Because the current F1 cars are the best in history, Sergio Perez believes “everything will feel bad” on the 2022 cars. With the altered technical regulations designed to make racing closer and more competitive from across field, drivers are starting to get a feel for how next year’s all-new cars will perform in the simulator. […]
Martin Whitmarsh did not want to work for another Formula One team because he did not want to race against McLaren. The former McLaren team principal and CEO has returned to the Formula One grid as the Group CEO of the newly formed Aston Martin Performance Technologies division. It’s his first role in the sport […]
While DRS may not be for everyone, Fernando Alonso believes it is here to stay and that F1 would be less entertaining without it. The drag reduction technology, which may be employed when a driver is a second or fewer behind the car in front, has been on the grid since the start of the […]
Although Max Verstappen is a “giant” right now, Nico Rosberg believes Lewis Hamilton will still win the World Championship. Rosberg is the only driver to have beaten Hamilton to a World Championship, with the German winning in 2016 before announcing his retirement and hanging up his helmet a few days later. Since then, it’s been […]
Mercedes believes that stopping for hard tyres on lap eight of the United States Grand Prix could have been a winning strategy for Lewis Hamilton. For most of the final 20 laps in Austin, it appeared as if Hamilton’s two pit stops were perfectly timed to allow him to pass Max Verstappen for the victory. […]
In his ongoing battle with Carlos Sainz in Austin, Daniel Ricciardo made no apologies for being a little “dirty.” McLaren and Ferrari are competing for third position in the Constructors’ Championship, while their other three drivers were all closely matched at the United States Grand Prix, with the exception of Charles Leclerc, who cleared off […]
Fernando Alonso says he regrets waiting until 2018 to leave Formula One and pursue other opportunities. Alonso, a two-time World Champion, was unable to add to his titles from 2005 and 2006 during subsequent stays with McLaren, Renault, and Ferrari. After that, Alonso returned to McLaren for 2015, but it was a challenging year as […]
Lewis Hamilton has dismissed reports of engine issues at Mercedes, claiming that he isn’t devoting “any energy” to the matter. During the final races of the season, Lewis Hamilton is unconcerned with engine problems at Mercedes, noting that “it’s not my job to worry about that stuff.” After receiving a grid penalty for switching engines […]
Lewis Hamilton’s decision to pit for new Intermediate tyres, according to Mika Hakkinen, was the right one, as he would have risk failing to finish in Turkey if he had stayed out. Despite the fact that Lewis Hamilton’s choice to stay on the heavily used Intermediate tyres didn’t work out, Mika Hakkinen understands why the […]
Lewis Hamilton, according to Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula One World Champion, has managed to get away with some of his mistakes this season. Jacques Villeneuve believes that the current points standings do not fairly reflect Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton’s championship campaigns thus far, with Hamilton escaping lightly from errors he’s made this season. […]