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McLaren to Assess O’Ward's Formula 1 Potential in Young Drivers’ Test – Zak Brown

By Paul Hensby
October 2, 2021
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Zak Brown says McLaren will begin assessing Pato O’Ward’s chances of joining the Formula 1 grid in the future after the young driver test in Abu Dhabi in December.

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Giovinazzi Not Looking at Other Options for 2022 Despite Alfa Romeo Seat Uncertainty

By Paul Hensby
October 1, 2021
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Antonio Giovinazzi has not thought out racing elsewhere in 2022 and is going to do everything he can to ensure he is a Formula 1 driver for Alfa Romeo again next year.
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Qatar Added To Never-Ending 2021 Season, After Signing 10-Year Contract Starting in 2023

By Nick Golding
September 30, 2021
2 Mins read
Qatar to debut in Formula One with the Losail International Circuit set to host round twenty on the 19-21 November. The country has also signed a ten-year agreement with Formula One starting in 2023.
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Mazepin Angers Tsunoda Yet FIA Remain Unbothered With Russian's Defending

By Nick Golding
September 29, 2021
2 Mins read
FIA remain unbothered by Nikita Mazepin’s driving style despite yet another late defensive move, this time on Yuki Tsunoda at the Russian Grand Prix.
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Pirelli’s Mario Isola: “It was the intermediate tyre that made the difference”

By Paul Hensby
September 28, 2021
1 Mins read
Pirelli were pleased with how the medium and hard compounds worked during Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix, but Mario Isola says it was the timing of the switch to intermediates that determined the race.
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Nikita Mazepin: “We know where we stand and now eyes forward on to the next race”

By Paul Hensby
September 28, 2021
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Nikita Mazepin finished eighteenth in Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix, the last of those to see the chequered flag, whilst Mick Schumacher suffered his first retirement as a Formula 1 driver.
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AlphaTauri’s Claudio Balestri: “The target was to score points and we didn’t”

By Paul Hensby
September 28, 2021
1 Mins read
Claudio Balestri says AlphaTauri will analyse just what went wrong in the Russian Grand Prix after they failed to score points with either Pierre Gasly or Yuki Tsunoda on Sunday.
Formula 1

Pierre Gasly: “We just didn’t utilise all the opportunities given to us this weekend”

By Paul Hensby
September 28, 2021
2 Mins read
It was a weekend to forget for both Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda as they failed to score points in Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix.
Formula 1

Aston Martin’s Otmar Szafnauer: “The result was ultimately a disappointing one for us”

By Paul Hensby
September 28, 2021
1 Mins read
Luck deserted the Aston Martin team at the end of the Russian Grand Prix after failing to score points on Sunday, according to Otmar Szafnauer.
Formula 1

Sebastian Vettel: “When the rain came in the final few laps the race became a lottery”

By Paul Hensby
September 28, 2021
2 Mins read
Aston Martin lost out on points in the Russian Grand Prix as both drivers pitted too late for the intermediate tyres as the rain began to fall in Sochi.
Formula 1

"Points finish is an excellent result and fair reward" - Williams' Dave Robson

By Nick Golding
September 27, 2021
2 Mins read
George Russell secured Williams Racing another points finish after crossing the line in tenth at the end of the chaotic Russian Grand Prix.
Formula 1

"We held our own and made no silly mistakes" - George Russell

By Nick Golding
September 27, 2021
2 Mins read
George Russell scored yet another point for Williams Racing after brilliant tenth place finish at the Russian Grand Prix.
Formula 1

Points Finish in Russia ‘a confidence boost ‘ for Alfa Romeo - Frédéric Vasseur

By Paul Hensby
September 27, 2021
1 Mins read
Frédéric Vasseur says the four points scored by Kimi Räikkönen in the Russian Grand Prix will be a big confidence boost for everyone at Alfa Romeo in what has been a difficult season for the team.
Formula 1

Kimi Räikkönen: “In the end, we made the right call on the tyres”

By Paul Hensby
September 27, 2021
2 Mins read
For only the fourth time in 2021 Alfa Romeo scored points as Kimi Räikkönen brought his C41-Ferrari home in eighth place, although team-mate Antonio Giovinazzi struggled home to sixteenth.
Formula 1

Alpine’s Marcin Budkowski: “We missed an opportunity to finish on the podium”

By Paul Hensby
September 27, 2021
2 Mins read
Marcin Budkowski reckons Fernando Alonso could have finished as high as second in Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix had Alpine pitted the Spaniard earlier than they did as the rain struck the Sochi Autodrom.
Formula 1

Fernando Alonso: “I think third place is more of a true reflection of our finishing position”

By Paul Hensby
September 27, 2021
2 Mins read
Fernando Alonso felt he was on course for a top three finish in the Russian Grand Prix, only to be denied by the late-race rain and a delayed switch to intermediate tyres.
Formula 1

McLaren’s Andreas Seidl: “There were tricky calls to be made at the end of the race”

By Paul Hensby
September 27, 2021
2 Mins read
McLaren extended their advantage over Ferrari in third place in the Constructors Championship in Russia, but Andreas Seidl knows the team could have taken the win had it not been for the weather.
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