Sergio Perez was at risk of spending a year on the side-lines, with Sebastian Vettel taking his seat at Racing Point and the Mexican yet to sign a contract with another team as the season drew to a close in Abu Dhabi. However, last week, Red Bull announced that Perez would be replacing Alex Albon
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McLaren will have one of the most exciting driver line-ups on the F1 grid next year, with Daniel Ricciardo partnering Lando Norris at the Woking-based team. Speaking ahead of Ricciardo’s move to McLaren, the team’s racing director, Andrea Stella, noted that Norris and Carlos Sainz, who has now joined Ferrari, had a great working relationship
MoreFormer F1 driver Giedo van der Garde believes Red Bull dropping Alex Albon and signing Sergio Perez was the “correct” decision, as it will give them a better chance of taking the fight to Mercedes next year. However, van der Garde has warned that Perez could potentially push Max Verstappen hard in some races and
MoreRed Bull will announce Sergio Perez as Alex Albon’s replacement for the 2021 F1 season today, according to a German-language publication owned by the energy drinks giant. Speedweek, which is owned by Red Bull Media House, has reported that the team has decided to sign Perez and the move will be announced on Friday. READ:
More2016 F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg has revealed his top five drivers of 2020, in addition to praising a few other racers who didn’t quite make the cut. He gave his former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton the top spot in his ranking, ahead of Max Verstappen, describing them as being in a “league of their
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Formula One is set to hold 23 grand prix across four continents next season, following the addition of a race at Zandvoort and a street race in the Saudi city of Jeddah. Concerns have already been raised about mechanics and other members of staff being overworked and having to go weeks without seeing their families
MoreDaniel Ricciardo hit out at Formula One for being insensitive and accused the sport of “playing with all our emotions” after replays of Roman Grosjean’s horror crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix were broadcast on the world feed. Speaking to Ziggo Sport, the Renault driver said: “I want to express my disgust and disappointment with
MoreMany F1 drivers sent their well wishes to Romain Grosjean following the Bahrain GP and commended the safety measures put in place which allowed him to walk away from the horror crash he suffered on lap one. Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo was grateful for Grosjean being able to escape without serious injury, but he also
MoreFans are eagerly awaiting the return of Fernando Alonso to Formula One next season with Renault (which will be rebranded Alpine) – and the Spaniard is clearly looking forward to once again competing in the pinnacle of motorsport. In a recent interview with Auto Hebdo, Alonso – who won both of his World Championships with
MoreLewis Hamilton recently broke Michael Schumacher’s longstanding grand prix win record, and he has a good chance of equalling the German’s tally of F1 World Championships at this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix. Given the circumstances, there has unsurprisingly been much debate about how Hamilton ranks against F1’s all-time greats. READ: Wolff: Verstappen & Hamilton At
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