Leclerc: SF21 a significant step forward...
Date: 15-04-2021
Of late, good fortune has abandoned Ferrari as they tussle among the best of the rest, behind Mercedes and Red Bull, but their star driver Charles Leclerc is adamant that the car he and new teammate Carlos Sainz have at their disposal is far better than the hapless SF1000 of last year. On the eve […]
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Bottas: We are now the hunters, not the...
Date: 15-04-2021
Formula 1 World Champions Mercedes are hunting rather than being hunted now that Red Bull have found the sweetspot in their car so early into the season, according to Valtteri Bottas. Although Finn’s seven-time F1 champion teammate Lewis Hamilton won last month’s Bahrain season opener, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was quickest in every practice session […]
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Canadian Grand Prix first to fall off 20...
Date: 15-04-2021
Radio-Canada is reporting that the Canadian Grand Prix, scheduled for June 13 in Montreal, has been cancelled after Montreal public health authorities concluded that even behind closed doors without spectators, the risk of spreading COVID-19 during the Formula 1 event is too high. The report stated: “Earlier this week, Radio-Canada reported Quebec public health would […]
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Vettel: Verstappen should have won Bahra...
Date: 15-04-2021
Sebastian Vettel has said that it was Lewis Hamilton’s racing IQ that helped him beat Max Verstappen to the Bahrain Grand Prix last month. Speaking in front of the press ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, Vettel, sitting alongside Hamilton, praised the seven-time champion for winning the first race of the […]
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KartCMP1 Column: Emilia Romagna Grand Pr...
Date: 15-04-2021
Formula 1 heads to Italy this weekend for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at the historic Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari. The storylines are a buzz heading into race two in Italy. Race Information 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo E Dino Ferrari Date: 16-18 April 2021 Circuit Length: 4.909km Race Distance: […]
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Leclerc: Ferrari have right mentality to...
Date: 15-04-2021
Charles Leclerc has said that the “mentality is right” at Ferrari to balance the 2021 Formula 1 season with the development of their car for the sporting regulations which come into force next year. The Scuderia made an encouraging start to the new season in Bahrain last month, with Leclerc finishing sixth ahead of teammate […]
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Russell: Looking outside Mercedes isn’...
Date: 15-04-2021
George Russell has said that the prospect of looking outside of Mercedes for a drive in 2022 is not “crossing my mind”. The Williams driver is currently a member of the Mercedes junior driver programme and raced for the reigning world champions at the Sakhir Grand Prix last season in place of Lewis Hamilton while […]
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Bottas: I lost count of set-up items we ...
Date: 15-04-2021
Valtteri Bottas admitted that he has “lost count on how many set-up items” that Mercedes tried on the simulator over the last few weeks. Mercedes won the opening race of the 2021 Formula 1 season in Bahrain with Lewis Hamilton, but are still looking for answers to “unlock” the full performance of the W12. Red […]
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Track limits enforced at three turns dur...
Date: 15-04-2021
The FIA have signalled that track limits will be enforced at three corners during the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola this weekend. The move comes after the controversy at the Bahrain Grand Prix, where there was confusion about the enforcement of track limits at Turn 4. Ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Romagna […]
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Miami Grand Prix moves closer after cruc...
Date: 15-04-2021
The Miami Grand Prix has moved a step closer to being added to the Formula 1 calendar after a local vote came out in favour of hosting the race. The prospect of a race being held at Hard Rock Stadium, home of NFL franchise the Miami Dolphins, has faced opposition from local residents. Dolphins owner […]
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