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Wolff: Unless Bottas can’t drive he will be in the car

Formula 1 champions Mercedes will not be replacing Valtteri Bottas this season unless he is unable to race, team boss Toto Wolff stated on Friday. The Finn is fourth overall and 37 points behind championship... Read More...

Vettel: Enjoying the team and I’m making progress

Four-times Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel is still getting up to speed with Aston Martin after his move from Ferrari but team boss Otmar Szafnauer saw promising signs on Friday. The 33-year-old Ge... Read More...

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Raikkonen junior roasts his Dad after Portugal collision

Kimi Raikkonen was roasted by his six-year-old son as well as Formula 1 colleagues after colliding with Alfa Romeo teammate Antonio Giovinazzi at last weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix. The 2007 F1 world champ... Read More...

Hamilton: Bottas has been an amazing teammate

Seven-times Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton defended under-fire Valtteri Bottas as an "amazing teammate" after the Finn faced questions about his future at Mercedes and the possibility of being replac... Read More...

Perez: I have a very strong reference in Max

Sergio Perez says he is following the lead of Formula 1 teammate Max Verstappen as the quickest way to get up to speed in his new role at Red Bull. The race winner moved from Racing Point (now Aston Martin) ... Read More...

Red Bull Powertrains lure five engine experts from Mercedes HPP

Red Bull have hired another group of engine experts from Formula 1 rivals Mercedes as they prepare to build their own power unit after Honda's departure at the end of the season. The team last month announce... Read More...

Spanish Grand Prix: Verstappen hunts 2016 repeat

Max Verstappen's first Grand Prix win came at the Circuit de Catalunya on his Red Bull Racing debut in 2016, it was simply sensational however another success on Sunday, in his 100the Formula 1 start for the ... Read More...

Ferrari pushes back profit goal amid pandemic

Ferrari pushed back its profit target for next year after delaying investments and some deliveries in the pandemic but stuck to its timetable for a first electric car by 2025. The luxury carmaker famed for i... Read More...

Monaco Grand Prix to allow 7,500 fans per day

Spectators will be able to attend the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix when the social highlight of the Formula 1 calendar returns on 20-23 May after missing a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mediterranean prin... Read More...

Brawn: Verstappen’s mindset has changed

Now Red Bull have given him a car capable of challenging for the championship, Max Verstappen has changed his mindset says Formula 1 managing director for motorsport Ross Brawn after Sunday's Portuguese Gran... Read More...

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Hamilton: Max and I are very, very hard but fair

Formula 1 title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have gone wheel-to-wheel in all three Grand Prix races so far this season, both expecting the racing to be hard but fair as the pressure mounts ahead o... Read More...

Barcelona Circuit will allow 1,000 members to attend

Spanish Grand Prix organisers confirmed they will allow 1,000 circuit members to attend the Formula 1 race after local COVID-19 regulations are eased this week. The 9 May 9 race is the fourth round of the wo... Read More...

Raikkonen 30-second Imola penalty to remain

The Alfa Romeo F1 team failed to overturn a penalty that cost Kimi Raikkonen points at last month's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Stewards had accepted a team request for a review at the Portuguese Grand Prix b... Read More...

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Wolff cagey on 2022 Mercedes driver line-up

Toto Wolff expects to soon start contract talks with Lewis Hamilton after the seven-times Formula 1 world champion indicated he intends to race on next season, but the Mercedes team boss was cagey when it cam... Read More...

Formula 1 and Zoom Announce First Virtual Paddock Club Partnership

Formula 1 Virtual Paddock Club presented via Zoom

Formula 1 Paddock Club hospitality has gone from real to virtual via Zoom in the age of COVID-19 and it looks like the digital version is here to stay with the sport excited by the revenue potential. The reg... Read More...

F1 drivers join social media #StopOnlineAbuse boycott

Three current Formula 1 drivers, led by seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton, joined leading sports bodies on Friday in a growing boycott of social media to protest online abuse. The soccer-led campaign... Read More...

Brown: We want secret ballot for F1 Commission

McLaren boss Zak Brown has called for secret votes on rule changes to ensure Formula 1 teams are not pressured by bigger partners. The American laid out what he saw as the priorities for the sport's future, ... Read More...

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Hamilton: I plan to be here next year

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he planned to be in Formula 1 again next season, as he was enjoying this year's title battle and had already been laying the groundwork for 2022. The... Read More...

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