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Daniel Ricciardo suggested giving Helmut Marko a hug, and going by PlanetF1 readers' comments there is much love for the popular Aussie too. The post Ricciardo’s ‘happy gene’ provides light relief appeared first on...

Officials in China are in talks with F1 bosses in a bid to have the forthcoming Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai postponed until later in the year. Despite the incredibly over-optimistic 23-date schedule confirmed late las...

Despite the fact that Romain Grosjean has never been able to climb the middle step of the podium in Formula 1, the Frenchman has managed to stay in Formula 1 for a total of ten seasons. One of Grosjean's former engineers...

Aston Martin will return to the Formula 1 grid this season hoping to build on the performances of predecessor Racing Point rather than its own history in the sport. The team, taken over from Force India by a consortium l...

When it comes to the major rule changes, in Formula 1 it is important to plan far ahead, especially if they want to introduce a new power source. The first decisions were already taken in 2009 for the introduction of the...

The coronavirus pandemic robbed us of much last year. It is a crisis that affects almost everyone, including the drivers. For example, former world champion Jenson Button had serious plans to return to racing at a high l...

In the round-up: Pirelli confident new F1 tyres are better able to withstand peak forces • Negotiations over Imola race enter final stages • New lockdown hits UK motorsport

Flavio Briatore believes that a lack of experience in Formula 1 won't be an issue for Davide Brivio, who is set to join Alpine. Brivio, who was widely credited for his managerial role in Suzuki's MotoGP World Championshi...

Honda motorsport boss Masashi Yamamoto can't wait to see Yuki Tsunoda in Formula 1 action and fulfill Honda's 'long-cherished wish'. Not since 2014 has there been a Japanese driver in Formula 1, that being Kamui Kobayash...

While the Formula 1 season of 2020 has not even come to an end yet, we are eagerly awaiting the coming season. There is a lot of looking back on the past season, and speculation about what this could mean for the 2021 se...

Something tells me that this news may not spare us the dignity-stealing overuse of emoji's in their tweets but nonetheless, the head of F1's digital program is parting ways and will return the the US. I've thought a lot ...

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner is open to Nikita Mazepin's former colleagues at Hitech helping with his transition to Formula 1. Mazepin finished P5 in the 2020 F2 Championship as part of the Hitech outfit, taking ...

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner is open to Nikita Mazepin's former colleagues at Hitech helping with his transition to Formula 1. The post Haas open to Mazepin support from Hitech appeared first on F1 News by Planet...

1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve feels the Ferrari Driver Academy is about who can buy their way in. The Scuderia currently boast one of the biggest pools of young talent of all the Formula 1 team, and arguably the...

The Trans Am by Pirelli 2020 Season Awards show airs live today. Stream it via the Trans Am App (

1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve feels the Ferrari Driver Academy is about who can buy their way in. The post JV criticises buy-in nature of Ferrari Academy appeared first on F1 News by PlanetF1.

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says the championship winning team does not function within a unique dimension centered around its star driver Lewis Hamilton. The seven-time world champion has undisputedly been the center of...

It was a good move by McLaren to bring Lando Norris to the team in 2019: In addition to his racing talent, his personality has made him an audience favorite. Norris became especially popular because of the way he showed ...

Some prominent figures from the world of rallying stood at the finish line of a stage in the Dakar Rally several times last week with an acid face. Both Carlos Sainz and Sebastien Loeb lost their way a number of times. I...

The mighty engine which Ferrari unleashed in 2019 left Mercedes feeling 'challenged' and 'annoyed' said chief designer John Owen. Since the turbo-hybrid era began in 2014 Mercedes have been unstoppable, winning all seven...

Some prominent figures from the world of rallying stood at the finish line of a stage in the Dakar Rally several times last week with an acid face. Both Carlos Sainz and Sebastien Loeb lost their way a number of times. I...

The mighty engine which Ferrari unleashed in 2019 left Mercedes feeling "challenged" and "annoyed" said chief designer John Owen. The post Ferrari engine challenge ‘annoyed’ Mercedes appeared first on F1 News by Plan...