Formula 1 News & Updates

Week 22

Below you'll find all our updates, results, videos, podcasts, sounds & photos from the world of Formula 1 of the past week


Second Free Practice Results 2021 Azerbaijan F1 GP

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Second Free F1 Practice Results 2021 Azerbaijan F1 GP (FP2)
Event: Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix Track: Baku Street Circuit Weather: dry  27.9°C Tarmac: dry  48.3°C Humidity : 38.8% Wind : 0.6 m/s ZW Pressure: 1015.6 bar The weather during the second free practice for the upcoming Azerbaijan GP was still very good. Because the practice sessions are half an hour shorter the teams kicked off.....check out full post »
 

First Free Practice Results 2021 Azerbaijan F1 GP

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Event: Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix Track: Baku Street Circuit Weather: dry  26.6°C Tarmac: dry  48.3°C Humidity : 42.3% Wind : 0.3 m/s W Pressure: 1017.3 bar Sergio Perez seemed to be eager to perform well this weekend as he was the first driver how entered the track to start off the first practice for the.....check out full post »
 

Verstappen says rivals are trying to slow Red Bull down

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Verstappen says rivals are trying to slow Red Bull down
Jun.4 - Max Verstappen says it's "understandable" that Mercedes is "trying to slow us down" by pushing on with the flexible wing saga. Formula 1 has now arrived at Baku, where Toto Wolff recently warned could be the scene of an official protest against the 'bendy' Red Bull rear wing. But an unnamed engineer at.....check out full post »
 

Bottas surprised by team boss blame for disastrous pit stop last GP

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Bottas surprised by team boss blame for disastrous pit stop last GP
Jun.4 - Valtteri Bottas has hit back at his Mercedes boss's suggestion that the Finnish driver was at least partly to blame for his retirement from the Monaco GP. Bottas' rejoinder comes amid high uncertainty about whether the 31-year-old will be replaced by George Russell for 2022. "We haven't discussed anything yet," he said on.....check out full post »
 

Alonso admits he was wasting his time in F1

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Alonso admits he was wasting his time in F1
Jun.4 - Fernando Alonso says he quit Formula 1 almost three years ago because he felt he was "wasting my time" in the category. After a two-year sabbatical, including adventures at Le Mans, the Indy 500 and the Dakar Rally, the former two-time champion is now back on the grid. However, at the age of.....check out full post »
 

Russia wants Mazepin to do his mandatory year of army service

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Russia wants Mazepin to do his mandatory year of army service
Jun.4 - Amid his already controversial first season in Formula 1, Nikita Mazepin is now coming under pressure from the Russian military. The 22-year-old's billionaire father Dmitry, who owns the Moscow-based chemical company and Haas title sponsor Uralchem, said at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum that the Russian military wants Nikita to complete his.....check out full post »
 

Berger thinks F1 'needs' current Wolff VS Marko fight

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Wolff issues Red Bull protest threat for next F1 race
Jun.4 - The high tension between Mercedes, Red Bull and the title rivals' respective top bosses is "exactly what Formula 1 needs". That is the view of F1 legend Gerhard Berger, who was asked by Austria's Auto Revue to comment on the barbs that are now being regularly exchanged by his countrymen Toto Wolff and.....check out full post »
 

All info you want to see before next Azerbaijan F1 GP starts

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
The sixth round of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship will be the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku Street Circuit. This time, Max Verstappen and Red Bull will enter the weekend leading the World Drivers’ Championship and the World Constructors’ Championship by four and one point, respectively. Contents Fight for P3 in the.....check out full post »
 

Virtual Lap: Max Verstappen laps the Baku City Circuit

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Welcome back, Baku! 🇦🇿 We're going back to the streets of Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, so get up-to-speed with the long straights and the castle section with a virtual hot lap from Max Verstappen on Codemasters' F1 2020.
 

A day "OFF” in Madrid with Carlos Sainz

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
A day "OFF” in Madrid with Carlos Sainz
Después de una semana intensa en Italia tras volver de una carrera, aprovecho para hacer una visita rápida a Madrid. En un par de días intento hacer todo tipo de cosas como visitar a mis amigos, ver a mi familia y por supuesto hacer algo de deporte y meter algún entrenamiento. Espero que os guste.....check out full post »
 

Giovinazzi admits next season Alfa Romeo seat uncertain

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Giovinazzi admits next season Alfa Romeo seat uncertain
Jun.3 - Antonio Giovinazzi says he can handle the pressure of keeping his seat at Alfa Romeo, as a group of potential replacements nip at his heels. After two fairly nondescript seasons in Formula 1, the 27-year-old Italian is now beginning the show the way to his famous teammate Kimi Raikkonen - at least in.....check out full post »
 

Russell could be eyeing Mercedes split now?

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Russell could be eyeing Mercedes split now?
Jun.3 - Another option may be shaping up for George Russell's next move in Formula 1. The highly impressive 23-year-old, who almost won his one-off fill-in drive for Lewis Hamilton late last year, has spent the rest of his three-year F1 career so far at the back of the grid with Williams. Strongly supported by.....check out full post »
 

Former Mercedes boss saw top manager or team boss in Schumi

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Former Mercedes boss saw top motorsport manager or team boss in Schumi
Jun.3 - Michael Schumacher would have gone on to become a successful top manager or team boss, according to former Mercedes motorsport chief Norbert Haug. Almost nothing is known about the seven time world champion's current physical condition, but Schumacher has not been seen or heard from publicly since suffering serious brain injuries in a.....check out full post »
 

Press Conference Schedule 2021 Azerbaijan F1 GP

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Press Conference Schedule 2021 Azerbaijan F1 GP
THURSDAY, 3 JUNE, 1330 HOURS LOCAL TIME Esteban Ocon (Alpine) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) Lando Norris (McLaren) Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) Fernando Alonso (Alpine) George Russell (Williams) Kimi Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Valtteri Bottas.....check out full post »
 

Nicholas Todt plays the long game

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Nicholas Todt plays down his Ferrari power
The ‘who is going where’ silly season starts early with all sorts of speculation on F1’s game of musical chairs. Heavily involved are the driver’s management teams and when it comes to driver management the power brokers that come to mind are the usual suspects of Toto Wolff and Helmet Marko. In fact, one of.....check out full post »
 

Roberto Moreno 2021 Beyond the Grid interview

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Roberto Moreno 2021 Beyond the Grid interview
Some drivers seem destined to race in F1. Others have to fight for it. Roberto Moreno was in the latter camp. He arrived in Europe from Brazil with no money, yet he managed to climb the racing ladder on talent alone. An F3000 champion, he got test roles with Lotus and Ferrari, yet the bulk.....check out full post »
 

Verstappen urges Red Bull to keep focus on title of current season

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Verstappen urges Red Bull to keep focus on title of current season
Jun.2 - New championship leader Max Verstappen has urged Red Bull to keep its focus on the crucial and close 2021 title battle with Mercedes. While Mercedes chief Toto Wolff said recently that the reigning world champions are now essentially focusing on the all-new car for 2022, Verstappen says Red Bull needs to hold the.....check out full post »
 

Monza event hoping for 80% capacity F1 crowd this year

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Monza event hoping for 80% capacity F1 crowd this year
Jun.2 - Monza is hoping to welcome a crowd of up to 80 percent capacity to September's Italian GP. As the peak of the pandemic begins to recede, major sports events are grappling with ways to fill up the grandstands once again and end the damaging 'ghost race' phenomenon. The solution under consideration for the.....check out full post »
 

Verstappen disagrees on 'Hamilton is a more complete driver' story

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Verstappen disagrees on 'Hamilton is a more complete driver' story
Jun.2 - Max Verstappen says he feels "much more relaxed" as his Formula 1 career races on, despite finding himself in his first head-to-head for the title with Lewis Hamilton. "I used to yell a lot, now I'm more relaxed," the Red Bull driver smiled to Servus TV. Respected commentators have also praised the Dutchman's.....check out full post »
 

Verstappen doesn't mind he is the hunted now

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Verstappen doesn't mind he is the hunted now
Jun.2 - Max Verstappen says he feels comfortable despite being "the hunted" driver in the world championship for the first time in his career. Mentally and physically, the Red Bull driver is relishing his battle with the 13-years-older Lewis Hamilton and the mighty Mercedes team. "I don't mind that I'm the hunted one now," said.....check out full post »
 

F1 Nation Podcast: 2021 Azerbaijan GP preview

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
F1 Nation Podcast: 2021 Azerbaijan GP preview
After an off-weekend, TC and Pinks can’t wait for another action packed Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as they look ahead to this year’s race in Baku. They’re also joined by Alpine reserve driver Daniil Kvyat to discuss what it takes to do well at the street track, as well as who he’d fight in the F1.....check out full post »
 

Red Bull Racing won't start wing protests next GP

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Red Bull Racing won't start wing protests next GP
Jun.1 - Mercedes will have to pull the trigger on a round of protests this weekend at Baku, according to title rival Red Bull's F1 supremo Dr Helmut Marko. With Toto Wolff threatening to lodge a protest against Red Bull's allegedly 'bendy' rear wing, fellow Austrian Marko has warned that the energy drink-owned team is.....check out full post »
 

Villeneuve says Mazepin makes Schumacher hard to assess

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Jun.1 - Because Mick Schumacher is sharing a team with controversial fellow rookie Nikita Mazepin, "We don't really know how good he is". That is the view of outspoken 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, who said the 22-year-old son of his former title rival Michael Schumacher is doing the best he can under the circumstances......check out full post »
 

Marko not regretting Sainz left Red Bull team

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Marko not regretting Sainz left Red Bull team
Jun.1 - Dr Helmut Marko says he has no regrets about losing former Red Bull talent Carlos Sainz to rival Formula 1 teams. In 2015, with Red Bull's full backing, Spaniard Sainz made his F1 debut at the junior team alongside fellow rookie Max Verstappen. While Verstappen was quickly promoted to the team top, Sainz.....check out full post »
 

Rosberg sees similarities in comeback of Alonso & Schumacher

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Alonso says Schumacher 'one step ahead' of Hamilton
Jun.1 - Fernando Alonso's return to Formula 1 can be compared with the comeback of another F1 legend, according to 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg. Before Rosberg was paired with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, he shared the same German team with Schumacher when the seven time world champion made his return to the sport after.....check out full post »
 

Alfa Team boss questions 'timing' of rear wing rule change

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Alfa Team boss questions 'timing' of rear wing rule change
Jun.1 - Frederic Vasseur has questioned the timing of the FIA's new clampdown on rear wing flexibility. While Mercedes, reportedly the instigator of the saga, and the most prominently-affected team Red Bull argue over when the new tests should begin, Alfa Romeo boss Vasseur is wondering why the rules are being changed at all. The.....check out full post »
 

50 years of Sauber history wrapped in art

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Felipe Massa, Sauber C23
50 years of Sauber history wrapped in art
 

AlphaTauri Behind The Visor | Episode 06 - Limit

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
AlphaTauri Behind The Visor | Episode 06 - Limit
Pushing it to the limit is a phrase many of us are used to hearing while watching Formula 1, but how do drivers actually find the limit of a car or circuit? Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda break down their approach to finding the limit in the latest Behind the Visor episode
 

Wolff says Verstappen 'still makes small mistakes'

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Wolff says Verstappen 'still makes small mistakes'
May 31 - Toto Wolff has dismissed Max Verstappen's latest comments as nothing more than "entertainment", and says the Dutchman is still making "mistakes". It is just the latest chapter in the rising tension between Mercedes, Red Bull and their respective number 1 drivers as the 2021 title battle heats up. After winning at Monaco,.....check out full post »
 

Marko urges Ricciardo to not 'give up' yet

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Marko urges Ricciardo to not 'give up' yet
May 31 - Dr Helmut Marko has urged struggling former Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo not to "give up". After being lapped by his teammate Lando Norris at Monaco, Ricciardo has now told L'Equipe that his disenchantment dates all the way back to 2018 - his final year at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen. "It.....check out full post »
 

Mugello track eyes return to F1 calendar

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Mugello track eyes return to F1 calendar
May 31 - As both Stefano Domenicali and Toto Wolff visited the Italian circuit in Tuscany, Mugello has declared its readiness to host another round of the Formula 1 world championship. Last year, the Ferrari-owned circuit stepped in at short notice amid the covid-related race cancellations. Now, F1 CEO Domenicali, and Mercedes boss Wolff, were.....check out full post »
 

Alfa Team boss not thinking of next year's driver pairing yet

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Alfa Team boss not thinking of next year's driver pairing yet
May 31 - Kimi Raikkonen may finally be coming to the end of the road in Formula 1. At 41, the 2007 world champion is the oldest and most experienced driver in F1 history, but he is now under increasing pressure from his Alfa Romeo teammate Antonio Giovinazzi. The Finn told Spain's AS newspaper that.....check out full post »
 

Tsunoda moves to Italy to get team boss guidance

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Tsunoda moves to Italy to get team boss guidance
May 31 - Yuki Tsunoda is moving to Italy to correct the wayward start to his Formula 1 career. Red Bull's F1 supremo Dr Helmut Marko kicked off the year by hailing the interesting character and obvious speed of the Japanese rookie. But Tsunoda has so far proved erratic on track and explosive on the.....check out full post »
 

Spectators set for return to F1 tracks this season

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Spectators set for return to F1 tracks this season
May 31 - With 135,000 spectators gathering for the Indy 500 last Sunday, the question of how many fans can attend the next races in Formula 1 is now in the spotlight. While this weekend's grand prix at Baku will be a 'ghost race', it is believed three areas of 5,000 people will be able.....check out full post »
 

Villeneuve says 'crazy' to expect Vettel to quit F1

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Villeneuve says 'crazy' to expect Vettel to quit F1
May 31 - Jacques Villeneuve says the "craziest question" he is ever asked is why Formula 1 drivers do not instantly decide to quit once their performance starts to slide. The 1997 world champion admits it has been "sad" to watch quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel continue to struggle after switching from Ferrari to Aston.....check out full post »
 

Red Bull rules out F1 team return for Kvyat

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Red Bull rules out F1 team return for Kvyat
May 31 - Dr Helmut Marko has ruled out a return to Red Bull's Formula 1 camp for Daniil Kvyat. "Definitely not," said the 79-year-old Austrian, when asked if the Russian and former Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri driver has a chance of a Red Bull comeback. "We are focused on working with our current.....check out full post »
 

Marko says Wolff's protest threat is 'strange'

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Marko says Wolff's protest threat is 'strange'
May 31 - Dr Helmut Marko has slammed Toto Wolff's position on flexible rear wings in 2021 as "a bit strange". After the FIA said it would change the flexibility tests from Paul Ricard, Wolff warned that Mercedes could launch a protest this weekend at Baku. "We find it all a bit strange," Red Bull's.....check out full post »
 

Now already 50 Mercedes staff switching to Red Bull?

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Now already 50 Mercedes staff switching to Red Bull?
May 31 - A staggering 50 members of Mercedes' F1 engine division is switching allegiances to the new Red Bull Powertrains operation. That is the news from the highly authoritativeAuto Motor und Sport, as it published details of Red Bull's impressive preparations to take over from departing engine supplier Honda after 2021. "They have already.....check out full post »
 

McLaren Unboxed | Full Monte | Monaco GP

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
McLaren Unboxed | Full Monte | Monaco GP
The Monaco Grand Prix is always a highlight of the Formula 1 season, but the 2021 edition of this prestigious race will live long in the memory for McLaren.
 

My Job in F1: Andrew Shovlin - Trackside Engineering Director

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
2014 Malaysia podium: 1. Hamilton 2. Rosberg 3. Vettel
New episode of My Job in F1, incoming! 👊 This time, we're spotlighting Andrew Shovlin, our Trackside Engineering Director! 👏 Find out what Shov gets up to both trackside and at the factory!
 

Aston Martin 2021 Monaco Grand Prix Recap

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Aston Martin 2021 Monaco Grand Prix Recap
The race is only half the story. From the drivers to the strategists, the pit crew to the chefs, this is the story of the people who made our #MonacoGP weekend. Go behind the scenes to find out what teamwork really means, with #IAMSTORIES | INSIDER.
 

What it takes to be part in Ferrari's pit stop crew?

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
What it takes to be part in Ferrari's pit stop crew?
More than 2000 practices per year 🤯 Ever wondered what it takes to be part of our F1 pit crew? 🔧 🇮🇹 Take a look below for an exclusive insight into the Ferrari team 👊
 

Mercedes removing fixed Monaco wheel nut

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Mercedes removing fixed Monaco wheel nut
Here you can see how Mercedes removed the fixed wheel on the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas that caused him to retire the 2021 Monaco F1 Grand Prix.
 

F1's longest pit stop feat. Scarbs by Peter Windsor

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Ferrari team even tried to remove stuck Mercedes wheel
Scarbs analysis the wheel nut problem of Mercedes. When you look at the video, you can see that the wheelgun mechanic gets a small push from the mechanic on the left side who gets out of balance.  At this time the mechanic just started to remove the wheelnut with the wheelgun and wasn't able to.....check out full post »
 

Esteban Ocon: Is a Mercedes drive in his future?

Fri, 4 Jun 2021
Esteban Ocon: Is a Mercedes drive in his future?
Ahead of the 2019 season, Esteban Ocon lost his at-the-time Racing Point seat to Lance Stroll. Skip forward two years, and the 24-year-old is catching the eye at Alpine. Having signed a two-year deal with the constructor in 2020, the Frenchman's existing contract is now coming to an end. However, the team hopes to retain.....check out full post »
 

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