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Wolff admits to ‘biting back’ at Hamilton in the past: I had to make a point

Toto Wolff praises Lewis Hamilton’s maturity, but confesses that there were some difficult moments in their first days of working together. Toto Wolff, the head of Mercedes, has confessed that he was not afraid to “bite back” at Lewis Hamilton if he wanted to make a point during their early days of working together. Wolff […]

Hill explains why Alpine may be struggling against their competitors

Alpine has had mixed fortunes in the 2021 Formula One season, and Damon Hill believes they may have fallen behind in one area. Damon Hill believes Alpine has struggled to keep up with its rivals in terms of car development, resulting in a season of mixed results. During the 2021 season, the French manufacturer showed […]

Hamilton discusses how his ‘horrendous’ first title defense differs from Verstappen’s

Max Verstappen is competing for his first Formula One world championship. Lewis Hamilton, his competitor, won his first title in 2008, although he acknowledges it wasn’t always a pleasant journey. Max Verstappen, according to Lewis Hamilton, is considerably better prepared for his first F1 title fight than he was, with the Briton describing his maiden […]

‘Max and Lewis don’t make things easy for each other’

Jan Lammers, who called Lewis Hamilton a “stupid idiot” and gave him the finger, claims that Max Verstappen and his title opponent don’t make things easy for each other. Taking to the Circuit of the Americas for FP2 last Friday, the title contenders continued their feud. Both drivers started a flying lap at the same […]

Seidl thinks there is ‘still a lot more to come’ from Ricciardo

Andreas Seidl has been thrilled with Daniel Ricciardo’s recent form, but believes the Australian has much more to offer in the future. After a poor first half of the season in which he was outperformed by teammate Lando Norris, Ricciardo has begun to improve since the summer break. In addition to winning the Italian Grand […]

At COTA, Verstappen, like Perez, was in “poor health”

In the United States Grand Prix, Sergio Perez was not the only Red Bull driver who was under the weather – Max Verstappen was as well. After finishing third at the Circuit of the Americas, the Mexican driver revealed that he had been struggling physically during the race. “You have no idea how hard it […]

A challenge from Toto Wolff was the reason Zak Brown got a tattoo in Austin

During the United States Grand Prix weekend, with Daniel Ricciardo in attendance, the McLaren team principal got a tattoo to celebrate the team’s 1-2 finish in Monza earlier this year. It caught the F1 world at surprise, appearing out of nowhere, but it turned out to be the accomplishment of a challenge that had been […]

With 2022 cars, Perez admits that ‘everything will feel bad’

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. […]

Whitmarsh stated that he “didn’t want to race against McLaren”

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 […]

Alonso believes that DRS will always be necessary for F1 entertainment

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 […]