Paris Summit – Abiteboul confidence of no hijacking Renault F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul is confident that none of the big teams will try to “hijack” Formula’s 2021 rule changes at a crunch meeting in Paris on Wednesday. Teams, the FIA and Liberty Media are meeting to try to finalise the rules covering technical, financial
Teams prepare for 2021 regulations summit Formula One teams head to Paris for a key summit ahead of the October 31st deadline to agree the 2021 regulations. On Wednesday, teams, the FIA, Liberty Media and the GPDA to get the deal done before next months council meeting. Two preparatory meetings were held in Suzuka, one
Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 01:21:46.755 25 2 Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari +00:13.343 18 3 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes +00:13.858 15 4 Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing – Honda +00:59.537 12 5 Carlos Sainz Jr ESP McLaren – Renault +01:09.101 10 6 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari Lapped 8
Valtteri Bottas has taken his first win since April ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton at the Japanese Grand Prix. The two Mercedes drivers started from the second row, and took the lead after Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc collided with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. The Finn jumped into the lead after Leclerc and teammate Sebastian
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 01:28.998 01:28.174 01:27.064 2 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 01:28.405 01:28.179 01:27.253 3 Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 01:28.869 01:27.688 01:27.293 4 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 01:28.735 01:27.826 01:27.307 5 Max Verstappen DUT Red Bull – Honda 01:28.754 01:28.449 01:27.851 6 Alexander Albon THA Red
Due to Typhoon Hagibis, there will be no coverage on Saturday. Overnight there has been little news breaking and not worth producing a Saturday edition of F1 Today or Notebook as drivers naturally are not talking to the media! Also, due to qualifying and the race being in the early hours its not possible to
Hamilton expects a fight with Bottas Lewis Hamilton says he is anticipating an “interesting dynamic” with teammate Valtteri Bottas in qualifying after his Mercedes teammate benefitted from a “massive” tow of around 0.5 seconds in practice. Bottas was three tenths down in the first sector of the lap, but recovered a lot of pace in
Valtteri Bottas was fastest after surviving a spin on the start/finish straight to go fastest in the second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix. The Finn was preparing to start his qualifying simulations when he looped his car through the final corner. The session was busy as the drivers needed to get the laps and
Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix has postponed until Sunday because of the expected impact of Typhoon Hagibis. The Typhoon is expected to move in on Friday night bring extreme winds and rainfall. Ahead of the weekend the drivers called for a “clear” decision and were keen for it to be made on Friday, well
Valtteri Bottas was fastest in the first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. The Finn edged out his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in by less than a ten, while Sebastian Vettel was third. Conditions were warm and calm on Friday morning, Mercedes made by far the fastest start with Bottas and Hamilton one second
