At Honda, they look back with satisfaction on the previous race in Turkey. There, Red Bull drove in special Honda colors to a double podium. Masashi Yamamoto, Managing Director of the engine supplier, had secretly hoped for more, but was delighted to see both Red Bull drivers on the podium in their white suits. “It … Read more
Towards the end of the 2021 season, Mercedes has a powerful engine, one that appears to be faster than the Honda power unit at competitor Red Bull. Nevertheless, the engines of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have a number of reliability problems. Toto Wolff explains that not all problems can be solved yet. “At the … Read more
At Red Bull, they have been extremely careful with Max Verstappen for years. After all, the Dutchman is the man who has to bring the world titles back to Milton Keynes. On the way to that one goal, Horner, but also the entire team, reaps the benefits of Verstappen’s way of communicating. If the Brit … Read more
It was fierce for half a lap in the Grand Prix of Great Britain. Lewis Hamilton did everything he could to get past Max Verstappen, resulting in a touch in Copse Corner. Verstappen crashed heavily and had to deal with 51G. When Christian Horner talks to Channel 4 looking back at that particular moment, he … Read more
Franz Tost has suggested that the Honda board was divided over their impending exit from Formula 1. The engine supplier to Red Bull and AlphaTauri remains active behind the scenes but will do so for Red Bull Powertrains, the future engine company of the Austrian racing stable . According to Tost, opinions at Honda were … Read more
When you drove up Eau Rouge/Raidillon as a Formula 1 driver, you always passed that one chalet that was still there. Grandstands were built and demolished around it, but the chalet always remained standing. See you this week. The demolition of the shelter heralds the start of several activities. The cornering combination is adjusted to … Read more
Liam Lawson was on pole position and appeared to be virtually assured of the world title in the final race of the DTM season. In the opening round, however, the Red Bull junior fell far back after a big hit from Kelvin van der Linde. The South African caused so much damage to Lawson’s Ferrari … Read more
On the long straights, the Turkish Grand Prix showed that Mercedes had a significant advantage over the competition. The top speed of the W12 car looks promising, Max Verstappen has to admit. “We didn’t quite know where we were at this track, but it quickly became clear that they are faster than us,” he admits … Read more
Imola will most likely replace the Chinese Grand Prix on the 2022 Formula 1 calendar. The Singapore GP returns at the expense of the Turkey GP and France is sure of a spot on the calendar, RacingNews365 has understood. This website unveiled the concept calendar for 2022 over a month ago. The calendar has largely … Read more
Lewis Hamilton was the fastest driver on the field in qualifying ahead of the Turkish GP, but Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas takes pole position after a grid penalty. Hamilton has to start from eleventh place after his engine change. Max Verstappen completes the front row on the Istanbul Park circuit, Red Bull driver Sergio Perez … Read more