F1 to drop single-use plastic bottles in 2021

As part of its long-term sustainability efforts, F1 has outlined some key targets that it wants to achieve alongside an effort to become carbon neutral from 2030.
These include a vision for F1 events to be rid totally of single-use plastic and to ensure that 100% of all waste is reused, recycled or composted.
While grand prix racing’s chiefs have laid out a 2025 deadline to achieve that, F1 …Keep reading
Ferrari Can’t Do ‘as They Wish’: Brundle on Why Mick Schumacher Missed Alfa Romeo F1 Seat

Ferrari Can’t Do ‘as They Wish’: Brundle on Why Mick Schumacher Missed Alfa Romeo F1 Seat

Mick Schumacher will make his debut with the Haas F1 team in 2021. However, things could have been different for the F2 champion, as he was rumored to join Alfa Romeo, but it didn’t end up happening. However, there is a genuine reason for Mick not joining Alfa Romeo. It is because the team principal…

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Vettel’s driving style not as extreme as Perez, says Aston Martin

Four-time F1 world champion Vettel has joined the rebranded Aston Martin team for 2021 following a difficult final season with Ferrari, replacing Perez.
Vettel finished a lowly 13th in the championship for Ferrari, scoring just one podium and barely one-third of team-mate Charles Leclerc’s points total.
Recurring errors by Vettel in recent years led to questions about how much Ferrari’s cars …Keep reading
Here’s Why the Mercedes F1 Safety and Medical Car Are Red in Color for 2021

Here’s Why the Mercedes F1 Safety and Medical Car Are Red in Color for 2021

The 2021 season saw livery updates for several vehicles, including a redesign of the Mercedes safety car. It will offer new colors for the coming year, leaving the silver color behind in place of bright red. Since 1996, the German manufacturer has been providing safety cars to F1. However, this is not the first time…

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Brundle Predicts “Friction” Between Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes Over “Odd” F1 Deal

Brundle Predicts “Friction” Between Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes Over “Odd” F1 Deal

Former F1 driver and current commentator Martin Brundle believes that all is not well between Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes. Brundle expects the two parties, who had struggled to find common ground in Hamilton’s contract saga, to develop some sort of friction through the course of the 2021 campaign. Speaking to Sky Sports, Brundle reckoned that…

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Valtteri Bottas Explains “What Would Be More Disappointing” Than Losing to Hamilton Again

Valtteri Bottas Explains “What Would Be More Disappointing” Than Losing to Hamilton Again

Valtteri Bottas hasn’t been able to defeat his teammate since the time he joined and always comes second to the Knight. He finished last season with 223 points, but it wasn’t good enough to stop Hamilton from winning his seventh title.However, Bottas made comments stating that he would not have any regret if he lost…

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Why the chances of a VW Group F1 entry are better than ever

But now officials in Wolfsburg are again looking into Formula 1 involvement – and the chances that it could work out at the third attempt are better than ever.
Nevertheless, the company is still a long way from a binding decision. A story from BBC Sport is currently causing quite a stir after Porsche vice-president of motorsport Fritz Enzinger was quoted saying that a Formula 1 entry for …Keep reading
“His Son Drives for Us” – Steiner Confirms Reason Behind Haas’ Extreme F1 Livery Change

“His Son Drives for Us” – Steiner Confirms Reason Behind Haas’ Extreme F1 Livery Change

Haas F1’s newest car for the 2021 season, the VF21, caused a great deal of controversy due to the colors of their livery. The American team became a bit of a laughingstock because of the heavy resemblance their lively bears with the Russian flag. However, team boss Guenther Steiner has defended those very colors, claiming it…

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