Feb.1 (GMM) F1 team owner Lawrence Stroll has slammed rumours that the Aston Martin brand may be sold once again. A media report last week claimed that although billionaire Stroll’s new acquisition will only see his team re-branded this year, Aston Martin may already have a Chinese buyer on the horizon. “Lawrence Stroll himself describes […]
Month: February 2021
Raikkonen ‘still enjoys driving’ in F1
Feb.1 (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen says he is staying in Formula 1 because he still enjoys it. Many were surprised when the 41-year-old, who is clearly the oldest and most experienced driver on the grid, signed up for 2021 after Alfa Romeo struggled for pace last year. “Even if you drive for a top team, there […]
2021 title tilt ‘not realistic’ – Seidl
Feb.1 (GMM) It is not “realistic” to expect McLaren to charge for the 2021 title. That is the admission of team boss Andreas Seidl, after world champion Lewis Hamilton said McLaren’s switch to Mercedes power could make his former team an immediate frontrunner. “It was great to see them with a good car in 2020 […]
Mercedes not blocking Red Bull-Honda deal
Feb.1 (GMM) Mercedes will not stand in the way of Red Bull’s engine plans for 2022. Red Bull has said its plan to take over the departing Honda’s engine operations depend entirely on whether rival teams support a 2022 development ‘freeze’. “If the freeze is necessary to keep Red Bull Honda in business, we will […]
‘Too early’ to reveal Indycar news – Grosjean
Feb.1 (GMM) It is “too early” to reveal whether Romain Grosjean will race in Indycar in 2021. Indycar team owner Dale Coyne last week admitted his interest in signing up the former Formula 1 driver, whose burnt hands from the fiery Bahrain crash are now almost fully recovered. “I posted pictures when I decided that […]
Vettel to have ‘usual hair’ in Bahrain
Feb.1 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel should be back to his “usual longer hair” by the start of the season in Bahrain. That is the news from the German newspaper Bild, referring to the F1 world’s shock and amusement at recent footage of the quadruple world champion’s newly half-bald head. Correspondents Jens Nagler and Silja Rulle claim […]
‘Tokens’ won’t make big difference in 2021
Feb.1 (GMM) The new system of limited development ‘tokens’ will not make a big difference to the 2021 pecking order, according to Jody Egginton. The technical director at Alpha Tauri was asked by motorsport-total.com to comment on the regime that will limit non-aerodynamic changes to the cars amid the covid crisis. “I don’t think it […]
Magnussen says end of F1 career ‘boring’
Feb.1 (GMM) Kevin Magnussen says the experience of racing in Formula 1 became “boring” for him in the past few seasons. The former Haas driver was speaking after taking part in the first race of his post-F1 career – the Daytona 24 hour event for Chip Ganassi’s team. “In recent years, Formula 1 became the […]
Eighth title ‘a huge thing’ – Hamilton
Feb.1 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton says winning a record eighth world championship this year would be a “huge thing”. The Mercedes driver was speaking about his ambitions for 2021 with La Gazzetta dello Sport’s Sportweek publication, even though he is yet to sign an actual contract with Mercedes. But Hamilton said: “The eighth world title would […]
Hamilton contract situation ‘unpleasant’ now
Feb.1 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton’s contract situation is becoming “quite unpleasant” for the new seven time world champion. That is the view of Russian F1 commentator Alexey Popov, who wonders if Hamilton is miscalculating his rumoured demands as he negotiates with Mercedes. “I thought, like Bernie Ecclestone did, that this was all a marketing ploy so […]