Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko says he encouraged Sebastian Vettel to sit out the 2021 season in order to return to F1’s drivers’ market “at the right time”. Vettel was unexpectedly given notice by Ferrari back in May of 2020 that he no longer figured in the Scuderia’s future...
Following weeks of rumours, Alpine have confirmed that former Moto GP boss Davide Brivio has joined their Formula 1 operations. Davide Brivio, the former boss of the Suzuki Ecstar Moto GP team, has joined Formula 1 bu signing a deal to become Alpine’s Racing Director. Brivio oversaw Suzuki’s successful championship...
Toyota has admitted it is “behind target” with test mileage for its new Le Mans Hypercar after a planned test this week was called off due to snow.The Japanese manufacturer officially revealed the GR010 Hybrid that will contest the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship season in full livery on Friday,...
MotoGP has partially replaced the Sepang tests which it cancelled with extra running at Losail. The Shakedown Test and the Official Test (all-in) which were to be held at the Malaysian Grand prix venue next month were this week called off due to a coronavirus-related local state of emergency. With...
Honda says Marc Marquez’s recovery is “satisfactory” six weeks after undergoing surgery for an infection in his arm. Marquez has been receiving treatment since he crashed and broke his right humerus in the season-opening Spanish Grand Prix last year. Following the incident, Marquez had an operation immediately afterwards to have...
Suzuki MotoGP Project Leader Shinichi Sahara has said that Davide Brivio’s departure was “shocking news” to the team. It was announced that Brivio was to leave the Moto GP the team amidst rumours that he is set to join Renault’s rebranded F1 team, Alpine F1. The news came shortly after...
Formula One’s 2021 calendar already suffered a number of blows earlier this month, when it was confirmed that the Australian GP would be postponed and the Chinese GP was facing cancellation. And now, it has been reported that three grand prix in May and June, including the prestigious but often...
With talks of Alfa Romeo (formerly Sauber) leaving F1 at the end of 2021, it appears that paddock rumour sees Renault taking an interest in joining the Swiss-based team as a possible ‘B’ team. Much depends on the forthcoming decisions at the board level taken by the Stellantis group. Indeed...
Already set to run in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Young’s Motorsports, Kris Wright is now adding some Xfinity Series races to his 2021 schedule. Sam Hunt Racing confirmed Thursday that the 26-year-old Wright will race for the team this season. His schedule will focus on the seven...
Rapper Pitbull is now the co-owner of a NASCAR team. The team, Trackhouse Racing, made the announcement on Friday on social media, by way of a video featuring the artist and his single “I Believe That We Will Win (World Anthem)”. Pitbull shared his own message too, stating that he...
Aston Martin have teamed up with American multinational IT brand Cognizant to become the title partner for the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The team will be officially known as Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team. It came to light in late December that the team were in talks...
The sponsorship deal that got Ferrari into trouble in 2019 may make a return on the 2021 Scuderia car, a spokesman for the company in question has revealed. In 2018, the Mission Winnow logo was on several areas of the Ferrari, as well as on the outfits of its drivers....
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