Motorsport News
AlphaTauri team manager recalls 'blunt' interaction with Verstappen's dad
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 08:10
AlphaTauri team manager Graham Watson says that Red Bull had to tell Max Verstappen's father, Jos, to step back and let the team do their job in the early part of the young Dutchman's F1 career. Jos Verstappen raced for ...
Happy Birthday Sir Lewis! What's up? Where are you?
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 07:20
Happy Birthday, Lewis Hamilton! Our seven-time Formula 1 Champion turned 37 on Friday with the motorsport world wondering when he will break his self-imposed silence since the season ended in uproar last month. The Merce...
Dakar Stage 6: Loeb gets lost as Al Attiyah extends lead
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 07:20
A navigation error by Sebastien Loeb allowed Nasser Al-Attiyah to extend his lead to 49 minutes halfway through the Dakar Rally on Friday. Loeb started the sixth stage, a loop course east of Riyadh, 35 minutes behind in ...
Work underway on new Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya paddock
Planet F1 - 8 Jan 2022 01:59
Images have been released as work begins on a new paddock at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The post Work underway on new Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya paddock appeared first on PlanetF1.
French Grand Prix is set to feature French Historic Grand Prix
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 01:50
Historic Racing will return in force this summer with HVM Racing and the GIP Grand Prix de France - Le Castellet set to to offer a new edition of the French Historic Grand Prix in June. Scheduled for 17, 18 and 19 June 2...
Wright completes Rolex 24 roster with Porsche ace Lietz
Racer - 8 Jan 2022 00:12
With the addition of Porsche Factory Driver Richard Lietz to the No. 16 1st Phorm Porsche 911 GT3 R, the Wright Motorsports driver roster (...)
Magnussen, Ericsson to team up at Daytona
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 00:10
Former Formula 1 drivers Kevin Magnussen and Marcus Ericsson have been signed up for the 24 Hours of Daytona with Chip Ganassi Racing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The team announced on Friday that they woul...
Ferrari announced new partnership with Velas Network
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 23:30
Formula One's most successful outfit, Scuderia Ferrari has added a new partner to its structure by confirming Velas Network as its new blockchain partner. Headquartered in Switzerland, Velas Network AG is renowned for th...
Ilott recalls ‘surprising' Kimi interaction
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 23:10
Callum Ilott has recalled how Kimi Raikkonen surprised him by wishing him a happy birthday first thing in the morning. As Alfa Romeo's test and reserve driver for 2021, Ilott was present in the team's garage at a number ...
How a twenty-second phone call to Marko led to Albon's F1 debut
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 22:10
Alexander Albon was announced at Nissan as a Formula E driver for the 2019 season, but ended up joining the then Toro Rosso. Albon talks about how his Formula One dream became a reality at a time when it was completely o...
Alfa happy Zhou has 'a good teacher' in Bottas
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 22:10
Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur feels Valtteri Bottas will be a 'good teacher' for Guanyu Zhou. The Swiss-based team are the only one on the grid heading into the 2022 campaign with a brand new driver line-up ...
Alfa happy Zhou has 'a good teacher' in Bottas
Planet F1 - 8 Jan 2022 22:00
Alfa Romeo are expecting Valtteri Bottas to serve as a good teacher for his new team-mate Guanyu Zhou. The post Alfa happy Zhou has 'a good teacher' in Bottas appeared first on PlanetF1.
Norris thanks rival Ferrari: 'They kept us sharp'
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 21:20
For a while it looked like it was going to be a walk in the park for McLaren in 2021, but Ferrari came back strong and even managed to take third place in the Constructors' Championship with a lead of almost fifty points...
Red Bull are Anderson's pick to master 2022 regs
Planet F1 - 8 Jan 2022 20:59
Formula 1 designer and pundit Gary Anderson believes that if one team 'aces' the new 2022 regulations, it will be Red Bull. The post Red Bull are Anderson's pick to master 2022 regs appeared first on PlanetF1.
Why Verstappen chooses start number 1 and Hamilton never does
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 20:50
The Formula One world champion may appear on the grid with start number 1 the following season. Lewis Hamilton we never saw do it, but Max Verstappen does immediately choose to trade in his starting number 33 (temporaril...
Raikkonen likes to urinate in his own garden: "If I have to, I have to"
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 20:10
Kimi Räikkönen revealed in his biography that he likes to pee in the garden. His busy schedule as a Formula 1 driver in recent years has meant that he has had little time for this. Now that the Finn has hung up his hel...
Alpine drivers ‘took four or five months' to click
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 20:10
Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi says it took 'four or five months' for the team to get the best out of both of their drivers in 2021. The French team enjoyed a relatively successful campaign last year, finishing P5 in the Const...
Alpine drivers 'took four or five months' to click
Planet F1 - 8 Jan 2022 20:00
It took "four or five months" for Alpine to get the best out of both of their drivers in 2021, says CEO Laurent Rossi. The post Alpine drivers ‘took four or five months’ to click appeared first on PlanetF1.
Williams: 'Coming Albon not as difficult as it looked from outside'
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 19:40
The Williams team decided to choose Alexander Albon as the successor to George Russell. However, Jost Capito 's team runs Mercedes engines and so it was initially questionable whether Mercedes was not going to put a stop...
The new motorsport challenge that has intrigued Newey
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 19:30
Article To news overview © Red Bull Contentpool/Getty Images Adrian Newey may have just overseen yet another successful F1 championship win as Red Bull's Max Verstappen wrapped up the Drivers' Championship in 2021, but ...
Brad Pitt linked with F1 racing movie for Apple
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 19:20
Acting star Brad Pitt is reportedly set to be the next acting star to portray a Formula 1 driver on the screen, although this time it will apparently be a TV screen. Deadline.com reports 'Apple is in exclusive negotiatio...
F1 teams no longer 'moaning and groaning' about 2022 rules
Total F1 - 8 Jan 2022 19:20
F1 managing director, motorsports Ross Brawn has suggested teams are no longer 'moaning and groaning' about the new regulations for this year despite initial trepidation. More»