Vettel ‘not worried’ about Aston Martin F1 future, expects news soon

Four-time F1 world champion Vettel linked up with Aston Martin for the 2021 season following his exit from Ferrari at the end of last year.
Vettel has led the team’s efforts so far this year, scoring a second-place finish in Azerbaijan and picking up close to double the points of team-mate Lance Stroll.
Aston Martin announced last year that Vettel had joined on a deal to cover “2021 and …Keep reading

Alfa Romeo waiting for “clearer picture” from F2 before naming F1 line-up

The team announced Valtteri Bottas for next year on Monday and, with the announcements of George Russell at Mercedes and Alex Albon’s move to Williams following that, the second Alfa seat remains the biggest question mark of the silly season.
Vasseur is no longer contractually committed to take a Ferrari Driver Academy member and, while incumbent Antonio Giovinazzi could still retain the seat …Keep reading

Red Bull: Mercedes set to have performance advantage at next two F1 races

Although the Milton Keynes-based outfit is coming off the back of a strong performance at last weekend’s Dutch GP, it thinks the high-speed characteristics of Monza, plus Sochi in a fortnight, will not suit its car as much.
Team boss Christian Horner says the performance of the two teams over previous years points to his squad facing much more of a challenge, before things should get better …Keep reading

Williams explains decision to sign Albon over de Vries in F1 for 2022

Williams announced on Wednesday that Red Bull reserve driver Albon would replace the Mercedes-bound George Russell next year, partnering Nicholas Latifi.
De Vries was known to be in contention for the Williams seat, aided in part by his status as a works driver in Formula E with Mercedes, who supplies Williams with its F1 power units.
But the decision to sign Albon means the only realistic …Keep reading