Wolff: “Against all odds” F1 fight with Red Bull will only make Mercedes stronger

Red Bull has won the past five races to open up a lead at the top of both championships, with Max Verstappen sitting 32 points clear of Lewis Hamilton in the drivers’ standings.
Red Bull’s constructors’ championship lead stands at 44 points after pulling further clear with a dominant victory for Verstappen at the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend, during which he lead every single lap for …Keep reading

Red Bull Junior Lawson to receive first F1 taste at Goodwood

The New Zealander is set to pilot the Red Bull RB7 that guided Sebastian Vettel to his second F1 world championship in 2011 at the famous hillclimb event.
This will be the first taste of F1 machinery for the 19-year-old currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Lawson visited Red Bull’s Milton Keynes base earlier this week to undergo a seat fit in the car he watched as a child …Keep reading

Masi ready to amend F1 sprint race rules after British GP if necessary

The FIA sporting regulations have been substantially amended to incorporate the intricacies of the new sprint format, which will be used at Silverstone, Monza and one other yet-to-be named venue in 2021.
The FIA, F1 and the teams have all been involved in refining the rules through a series of meetings in recent months. While the basic format was established at an early stage, details such as …Keep reading

The changes that have helped McLaren challenge Mercedes

At last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, it even emerged as a thorn in the side of the world champion Mercedes team – outqualifying the Silver Arrows and battling them hard in the race.
Its approach to making that progress has been measured too. Rather than rushing through upgrades, it appears to be taking stock of what’s going on around it: analysing the relative strengths …Keep reading

Russell unsure Silverstone F1 sprint race will be good for Williams

The British Grand Prix will mark the first running of F1’s new weekend format that will feature a 100km race take place on Saturday afternoon in the normal qualifying slot.
The traditional qualifying format will be used for a session on Friday afternoon to set the grid for the sprint race, the result of which will then form the final starting order for the grand prix on Sunday.
Sprint …Keep reading