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SPECIAL: Never before seen GT40 development documents
Racer - 20 Dec 2020 20:21
The Ford Motor Company Archives has acquired another treasure trove of material related to the GT and Performance Programs from the 1960s, (...)
Losing Red Bull drive "hurts" says Albon as he targets 2022 return | 2021 F1 season
F1 Fanatic - 20 Dec 2020 22:39
Alexander Albon has spoken for the first time about the pain of losing his seat at Red Bull for the 2021 F1 season.
Domenicali wants to get rid of complex engines: 'Rulesbook looks like a bible'
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 20:10
The end of the 2020 season also means the end of the era with Chase Carey as the boss of Formula 1. The American has certainly done a great job this last year to set up another full season, but now it is Stefano Domenica...
Lewis Hamilton speaks ahead of the vote for BBC Sports Personality 2020
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 23:20
Lewis Hamilton is a contender to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020. Speaking ahead of the Sunday evening vote, Hamilton says he is grateful to be nominated for the award. Hamilton is shortlisted along with Stua...
Bottas' Mowing Service a ‘life highlight'
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 20:10
Looking back on 2020, Valtteri Bottas joked that the Bottas' Mowing Service gag from the Austrian GP was a 'life highlight'. By the time Formula 1 arrived at the Red Bull Ring for the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix i...
Binotto looks forward to next season: 'We can fight with the new engine'
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 11:00
In 2019, Ferrari was the biggest challenge for Mercedes. Thanks to its fast engine, the Italians were able to keep up with Mercedes and even beat it. In 2020, however, it was a completely different story. The illegal eng...
Rosberg: "Hamilton a natural talent, Schumacher most complete of all"
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 22:00
Nico Rosberg has beaten two of the best Formula 1 drivers of all time in the World Championship. Both Michael Schumacher (in 2010) and Lewis Hamilton (in 2016) were given the beating and so far Rosberg is the only one wh...
Vettel ruled out cutting short 2020 season with Ferrari
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 20:20
Sebastian Vettel says never considered an early exit from Ferrari during his final season with the Scuderia despite the painful year he endured. Vettel was notified in mid-May by team boss Mattia Binotto that he no longe...
Vettel unsure: 'I assume that Leclerc and I had the same material'
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 14:40
After his exodus from the Scuderia this year, four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel looks back on his six-year stint with the team and the sometimes large individual differences between the two Ferrari drivers on the...
Binotto: Ferrari drivers will be free to fight
GRAND PRIX 247 - 20 Dec 2020 06:42
Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will be “free to fight” at the outset of the 2021 Formula 1 season, according to team principal Mattia Binotto. With the departure of four-time world champion Sebastia...
FIA President reaffirms commitment to safety improvements
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 02:10
The remains for Romain Grosjean's car pic: Sky Sports F1 Facebook FIA President Jean Todt has reaffirmed the governing body's commitment to ongoing safety improvements while recognising those involved in aiding Romain Gr...
McLaren need ‘some years' to close gap to Mercedes
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 01:10
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl does not see any way for his team to catch Mercedes at the top of Formula 1 in 2021. The Woking outfit snatched P3 in the Constructors' Championship from Racing Point at the season-en...
McLaren need 'some years' to close gap to Mercedes
Planet F1 - 20 Dec 2020 01:00
McLaren principal Andreas Seidl doesn't see any way for his team to catch Mercedes at the top of Formula 1 in 2021. The post McLaren need ‘some years’ to close gap to Mercedes appeared first on F1 News by PlanetF1.
Ocon: Positively cambered corners could improve 'boring' Abu Dhabi GP
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 23:50
Esteban Ocon in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Esteban Ocon has suggested that positively cambering the Yas Marina Circuit's corners could help improve on a "boring" Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This year's Formula 1 season finale wa...
'Verstappen deserves a special mention for this, but it has to be Lewis'
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 23:00
Max Chilton has designated his best driver and best team of the past Formula 1 season. The 29-year old Briton who competed in 35 Grands Prix in the pinnacle of motorsport chooses Lewis Hamilton and McLaren, although Max ...
Brown: "That's certainly not a good way to motivate an employee"
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 23:00
In retrospect, Zak Brown thinks it was very good that Carlos Sainz immediately signed a two-year contract for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. According to the boss of McLaren, that has contributed a lot to the good results of...
Renault expected more from junior drivers
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 22:40
Renault admit that they were expecting their junior drivers, especially in Formula 2, to perform better than they did in 2020. The French manufacturer had been clear that they were hoping to promote a junior driver into ...
Renault expected more from junior drivers
Planet F1 - 20 Dec 2020 22:30
Renault admit that they were expecting their junior drivers, especially in Formula 2, to perform better than they did in 2020. The post Renault expected more from junior drivers appeared first on F1 News by PlanetF1.
McLaren did it differently from Red Bull and Renault: 'That helped Sainz'
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 22:30
In retrospect, Zak Brown thinks it was very good that Carlos Sainz immediately signed a two-year contract for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. According to the boss of McLaren, that has contributed a lot to the good results of...
Webber advises Verstappen: "You don't win five world titles in first five years"
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 21:30
Mark Webber enjoyed Max Verstappen again in 2021. The Dutch driver only won two Grands Prix, but that was more due to the RB16 than to himself. Webber does state that Lewis Hamilton is just a bit better on Sundays than t...
'Let's hope that they and Red Bull can really pressure Mercedes in 2021'
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 21:10
Max Chilton has designated his best driver and best team of the past Formula 1 season. The 29-year old Briton who competed in 35 Grands Prix in the pinnacle of motorsport chooses Lewis Hamilton and McLaren, although Max ...
Steiner: Fittipaldi showed he can do a ‘good job'
Total F1 - 20 Dec 2020 21:10
Haas principal Guenther Steiner says their reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi showed he can do a 'good job' as he looks to remain involved. The Brazilian driver made his Formula 1 debut with Haas as a substitute for the in...