Formula 1 News & Updates Week 21 Below you'll find all our updates, results, videos, podcasts, sounds & photos from the world of Formula 1 of the past week |
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| Fri, 28 May 2021 Having made his debut for Mercedes in 2020, it was inevitable that George Russell would come under the spotlight in the new season. Rumours over his future, along with that of current Mercedes man Valtteri Bottas, will continue to rumble on until either man puts pen to paper on a new contract. While Bottas has.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 28 - George Russell is a "future champion", according to two-time title winner and F1 legend Fernando Alonso. As they swapped helmets for their personal collections at Monacoa, Alonso wrote on his helmet to the Williams driver: "You rock! Future world champ". Russell, 23, captioned the photo on Twitter: "This one means a lot......check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 28 - Lando Norris appears to have lost his cool with the new world of social media. To some, the 21-year-old epitomises the new and youthful internet age, as he streams his video gaming on Twitch and has over three million Instagram followers. But Norris actually thinks social media "sucks" - and as he.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 28 - Red Bull has a different approach to poaching Formula 1 staff from rival teams, according to Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto. As the energy drink owned outfit sets up its new Red Bull Powertrains operation for 2022, much has been made of Red Bull's successful poaching of at least 15 senior members of.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 28 - McLaren has confirmed reports that the team will definitely revert to its usual papaya and blue livery for Baku and beyond. The Woking based team stunned fans with the striking 'Gulf Oil' livery at Monaco, but a source told us on Thursday that "we'll be back to normal" at Baku. That is.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 28 - Formula 1 should consider introducing a special tyre or special rules to spice up races like Monaco. The size and speed of the current cars, multiplied by the tight and twisty Monaco street layout, resulted in a particularly processional race last weekend. "On city streets, the tyres are very important - especially.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 28 - Nico Rosberg thinks it is more than possible that title rivals Mercedes and Red Bull will fire protests at one another ahead of next weekend's Baku GP. Dr Helmut Marko has warned his Austrian countryman Toto Wolff to expect a counter-protest if Mercedes lodges a protest against Red Bull's allegedly 'bendy' rear.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 28 - Formula 1 has responded to criticism of the live television coverage of last Sunday's Monaco GP. During the otherwise processional street race, one clear highlight was when Sebastian Vettel and Pierre Gasly went wheel-to-wheel at full throttle up the hill alongside the famous Beau Rivage terraces. But just as the action was.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 28 - Formula 1 may introduce extra points for a new epic achievement - pole, sprint race victory, and the grand prix win on Sunday. It will be possible if the three-weekend trial of the new 'sprint qualifying' format this year proves a success. "It's a formula that offers more content for television and.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 28 - Mercedes is fully motivated to race its utter domination of the 'power unit' era since 2014 into the all-new regulatory period that begins in 2022. Team boss and co-owner Toto Wolff admitted that sky-high motivation is always difficult for a team that is as successful as Mercedes has been. "You can also.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 Ever since George Russell made a temporary switch to Mercedes last season, there has been almost constant rumour as to whether the young Englishman will join the team on a full time basis. While Williams pilot Russell stepped in for Lewis Hamilton, the man under attack in 2021 is Valtteri Bottas. The Finn made a.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 27 - Sergio Perez is a "decisive factor" in Red Bull's push to win the 2021 world championship, according to top team official Dr Helmut Marko. 79-year-old Austrian Marko was most directly responsible for ousting Alex Albon and replacing him with the experienced Sergio Perez for this season. However, Mexican Perez has also struggled.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 27 - Forthcoming races at Paul Ricard and the Red Bull Ring look set to be attended by some Formula 1 spectators. So far in 2021, the phenomenon of 'ghost races' has begun to diminish, with limited crowds often now permitted in the grandstands by local jurisdictions. However, there will be no spectators at.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 27 - Ferrari is unlikely to repeat its pole and potentially race-winning pace at other grands prix in 2021. That is the view of former F1 driver and now German-language TV pundit Marc Surer, who attributes Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz's speed at Monaco to "great suspension". "Of all the cars, the Ferrari rode.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 27 - Nikita Mazepin is trying to force his acclimatisation to life at Formula 1 speeds "with a crowbar". That is the colourful description of Red Bull top official Dr Helmut Marko, who contrasted controversial Haas driver Mazepin's 2021 so far with that of his fellow rookie teammate Mick Schumacher. "There were a few.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 27 - It is Mercedes' "precision and attention to detail" that is behind the team's utter dominance of Formula 1 since 2014. That is the view of Romain Grosjean, who got an up close and personal look at the championship winning team recently when he attended a seat fitting at Brackley. Although the French.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 27 - 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg admits he was "wrong" about Carlos Sainz's move to Ferrari for 2021. The German, now a pundit for British and German television, was critical of Ferrari's decision to sign up former McLaren, Renault and Toro Rosso driver Sainz as a replacement for Sebastian Vettel. "I was wrong,".....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 27 - McLaren will revert to its usual orange livery in Baku - and Daniel Ricciardo looks set to get a brand new chassis altogether. "Yes, we'll be back to normal," a source at the Woking based team confirmed, after the special Gulf Oil livery turned heads in Monaco. It was in Monaco where.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 This is probably the most questions Mercedes ever received for one of their F1 Race Debrief videos! 🤯 So, they picked out the key topics you asked about the Monaco Grand Prix for James to answer! 👀 Fri, 28 May 2021 On-track he’s been audacious, daring and fast; off-track he’s been witty, animated… and has occasionally used very colourful language. Yuki Tsunoda is a very welcome addition to Formula One this year and on this week’s show he discusses the start to his Grand Prix career, his infamous radio mannerisms, his love of food, his relationship.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 26 - The Max Verstappen camp says it won't be playing Mercedes' or Lewis Hamilton's "games" as the 2021 title head-to-head heats up. Having lost his championship lead, Hamilton left Monaco declaring that Red Bull's Verstappen could retain the edge next time out on the streets of Baku. But Max's father, Jos Verstappen, thinks.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 26 - It is "positive" rather than negative that Carlos Sainz was disappointed with his first podium for Ferrari last weekend at Monaco. That is the view of the Spanish driver's famous father and namesake, rallying legend Carlos Sainz. After finishing second behind Max Verstappen, 26-year-old Sainz jr said on Sunday: "It's just the.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 26 - Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko has refused to rule out lodging a counter-protest against championship rival Mercedes. The 79-year-old Austrian says his countryman Toto Wolff is being unreasonable in criticising the FIA for giving Red Bull and other teams until after Baku to make modifications to their allegedly 'bendy' rear wings. "We.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 26 - Jacques Villeneuve is not joining those who are criticising Ferrari for taking a risk so that Charles Leclerc could keep pole position last Sunday. Some believe not changing the star driver's gearbox after his post-pole position crash on Saturday was an excessive gamble to avoid a five-place grid penalty. Indeed, ultimately, Leclerc's.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 26 - Formula 1 will look into whether modifications can be made to the fabled layout of the Monaco GP. Seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton went into last weekend's race in the glamorous Principality declaring that the sport's fans "don't enjoy it" on television. "It's been going on for years and I think.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 26 - Formula 1 appears to be struggling to keep a full 23-race calendar for 2021 intact. So far, several races have been postponed, cancelled or reshuffled, with the latest solution - following cancellation of races in Canada and Turkey - being a second race in Austria. However, despite circuit owner Red Bull's eagerness.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 Ok, so there wasn’t much overtaking, but Monaco still served up some great talking points - and Damon, Natalie and Tom are back to discuss them all! From Charles Leclerc’s qualifying crash to Mercedes’ off colour day and Max’s perfect weekend, they dig into it all. Plus there’s chat on Sainz’s progression, Norris’s continued excellence.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 Jarno Trulli remembers his career-defining victory at the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix. Trulli reflects on his time spent at Renault and Toyota. He also relives the controversial 2005 US Grand Prix when he was on pole position, and offers his view on why there are so few Italian drivers making it to F1®. Fri, 28 May 2021 May 25 - Charles Leclerc "can only blame himself" for the technical failure that meant he couldn't even start last Sunday's Monaco GP, according to 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. Although quickest in qualifying, the local driver then crashed his Ferrari on his next and final lap - triggering questions about whether it may have.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 25 - Fernando Alonso is waiting for Paul Ricard until he gets a tweaked power steering system that he says should give him a better feel for his 2021 Alpine. The Renault-owned team, but particularly two-time champion Alonso, struggled on the streets of Monaco - qualifying 17th and finishing the race out of the.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 25 - Ferrari tried to help Mercedes mechanics remove the stuck wheel that caused Valtteri Bottas to retire from the Monaco GP. The odd sight of mechanics unable to get the Finn's wheel off during a pitstop was a major problem for the Brackley based team, as it meant Red Bull sped past in.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 25 - Although threatening to lodge a protest at Baku, Toto Wolff says Max Verstappen did not win in Monaco last weekend because of his allegedly illegal rear wing. The Mercedes team boss claims Formula 1 is currently in a "vacuum" after the FIA said it would test rear wing flexibility differently after Baku......check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 25 - Italian journalists think Carlos Sainz may not only block Mick Schumacher's route to Ferrari - he may even take over from Charles Leclerc as team number 1. The fiercely partisan Italian press did not hide its collective delight with team newcomer and Spaniard Sainz's first Ferrari podium at Monaco. "If he continues.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 25 - Bernie Ecclestone says former FIA president Max Mosley's death is like "losing a brother". 81-year-old Mosley's family has issued a statement confirming that Jean Todt's predecessor at the FIA "died last night after a long battle with cancer". "They ask to be allowed to grieve in private." Former F1 supremo Ecclestone, 90,.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 25 - Max Verstappen says he won't be playing Lewis Hamilton's "games" at forthcoming Formula 1 races. Before struggling all weekend at Monaco and losing his world championship lead to his Dutch rival, Mercedes' Hamilton insisted he was worried about the chances of an on-track clash. Verstappen, after lifting the trophy aloft, then hit.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 The FIA and Formula 1 can today confirm that at the 2021 FIA Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, between Monday 17th May and Sunday 23rd May, 5,923 tests for COVID-19 were performed on drivers, teams and personnel. Of these, 4 people tested positive. The FIA and Formula 1 are providing this aggregated information from each.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 The FIA community was saddened to learn of the passing of former President Max Mosley on 24 May 2021 at the age of 81. The work he undertook during his 16-year presidency, detailed below, leaves an indelible mark on the world of motor sport and mobility. His passion and commitment for improving safety both on.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 Ferrari's recap video after one of the strongest race weekends in years! Carlos Sainz won his maiden podium for Ferrari in Monaco. Because Ferrari had one of it's worst season's ever last year, you would not say nowadays's Monaco is one of their most successful events. Last Sunday they even won their 4th podium in.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 Relive the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix in 1:10 min. Verstappen won the race like a champion. He drove off and had a very strong race from start to finish. He wasn't under any threat the whole race and could look after his tyres to do a late pitstop. His Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez also.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 Wallpaper photos of the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix driven on Monaco Street Circuit. This F1 race was won by Max Verstappen with the Red Bull Racing RB16 on the 9th of May 2021. ✅ Check out 2021 Monaco Grand Prix results ✅ Check out 2021 F1 Results & Standings ✅ Check out 2021 F1 Teams & Drivers Line-up.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 24 - When Mercedes is under pressure, the dominant team of the 'power unit' era makes mistakes. That is the gleeful conclusion of Dr Helmut Marko, after Max Verstappen won the Monaco GP at a canter and took over the lead in the drivers' world championship. "Max has reached a different level of maturity,".....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 24 - The signs are growing ever clearer about the likelihood of a driver change at Mercedes for 2022. During Sunday's broadcast of the Monaco GP, the commentator for Russia's Match TV said a source has now told him that Valtteri Bottas is losing his seat. "I will not disclose the source," said Alexey.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 24 - Mattia Binotto has denied Ferrari took too great a risk by not changing Charles Leclerc's gearbox after his post-pole Monaco crash. On the way to the grid on Sunday, the local hero only got to turn 6 until he told his team over the radio that his gearbox had indeed suffered a.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 May 24 - Toto Wolff has issued his clearest warning yet that race protests are looming large over the next Formula 1 race in Baku. The Mercedes boss hinted in Monaco last week that the FIA's delay in strengthening rear wing flexibility tests until after the ultra-fast street race in Azerbaijan could hand title rival.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 DRIVERS 1 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing), 2 – Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) & 3 – Lando Norris (McLaren) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard) Q: Lando, I saw you with the team and I can see the joy and happiness in your eyes. Brilliant first podium here in Monaco. Tell us about it? Lando Norris: I don’t know.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 A gaping hole where Charles Leclerc's Ferrari should have been was quickly filled by an exuberant Max Verstappen at Monaco: after leading the field into Ste Devote the Red Bull-Honda star thereafter controlled the race as he chose. Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas never re-emerged from the pit lane after a right-front wheel nut jammed, leaving a.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 Event: Monaco F1 Grand Prix Track: Monaco Circuit Weather: dry 21.0°C Tarmac: dry 42.7°C Humidity : 62.4% Wind : 0.3 m/s NE Pressure: 1003.2 bar Max Verstappen won his 12th F1 race at the 2021 Monaco F1 GP today. He started from P2 and won on the street circuit for the first time. It was.....check out full post » Fri, 28 May 2021 Taking to the streets of Monaco... in style 🏎😎 Fri, 28 May 2021 Can the Master of the Blindfold Challenge continue his winning streak? How are Lance's German skills? Round 4 of Lance vs. Seb delivers all the answers. Get those headphones on and turn the music up. This is the Whisper Challenge. Fri, 28 May 2021 May 23 - Charles Leclerc appears to have gotten away with a hefty qualifying crash - both in terms of damage to his gearbox, and the condemnation of Formula 1. When the Ferrari driver crashed in the dying moments of Q3, the red flag prevented his rivals from completing their final runs and therefore locked.....check out full post » |
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