Mazepin: Schumacher can’t “expect to have it too easy” after Baku F1 anger

Haas F1 teammates Mazepin and Schumacher were involved in a last-lap drag race to the finish line at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix two weeks ago, with Schumacher snatching 13th place.
But Schumacher was left feeling upset after Mazepin swiped to the right at high-speed as he came to pass him nearing the finish line after the Russian driver ran out of battery on his car.
Haas said after the race …Keep reading
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Mercedes fits shroud to ‘magic button’ to avoid Hamilton Baku F1 repeat

The world champion had just moved into position to retake the lead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the race’s second standing start following Max Verstappen’s tyre-failure induced crash.
As he braked just in front of eventual winner Sergio Perez, Hamilton’s left-front wheel locked heavily and he had to take to the run-off area beyond the Baku track’s first corner, falling to the rear of …Keep reading
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Bottas not letting thoughts about Mercedes F1 future become a distraction

Bottas is out of contract with Mercedes at the end of the year, with his future set to be a key point of the driver market for 2022 amid suggestions the team could sign George Russell.
Russell has been part of Mercedes’ young driver programme since 2017, and has impressed during his time with Williams since making his F1 debut in 2019, as well as in his one-off appearance for Mercedes in …Keep reading
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Verstappen: Pirelli cannot blame F1 teams for tyre failures

After Verstappen and Aston driver Lance Stroll endured violent, race-ending crashes last time out in Baku when their left-rear tyres let go while running along the track’s main straight, Pirelli said the problem was “related to the running conditions of the tyre”, despite “the prescribed starting parameters (minimum pressure and maximum blanket temperature) having been followed” at each …Keep reading
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Hamilton: Pirelli not to blame for Baku F1 tyre blowouts

Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll were pitched out of the recent Azerbaijan Grand Prix after suffering left rear blowouts on the long start/finish straight.
Pirelli’s conclusion from its investigation into the failures said that ‘running conditions’ had been to blame for the problems, but it drew short of expanding on the core issues.
However, a swift response from the FIA to increase tyre …Keep reading
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Gasly: ‘Still quite early’ for Red Bull to decide on 2022 plans

Alpine announced on Wednesday that Gasly’s compatriot, Esteban Ocon, had signed a new three-year contract that will keep him with the team until the end of the 2024 season.
Current AlphaTauri driver Gasly had been linked with a possible move to Alpine, given his status as France’s only grand prix winner in the past 25 years and the team’s strong national identity.
But a move for Gasly …Keep reading
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