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Leaving AlphaTauri driver: 'New opportunity at top team would be different story'
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 17:00
After one season at Toro Rosso, Daniil Kvyat was transferred directly toRed Bull Racing in 2014. He only lasted a little longer than a year there. According to Kvyat, this was mainly because everything went so fast and h...
FIOLKA: Candy cane and lumps of coal
Racer - 25 Dec 2020 16:24
Like a lumbering freight train finally reaching its anticipated destination, 2020 is finally and thankfully coming to a close. Even (...)
Mercedes unable to maximise DAS potential
Planet F1 - 25 Dec 2020 00:00
Mercedes say they never got the most out of their DAS system's potential due to the unusual circumstances of the 2020 F1 season. The post Mercedes unable to maximise DAS potential appeared first on F1 News by PlanetF1.
Charles Leclerc May Leave If Ferrari's Woes Continue, Ex-Team Principal Warns
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 15:20
Former Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has warned that Charles Leclerc may decide to leave the Scuderia if they are unable to provide him with a competitive car in the short term. Speaking to Italy's Gazzetta d...
Video: Formula 1's top-10 drivers of 2020
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 15:00
The 2020 Formula 1 season was breathtaking, remarkable and heartstopping in equal measure but who were the star performers of the year? There were two first-time winners, 13 podium finishers and only the second seven-tim...
'Perez is not the miracle solution he is often suggested to be'
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 17:20
In Jan Lammers' review of the 2020 Formula 1 season, the former rider argues why Red Bull’s signing of Perez has not secured them a place as a serious contender for 2021, and speculates about the contributions that the...
Red Bull has no interest in joining this racing class!
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 17:00
Red Bull Racing is not interested in taking part in Formula E, as Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz made clear in an interview. In this respect, Mateschitz is on a par with advisor Helmut Marko, who also does not have a...
Ferrari On Red Bull's Naughty List For Firing Sebastian Vettel?
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 15:00
Red Bull Racing have included Ferrari on their naughty list in a tweet posted on Christmas Eve. The tweeted image shows Santa Clause reading his "nice" and "naughty" lists in some sort of Red Bull facility, and it includ...
Williams discharged from hospital
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 00:30
Sir Frank Williams pic: Williams Racing Twitter Sir Frank Williams has been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home, his former Formula 1 team has advised. The 78-year-old had been admitted just over a week ag...
Kimi Raikkonen: I Have 'Better Things To Do' Than Sim Racing
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 18:00
Kimi Raikkonen is the most experienced F1 driver in the history of the sport - and while many younger drivers, like Lando Norris and George Russell, are avid gamers and sim racers, the Finn has no interest in such things...
Lammers expresses doubts about Perez at Red Bull: "He's not the miracle solution"
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 17:30
In Jan Lammers' review of the 2020 Formula 1 season, the former rider argues why Red Bull’s signing of Perez has not secured them a place as a serious contender for 2021, and speculates about the contributions that the...
Ocon: Hard for F1 drivers to ease COVID-19 precautions in off-season
Auto Sport - 25 Dec 2020 17:26
Esteban Ocon feels it will still be hard for Formula 1 drivers to stray from their strict precautions to avoid getting COVID-19 during the winter break
Red Bull Explain Why They Didn't Sign Sebastian Vettel Instead Of Perez
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 15:50
Around a week after announcing that Sergio Perez will be joining the team next year, Red Bull have offered an explanation as to why they didn't sign Sebastian Vettel as Alex Albon's replacement for the 2021 F1 season. In...
Kvyat: Top F1 team should use my experience
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 02:10
Daniil Kvyat is hoping his "experience" will lead to an opening that gets him back on the grid for the new era of F1 regulations in 2022. The Russian driver has been dropped by AlphaTauri to make way for Japanese rookie ...
Mercedes unable to maximise DAS potential
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 00:10
Mercedes say they never got the most out of their DAS system's potential due to the unusual circumstances of the 2020 F1 season. The Dual Axis Steering system, which first appeared in winter testing, altered the front wh...
"I hope to see Sainz and Alonso both on the podium"
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 22:30
For Formula 1 fans in Spain, the field will be a lot more interesting next year: Fernando Alonso makes his comeback at Renault and Carlos Sainz switches to Ferrari. Sainz' father, Carlos Sainz sr., is no stranger to the ...
VIDEO: KTM Summer Grill: Turmoil at the Australian Grand Prix
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 21:10
In Episode 6 of the KTM Summer Grill, Greg Rust and Greg Murphy discuss the turmoil that was this year's Australian Grand Prix with Speedcafe.com Formula 1 reporter Mat Coch.
'Schumacher and Hamilton never had an equal teammate'
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 21:00
The fact that George Russell was able to fight for pole position and victory in the race with his drive for Mercedes was partly a testament to the talent of the Brit, but also to the enormous superiority of the Mercedes....
Verstappen compliments Hamilton: "One of the best drivers ever"
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 18:40
In Max Verstappen's end-of-year interview at Ziggo Sport, the Dutchman made a compliment to his colleague Lewis Hamilton, who won his seventh world title this season. The Dutchman also explains the changing relationship ...
Verstappen clarifies Leclerc crash in Bahrain: "I didn't even want to overtake"
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 18:20
The second Grand Prix on the Bahrain circuit will not appear in Max Verstappen's list of highlights of the 2020 season. An early mistake by Charles Leclerc meant that Verstappen had to swerve off the track, ended up in t...
Marko Refuses To Comment On Speculation That Vettel Was Deliberately Sabotaged
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 17:40
After Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc were very evenly matched throughout the 2019 F1 season, fans were surprised to see a large disparity in pace emerge between the Ferrari team-mates this year. This prompted specu...
Mateschitz and Marko on the same line: Red Bull is not interested in Formula E
Total F1 - 25 Dec 2020 16:20
Red Bull Racing is not interested in taking part in Formula E, as Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz made clear in an interview. In this respect, Mateschitz is on a par with advisor Helmut Marko, who also does not have a...