearly the most successful F1 driver of all time with an eighth title this year, but Jacques Villeneuve says that alone is not enough to prove.....check out full post »

Apr.9 - Two more of F1's smaller teams have joined Haas in declaring that their full focus this year is on producing cars for the all-new technical rules in 2022. "This season is a transitional one," said Williams CEO Jost Capito. "We are fully focused on the 2022 car as there is almost nothing we.....check out full post »

Apr.9 - The boss of Italy's automobile club has played down suggestions Rome might be added to the Formula 1 schedule. This weekend, the streets of the Italian capital will host Formula E, but Angelo Sticchi Damiani said it is still hard to imagine a grand prix in Rome. "There was a chance to bring.....check out full post »

Apr.9 - Reports that a former Italian prime minister could be involved in plans for a new Formula 1 team have been dismissed. Matteo Renzi, now a senator for Florence, caused a stir in the Italian media recently when he was spotted trackside at the season opening Bahrain GP. Subsequently, it was reported that the.....check out full post »

Apr.9 - Charles Leclerc has been told to keep an eye on his new Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz. At the Maranello team last year, 23-year-old Leclerc dominated quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel. For 2021 and beyond, he has been paired with former Renault and McLaren driver Carlos Sainz. But 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve warns.....check out full post »

Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™ Team is pleased to confirm that it has appointed Nico Hülkenberg as its official reserve and development driver for the 2021 season. The German driver already has extensive first-hand experience with the organisation, having raced for the team between 2012 and ’16. He also contested two Grands Prix for Racing.....check out full post »

Tom Clarkson has done something a little different this week, because he hasn't got one special guest, but four! And the glue that links the fab four is that not only do they all work at Mercedes, they’ve all been with the Brackley-based team since the beginning – back when they were BAR, then Honda,.....check out full post »

Apr.8 - Formula 1 is closing in on a $30 million per team annual budget cap to specifically limit spending on drivers. According to Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport and other specialist publications, the FIA and Liberty Media are poised to circulate the proposal among F1 teams. "According to rumours," wrote correspondent Luigi Perna, "they.....check out full post »

Apr.8 - Alpine must be "very careful" as it manages the dynamic between its two drivers, according to team advisor and F1 legend Alain Prost. According to the 66-year-old quadruple world champion, a "psychological game" already emerged at the Enstone based team last year, when Esteban Ocon was paired with the now departed Daniel Ricciardo......check out full post »

Apr.8 - Stefano Domenicali appears to have resolved an issue that could have red-flagged Formula 1's sprint qualifying trial in 2021. In Bahrain recently, Mercedes and Red Bull bosses led the argument that teams need an extra $300-400,000 each under the new $145 million budget cap rules to cover the extra cost of the additional.....check out full post »

Apr.8 - Nico Hulkenberg has kicked off his new role as Aston Martin and Mercedes reserve in 2021 by getting a taste of the cars in the simulator. The former Renault driver, who became Racing Point's 'super sub' last year by filling in for the team's regular drivers when they had covid-19, will also be.....check out full post »

Apr.8 - McLaren, Alpine and Alfa Romeo are hitting back at the notion that Red Bull and other teams directly benefitted from the aerodynamic rule changes for 2021. The argument is that Formula 1 and the FIA implemented the changes to disproportionately hurt the most dominant team with the lower 'rake' concept - Mercedes. "It.....check out full post »

In the Covid -19 world sports sponsorship has taken a pounding with a 23% contraction in the European sponsorship market. New research from the European Sponsorship Association and Nielsen Sport found the total value of Europe’s sponsorship market shrunk from a record €30.69bn in 2019 to €23.63bn in 2020 – its lowest point since 2010......check out full post »

Apr.7 - George Russell thinks Mercedes' 2021 car could be suffering from a Williams-like sensitivity to the wind. At the Bahrain season opener, Mercedes junior Russell said he thinks the biggest issue with his new Williams car was a newfound sensitivity to the wind as a result of the tweaked aerodynamic rules for 2021. "Mercedes.....check out full post »

Apr.7 - Pirelli's 18-inch tyres for 2022 "feel good already", two-time world champion Fernando Alonso has revealed. After the 2021 season opener, Ferrari and Alpine stayed behind in Bahrain to help Pirelli develop the new low-profile tyres for next season. "The new tyres feel good already," Spaniard Alonso said. "It is at an encouraging stage.....check out full post »

Apr.7 - Dr Helmut Marko is expecting Red Bull and Mercedes to be "on an equal footing" in 2021. Max Verstappen dominated the entire season-opening weekend in Bahrain until the actual race, in which Lewis Hamilton pipped him at the post. But Marko has revealed that Red Bull's Dutch driver, and also Verstappen's new teammate.....check out full post »

Apr.7 - Max Verstappen's father is now working on delivering another young driver to Formula 1. Former F1 driver Jos' extreme commitment to his son's meteoric rise in the sport is legendary - and now he has taken on the "challenge" of helping Thierry Vermeulen. Thierry is the 18-year-old son of Jos and Max's manager.....check out full post »

Apr.7 - Rumours suggest former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi could be involved in plans for a new Saudi Arabia-backed Formula 1 team. Renzi, who is now a senator for Florence, caused a stir when he was spotted in the paddock of the 2021 season opener in Bahrain with Crown Prince Salman. "I'm used to.....check out full post »

Apr.7 - Stefano Domenicali says Formula 1 risks losing sight of "the big picture" amid a dispute over extra funding for the three-race sprint qualifying trial. Top team bosses Toto Wolff and Christian Horner are arguing behind the scenes that teams need to be compensated under the new budget cap for the additional costs of.....check out full post »

Apr.7 - Charles Leclerc says he is forging a closer relationship at Ferrari with Carlos Sainz than he did with his former teammate Sebastian Vettel. Spaniard Sainz, 26, moved from McLaren for 2021 to replace the ousted quadruple world champion Vettel, who is now struggling to get up to speed at Aston Martin. "All of.....check out full post »

Apr.6 - Fernando Alonso knows that winning races in 2021 is "impossible", according to Alpine team advisor Alain Prost. Alonso's long-time manager and mentor Flavio Briatore has told the Italian news agency Adnkronos that the returning Spaniard was "disappointed" with the start of his comeback year. "I spoke to him on the phone," he said......check out full post »

Apr.6 - Charles Leclerc says he is ready to extend his current Ferrari contract for an even longer period. Ferrari stunned the F1 paddock in 2019 by announcing that its new Monaco-born driver, then just 21, would be staying for the next five full seasons. "I have a contract until the end of 2024," the.....check out full post »

Apr.6 - Just as the so-called 'pink Mercedes' benefitted from the Mercedes tie-up last year, Aston Martin is now struggling for the same basic reason. That is the view of observers including Ralf Schumacher and Dr Helmut Marko, who are connecting the works Mercedes team's current problems with those of the satellite team. "Aston Martin.....check out full post »

Apr.6 - His son may not have won in Bahrain, but Jos Verstappen is confident Red Bull will have a potentially race-winning car at every race in 2021. Indeed, Max Verstappen dominated the season-opening race weekend until Lewis Hamilton pipped him at the post in the actual grand prix. Verstappen Senior told Ziggo Sport that.....check out full post »

Apr.6 - Toto Wolff has slammed McLaren supremo Zak Brown for predicting an all-new driver lineup for Mercedes in 2022. Although McLaren has switched to Mercedes power for 2021 and beyond, that didn't stop Brown from predicting that Max Verstappen and George Russell would replace both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas next year. "Brown is.....check out full post »

Apr.6 - Three prominent members of the F1 circus have defended the under-fire Nikita Mazepin. After a scandalous pre-season and nightmare opening race in Bahrain, many are now openly laughing at the plight of the Russian rookie. However, Ralf Schumacher warned his nephew Mick not to become complacent about the 22-year-old Mazepin's presence. "Getting control.....check out full post »

Apr.6 - Zandvoort boss Robert van Overdijk remains confident the Dutch F1 GP will take place in 2021. That is despite rumours that this year's races in Holland, Canada and Brazil are most at risk due to the ongoing covid crisis. Van Overdijk admitted to the Dutch magazine Formule 1 that the clock is ticking.....check out full post »

Apr.6 - Renault needed change at the very top as the F1 team transitioned to its new identity as Alpine for 2021. That is the explanation of Renault CEO Luca de Meo, as he responded to rumours that Cyril Abiteboul was ousted as team boss due to the team's poor performance. However, RTL quotes de.....check out full post »

Apr.6 - Lewis Hamilton says he will not quit Formula 1 simply because he advocates for political causes including environmentalism. The seven time world champion admitted he wants to be remembered as one of the world's "change-makers", but admitted that he sometimes needs to be more diplomatic. For instance, last year he shamed several of.....check out full post »

The thrilling, controversial, and competitive 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix was a stunning race to start the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship season. Ultimately, and beyond the Turn 4 controversy, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of polesitter Max Verstappen and the strong Red Bull RB16B, which was the best car on the track in.....check out full post »