Dec.18 - Red Bull Racing can today confirm that Sergio Perez will join the Team and race alongside Max Verstappen in the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship. Current driver Alex Albon remains an important member of the Team and takes on the role of Red Bull Racing Test and Reserve Driver with a key.....check out full post »

It’s been a difficult year for many Formula 1 drivers, but Alex Albon has had a harder time than most. The British-born Thai driver hasn’t lived up to expectations in the 2020 F1 season. Albon recently suffered another major setback when he briefly looked on course to win the Turkish Grand Prix before spinning out.....check out full post »

While the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix isn't going to go down as a thriller for anyone watching at home, it was the most tense and emotional experience we’ve had in quite a while.

"Achieving seven consecutive titles feels so good, because we did it with the right mindset and the right values within our team. A camaraderie that goes beyond the professional relationships and helped us stick together, in the tough days and on the tough weekends, and has made this team what it is today.”

Dec.18 - Formula 1 should "analyse" why Fernando Alonso's 2005-spec Renault aroused so much positive feedback when the Spaniard demonstrated it in Abu Dhabi last weekend. Over several runs, the two-time world champion drove the 15-year-old, V10-powered, 605 kilogram car flat-out around the Yas Marina layout, to the delight of those present and the television.....check out full post »

Dec.18 - Jean Todt's son has sniggered at suggestions he is in charge at Ferrari. Nicolas Todt, the son of former Ferrari boss and now FIA president Jean Todt, is Charles Leclerc's manager. So with Sebastian Vettel departing the Maranello team and Leclerc clearly the number 1 going forwards, some believe the Todts have simply.....check out full post »

Dec.18 - Frederic Vasseur says he isn't sure why Ferrari has placed Mick Schumacher at rival Ferrari-powered team Haas for 2021 and beyond. "Beats me," the Alfa Romeo boss told Blick newspaper. "Maybe it made more sense for Ferrari to take Mick to Haas and keep Giovanazzi with us for the stability of the team......check out full post »

Dec.18 - The last two race seats on the 2021 Formula 1 grid look set to be confirmed with just days to spare before Christmas. After a full year of speculation, Mercedes hinted on Twitter that the world champions will finally make an announcement about Lewis Hamilton's new contract "soon". "I plan to be here.....check out full post »

In this video you can see the action of the year in Formula 1. It's the very good first lap of the Portuguese Grand Prix by Kimi Raikkonen. The oldest pilot on the grid passed 10 cars in the first lap with the Alfa Romeo. After the race he was interviewed and asked what happened.....check out full post »

CONTENT: Documentary looking at the history of Formula 1 pit stops to coincide with the third anniversary of its sub-two second stop at the 2013 US Grand Prix. The Milton Keynes-based squad serviced Mark Webber’s RB9 In 1.923s to set a new world record. At the 2016 European Grand Prix, Williams officially equalled that record.....check out full post »

Dec.17 - Lewis Hamilton's pre-2021 contract negotiations with Toto Wolff will be about "money". That is the view of F1 legend Gerhard Berger, who says George Russell's highly impressive substitute drive in an ill Hamilton's place in Bahrain gave Mercedes boss Wolff more chips to play with. "I would call it a matter of money,".....check out full post »

Dec.17 - Assessing the talent of young drivers in Formula 1 has become increasingly difficult, according to returning two-time world champion Fernando Alonso. After two years out of a race seat, the Spaniard says he is still in top physical and mental shape at the age of 39. "Psychophysical tests show that I am as.....check out full post »

Dec.17 - 2020 was "agony" for quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel, but he also has reason to "laugh". That is the view of the always-controversial 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, as he spoke to Sky Italia about the German's last gasp before being ousted by Ferrari. "It was a very tough year for Vettel," said.....check out full post »

Dec.15 - Valtteri Bottas plans to return to competition - in January. Disappointed with his fourth consecutive title defeat to Lewis Hamilton, and recently humiliated alongside George Russell in the Sakhir GP, the Finn plans to unwind by staying active. "If it takes place, I'll be on the start line," the Mercedes driver told Ilta.....check out full post »

Dec.17 - With AlphaTauri's 2021 lineup now complete, owner Red Bull will turn its attention to the identity of Max Verstappen's next teammate at the senior outfit. The open secret about Honda-backed Yuki Tsunoda making his Formula 1 debut for AlphaTauri next year in Daniil Kvyat's place was finally confirmed on Wednesday. "Tsunoda's speed is.....check out full post »

Below you can see the time sheet of the quickest lap times of each 'young' driver that was allowed to test the cars that were used during the 2020 season. Fernando Alonso showed he still has the speed and was the quickest in the Renault. His lap time was even quicker than the qualifying lap.....check out full post »

Dec.17 - Times are changing in F1, with an old guard of drivers clinging to their seats at major F1 teams by the skin of their teeth, as young talent flows into the sport. There are several factors at play here, but mostly, the shakeup is due to some young drivers with the correct surnames.....check out full post »

McLaren Racing announced at last weekend’s Abu Dhabi race that they had agreed to sell a third of the company to a group of United States-based investors. MSP Sports Capital will inject £185m by the end of 2022 giving them a 15% stake rising to 33%. McLaren were delighted with the news with McLaren Racing.....check out full post »

Dec.16 - Christian Horner is feeling "positive" about Red Bull's efforts to take over departing partner Honda's works engine program for 2022 and beyond. Recently, the energy drink team had gained the tentative support of some rivals in pushing for a development 'freeze' for 2022, which would make running Honda's engines viable after the Japanese.....check out full post »

Dec.16 - George Russell wants to pull Williams off the very bottom of the constructors' world championship next year. The team, whose founder Sir Frank Williams is currently in hospital for an undisclosed reason, finished the 2020 race as last. That is despite the fact that, at the wheel of the works Mercedes, Williams regular.....check out full post »

Dec.16 - F1 legend Gerhard Berger says Sergio Perez alongside Max Verstappen would be a "strong lineup" for Red Bull. The energy drink company finally confirmed on Wednesday that Yuki Tsunoda - already in action in the young driver test - will replace Daniil Kvyat at the junior team AlphaTauri in 2021. The identity of.....check out full post »

Scuderia AlphaTauri is pleased to announce Yuki Tsunoda will partner Pierre Gasly for the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. Yuki is part of both the Red Bull Junior Team and the Honda’s Young Driver Programme and finished third in this year’s FIA Formula 2 Championship driving for Carlin. That result means the 20-year-old from.....check out full post »

Dec.15 - Fernando Alonso is targeting the podium for his full-time return to Formula 1 next year. The Spaniard, who demonstrated his title-winning 2005 car in Abu Dhabi, is returning with Renault in 2021 - as the team becomes Alpine. "I'm curious to see the new car," Alonso, 39, told Cadena Ser. "The Alpine car.....check out full post »

Dec.15 - Sebastian Vettel has hailed the talent and nature of the driver one Italian newspaper claims "pushed him to the exit" at Ferrari. After the Abu Dhabi GP, where they were Ferrari teammates for the final time, Charles Leclerc - who had painted his helmet in tribute to Vettel - swapped his helmet with.....check out full post »

Dec.15 - Gunther Steiner thinks he can get 2021 Haas recruit Nikita Mazepin "under control". 21-year-old Mazepin is entering F1 with an instantly-tarnished reputation, and not just because his father is a powerful Russian billionaire. In 2016, he came under fire for punching Callum Ilott, he was slammed for dangerous driving in Bahrain recently, and.....check out full post »

Dec.15 - Jos Verstappen says he doesn't know who his son Max's teammate will be at Red Bull in 2021. It is a sure sign that the energy drink outfit is actually yet to decide between Alex Albon, Sergio Perez or Nico Hulkenberg. "No, I really don't know," Jos told Ziggo Sport. "I haven't heard.....check out full post »

Dec.15 - Pietro Fittipaldi wants to race in 2021 but "keep one foot in Formula 1" at the same time. The grandson of F1 legend Emerson Fittipaldi contested the last two grands prix of 2020 for Haas, after Romain Grosjean's fiery crash. "I'm happy with my performance in relation to Kevin (Magnussen)," he said after.....check out full post »

Dec.15 - Ferrari's iconic former president Luca di Montezemolo claims he could "fix" the fabled team's current problems. As the Italian outfit's horror 2020 season came to an end, news that current Ferrari president Louis Camilleri has stepped down shocked the Formula 1 paddock in Abu Dhabi last weekend. "Is it possible that I will.....check out full post »

Dec.15 - Romain Grosjean is set to undergo surgery in the wake of his horror and fiery crash in Bahrain. The Frenchman missed the final two grands prix of his Formula 1 career as a result of the burns to his hands. "I could almost live normally with my right hand already," Grosjean, 34, told.....check out full post »

A crazy year and a very tough season. But we will remember this weekend as incredibly emotional ♥️ Un grande grazie a tutti voi 🤗

It was a bit of a mixed weekend for Daniil Kvyat in Abu Dhabi. He blitzed Qualifying in what he described as one of the best Qualifying sessions of his career, however, after a first stint suffering with understeer, he got stuck in a DRS train behind Vettel and wasn't able to make it back.....check out full post »

Peter Windsor looks back at Max Verstappen's superbly-composed pole lap for the Abu Dhabi GP. Max was not quickest in any of the three sectors but managed his tyres to perfection, enabling Red Bull-Honda to out-qualify Mercedes for the first time this season. Lewis Hamilton was fastest in the first two sectors but his tyre.....check out full post »

A message for #Seb5 from the Team in Maranello and Abu Dhabi 🤗 Working with you for the past 6 years has been an amazing experience for all of us 🥰 Grazie mille per tutto e in bocca al lupo per il futuro 👍

Honda sat down with Pierre Gasly to chat about the 2020 season. The highs, the lows, and an Australian Grand Prix that never was.

The best in the business. 𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥. 🛑 Congratulations to the fastest pit crew in the world, winners of the 2020 DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award 🏆👏

Dec.14 - Red Bull is now poised to complete the driver lineups of its two Formula 1 teams. Even though the news is not official, Daniil Kvyat freely admits that he is losing his AlphaTauri seat to Honda-backed Formula 2 driver Yuki Tsunoda. "I don't think I will be here next year," the Russian told.....check out full post »

Dec.14 - Lewis Hamilton is finally ready to sit down for talks about his 2021 contract. The issue has long been delayed this year, but with the season now over and the seven time world champion recovered from covid-19, Hamilton is ready to talk. "I'm sure we will start talking about the future this week,".....check out full post »

Dec.14 - Formula 1 is hoping for a 2021 season that is "as normal as possible". That is the claim of Bruno Famin, the FIA's operations director who this year has been in charge of the sport's mammoth efforts to keep racing amid the pandemic. "In general, 2020 has been a bad season," Fernando Alonso,.....check out full post »

DRIVERS 1 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing), 2 – Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) & 3 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Martin Brundle)  Q: Congratulations Max, a stunning drive, pole position, led every lap, what a perfect way to go into the close season. You really deserved that. Max Verstappen: Yeah, it was really enjoyable. Yesterday already.....check out full post »

Dec.14 - Sunday's 2020 finale in Abu Dhabi may have been one of the most boring grands prix of all time. That is the view of Toto Wolff, even though both Mercedes were uncharacteristically beaten in both qualifying and the race by Red Bull's dominant Max Verstappen. The Red Bull camp, therefore, was happy. "We.....check out full post »

F1 Race Event: Abu Dhabi F1 GP Race Track: Yas Marina Circuit Weather: dry  22.4°C Tarmac: dry  25.6°C Humidity : 62.4% Wind : 2.9 m/s E Pressure: 1016.3 bar Max Verstappen won his second race of the 2020 season at Abu Dhabi today. He started from pole and won the twilight race held on the Yas Marina circuit.....check out full post »

Dec.13 - Lewis Hamilton says he is still feeling the effects of his recent covid-19 infection. The seven time world champion missed the last Sakhir GP with the illness but said after testing negative he was determined to drive even if "one of my arms was hanging off". "That's what we do as racing drivers,".....check out full post »

Dec.13 - Sebastian Vettel says he is "relieved" that he has reached the end of his final season at Ferrari. The quadruple world champion, told before the covid-affected season began that he would not be retained for 2021, has notably struggled alongside Charles Leclerc this year. The German said Sunday's Abu Dhabi finale will be.....check out full post »

Dec.13 - A 2021 Red Bull contract for Sergio Perez could be announced "next week". That is the news from Niki Juusela, a respected correspondent for the Finnish broadcaster C More. "The information that came into our studio is that Perez's Red Bull agreement will be announced next week," he said. Fascinatingly, Juusela's prediction ties.....check out full post »

Dec.13 - Daniil Kvyat insists he is not making a last-ditch effort to hang onto his place in Formula 1. The Russian qualified seventh in Abu Dhabi, calling it the best qualifying lap of his career. However, he fully expects AlphaTauri's owner Red Bull to replace him for 2021 with Honda-backed rookie Yuki Tsunoda. Kvyat.....check out full post »

Dec.13 - Toto Wolff has put a sudden halt to speculation Valtteri Bottas may be ousted from Mercedes. Ever since Lewis Hamilton's Sakhir GP substitute George Russell beat Bottas in Bahrain, rumours the Finn will be replaced for 2021 have been gaining steam. But although his earlier comments fuelled the speculation, team boss Wolff is.....check out full post »

Dec.13 - Bernie Ecclestone says the problem with the struggling Ferrari team at the moment "is the Italians". The Maranello team has notably struggled in 2020, and now at the last race of the season boss Mattia Binotto has returned to Italy feeling unwell at the very same time that president Louis Camilleri has suddenly.....check out full post »

Dec.13 - McLaren is reportedly selling 33 percent of its famous Formula 1 team for some $245 million. The team has declined to comment, but Sky News' highly respected City editor Mark Kleinman said the purchaser is a consortium of US-based investors called MSP Sports Capital who will spend the money over two years. Under.....check out full post »

Dec.13 - Red Bull's efforts to catch and beat Mercedes are now "bearing fruit". That is the view of Dr Helmut Marko, who was speaking after Max Verstappen qualified on pole for the first time this season ahead of the 2020 season finale in Abu Dhabi. On Thursday, Dutchman Verstappen had joked that the third-placed.....check out full post »

DRIVERS: 1 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing),  2 – Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) & 3 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard)  Q: Max, congratulations, your first pole position [of 2020]. Put us in the cockpit. Max Verstappen: I said before I went to qualifying that it’s going to be the final send of the.....check out full post »