Red Bull Formula 1 advisor Helmut Marko feels Max Verstappen’s championship lead could be bigger if “over 50 points” were not lost “innocently.” Verstappen presently has a 12-point lead over Mercedes opponent Lewis Hamilton as the 2021 season enters its last five races. Marko cites the Grands Prix of the British, Azerbaijan, and Hungary as… Continue reading
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Russell’s use of Williams’ point cushion to “push the limits”
George Russell claims that his Williams Formula One team’s comfortable eighth-place finish in the world championship has allowed him to push himself to new limits in recent races. Russell claimed that he would no longer be afraid of taking risks and potentially losing scoring opportunities after his second place in the Belgian GP put Williams… Continue reading
Yuki Tsunoda: Austin has been my best Formula One race thus far
The United States Grand Prix, according to Yuki Tsunoda, was the best race of his Formula One rookie season with AlphaTauri thus far. Behind the eight cars from the Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari, and McLaren teams, the Japanese driver qualified 10th and finished ninth in Austin. Along with Carlos Sainz, he was one of only… Continue reading
Ferrari sees no flaws with Mercedes F1 suspension
Ferrari head Mattia Binotto sees nothing “wrong or illegal” with Mercedes’ Formula One car’s rear suspension, but acknowledges his team hasn’t paid a lot of attention to it. The suspension of reigning champion Mercedes has been in the news in recent days after video analysis revealed that the car’s back end slides down at high… Continue reading
Sainz wants Ferrari analyze recent F1 pit errors
Carlos Sainz has urged his Ferrari Formula One team to continue working on improving its pitstops after yet another issue cost him the US Grand Prix. Slow pitstops have hindered Sainz three times this year, at the British and Turkish Grands Prix, and again in the Austin race last Sunday. The Spaniard lost about ten… Continue reading