Mercedes upgrades a “decent step” – Bottas Valtteri Bottas believes that the upgrades Mercedes have brought to this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix should be a “decent step”, as it seeks to close the gap to Ferrari. The German manufacturer dominated the first half of the season, but since the summer break has struggled to match
Mekies says 2021 will be bit rough Ferrari’s sporting director Laurent Mekies believes that the 2021 cars will “deliver something a bit more rough” as the result of the delays in agreeing to the new regulations. The negotiations in agreeing the new regulations have been put back to October the 31st after teams and Liberty
McLaren engine deal has risks – Wolff Mercedes F1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff has acknowledged there is a “risk” in supplying engines to McLaren from 2021 because it has the potential to rival his own team. In Sochi, it was announced that McLaren has agreed to return to Mercedes in 2021 when its
Hamilton says 2021 looks great Lewis Hamilton says that the data and research into the 2021 regulations makes him believe it will be easier for cars to follow and says they look “great.” The five times champion has been a critic of the process undertaken to agree to the regulation changes and has not held
Round seventeen sees Formula One head to the high-speed tricky Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix. Japan was the country in the Asia-Pacific region to host a world championship Grand Prix in 1976. The first races in Japan in the 1960s were non-championships rounds at Suzuka and Mount Fuji. Both would hold championship races; the
As the battle four fourth place between McLaren and Renault heats up, the relationship becomes difficult. For a works team in a close battle with a customer team, it can put them in an “awkward situation” as Renault’s Cyril Abiteboul explains Renault “awkward” McLaren fight Renault F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul says fighting customer team
Hamilton’s “special” Sochi win Lewis Hamilton believes that Mercedes won “special” result by defeating Ferrari in the Russian Grand Prix, ending Ferrari’s three wins since the summer break. Hamilton lead teammate Valtteri Bottas home to take maximum points and take the teams first win since Budapest, during a race when Ferrari failed to capitalise on
